By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Somali authorities have declared an emergency after heavy rains triggered floods across the country that have left thousands trapped and many others displaced from their homes. The heavy rain in the East African country follows several years of drought and successive failed rainy seasons that have triggered a humanitarian
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Albania has agreed to temporarily give shelter to thousands of the migrants who reach Italy while Italian authorities process their asylum bids. The deal was announced on Monday after Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni met in Rome with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. Italy will pay for the
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press BEAR, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden — perhaps the nation’s biggest Amtrak fan — headed to Delaware on Monday to tout new federal investments for trains on the heavily trafficked Northeast Corridor. The president visited Bear, Delaware, to announce more than $16 billion in new funding that will
Continue ReadingBy MELINA WALLING and JOHN LOCHER Associated Press GANADO, Ariz. (AP) — Growing up in Ganado, a small town in Navajo Nation in eastern Arizona, Nikyle Begay always wanted to visit their grandmother’s sheep. Begay’s parents had grown up raising livestock, and their dad had always wanted to raise sheep and cattle, but it was
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America An exotic wildlife preserve owner who gained notoriety on the popular Netflix series “Tiger King” plead guilty Monday to animal trafficking and money laundering, the U.S. Justice Department announced. Bhagavan “Doc” Antle oversaw the sale or purchase of cheetah cubs, lion cubs, tigers and a juvenile chimpanzee that
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James couldn’t help but notice the new floor in Miami on Monday, the one with the word “Culture” splashed across midcourt and with team president Pat Riley’s long mantra painted in each of the lanes. James and the Los Angeles Lakers were the first opponent
Continue ReadingCHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a shooting that injured four people inside a restaurant south of San Diego last month, police said. The youth was taken into custody Friday evening, the Chula Vista Police Department said in a press release on Saturday. “Due to his age, no
Continue ReadingCHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a shooting that injured four people inside a restaurant south of San Diego last month, police said. The youth was taken into custody Friday evening, the Chula Vista Police Department said in a press release on Saturday. “Due to his age, no
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — James Corden may be off TV screens after leaving CBS’ “The Late Late Show” but that doesn’t mean he’s stopped chatting with celebrities. The multiple Emmy- and Tony Award-winner who gave the world “Carpool Karaoke” is launching a new weekly show set for early 2024
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — James Corden may be off TV screens after leaving CBS’ “The Late Late Show” but that doesn’t mean he’s stopped chatting with celebrities. The multiple Emmy- and Tony Award-winner who gave the world “Carpool Karaoke” is launching a new weekly show set for early 2024
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department says one of Puerto Rico’s biggest distributors of pharmaceutical drugs has been ordered to pay $12 million after being accused of not reporting hundreds of suspicious orders for controlled substances. Authorities said Monday that Drogueria Betances, LLC is accused of not reporting at least 655
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians have hired Stephen Vogt, a journeyman catcher with no managerial experience, as their new manager to replace Terry Francona, the team announced Monday. Vogt was Seattle’s bullpen coach last season. Although the 39-year-old Vogt has never been a manager, he checked every other
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE RANTZ Associated Press Veronica Latsko’s second-half goal was all OL Reign needed to defeat the San Diego Wave 1-0 and earn a spot in the National Women’s Soccer League championship game. The Reign will face Gotham FC for the league title on Saturday at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium. Gotham took down the Thorns
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cody Dorman, the teenager who watched his namesake horse Cody’s Wish win at the Breeders’ Cup, has died. He was 17. Dorman died Sunday after suffering a “medical event” on the family’s way home to Kentucky after attending the world championships at Santa Anita last
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cody Dorman, the teenager who watched his namesake horse Cody’s Wish win at the Breeders’ Cup, has died. He was 17. Dorman died Sunday after suffering a “medical event” on the family’s way home to Kentucky after attending the world championships at Santa Anita last
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A criminal investigation has been launched into Ukrainian military officers who organized a ceremony to honor troops that was struck by a Russian missile, killing 19 soldiers. The State Bureau of Investigation says it wants to hold military officials accountable for the Rocket Forces and Artillery
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, Chris Boyette and Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — The father of the man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in Illinois pleaded guilty to seven counts of misdemeanor reckless conduct as part of a deal with prosecutors. Robert Crimo Jr. had been
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — American YouTuber MrBeast’s latest video, in which he says he built 100 wells across Africa, has drawn a complex response online since it was published on Saturday. Some Kenyan activists and journalists said he has spotlighted the failures of the Kenyan government, while MrBeast, whose real
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians have hired Stephen Vogt, a journeyman catcher with no managerial experience, as their new manager to replace Terry Francona, the team announced Monday. Vogt was Seattle’s bullpen coach last season. Although the 38-year-old Vogt has never been a manager, he checked every other
Continue ReadingHEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — Authorities outside of Houston are searching for the people responsible for a shooting at a large college homecoming event that left seven wounded. The Waller County Sheriff’s Office says gunfire broke out around 10 p.m. Sunday night at a Prairie View A&M University homecoming party near the school’s campus. That’s about
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