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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The worst part for Jennifer Brady during her two years away from the WTA Tour was not the injuries themselves — the fracture in her right knee or the tissue tear in her left foot — that caused the prolonged absence she finally ended Tuesday by
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Republican judicial candidate who lost a district court election in Harris County, Texas, is the first of almost two dozen disappointed contestants to have their case reach a civil trial. The case comes as the Democratic stronghold, home to Houston, faces unprecedented intervention from the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and allege the singer and her production company created a hostile work environment. The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court claims Lizzo pressured the dancers to engage with nude performers at
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and allege the singer and her production company created a hostile work environment. The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court claims Lizzo pressured the dancers to engage with nude performers at
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Janet Yang has been re-elected to serve as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization said Tuesday. This will mark Yang’s second term as president of the organization that puts on the Oscars and her fifth year as a governor-at-large. Yang’s background in Hollywood
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A former jihadi fighter says the coup in Niger could boost the ability of Islamic extremists to recruit in the country, potentially increasing violence and further threatening the stability of Africa’s Sahel region. Niger’s coup leaders who ousted the country’s president last week have joined counterparts
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of Democratic members of Congress asked the Biden administration Tuesday to end expedited screening of asylum seekers in Border Patrol custody, calling it a “rushed practice” that has allowed little access to legal counsel. As the administration prepared to launch speedy screenings at Border Patrol holding facilities this spring , authorities
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of Democratic members of Congress asked the Biden administration Tuesday to end expedited screening of asylum seekers in Border Patrol custody, calling it a “rushed practice” that has allowed little access to legal counsel. As the administration prepared to launch speedy screenings at Border Patrol holding facilities this spring , authorities
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has launched a new bureau aimed at making the battle against global outbreaks a lasting priority of U.S. foreign policy. The program announced Tuesday is being led by a U.S. public-health official integral to a U.S. HIV program that is credited with saving up
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has sued a group of researchers — alleging their work highlighting an increase in hate speech on the platform cost the company millions of dollars of advertising revenue. The suit, filed late Monday night in U.S. District Court
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has sued a group of researchers — alleging their work highlighting an increase in hate speech on the platform cost the company millions of dollars of advertising revenue. The suit, filed late Monday night in U.S. District Court
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister is asking neighboring Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to do more to prevent militants from crossing the border to stage attacks like the massive suicide bombing earlier this week that killed dozens in a border region. A suicide bomber struck an election campaign rally of a
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The Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved an $884,000 agreement with the California State Water Resources Control Board to supply daily water rations to residents of a dilapidated mobile home park in eastern Riverside County. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board signed off on the contract, which will be entirely funded by the
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By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A halted landmark grain deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to flow to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia is rattling the operations of the United Nations food agency, its deputy executive director said. “What we have to do now is to look elsewhere [for grain]
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Former President Donald Trump will make a rare visit to Democrat-dominated California next month, speaking at the state Republican Party convention in Anaheim. Trump will speak at a luncheon event on Sept. 29, the opening day of the convention at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel, according to the California Republican Party. “We are thrilled to welcome
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LARGE Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (WBBM) — It’s a creative way to call out city hall. A frustrated homeowner is launching his own PR campaign by hanging a banner on his home with the message written in big black letters. “I just wanted to bring attention to it,” homeowner
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ira Sachs never set out to make an NC-17-rated film. After the pandemic, the New York-based indie filmmaker was compelled to create, as he says, “a film of intimacy.” The result is a sexy but brutal love-triangle drama starring Franz Rogowski, Adèle Exarchapoulos and Ben
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