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Month: July 2023

Attorney for former West Virginia basketball head coach said he did not resign, threatens to sue school if not reinstated

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Former West Virginia University men’s head basketball coach Bob Huggins claims he did not resign from the school after he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence in Pittsburgh last month, his attorney said. Huggins wants to be reinstated as head coach or he’ll sue the university for breach

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Florida prosecutors are laying out their case against a plastic surgeon facing the death penalty

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida prosecutors are laying out their death penalty case against a plastic surgeon accused of killing a lawyer during an acrimonious battle over medical billing. Authorities say Dr. Tomasz Kosowski killed attorney Steven Cozzi in the bathroom of his own law office moments after both

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Election tensions rise in Zimbabwe after police bar opposition party from holding a rally

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press BINDURA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Opposition party supporters in Zimbabwe chanted and sang freedom songs outside a courthouse Sunday following a decision to ban them from holding a rally six weeks before elections. The court in the town of Bindura upheld Friday’s police order that the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change

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Italy agrees to lift ban on flights from conflict-stricken Libya, officials say

CAIRO (AP) — One of Libya’s rival governments says commercial flights between Italy and conflict-torn Libya will resume in September after the Italian government agreed to lift a 10-year-long ban on civil aviation in the North African nation. Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, prime minister of the Tripoli-based government, said on Twitter that the Italian government of Prime

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US airstrikes kill 10 al-Shabaab members in Somalia

By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Ten al-Shabaab members were killed by airstrikes conducted by US Africa Command in Somalia in the overnight hours of Saturday, the Defense Department announced. “At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted three collective self-defense airstrikes overnight in a remote area near Afmadow, approximately

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What to stream this week: ‘Asteroid City,’ Lukas Nelson, ‘Quarterback’ and ‘Secrets of Playboy’

By The Associated Press Albums from Lukas Nelson and Kool & The Gang plus a Spanish-language spin-off of “Bird Box” are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists are the dinosaur-hunting video game Exoprimal

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