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By ILLIA NOVIKOV and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian official says a top aide to the country’s military commander was killed by a grenade given to him as a birthday gift. The interior minister says Maj. Hennadii Chastiakov died in the tragic accident Monday that badly injured his 13-year-old son.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HOMER, Louisiana (KTBS) — Homer police Chief Van McDaniel has been arrested on charges related to a tasing incident that happened almost a year ago. McDaniel, 53, was arrested after state police reportedly raided his home in Homer. Troopers then went to the Homer Police
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Diana Taurasi is settling into a new role with USA Basketball. She is trying to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic roster for the 2024 Paris Games, which would be her sixth. But this one feels like her first. Ignore that she turns
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An official says the Cypriot president will expand it detail his government’s initiative for the establishment of a maritime corridor to ship aid from the east Mediterranean island nation to Gaza when he meets other European Union heads of state at an international conference on assisting Gaza’s civilian population in Paris
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Jackson County wildfire burned about 125 acres in the Nantahala National Forest this weekend. The East Fork Fire was first reported on Nov. 4 and is located within the Savannah Fire District, according to a Facebook post by
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An Air Quality Alert is in effect until 6 p.m. tomorrow as periodically gusty winds may reduce air quality due to blowing sand and dust. So far, the air quality remains in the “Good” or “Moderate” range throughout the region. Winds are expected to remain gusty through tomorrow afternoon. Those winds are also ushering in
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A fiery motorcycle crash caused some major backups on Patton Avenue in Asheville after igniting a brush fire on Monday. Viewer-submitted photos show a motorcycle crashed on the side of Patton Avenue near Laurel Loop, with flames bursting into the
Continue ReadingLISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese state prosecutor says police have arrested the chief of staff of Prime Minister António Costa while raiding several public buildings and other properties as part of a widespread corruption probe. An investigative judge issued arrest warrants for Costa’s chief of staff, the mayor of Sines, and three other people. The
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN New York (CNN) — WeWork, the beleaguered coworking space company, has filed for bankruptcy, marking a stunning downfall for what was once the world’s most valuable startup. The Chapter 11 bankruptcy announcement was widely expected after the company said last month it was struggling to pay back its debt. The pandemic
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called for the “full resumption of free and unimpeded trade” with China in a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Their meeting on Tuesday marked the resumption of an annual leaders meeting after a four-year hiatus and a sharp deterioration in relations over security and other
Continue ReadingBy EILEEN NG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Celebrities joined Britain’s Prince William to walk the “green carpet” in Singapore on Tuesday for the third Earthshot Prize awards ceremony, where five winners ranging from solar-powered dryers to combat food waste to making electric car batteries cleaner were unveiled. The Prince of Wales said at the
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — WeWork has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, marking a stunning fall for the office sharing company once seen as a Wall Street darling that promised to upend the way people went to work around the world. In a late Monday announcement, WeWork said it
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Amy Hagstrom Miller probably knows US geography better than most. The founder and chief executive officer of Whole Woman’s Health, an abortion provider with clinics in multiple states, says it’s become a critical part of her work to know the routes of major highways and the best travel patterns
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force’s vast fields of underground nuclear missile silos are rarely disturbed by more than the occasional wandering cow or floating spy balloon. But the service is now asking Congress to help with another unexpected danger: towering wind turbines, which are growing in number and size
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A second former player has sued the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, accusing the team of overlooking his complaints that then-video coach Brad Aldrich sexually assaulted him leading up to the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals. Attorneys for the unnamed player, who is referred to as “John Doe” in
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists on Tuesday unveiled the first pictures taken by the European space telescope Euclid, a shimmering and stunning collection of galaxies too numerous to count. The photos were revealed by the European Space Agency, four months after the telescope launched from Cape Canaveral. Although
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers BANGKOK (AP) — Wall Street inched lower early Tuesday as more corporate earnings trickled in but a lack of economic data gave markets little to work with coming off their best week of the year. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — For those that can’t get enough of espresso martinis, there’s now a gift that smells like the iconic cocktail that’s experiencing a resurgence for its 40th birthday. Absolut Vodka and Kahlúa coffee liqueur, two spirits that are often mixed to create an espresso martini, are releasing a
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s 16 state governors have agreed on new, stricter measures in an effort to curb the large number of migrants coming to the country. The compromise on the issue, which has become a huge political problem for the government and a hot-button topic
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Without A Fight stormed to victory at this year’s Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, handing jockey Mark Zahra consecutive wins in Australia’s most prestigious horse race. Zahra timed his run to perfection, sitting behind the leading pack for much of the two-mile contest before exploding down the home straight at
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