By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Police in the Nigerian capital Abuja are investigating the killing of a trans TikToker known as Abuja Area Mama after her body was found beside a highway. On TikTok, where she identified as female and openly described herself as a sex worker, Abuja Area Mama styled herself
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the chaotic aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last month, a local police officer told a fellow officer he had warned the Secret Service days earlier that the building where the 20-year-old gunman opened fire needed to be secured. “I (expletive) told them
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — Breanna Stewart and the U.S. women’s basketball team cruised to a familiar place — the Olympic gold medal game. Stewart led a balanced offense as the Americans beat Australia 85-64 on Friday in the semifinals to extend their Olympic winning streak to 60 consecutive games dating back to the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris Olympics organizers have issued health recommendations, but no restrictions, for dozens of athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 during the Games. That allowed athletes like Noah Lyles to compete if they wish and are able to. This comes in sharp contrast with the Tokyo Olympics, which had to be
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama tennis coach was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for taking a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity. A federal judge on Thursday also ordered that 51-year-old Leroy Thomas Joyner Jr. be placed on supervised release for the rest of his life
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LYNDON, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont town of Lyndon was hit by severe flash floods twice last month. As residents brace for the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby to arrive Friday, some worry that the pace of small-town recovery can’t keep up with the increasingly severe weather fueled by climate change. The flooding
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans — known for sexually explicit content — to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games. As they struggle to make ends meet, a spotlight is being cast on an Olympics
Continue ReadingThis week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a country album from Post Malone, Awkwafina playing a struggling actor whose winning lottery ticket has her on the run for her life in “Jackpot!” and the fourth season of “Emily in Paris” drops Thursday. The tearjerker Netflix documentary “Daughters” follows four young girls as they prepare to
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Mortgage rates plummeted this week to the lowest level in more than a year. This could be good news if you’re looking to buy a new home, or if you are thinking about refinancing your home. According to mortgage financing corporation Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.47% this week. This is the lowest
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was preparing to fight for an Olympic title when IOC president Thomas Bach again defended her right to compete in the women’s competition at the Paris Games. Khelif is in the final of the women’s welterweight competition and Li Yu-ting of Taiwan will fight for
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Whether it’s star players holding out of training camp or holding in by reporting and not practicing, contract disputes are playing a prominent role across the NFL this summer. Some of the top contenders to compete for the Super Bowl are headed into the first full
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say a New York City police officer has been arrested for trying to arrest a man by using a chokehold that was banned after the death of George Floyd. Officer Omar Habib was arraigned Thursday on charges including strangulation, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, and using
Continue ReadingBy Antoinette Radford and Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — On Tuesday morning, as Abdallah stood on a dusty street in northern Gaza amid the debris of bombed buildings, he received a call he had waited nine months for. “UNICEF phoned me and said they would send them over. Please, please God,” he said wiping the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump mixed up two prominent politicians from California when he told a harrowing tale of almost crashing in a helicopter. During a meandering press conference Thursday riddled with false and misleading statements, Trump recalled riding as a passenger in the chopper with former San Francisco Mayor Willie
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump mixed up two prominent politicians from California when he told a harrowing tale of almost crashing in a helicopter. During a meandering press conference Thursday riddled with false and misleading statements, Trump recalled riding as a passenger in the chopper with former San Francisco Mayor Willie
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The series opener Friday between the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers was postponed due to rain. With the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby expected to bring torrential rains and heavy winds well into the evening hours — and tornado watches being issued for parts of New York State
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Water quality data used by Paris Olympics organizers shows that bacteria levels in the Seine River were within acceptable levels on the days that athletes swam in the famed waterway. That’s according to their tests and established thresholds. The Associated Press on Friday obtained the results of daily tests for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group launched one of its deepest strikes into Israel in mid-May, using an explosive drone that scored a direct hit on one of Israel’s most significant air force surveillance systems. This and other successful drone attacks have given the Iranian-backed militant group another deadly option for an
Continue ReadingBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The lawyer for Carles Puigdemont says the former Catalan leader is back in Belgium after evading arrest in Spain for the second time in seven years. Puigdemont made a much-anticipated return to Spain this week despite a pending arrest warrant against him for his role in a 2017 independence referendum deemed
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — As of this moment, Matt Anderson is planning to make another go at an Olympic gold medal in men’s volleyball four years from now. At age 41. If his body holds up. If his young family is all in on the idea. Four-time U.S. Olympians Anderson and David Smith
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