By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — At a place where green jackets never go out of style, the sometimes-wild, often-trendy and always-interesting fashion sense of those playing Augusta National has become a viral subplot to the competition at the Masters this week. At the forefront may have been Jason Day, playing
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Authorities say four teenagers suspected of planning an Islamic extremist attack have been arrested in Germany. Three of the suspects — two girls who are 15 and 16, and a 15-year-old boy — come from various parts of the western North Rhine-Westphalia state, Germany’s most populous. Prosecutors said on Friday that they
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Vietnam War. Causes of Vietnam War 1883-1945 – Cochin-China, southern Vietnam, and Annam and Tonkin, central and northern Vietnam, along with Cambodia and Laos make up colonial empire French Indochina. 1946 – Communists in the north begin fighting France for control of the country. 1949
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Local media in Turkey say one person was killed and seven injured when a cable car in the south of the country hit a pole and burst open, sending the passengers plummeting to the mountainside below. Scores of other people were left stranded as the system came to a standstill. The state-run
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning musician Willie Nelson. Personal Birth date: April 30, 1933 Birth place: Abbott, Texas Birth name: Willie Hugh Nelson Father: Ira Nelson Mother: Myrle (Greenhaw) Harvey Marriages: Ann Marie D’Angelo (1991-present); Connie Koepke (1971-1988, divorced); Shirley Collie (1963-1971, divorced); Martha Matthews (1952-1962,
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A large sawfish that showed signs of distress has been rescued by wildlife officials in the Florida Keys, where more than three dozen of the endangered fish have died for unexplained reasons in recent months. The 11-foot smalltooth sawfish was seen swimming in circles near
Continue ReadingBy LEKAN OYEKANMI and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — The driver of a stolen semitrailer intentionally rammed it into a Texas public safety office in a rural town west of Houston on Friday, injuring multiple people, according to a state lawmaker. Three people were airlifted with critical injuries and three others were
Continue ReadingBy Leif Coorlim, CNN (CNN) — Grace Forrest is the founding director of Walk Free, the Australian-based anti-slavery organization responsible for publishing the Global Slavery Index (GSI). The GSI provides national estimates of modern slavery for 167 countries, drawn from thousands of interviews with survivors collected through surveys and vulnerability assessments. On April 11, Forrest
Continue ReadingCNN By Leif Coorlim, CNN (CNN) — Grace Forrest is the founding director of Walk Free, the Australian-based anti-slavery organization responsible for publishing the Global Slavery Index (GSI). The GSI provides national estimates of modern slavery for 167 countries, drawn from thousands of interviews with survivors collected through surveys and vulnerability assessments. On April 11,
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press An arrest warrant has been rescinded for the Vermont owner of a controversial firearms training center involved in a long-running legal dispute over unpermitted structures. The town says it has removed the structures while Daniel Banyai remains jailed on other charges. Banyai was ordered arrested in December by an environmental
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling sharply Friday after a mixed start to earnings reporting season. Worries about tensions in the Middle East also rattled financial markets, pushing investors to look for safer places for their money. The S&P 500 was 1.6% lower in afternoon trading and
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News channel 3 reached out to the Palm Springs City Council to explain some of the components of a statement regarding Section 14, which they shared with the community on Thursday after a Closed session. Local descendants and survivors of Section 14 remain hopeful they will continue to find solutions to what the city has
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump will make history as the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges when his hush money case opens with jury selection. The case, starting Monday, will force the presumptive Republican presidential nominee to juggle campaigning with sitting in a Manhattan courtroom for weeks to defend himself against
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Sean McManus has had little time to reflect on his nearly 27 1/2-year tenure leading CBS Sports. Over the past month, there has been the men’s NCAA Tournament and this weekend’s coverage of the Masters. If anything, McManus has approached the last six months since he announced his retirement
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A baseball agent at Bad Bunny’s Rimas Sports firm has lost his certification with the Major League Baseball Players Association. The union declined to comment Friday on the reason for its decision to strip William Arroyo of his right to represent MLB players. “At Rimas Sports, we uphold the highest standards
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A baseball agent at Bad Bunny’s Rimas Sports firm has lost his certification with the Major League Baseball Players Association. The union declined to comment Friday on the reason for its decision to strip William Arroyo of his right to represent MLB players. “At Rimas Sports, we uphold the highest standards
Continue ReadingBy MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is cementing economic links and cultural amity with North Carolina by visiting the Tar Heel state after a few days in Washington focused on global security issues. Kishida toured Japanese companies in the Greensboro area Friday before a historic luncheon at
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press A suspect is in custody after a commercial vehicle crashed into a Texas Department of Public Safety office in a rural town west of Houston on Friday injuring multiple people. Three people were airlifted with critical injuries and three others were transported in serious condition after the vehicle, which was
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Local media in Turkey say one person was killed and seven injured when a cable car in the south of the country hit a pole and burst open, sending the passengers plummeting to the mountainside below. The state-run Anadolu Agency says two children were among the injured in the accident at the
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — China has surged sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology that Moscow in turn is using to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weaponry for use in its war against Ukraine, according to a U.S. assessment. Two senior Biden administration officials, who discussed the
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