RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — In what’s become an annual winter tradition, hundreds of people carrying torches set fire to a giant wooden beetle effigy in Custer, South Dakota, to raise awareness of the destructive impact of the mountain pine beetle on forest land in the Black Hills. Custer firefighters prepared and lighted the torches
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Sarah, the Duchess of York, has been diagnosed with a malignant skin cancer that was discovered during her treatment for breast cancer, a spokesperson said. The melanoma was found after several moles were removed while she was undergoing reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy. Doctors are analyzing it to see if it was
Continue ReadingBy John Miller and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — A man who numerous witnesses have said frequently waits outside or nearby Taylor Swift’s Manhattan townhouse was arrested near her home for open warrants, admitting he was there to see the pop star, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation. On Saturday around
Continue ReadingMarlena Shaw, the jazz and R&B vocalist whose “California Soul” was one of the defining soul songs of the late 1960s, has died. She was 81. Shaw’s daughter, Marla Bradshaw, announced the singer’s death Friday in a video posted on Facebook. A cause of death was not given. “It’s with a very heavy heart for
Continue ReadingMarlena Shaw, the jazz and R&B vocalist whose “California Soul” was one of the defining soul songs of the late 1960s, has died. She was 81. Shaw’s daughter, Marla Bradshaw, announced the singer’s death Friday in a video posted on Facebook. A cause of death was not given. “It’s with a very heavy heart for
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s leader says his country stands shoulder to shoulder with Somalia in its dispute with landlocked Ethiopia, which struck a deal with Somaliland to obtain access to the sea. President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi slammed Ethiopia’s deal with the breakaway region. He called on Ethiopia to seek benefits
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched in the streets of cities across France on Sunday, calling on President Emmanuel Macron not to sign into law a tough new immigration measure they say bears the footprint of the far right and betrays French values. According to the Interior Ministry, 75,000 people marched in
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow-installed officials said Ukrainian shelling killed at least 27 people and wounded 25 on Sunday at a market on the outskirts of Donetsk, a Russian-occupied city in the eastern part of the country. Among the injured in the suburb of Tekstilshchik were two children, said Denis Pushilin, the local leader. Ukrainian
Continue ReadingBy Sara Tonks and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Warmth is set to thaw parts of the United States following frigid weekend temperatures – but the warmer air will bring a risk of ice and flooding for some states, and another crippling winter storm is set to hit portions of the Plains and South into
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Commuters in large swathes of the central US will face freezing rain and ice on Monday – just as a blast of warm air begins to thaw much of the winter-weary eastern US. A barrage of back-to-back winter storms this month have left at least
Continue ReadingBy MOHAMMED ZAATARI and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit two vehicles near a Lebanese army checkpoint in south Lebanon on Sunday, killing a Hezbollah member and wounding several other people, including civilians, Lebanese state media and health officials reported. The strike appeared to be part of a shift
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — People cleaning the freezer of a recently sold home in western Colorado made a grisly discovery: a human head and human hands. The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office first announced the discovery of “possible human remains” in a January 12 news release. In a Thursday update, they said the
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain and Ireland are bracing as Storm Isha unleashes rain and potentially deadly winds that are expected to batter a wide swath of land and disrupt travel into the start of the work week. The Met Office on Sunday issued an unusual blanket wind warning for all of the U.K. Winds gusted
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On a quiet weekend in movie theaters, “Mean Girls” repeated atop the box office with $11.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, while a handful of awards contenders sought to make an impact ahead of Oscar nominations Tuesday. With a dearth of
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On a quiet weekend in movie theaters, “Mean Girls” repeated atop the box office with $11.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, while a handful of awards contenders sought to make an impact ahead of Oscar nominations Tuesday. With a dearth of
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The historic Rock House located along Third Street in Desert Hot Springs is now officially an Historic Landmark. The dedication ceremony is took place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday. It was the first time the public has been allowed to visit the property, which was purchased by the Desert Hot Springs Historical
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters (CNN) — Russia’s aviation watchdog said on Sunday four people survived the crash of a charter plane bound for Moscow in northern Afghanistan, citing the Russian embassy there, and it said the condition of two other passengers on board was not yet clear. Two Taliban provincial officials said four survivors were now
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian death toll from the war between Israel and Hamas has soared past 25,000, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said Sunday, while Israel announced the death of another hostage and appeared far from achieving its goals of freeing more
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow-installed officials said Ukrainian shelling killed at least 25 people and wounded 20 on Sunday at a market on the outskirts of Donetsk, a Russian-occupied city in the eastern part of the country. Among the injured in the suburb of Tekstilshchik were two children, said Denis Pushilin, the local leader. Ukrainian
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Paris Men’s Fashion Week has wrapped up with a showcase of a style dichotomy. Collections ranged from subtle elegance, emphasizing timeless fashion with quality materials and muted palettes, to extravagant designs with bold colors and creative reinterpretations of menswear. Highlights on the final day on Sunday
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