By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers who staged a coup in Niger declared their leader the new head of state on Friday, hours after the general asked for national and international support despite rising concerns that the political crisis could hinder the nation’s fight against jihadists and boost Russia’s influence
Continue ReadingFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank says the banking sector could withstand a severe economic downturn without depleting their financial buffers against losses. A survey of 98 large and medium-sized banks showed Friday that even in the most adverse scenario, banks would still have enough capital to cover losses and then some. Banks
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Travis Scott released his first album in five years on Friday, the 19 track “Utopia.” The LP was originally announced back in 2020. The full-length follows 2018’s “Astroworld,” and the Astroworld tragedy Music Festival that resulted in 10 deaths due to a crowd surge.
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The IOC has assured Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan that she will have a place at the Paris Olympics next year after she was disqualified from a key ranking event for refusing to shake hands with a Russian she had beaten. International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A police officer who was critically wounded while responding to a mass shooting at a Louisville bank has been discharged from a rehabilitation center. Louisville Metro Police Officer Nickolas Wilt was shot in the head during the deadly April 10 shooting at Old National Bank. He
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — In an effort to cut down on food waste and help eco-conscious consumers, a Geneva nonprofit is ramping up its rollout of street-side, free-access public refrigerators that restaurateurs, at-home cooks and others can use to give away food that’s about to go bad.It’s part of a bigger
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An official in charge of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant says the upcoming release of treated radioactive water into the sea more than 12 years after the reactors’ meltdown marks “a milestone,” but is still only an initial step in a daunting decades-long decommissioning process. Junichi
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KABC) — Taylor Swift will be on stage at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood next week for the final six shows of her highly successful Eras Tour. It’s the hottest ticket in town, with some resellers charging $700 to more than $6,000 for
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A former Maryland political aide who failed to appear for his trial on federal corruption charges died after suffering two gunshot wounds — one of them self-inflicted — as FBI agents closed in on him in Tennessee. That’s according to an autopsy report made public Friday.
Continue ReadingCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The board of North Carolina’s flagship public university has voted to strictly bar the use of “race, sex, color or ethnicity” in admissions and hiring decisions following recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings striking down affirmative action in forming student bodies. The Board of Trustees at the University of North Carolina
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Fisher Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KABC) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit after a deputy-involved shooting involving a group of teenagers in Paramount. The incident happened on June 7, 2022 when three teens were pulled over by deputies from
Continue ReadingBy JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s governing and opposition parties have held separate rallies over who should oversee the next general election, expected to be held early next year. Despite huge crowds, both rallies were peaceful, with a large security presence. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Olson Click here for updates on this story AMMON, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A teen suspect has been identified by law enforcement for an incident involving a firework that was thrown into a prom event. The incident happen in May at the Brickyard Event Center in Ammon during Madison High School’s prom event. Two
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have revived a worm that was frozen 46,000 years ago — at a time when woolly mammoths, sabre-toothed tigers and giant elks still roamed the Earth. The roundworm, of a previously unknown species, survived 40 meters (131.2 feet) below the surface in the Siberian permafrost in a dormant
Continue ReadingBy Kasie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Moderate Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota has been receiving encouragement to consider challenging President Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination and will travel to New York City next week to discuss the possibility with donors, Phillips confirmed to CNN. The plans were first reported by Politico. A
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Al menos cuatro migrantes hondureños, entre ellos dos menores de edad, fallecieron este jueves en el estado de Tabasco, en el sudeste de México, luego de que el vehículo en el que viajaban chocó con un árbol, dijo a CNN el cónsul de Honduras en ese país, Héctor Amador. El
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Two people died on Friday after jumping from a building in Berlin to escape a fire on an upper floor, authorities said. An apartment on the 12th floor of a 15th-story residential building was ablaze when firefighters arrived, and they could see two people at the window with flames behind them, fire
Continue ReadingBy Mark Poulose Click here for updates on this story SHAWNEE, Kansas (KCTV) — The 17-year-old victim in a nine-car pile up near 115th Street and Metcalf Avenue has been identified as Will Ensley, a rising senior at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School. The crash happened Wednesday morning when a dump truck hit Ensley’s car.
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Yorkshire has been fined and docked points in two formats of cricket over the club’s “extremely serious” misconduct in relation to the racism experienced by former player Azeem Rafiq. The English club was fined 400,000 pounds ($515,00) on Friday with 300,000 pounds of this suspended for two years. It lost 48 County
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says it reached an agreement with Argentina that would open the door for the cash-strapped South American country to receive $7.5 billion over the next few months. The agreement still needs approval from the IMF Executive Board, which is scheduled to meet in the second half
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