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By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS has threatened the use of force if the ousted president of Niger is not reinstated within one week, but how the body would carry out the threat remains unclear. Analysts say the success of such an intervention would depend
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Stephen Amell is clarifying his comments about the current actors’ strike. Amell, who came to fame on “Arrow” and is currently starring in “Heels” on Starz, was asked about the actors’ strike over the weekend during an appearance at Galaxycon in Raleigh, North Carolina. “I support my union,
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer It would be an understatement to say that Brendan Quirk took over a USA Cycling organization in turmoil in December 2021. The national governing body had churned through CEOs, each with their own ideas, every year or two for nearly a decade. But the astute businessman and competitive cyclist
Continue ReadingBy Christie Ileto Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A terrifying hit-and-run left a scooter driver injured, and the incident was caught on video. Andrew Boyer is lucky to be alive after the incident at 20th and Girard in Philadelphia. He was hit by a car while riding his scooter from
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police agency shared records Tuesday that showed an officer who released his police dog on a surrendering truck driver was repeatedly told not to keep talking about the incident before he was fired last week. Records provided to The Associated Press by the Circleville
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Niger’s prime minister, who has been stuck outside the country since last week’s coup, is appealing to the international community’s help in rolling back the military takeover, saying it was crucial for the defense of democracy in West Africa. Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou said in an interview
Continue ReadingBy TY O’NEIL and STEFANIE DAZIO JEAN, Nev. (AP) — A brief but heavy downpour Tuesday helped firefighters battling a massive blaze in California and Nevada, but meteorologists warned of the potential for sudden and erratic wind shifts that could endanger crews later on. The York Fire was partially contained by Tuesday morning after igniting
Continue ReadingBy TY O’NEIL and STEFANIE DAZIO JEAN, Nev. (AP) — A brief but heavy downpour Tuesday helped firefighters battling a massive blaze in California and Nevada, but meteorologists warned of the potential for sudden and erratic wind shifts that could endanger crews later on. The York Fire was partially contained by Tuesday morning after igniting
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are stepping back Tuesday from this year’s big surge following a mixed set of earnings reports from U.S. companies. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in afternoon trading, coming off its fifth straight winning month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 29 points,
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA has promoted Nate Georgeton to assistant on coach Mick Cronin’s basketball staff and added two assistants. Georgeton has spent the last four seasons at UCLA as video coordinator and the team’s director of student-athlete development. He replaces Ivo Simovic, who left after one year to be an assistant with the
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Bit by bit, the US labor market is settling down from the rolling boil of the past three years: The number of job openings dipped to its lowest point in more than two years, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Tuesday. The latest
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — After a busy morning, lunch can feel like just the pick-me-up you need — but sometimes the meal you thought would energize you is the very thing that makes you want to nap at your desk. “As a registered dietitian (nutritionist), I’ve heard people say that often over my
Continue ReadingBy Christie Ileto Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A Philadelphia therapist is taking to the road for a mental health mission. Sarah Andrew’s new mobile therapy unit is going into underserved communities, and she is hoping to fight stigma and violence with conversations. It was an idea three years ago,
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Stevens New York (CNN) — The photos online of Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza last September reeled in New York resident Frank Siragusa. But the $5.49 fast food treat he wound up with has now prompted him to launch a class-action suit against the taco chain. In a Brooklyn federal court Monday, Siragusa accused
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — España ha registrado 31 homicidios por violencia de género desde inicios de este año y hasta el 31 de julio, según datos facilitados por la Delegación del Gobierno contra la Violencia de Género, lo que supone cuatro víctimas más que las contabilizadas en el mismo período en 2022. De este monto,
Continue ReadingWINDHAM, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say the death of a Connecticut television news anchor’s mother last winter is being investigated as a homicide. Law enforcement officials initially believed 73-year-old Claudia Voight, of Windham, died in her home from a medical event. But police say she actually died from neck compression that was detected
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Diversity, equity and inclusion programs were abolished Tuesday from Walt Disney World’s governing district, now controlled by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an echo of the Florida governor’s agenda which has championed curtailing such programs in higher education and elsewhere. The Central Florida Tourism Oversight
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Diversity, equity and inclusion programs were abolished Tuesday from Walt Disney World’s governing district, now controlled by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an echo of the Florida governor’s agenda which has championed curtailing such programs in higher education and elsewhere. The Central Florida Tourism Oversight
Continue Reading urielblanco Nota del editor: Susannah Hills es cirujana pediátrica de vías respiratorias y profesora adjunta y vicepresidenta del Departamento de Otorrinolaringología-Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello del Centro Médico de la Universidad de Columbia. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario son suyas. (CNN) — Como doctora en ejercicio, mi vida gira en torno al cuidado de
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Efforts to help Haitians through the gang violence ravaging their nation suffered a new blow with the kidnapping of an American nurse from New Hampshire and her young daughter, who were still missing Tuesday. Gang warfare has increasingly plagued Haiti since the 2021
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