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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — It was quite literally neck and neck at the Magical Kenya Ladies Open before teenager Shannon Tan wrote her name into the history books. Two giraffes took a leisurely stroll onto the 18th fairway during the final round at Vipingo Ridge’s Baobab course, which is nestled within a wildlife
Continue ReadingMOUNT BALDY VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — A hiker who was missing for days on Southern California’s towering Mount Baldy was found dead over the weekend, authorities said. A helicopter crew recovered the body of Lefei Huang, 22, on Sunday morning from the upper San Antonio Creek Falls area of the mountain, the San Bernardino County
Continue ReadingBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Authorities in Moldova say they destroyed explosives discovered in a part of a Shahed drone that crashed on its territory from the war in neighboring Ukraine. The Moldovan foreign minister has condemned Russia’s “constant barbaric attacks” across the border, saying the remnants of the drone found on Sunday are a reminder
Continue ReadingBy BILL BARROW Associated Press Robert Kennedy Jr.’s presidential ambitions resulted in public family drama after a political action committee aired a Super Bowl ad invoking the Democratic family’s legacy to implicitly compare the independent candidate to his assassinated uncle, President John F. Kennedy. The 30-second spot, financed by the American Values 2024 Super PAC
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s main Jewish organization has denounced an antisemitic sign put up at a local ski shop near Davos, barring Jews from renting equipment from the store. The sign on Pischa Mountain railway above Davos, known for hosting the annual World Economic Forum, said the shop would no
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers gave Patrick Mahomes two opportunities to drive for the winning touchdown in the Super Bowl. They should have known — who doesn’t at this point? — that it was one too many. After leading the Chiefs downfield late in regulation, only
Continue ReadingBy Larry Madowo and Heather Chen, CNN Nairobi (CNN) — Current marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana died in a road accident Sunday night outside the Rift Valley town of Eldoret, Kenyan police confirmed. The 24-year-old Kenyan athlete, who was driving a Toyota Premio, and his coach died at the scene
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister says a large oil spill near the twin-island nation in the eastern Caribbean has caused a “national emergency.” Crews are struggling to contain the oil already coating numerous beaches on Tobago’s southwest coast. The government has yet to identify the owner of the vessel
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Faraj and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Twelve Middle Eastern football associations have called for Israel’s national team to be banned over the war on Hamas in Gaza, in a letter seen by CNN. The letter was sent on January 31 to FIFA, all 211 national member associations and the six regional confederations,
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo and Alex Rees, CNN (CNN) — In 1990, photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe led to obscenity charges for a Cincinnati museum. His depictions of men in laced-up leather, collars and belted jockstraps caused a national firestorm by daring to show the bare eroticism of queer men against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis.
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé knows how to break the internet. She attempted to do that again on Sunday when she teased the release of new music in a Verizon ad that debuted during the Super Bowl. Moments later on her official website, the Grammy-winner and Texas-native posted a clip of a new
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Usher prometió una celebración para su espectáculo de medio tiempo del Super Bowl y no perdió el balón. El artista ganador del Grammy inició una combinación de 13 minutos de sus éxitos con “Caught Up” y una actuación que fue un guiño a su residencia en Las Vegas. Acompañado
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting a bit higher Monday following its latest record-setting week. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% in midday trading after closing Friday above the 5,000 level for the first time, its latest milestone in a record-setting run that began in October. The
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Black smoke rose over Sweden’s second-largest city on Monday after a fire broke out at a water park under construction at one of the country’s biggest amusement centers. The blaze at the Oceana water park in the popular Liseberg amusement complex in downtown Goteborg spread across several water slides and a
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets will begin a search for a new president of basketball operations after longtime NBA executive Mitch Kupchak stepped down on Monday. The 69-year-old Kupchak, who has served as the team’s president of basketball operations and general manager since 2018, will transition into
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — In a story published Feb. 3, 2024, about redistricting in Wisconsin, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Republicans hold five of the state’s congressional seats. They have six.
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are a dynasty and already are looking to become the first team to three-peat in the Super Bowl era. They’re underdogs to do it. Getting to New Orleans to play for the Vince Lombardi Trophy next February will be difficult
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government said Monday it is imposing sanctions on four Israeli settlers accused of committing human rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank. The Foreign Office said the sanctions were in response to “unprecedented levels” of violence by settlers in the West Bank over the past
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Kansas City Chiefs’ Mecole Hardman says he “blacked out” after scoring the game-winning touchdown in a thrilling Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. The wide receiver caught a pass delivered by Patrick Mahomes in overtime to beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22, after a rollercoaster spectacle on Sunday. Hardman’s
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has arrived at a federal courthouse in Florida for a closed hearing in his criminal case charging him with mishandling classified documents. Monday’s hearing was scheduled to discuss the procedures for the handling of classified evidence in
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