By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins has advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open with a straight-set victory over Monica Puig. The sixth-seeded American won the last eight games on the Arantxa Sánchez court. Puig is returning to action following shoulder and bicep surgeries. The
Continue ReadingBy Cynthia Fodor Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A large hole has opened up in the alley behind the Hy-Vee at the Uptown Shopping Center at 42nd Street and University. According to the property manager, an old storm sewer pipe broke, slowly eroding the ground around it. This
Continue ReadingCNN Jacqui Palumbo, CNN When Mariane Ibrahim opened her elegant, new three-story art gallery in Paris last September, she became one of the few Black gallerists to set up shop in the French capital and dedicate the space to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. Located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, among other
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN When Mariane Ibrahim opened her elegant, new three-story art gallery in Paris last September, she became one of the few Black gallerists to set up shop in the French capital and dedicate the space to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. Located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, among other noted
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb, Elizabeth Stuart and Brian Stelter, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Fox’s Sean Hannity exchanged more than 80 text messages between Election Day 2020 and Joe Biden’s January 2021 inauguration, communications that show Hannity’s evolution from staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump’s election lies to
Continue ReadingBy CNN CNN has obtained 2,319 text messages that former President Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sent and received between Election Day 2020 and President Joe Biden’s January 20, 2021, inauguration. Meadows selectively provided these messages to the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Among
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BANGKOK (AP) — Petronas, Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company, has announced it is withdrawing from Myanmar’s offshore Yetagun natural gas project, The company, through two subsidiaries, has held a 40.9% participating interest in the project, with Myanmar’s state oil company and oil exploration companies from Japan and Thailand as its partners. Petronas is the
Continue ReadingBy Shay O’Connor Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — Thursday, United Cajun Navy officials said they identified an area of high interest using handheld sonar equipment while trying to search for the kids that went missing in the Mississippi River Saturday night. They said this means there is a high
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and his advisers are still in conversations about how to approach November’s Group of 20 summit, whose hosts received confirmation Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to attend. Biden has said Russia should be ejected from the G20. Senior members of his administration have walked out of
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Durante el primer mes de la invasión rusa de Ucrania las miradas del mundo estuvieron concentradas sobre Kyiv, la capital ucraniana. Rusia atacó el país en múltiples frentes. Pero el asalto en el norte sobre Kyiv amenzó directamente al gobierno de Ucrania, que se ha negado a abandonar la capital
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN You might not know his name, but you’ve probably seen his videos. To his 8 million followers on Instagram and TikTok, Jimmy Darts, 26, shares videos in which he surprises strangers with cash and other gifts. Born in Minnesota, Darts, whose real name is Jimmy Kellogg, spoke with CNN about his
Continue ReadingCNN By Chloe Melas, CNN You might not know his name, but you’ve probably seen his videos. To his 8 million followers on Instagram and TikTok, Jimmy Darts, 26, shares videos in which he surprises strangers with cash and other gifts. Born in Minnesota, Darts, whose real name is Jimmy Kellogg, spoke with CNN about
Continue ReadingBy CNN Sport staff Six-time grand slam champion Boris Becker was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail on Friday for flouting the terms of his bankruptcy in 2017, according to the UK’s Insolvency Service. Earlier this month, the 54-year-old Becker, a former world No. 1 and three-time Wimbledon champion, was found guilty of four offenses
Continue ReadingBy Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story ABBEVILLE COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A man who owned the dogs that brutally attacked an Upstate woman last month, critically injuring her and forcing the amputation of her arms, appeared in court Thursday. Justin Minor is charged with three counts of owning dangerous animals
Continue ReadingCNN, HLN By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN James Corden’s days of carpooling in late night are almost over. The host of “The Late Late Show” is set to vacate his seat in 2023, bringing to a close what will at that point be an eight-season run. Corden got emotional while speaking about his decision in his
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German police have searched offices of Deutsche Bank in connection with a money laundering investigation. The bank confirmed Friday that its offices had been raided. In a statement Deutsche Bank said that the probe by the Frankfurt public prosecutor’s office was “in connection with suspicious activity reports filed by the bank.” It
Continue ReadingBy Graham Cawthon Click here for updates on this story BEAUFORT, South Carolina (WJCL) — A runaway bull caused a Beaufort County school to go on lockdown Thursday. The video of the bull traveling against traffic outside Beaufort Academy was captured by Kourtney Thomson. According to Beaufort County Sheriff’s Major Bob Bromage, the bull escaped
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN Over the next couple of months, one man will attempt to row close to 4,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. Peter Harley, 61, hopes to set sail next week, weather permitting, from Virginia Beach and make his way to La Trinité-sur-Mer, France. He told CNN on Thursday he estimates the entire
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — A bomb scare set off scenes of panic at Israel’s airport after an American family showed up with an unexploded artillery shell they had found in the Golan Heights. The family had intended to bring it back as a souvenir. Videos showed passengers ducking for cover, running and screaming at the departure
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Gusty winds overnight reduce visibility and air quality with gusts at 40mph on the Valley floor. We saw lots of blowing sand and dust, and our AQI suffered, but is recovering this morning. High pressure building in behind a cool front will warm us up over the weekend, starting today with highs returning to the
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