A miracle puppy that was found in a rural Australian backyard after possibly being dropped by a bird of prey has been discovered to be a purebred dingo, to the joy of conservationists. Wandi is less than a year old but already the small dingo puppy is carrying the weight of his species on his
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EL PASO, Texas — Musical icon Cher will make her way to the Borderland for a concert in El Paso early next year. Live Nation Entertainment made the announcement at a news conference at the University of Texas El Paso on Monday. Cher will perform March 6, 2020 at the Don Haskins Center at UTEP.
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Under Armour’s accounting practices are under investigation in the United States, heaping pressure on the struggling company as it seeks to reverse years of lackluster sales. The sportswear maker acknowledged in a statement Sunday that it faces probes from the US Department of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission. “The company began responding
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Everton’s Andre Gomes suffered a horrific injury which overshadowed his side’s battling 1-1 home draw against Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League Sunday. The Portuguese international suffered a fractured dislocation to his right ankle after a challenge from Spurs’ Son Heung-min and was rushed straight to hospital where he underwent successful surgery on Monday.
Continue Reading Papa John’s is slowly turning things around — and perhaps a new crust will help. The pizza chain is debuting a garlic Parmesan-flavored crust, its first new flavor option for its original dough in 35 years. The crust is baked with Parmesan-Romano cheese and is inspired by its popular garlic sauce. The new flavor joins
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Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle has declined to visit the White House Monday for a ceremony honoring his team’s historic World Series win, citing President Donald Trump’s rhetoric as the reason he won’t attend the celebration. “There’s a lot of things, policies that I disagree with, but at the end of the day, it has more
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The United Nations’ cultural agency has been criticized for covering up the genitalia of a series of nude sculptures with underwear. Works by French sculptor Stéphane Simon, which show nude, classical-style figures taking selfies, were being displayed in Paris during UNESCO’s European Heritage Days event in September. But officials decided to cover the offending parts
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Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said Monday that he believes people are capable of “moving past old prejudices” when asked about whether his sexuality would impact his support among black voters. “(Elections) are about voters asking the question, ‘how will my life be different if you get elected president versus somebody else?’ I think we
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man during a shootout in Sunland Park on Monday morning following word of a potential illegal border crossing by a small group. It happened about 6 a.m. in the 1200 block of McNutt Road. Authorities blocked off the shooting scene, closing
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EL PASO, Texas — Two of the biggest stakeholders in the fight over the future of El Paso’s Duranguito neighborhood faced off during a half hour discussion on ABC-7’s Xtra on Sunday, Nov. 3. On one side was businessman and philanthropist J.P. Bryan, who is the financial muscle for preservationist Max Grossman, who is leading
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The warming trend will continue Monday with temperatures running about 10 degrees above normal. Weather changes will arrive on Tuesday as the next system allows moisture to move into the region. Increased chances for rain and storms through early Thursday.
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Seth Meyers thinks some comedy fans may be burned out by DC politics, so he asked Netflix to help him do something about it. The late night host’s new comedy special “Lobby Baby” debuts on Netflix on Tuesday, and in it there will be a segment in which Meyers shifts from jokes about his personal
Continue Reading Joanna Krupa, an alum of “The Real Housewives of Miami,” is now a mom. Krupa shared on her official Instagram account Sunday that she and husband Douglas Nunes are the proud parents of a daughter born Saturday. Baby girl Asha-Leigh is the couple’s first child. “One of the most amazing emotional and hardest days of
Continue Reading TSA agents at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport were prepared to give a traveler crap when they spotted a revolver in his carry-on bag. But upon closer inspection, what they thought was a gun was really a gun-shaped toilet paper holder. “Yes, this most unusual revolver was not designed to spin bullets,” TSA joked
Continue Reading President Donald Trump’s defenses of his actions often change over time. They rarely change quite as head-spinningly fast as they did on Sunday. Speaking to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, Trump continued to argue that his July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was “perfect.” He claimed that the “many
