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By Bethlehem Feleke, Larry Madowo, Nimi Princewill, and Stephanie Busari, CNN Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto has been elected as the country’s next President, the electoral commission announced Monday. Ruto won with 50.49% of the vote, narrowly defeating veteran opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who was contesting his fifth election. He will
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By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga, a triumph for the man who shook up politics by appealing to struggling Kenyans on economic terms and not on traditional ethnic ones. But
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The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for the Apple and El Dorado Burn scar areas in the San Gorgonio Pass due to a small but powerful storm North of Banning dropping heavy rain. The Warning is expected to last until 4:30 as other storms also develop nearby during the persistent humidity.
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business It’s not just Peloton that’s spinning into trouble: Indoor cycling studio SoulCycle is closing about 25% of its locations. It’s yet another signal that consumers’ exercise habits continue to change as the pandemic wears on. In the coming days, SoulCycle will shutter around 20 of its 83 studios: six in
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing told a judge Monday that they have rejected plea deals that would have resulted in three-year prison sentences, setting the stage for trial in October. Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to expand military cooperation with the country’s allies, noting that Moscow is ready to offer them its most advanced weapons. Speaking Monday at the opening of an annual arms show outside Moscow, Putin said that Russia’s arms exports play an important role in the development of
Continue ReadingBy Samiar Nefzi Click here for updates on this story BRYSON CITY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A peaceful rally has been planned for Monday, Aug. 15 in Haywood County on behalf of a deceased K-9 officer whose death still remains a mystery. In 2018, News 13 first told the story about Kanon, a K-9 officer
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business US natural gas prices have skyrocketed to levels unseen since 2008, a spike that threatens to offset the benefits of falling prices at the gas pump. Natural gas futures surged 7% on Tuesday to close at $9.33 per million British thermal unit (BTU), the highest closing price since August
Continue Reading DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian Cabinet minister says Syrian refugees in neighboring Lebanon can start returning home, where he says they will get all the help they need from authorities. Minister of Local Administration Hussein Makhlouf made his comments Monday during a meeting in the capital Damascus. Tiny Lebanon is home to 1 million
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By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least three Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 20 others wounded in the latest artillery barrages from the Russian military, Ukrainian officials said Monday. The eastern region of Donetsk, one of the two provinces making up the country’s industrial heartland of Donbas that has been
Continue Reading By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least three Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 20 others wounded in the latest artillery barrages from the Russian military, Ukrainian officials said Monday. The eastern region of Donetsk, one of the two provinces making up the country’s industrial heartland of Donbas that has been
Continue ReadingBy Carmyn Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Brides Across America has partnered with Wedding Belles in Clarksville to give away free wedding dresses to military, first responders, and COVID-19 healthcare workers. Starting today, eligible brides can visit Wedding Belles to receive their free wedding gown. The event will
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Murrow, WGCL Staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — Authorities continue to search for a Carroll County teenager who disappeared two months ago. Kaylee Grace Jones, 16, was last seen on June 14 at her residence on the 700 block of Whooping Creek Church Road in Carrollton. She
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macamilarincon (CNN) — El equipo legal de la atleta estadounidense Brittney Griner apeló el veredicto de una corte en Rusia que la sentenció a nueve años de prisión por contrabando de drogas, informó su abogada Maria Blagovolina a CNN este lunes. Condenan a Brittney Griner a 9 años de prisión en Rusia por contrabando de
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British health officials say the monkeypox outbreak across the country “shows signs of slowing” but that it’s still too soon to know if the decline will be maintained. In a statement on Monday, the Health Security Agency said authorities are reporting about 29 new monkeypox infections every day, compared to about 52
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By Claudia Dominguez, Ed Lavandera, Raja Razek and Caroll Alvarado, CNN The suspect in a shooting that killed a 43-year-old coach during a weekend youth football game outside Dallas turned himself in Monday, police said. Yaqub Salik Talib, 39, the brother of former NFL star and Super Bowl winner Aqib Talib, pulled out a gun
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — ByHeart CEO Ron Belldegrun talks to The Associated Press about the challenges of launching the first new baby formula business in the U.S. in 15 years.
Continue Reading By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Some Florida schools have moved library books and debated changing textbooks in response to a law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” — and some teachers have worried that family pictures on their desks could get them in trouble. As students return from
Continue ReadingBy Naomi Thomas, CNN Albert Bourla, CEO of drugmaker Pfizer, has tested positive for Covid-19 and has “very mild symptoms,” he said in a tweet on Monday. “I would like to let you know that I have tested positive for #COVID19,” Bourla wrote. “I am thankful to have received four doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine,
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Melissa Etheridge has found a new stage. The Grammy- and Oscar-winner will unveil a solo show mixing her music and stories this fall off-Broadway. “Melissa Etheridge: My Window – A Journey Through Life” will play 12 performances only starting Oct. 13 at the midtown multi-stage
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