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Former Northwestern University athletes allege ‘toxic culture’ of hazing and sexual assault in the athletic department, attorneys say

July 20, 2023 1:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Boyette and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys representing at least 15 former Northwestern University student athletes announced plans Wednesday to sue the university over allegations that its athletics department fostered a “toxic culture” that facilitated harassment and sexual abuse. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said the legal team is also speaking to

The wait is over as Powerball finally has a winner for its jackpot worth over $1 billion

July 20, 2023 12:58 AM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A winning ticket has been sold in California for the Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $1.08 billion, the sixth largest in U.S. history and the third largest in the history of the game. The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing were: white balls 7, 10, 11, 13, 24 and red Powerball

Wisconsin mother and her boyfriend are charged in child neglect case that prosecutor calls ‘like something out of a horror movie’

July 20, 2023 12:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Milwaukee mother and her boyfriend were charged with chronic neglect of a child and false imprisonment after authorities found them allegedly holding two children in their home against their will. Katie Koch, 34, and Joel Manke, 38, both face four felony charges in the case. Koch is also

Landslide triggered by heavy rains kills 5 and traps many others in western India

July 20, 2023 12:54 AM Associated Press

NEW DELHI (AP) — A landslide triggered by torrential rains in India’s western Maharashtra state has killed five people, with many others feared trapped under piles of debris. An official told the Press Trust of India news agency that rescuers worked through the night to help save people trapped by the landslide, which occurred late

Turkey’s finance chief heralds $50.7 billion deals with UAE as Erdogan tours Gulf nations

July 20, 2023 12:45 AM Associated Press

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek says Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have signed deals worth $50.7 billion, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rounds off a three-country tour of the Gulf. Simsek said the various agreements would cement ties between Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. Erdogan began a tour of Saudi

They fled Syria’s shattering civil war. Now, Syrian refugees in Jordan fear being forced to return

July 20, 2023 12:34 AM Associated Press

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — As Jordan hosted regional talks this spring aimed at ending Syria’s isolation after more than a decade of civil war, Syrian refugee Suzanne Dabdoob felt a deep pressure in her brain and in her ears, she said, a fear she hadn’t felt since arriving to Jordan

Suspect in fire at Wyoming abortion clinic set to take plea deal

July 20, 2023 12:15 AM Associated Press

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming judge is set to consider a plea deal for an abortion opponent who investigators say burned the state’s first full-service abortion clinic in years. Twenty-two-year-old Lorna Roxanne Green will have a plea hearing Thursday in a Cheyenne federal court. Court documents show Green told

New York considers ban on cash prize contests for hunting coyotes, squirrels, some other wildlife

July 20, 2023 12:10 AM Associated Press

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The contests have names such as Predator Slam, Squirrel Scramble and Final Fling for Fox. And they sometimes challenge hunters to bag the heaviest coyote or the heftiest bunch of squirrels to win a cash prize. But New York could ban contests that involve killing some

A gunman in New Zealand kills 2 people hours ahead of first game in Women’s World Cup

July 19, 2023 11:59 PM Associated Press

By NICK PERRY and JENNA FRYER Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — A man stormed a high-rise construction site in downtown Auckland early Thursday morning, shooting at terrified workers and killing two people hours before New Zealand planned to host the first game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament. The gunman was found

A single Powerball ticket sold in Los Angeles matched all 6 numbers for the $1.08 billion jackpot

July 19, 2023 11:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The owner or owners of the $1.08 billion winning ticket in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, sold at a convenience store in Los Angeles, have yet to claim the prize, which is among the largest in the game’s history. The winning numbers were 7, 13, 10, 24, 11 and the

Reeling Yankees show frustration at end of disappointing trip

July 19, 2023 11:24 PM Associated Press

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — If anyone didn’t think the New York Yankees are frustrated over their latest struggles, Carlos Rodón and Tommy Kahnle visibly displayed it on Wednesday. Rodón sarcastically blew a kiss while walking to the dugout after the second inning and Kahnle took out his frustrations on

Awash in pink, everyone wants a piece of the ‘Barbie’ movie marketing mania

July 19, 2023 11:19 PM Associated Press

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pink sauce on that Burger King burger? What about “Barbie-fying” your pet with sweaters and beds with Barbie motifs? If that’s too low-brow, perhaps you’d be interested in hot pink Barbie monogrammed knit leggings by luxury designer Balmain instead, selling at Neiman Marcus for a

The Gilgo Beach killings suspect’s wife unknowingly helped in his arrest. She’s now filed for divorce

July 19, 2023 11:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — In her more than 27 years of marriage to Rex Heuermann, Asa Ellerup likely did not know about the gruesome double life her husband is accused of living, Suffolk County’s top cop says. “If you ask me, I don’t believe, that they knew about this double life that Mr.

Senate Judiciary panel to consider ethics rules for Supreme Court

July 19, 2023 11:04 PM Associated Press

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Thursday on a new ethics code for the Supreme Court, an attempt to respond to recent revelations about justices’ interactions with wealthy donors and others. Republicans are strongly opposed, arguing the ethics bill could “destroy” the high court.

School volunteer charged with child sex crimes, including sexual contact with student

July 19, 2023 4:27 PM Ryan Shiner

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman was charged Wednesday with several child sex crimes in Cole County. Jennifer Cecil, 41, is charged with first-degree sexual abuse, second-degree statutory rape, second-degree statutory sodomy and having sexual contact with a student. She is being held in the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date

Union in Canadian province of British Columbia rescinds port strike notice after Trudeau meeting

July 19, 2023 10:51 PM Associated Press

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met with top officials after the longshore union renewed a 72-hour strike notice. The notice was later rescinded by the union which shut down ports on Canada’s west coast earlier this month for nearly two weeks. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada said late

Video appears to show Russian mercenary chief Prigozhin for first time since short-lived mutiny

July 19, 2023 10:43 PM Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — A video released Wednesday appears to show Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin for the first time since he led a short-lived rebellion last month, and he is seen telling his troops they will spend some time in Belarus training its military before deploying to Africa. Messaging app channels linked to Prigozhin’s Wagner

New York City agrees to pay $13 million to 2020 racial injustice protesters in historic class action

July 19, 2023 10:28 PM Associated Press

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought on behalf of roughly 1,300 people who were arrested or beaten by police during racial injustice demonstrations that swept through the city during the summer of 2020. If

Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad amid continuing anger over Quran burning

July 19, 2023 10:20 PM Associated Press

BAGHDAD (AP) — Protesters angered by the burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire. Online videos showed demonstrators at the diplomatic post waving flags and signs showing the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr. The

Dingo pack leader killed after attacking a jogger on a popular Australian tourist island

July 19, 2023 10:17 PM Associated Press

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Wildlife authorities have killed the leader of a pack of dingoes that mauled a jogger on a popular Australian tourist island. A woman was attacked by three or four Australian native dogs on Monday as she jogged along a beach at K’gari. The world’s largest sand