Continue Reading All four White House officials who are scheduled to give depositions on Monday during the House’s impeachment inquiry won’t show up, as a source with knowledge of the situation tells CNN that National Security Council lawyers John Eisenberg and Michael Ellis will not testify. The two officials will join Robert Blair, assistant to the President
Continue Reading Apple announced a $2.5 billion financial package to help address the housing crisis in California, which has worsened in part because of the rapid growth of tech companies. The company laid out a five-point plan, including $1 billion for an affordable housing investment fund, $1 billion in mortgage assistance for first-time home buyers and opening
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Everton is investigating a supporter’s alleged racist behavior during the club’s English Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. The match was overshadowed by the horrific injury to Portuguese international Andre Gomes who suffered a fractured dislocation of his right ankle after a challenge from Son Heung-Min. The South Korean star was in tears
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Murió un mono en un zoológico de Kansas que había resultado herido en un intento de robo. Despiden al presidente de McDonald’s por una “relación consensuada con una empleada”. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1. EE.UU. comenzaría su retiro del acuerdo de París Han pasado más de
Continue Reading Bayern Munich has parted ways with manager Niko Kovac after just 18 months in charge, as Saturday’s 5-1 hammering at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt proved to be an embarrassment too far for the club’s board. In a statement released on Sunday, Bayern said the decision was by mutual agreement, with Kovac adding: “I think
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New Zealand’s immigration minister, Iain Lees-Galloway, has asked for a review of recent changes to visa rules following protests from the country’s Indian community. The controversy revolves around recent changes to immigration policy, particularly new directives governing visas, which have made it harder to bring a partner to New Zealand. The new rules stipulate that
Continue Reading Francois Pienaar, South Africa’s victorious Rugby World Cup captain in 1995, had until recently never spoken to Siya Kolisi, the man who lifted the trophy for the Springboks Saturday. As Pienaar prepared to meet his modern-day counterpart at Sunday’s World Rugby awards, the former Springboks skipper knew exactly what to say: “Thank you.” Pienaar knows
Continue Reading The Ukraine scandal appears to be another case of President Donald Trump’s breathtaking inability to distinguish the public interest from his own. When viewed this way, the scandal is simply different in degree, but not in kind, from countless other instances of petty corruption throughout history: a politician using his office for personal ends. What
Continue Reading Ariana Grande was up for seven awards, but Taylor Swift had the bigger night along with Billie Eilish and Halsey at the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards on Sunday in Seville, Spain. The following is a list of the nominees with those who took home the award listed as “WINNER” in bold: BEST U.S. ACT
Continue Reading Police in Vietnam have arrested eight people in connection with the deaths of 39 people found dead in a truck in England last month, Vietnamese state media reported Monday. Speaking to reporters, Major General Nguyen Huu Cau also said police in Nge An province, in the north of the country, had coordinated with relevant agencies
Continue Reading While tens of thousands of travelers descend on Peru annually to visit well-known attractions such as Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley and Lima, one of the country’s most beautiful and interesting spots is virtually ignored by tourists. Paracas, a small coastal town of less than 5,000 residents, lies 150 miles from Lima and is known
Continue Reading Halfway between Copenhagen and Oslo, on a rocky Swedish coastline, lies the largest non-capital in the Nordics. Gothenburg has always played second fiddle to its big sister Stockholm. Historically seen as a lesser city — more Volvo-industrial Sweden than sexy Spotify Sweden — this salty seaport has spent the past few decades completely reinventing itself
Continue Reading Beto O’Rourke left his political magic in Texas. The former congressman’s stunning rise and sudden fall ended Friday night in Iowa, when he acknowledged the reality borne out by his low poll numbers and slumping fundraising: His hopes of winning the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination were over. His campaign had explored all of its options
Continue Reading A white supremacist group filmed a video in front of the Emmett Till Memorial in Sumner, Mississippi, over the weekend, officials say. A security camera video posted on the Sumner Courthouse and Emmett Till Interpretive Center’s Facebook page shows seven people standing in front of the sign Saturday, while some of them film. “We are
Continue Reading Happy Monday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. Over the next decade, low growth, low inflation and low yields could push returns for the classic US portfolio — 60% stocks and 40% bonds — down toward their lowest
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