AP Basketball Writer Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58. His family revealed two years ago that he was undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Verizon has confirmed that its cell service is back online following a massive outage affecting some of its mobile phone customers. “Verizon engineers have fully restored today’s network disruption that impacted some customers. Service has returned to normal levels,” Verizon said in a statement on Monday. “If you
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — The man who prosecutors say stalked Donald Trump in Florida over the course of a month before setting up what they called a “sniper’s nest” on the fence boarding the former president’s West Palm Beach golf course has pleaded not guilty to attempting to assassinate
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Task Force 1 continued its search and rescue work in the mountains of North Carolina on Monday, focusing on an area in the Pisgah National Forest.
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Police are looking for the person or people who shot school buses and the garage housing them Saturday.
Continue Reading SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An 81-year-old South Korean fashion model fell short in her bid to become the oldest Miss Universe contestant. She competed Monday in the country’s national pageant against much younger rivals. Dressed in a white gown, the silver-haired Choi Soon-hwa strutted across the stage and performed in a singing contest at
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Another top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams has resigned. Timothy Pearson, one of the mayor’s closest advisers, submitted his resignation Monday evening. The resignation comes weeks after his attorney says federal agents seized cellphones, documents and cash from his Long Island home. The retired police inspector
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — Lithuania has referred hard-line Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and members of his regime to the International Criminal Court, accusing them of committing crimes against humanity by forcing their own people to flee the country. Opposition groups in Belarus have faced a severe crackdown since nationwide protests erupted in 2020 after disputed election
Continue Reading Associated Press A benefit concert and the construction of 30 new homes are among the many celebrations marking President Jimmy Carter’s unprecedented 100th birthday on Oct. 1. Both build on Carter’s lifelong philanthropic commitments. The concert at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre earlier in September raised money to support the international programs of The Carter Center. And
Continue Reading AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oasis shocked fans by announcing a reunion tour last month, ending a 15-year hiatus. But there were only U.K. dates. On Monday, the band shared that they’re planning on heading to North America in 2025, too. There are nine new stadium dates for next August and September, in
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Emmy-winning actor and writer, Chevy Chase. Personal Birth date: October 8, 1943 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Cornelius Crane Chase Father: Edward Tinsley Chase, book editor Mother: Cathalene (Crane) Chase, concert pianist Marriages: Jayni (Luke) Chase (1982-present); Jacqueline Carlin (1976-1980,
Continue Reading Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — One more person has died from mass shootings at two houses in a South African village over the weekend, bringing the death toll to 18. Police are still searching for the assailants who opened fire Saturday on people who had reportedly gathered for a family event in Lusikisiki village in
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An arson suspect is hospitalized after being shot by a Phelps County Sheriff’s deputy. According to the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department, Central Communications received a call on Saturday at 2:20 p.m. about several structures and vehicles intentionally set on fire in the southwestern part of the county. The caller also stated
Continue Reading Associated Press Known as “The Days of Awe,” Judaism’s High Holy Days — which begin on Wednesday — annually provide an emotional mix of celebration, introspection and atonement for Jews around the world. This year, for many, the emotions will be extraordinarily powerful, given that the midpoint of the 10 days spanning Rosh Hashana and
Continue Reading Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, starts at sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 2, and continues through the evening of Friday, Oct. 4. It marks the start of the Jewish High Holidays, a 10-day season that ends with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This year, Yom Kippur will be observed from around sunset on Friday,
Continue Reading By Nic Robertson, CNN Above the Red Sea (CNN) — Aboard an aging Boeing 707, thousands of feet above the Red Sea, I don a set of high-tech 3D goggles and stare at the small TV monitor recessed in a bank of retro dials and switches. Saudi Arabia’s amber desert slides by to my right,
Continue Reading CNN By Nic Robertson, CNN Above the Red Sea (CNN) — Aboard an aging Boeing 707, thousands of feet above the Red Sea, I don a set of high-tech 3D goggles and stare at the small TV monitor recessed in a bank of retro dials and switches. Saudi Arabia’s amber desert slides by to my
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TODAY: Monday is mostly sunny, with a high in the low 80s and variable winds this afternoon. This comes as we’re starting the day with north winds, and ending the day with weak southerly flow. Some humidity will linger today. TONIGHT: This southerly flow will peak overnight right ahead of a cold front that arrives
Continue Reading Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court has given three police officers prison sentences over their botched handling of a 2022 Halloween crush in a Seoul nightlife district that killed nearly 160 people. It was the first conviction of officials over the failure by authorities to prevent or adequately respond to
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has sentenced a man convicted over a car bombing that seriously wounded nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin to life in prison. Prosecutors said the May 2023 bombing in the Nizhny Novogorod region was conducted at the direction of Ukraine’s security services. Prilepin was seriously injured and his driver died in
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