By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Some frustrated Nigerians cast their ballots with flashlights while others stood watch at their polling stations as counting got under way late Saturday amid fears of vote tampering after a day of delays in Africa’s most populous nation. Election officials blamed the delays on logistical issues,
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By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Some frustrated Nigerians cast their ballots with flashlights while others stood watch at their polling stations as counting got under way late Saturday amid fears of vote tampering after a day of delays in Africa’s most populous nation. Election officials blamed the delays on logistical issues,
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Panthalassa led all the way to win the $20 million Saudi Cup by three-quarters of a length on Saturday night, relegating trainer Bob Baffert’s horse, Country Grammer, to second place for the second straight year. Japan nearly swept the first four places until Country Grammer rallied late on the outside
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A powerful New York jail union boss-turned-prison inmate is poised to go free less than halfway through his sentence in a corruption case. A federal judge decided this week that Norman Seabrook’s nearly five-year term should be reduced. Seabrook originally was sentenced to 58 months in
Continue Reading By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Florida Democrats selected former state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried as their new party chair on Saturday, hoping to move past a disastrous midterm performance in the onetime presidential battleground state where high-profile Gov. Ron DeSantis has helped cement Republican control. Fried, 45, outdistanced former state Sen.
Continue Reading By TERRY TANG Associated Press Since its debut in 1971, an anti-pollution ad showing a man in Native American attire shed a single tear at the sight of smokestacks and litter taking over a once unblemished landscape has become an indelible piece of TV pop culture. It’s been referenced over the decades since on shows
Continue Reading By TERRY TANG Associated Press Since its debut in 1971, an anti-pollution ad showing a man in Native American attire shed a single tear at the sight of smokestacks and litter taking over a once unblemished landscape has become an indelible piece of TV pop culture. It’s been referenced over the decades since on shows
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Sealy, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory to warn the public of an increase of a drug-resistant bacteria called Shigella. There are limited antimicrobial treatments available for these particular drug-resistant strains of Shigella and it’s also easily transmissible, warned the CDC in the Friday advisory.
Continue ReadingCNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN The sailor who spent weeks lost at sea in January, surviving largely off of ketchup, could have a new, state-of-the-art boat coming to him. And the handsome gift would be thanks to Ketchup giant Heinz, which is trying to locate Elvis Francois. The company posted a callout to social media
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Designers with diverse backgrounds figured prominently in shows on the fourth day of Milan Fashion Week during a season when diversity in Italian fashion has become an every more pressing topic. Maximilian Davis showed his second season as creative director at Ferragamo. Likewise for Filipino-American designer
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Designers with diverse backgrounds figured prominently in shows on the fourth day of Milan Fashion Week during a season when diversity in Italian fashion has become an every more pressing topic. Maximilian Davis showed his second season as creative director at Ferragamo. Likewise for Filipino-American designer
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The creator of the Dilbert comic strip faced a backlash of cancellations Saturday while defending remarks describing people who are Black as members of “a hate group” from which white people should “get away.” Various media publishers across the U.S. denounced the comments by Dilbert creator Scott Adams as
Continue Reading EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — State investigators say a damaged rope led to the plunge of a decorative helicopter into a swimming pool at a New Jersey water park last weekend, injuring four people. The DreamWorks Water Park just outside New York City at the American Dream complex in East Rutherford reopened Saturday after being
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former governor of a New Mexico pueblo appointed earlier this month to oversee the state’s Indian Affairs Department, including its specialized task force addressing crimes against Indigenous women and girls, was accused of rape in 2007. James Mountain was indicted the following year on charges of kidnapping and aggravated battery
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — People are still lined up hours after voting was supposed to close in Nigeria during the country’s presidential and parliamentary election which opened with large delays. Thousands remained in line at polling stations waiting to cast ballots and sparking frustration on Saturday. The elections come amid
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Mirando hacia atrás, Nikki Ruston admite haber detectado las señales de alerta. La oficina en Miami donde programó lo que se conoce como un levantamiento de glúteos brasileño (BBL) había cerrado y transfirió sus registros a una instalación diferente, dijo. El precio que le cotizaron —y pagó por adelantado— aumentó el
Continue ReadingBy JADE BULECZA Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A graduation ceremony was held today at the Caddo Sheriff’s Reentry Facility for 10 inmates. When the group reenters society, they’ll have some valuable skills to help people gain access to internet. They learned all about fiber optic cable through Bossier
Continue Reading The French documentary “On the Adamant” (Sur l’Adamant) directed by Nicolas Philibert was named best film at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival. The film takes viewers onto a Seine barge in Paris that serves as a floating day-care center for adults suffering from mental disorders. The award was announced Saturday by the seven-member jury
Continue ReadingBy Samiar Nefzi Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Excitement filled the air in and around First United Methodist Church of Waynesville Friday evening, Feb. 24. “The instant I got out of the truck and I saw people walking down the red carpet, I immediately said, ‘This is going
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN For Ukraine, the year since Russia’s invasion has been one of widespread death, destruction and displacement, as millions had their lives changed forever. Americans got off easy by comparison, with most feeling the impact of the war only at the gas pump. But the effect on Americans was far less than
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