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Month: May 2023

Graduating senior’s stolen car recovered

By Angela Williams Click here for updates on this story     JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — What could have been a heartbreaking situation ended with a smile and a diploma. Kiarra Randle walked across the stage Saturday with her Alcorn State University classmates. But not without some difficulty. Her burgundy Ford Focus was stolen last week with

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IMF: Sri Lanka’s crisis-hit economy likely to resume growing in 2024 after contracting 3% this year

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says Sri Lanka’s crisis-hit economy is expected to resume growing in 2024 after contracting 3% this year. Krishna Srinivasan, the IMF’s director for Asia and Pacific, says expected economic growth of 1.5% next year hinges critically on the economic reform program

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EU backs Microsoft buying Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard. But the $69B deal is still at risk

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union has approved Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard. The EU said Monday that it decided the deal won’t stifle competition for popular console titles like Call of Duty and accepted the U.S. tech company’s remedies to boost competition in

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Thailand’s opposition parties, after stunning election win, set plans to enlist allies to take power

By GRANT PECK and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s top two opposition parties are planning for the next stage in their bid to replace the military-dominated government after a stunning election victory in which they captured a majority of seats in the House of Representatives. Businessman Pita Limjaroenrat led his opposition Move

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Florida teacher says she is under investigation after showing 5th grade class Disney movie with gay character

By Melissa Alonso and Isabel Rosales, CNN A fifth-grade teacher said she is being investigated by the Florida Department of Education after she showed her students “Strange World,” a 2022 animated Disney movie featuring a character who is biracial and gay. Jenna Barbee, a teacher in Hernando County’s Winding Waters K-8 school, told her story

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