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By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s soccer chief says the rape convictions of former internationals Dani Alves and Robinho ends “one of the most nefarious chapters” in the country’s sports history. Ednaldo Rodrigues says in a statement that confederation executives and coaching staff feel sorry for “the victims of the
Continue ReadingBy Casey Tolan and Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — The nation’s largest credit union said this week that an external review found it hadn’t considered race in mortgage underwriting, responding to CNN’s previous reporting about racial gaps in its mortgage approval rates. Navy Federal Credit Union, which has more than 13 million members and lends to military
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Gonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — Al menos 19 personas murieron y 23 resultaron heridas por disparos de Israel contra residentes de Gaza que esperaban ayuda humanitaria en la rotonda de Kuwait en la ciudad de Gaza este sábado, según la Oficina de Medios del Gobierno en Gaza. “El ejército de ocupación y los tanques abrieron fuego
Continue ReadingBy DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos has died at the age of 94. His family announced in a statement that Angelos, who had been ill for several years, died Saturday. Angelos was owner of an Orioles team that endured long losing stretches and shrewd proprietor of
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story SHERWOOD Oregon (KPTV) — The former Sherwood Junior Baseball Organization (JBO) treasurer was charged with several counts of theft after embezzling money for years. In December, Sherwood police were contacted by representatives of JBO about 52-year-old Terrence Haimoto, who had been the organization’s treasurer for
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Babar” author Laurent de Brunhoff, who revived his father’s popular picture book series about an elephant-king and presided over its rise to a global, multimedia franchise, has died. He was 98. De Brunhoff, a Paris native who moved to the U.S. in the 1980s, died
Continue Reading Paulina Nares (CNN Español) — La Dirección Antisecuestro y Antiextorsión de la Policía de Colombia ejecutó este sábado 152 órdenes de captura durante un operativo simultáneo en las principales ciudades de Colombia contra las bandas criminales de Tren de Aragua y el Clan del Golfo, entre otras. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel El director de
Continue ReadingBy Hope Dean Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Atlanta is in mourning after Mr. Charlie Brown, an iconic drag performer and LGBTQ activist, died on Thursday. Brown, whose birth name was Charles Dillard, passed away at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital surrounded by his husband, chosen family and friends, according to
Continue ReadingBy Hope Dean Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Atlanta is in mourning after Mr. Charlie Brown, an iconic drag performer and LGBTQ activist, died on Thursday. Brown, whose birth name was Charles Dillard, passed away at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital surrounded by his husband, chosen family and friends, according to
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By Kareem Khadder, Khader Al-Za’anoun and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — At least 19 people have been killed and 23 injured from Israeli fire on Gaza residents who were waiting for humanitarian aid at the Kuwait roundabout in Gaza City on Saturday, according to the Government Media Office in Gaza. “The occupation army and tanks
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Danquah Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A candlelight vigil was held for Riley Strain near the site he was last seen two weeks ago. The vigil was held on Gay Street near the James Robertson Parkway bridge. Strain was last seen int he area on March 8.
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild, CNN Chicago (CNN) — This winter, every morning that hotel owner Kelli Doyen looked outside her window, she hoped to see the Gwinn Model Towne Inn’s snowmobile caked in snow. “We are one of only four properties that has a snowmobile trail right off the property,” said Doyen, who co-owns the hotel
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — There are certain bad design decisions that seem to persist for no good reason. Like when you buy a pair of scissors but can’t get to them because they’re trapped inside a hard plastic shell that requires scissors to open. Or the Apple mouse, with its port
Continue Reading Paulina Nares (CNN Español) — La estrella colombiana Shakira lanzó su nuevo disco titulado “Las mujeres ya no lloran”, con una playlist que incluyen algunos de sus éxitos más populares de los últimos años en colaboración con artistas latinos. Este es el duodécimo álbum de estudio de Shakira que recorre 16 canciones, entre las que
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon has vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry concealed guns in schools and government meetings. Supporters said continuing to block guns from schools and meetings infringes on their Second Amendment rights. The legislation vetoed Friday night would not
Continue Reading By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Richard C. “Dick” Higgins, a 102-year-old survivor of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, died Tuesday at his home in Bend, Oregon. “My grandfather was a very kind and humble man,” said Angela Norton. His granddaughter said he would always tell jokes or make funny comments around the
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Battered by injuries and burnt out by the demands of her sport, Deanna Stellato-Dudek retired in 2001 – before many of today’s elite figure skaters were even born. But this week, Stellato-Dudek achieved the unthinkable. With her partner Maxime Deschamps, the 40-year-old former retiree defeated athletes less than half
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have rescued 18 hostages of criminal groups amid a wave of kidnappings in the state of Sinaloa, where more than 600 special forces were sent to beef up security. Sinaloa Gov. Rubén Roche said Saturday on his social media channels that nine adults and nine children were rescued in
Continue ReadingLANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A scheduled “Drag Queen Story Hour” at a Pennsylvania library that had drawn opposition was canceled Saturday after a suspicious package was found in the building and two blocks were evacuated after threats were reported, authorities said. Police evacuated the Lancaster Public Library after the package was found. A state police
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Every week, Cynthia George connects with her granddaughter and great-grandson on video calls. The 71-year-old retiree reads the news on her MSN homepage and googles how to fight the bugs coming from her drain in Florida’s summer heat. She hunts for grocery deals on her Publix app so
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