Prominent Pakistani comedian dies on way to US for treatment
By ADIL JAWAD Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — One of Pakistan’s most beloved comedians, Umar Sharif, has passed away in Germany on the…
Continue Reading Women’s March targets Supreme Court, with abortion on line
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first big Women’s March of the Biden administration reached the steps of the U.S.…
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Nike, Under Armour and others face supply problems in Vietnam
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Surging shopper demand coupled with shipping container shortages and bottlenecks at ports have already triggered…
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NASCAR charges into Talladega for unpredictable playoff race
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — NASCAR’s playoffs shift to Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday for the middle race…
Continue Reading NATO troops patrol Kosovo-Serbia border after truck blockade
By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press JARINJE, Kosovo (AP) — Soldiers with a NATO-led peacekeeping mission are keeping watch at the…
Continue Reading Townsend cheekily imitates Ronaldo as Everton draws at Man U
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — There was a trademark Cristiano Ronaldo celebration at Old Trafford even if it didn’t come from the Portugal superstar…
Continue Reading 2021 has ‘not been a good year for peacemaking.’ But WHO is tipped for the Nobel Peace Prize
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN After 18 turbulent months spent tackling the global Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) is being broadly…
Continue Reading Laporta says Koeman will keep job as Barcelona coach
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s club president has quashed reports of the imminent firing of Ronald Koeman.…
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5 things about Melania Trump revealed in Stephanie Grisham’s new book
By Kate Bennett, CNN During her five years working in various roles as a senior aide to Donald and Melania Trump, Stephanie Grisham had perhaps the…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth reflects on ‘deep’ affection for Scotland
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has opened the sixth session of the Scottish Parliament, reflecting on the “deep…
Continue Reading Man arrested for setting fire inside a Democratic county building in Texas, authorities say
By Raja Razek and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A Texas man is facing arson and weapons charges over allegedly igniting a fire inside a Democratic party county…
Continue Reading US envoy says climate summit can yield ‘enormous progress’
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry says he thinks “enormous progress” can be made at upcoming U.N.…
Continue Reading COVID-19-delayed Chopin piano competition opens in Poland
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A gala concert has opened the 18th edition of the prestigious Frederic Chopin…
Continue Reading A look at high court’s top cases in new term starting Monday
By The Associated Press Abortion, guns and religion top the Supreme Court term that begins Monday. A case from Mississippi presents a direct…
Continue Reading Ecuador to pardon thousands of inmates after deadly prison riot
By Philip Wang and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Ecuador plans to pardon and commute thousands of sentences in order to free up space in the country’s…
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ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather: Sunny and warm Saturday
Good Saturday morning to you all. If you are heading out early this morning or later this evening you will certainly want to bring a light jacket…
Continue Reading Georgia votes in election shadowed by ex-president’s arrest
By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgians voted in municipal elections across the country that were seen as a test…
Continue Reading Abortion, guns, religion top a big Supreme Court term
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The future of abortion rights is in the hands of a conservative Supreme Court that’s…
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Pharmacies face 1st trial over role in opioid crisis
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A bellwether trial is set to start Monday in federal court in Cleveland to determine whether…
Continue Reading Pharmacies face 1st trial over role in opioid crisis
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A bellwether trial is set to start Monday in federal court in Cleveland to determine whether…
Continue Reading The myths about slavery that still hold America captive
By John Blake, CNN At first, Clint Smith had trouble making out the objects beside a white picket fence in the distance. Then he drew closer; what he…
Continue Reading Party crowds spark effort to turn down volume in South Beach
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Miami Beach wants to turn down the volume in the city’s South Beach party neighborhood. Officials…
Continue Reading Party crowds spark effort to turn down volume in South Beach
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Miami Beach wants to turn down the volume in the city’s South Beach party neighborhood. Officials…
Continue Reading Philippines President Duterte announces he’s retiring from politics at the end of his term
By Radina Gigova, CNN Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday he would retire rather than run for vice president next year, in a…
Continue Reading Brazilian teen enjoying new life after skateboarding success
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer Life has been anything but normal for the Brazilian teenager who became an overnight sensation after winning a…
Continue Reading Bash back better: Here’s what governing by crisis looks like
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been a tempestuous week in Washington, with insults and accusations flying,…
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Man arrested in Molotov cocktail attack on Austin Dems’ HQ
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Investigators in Texas have arrested a man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail into the Travis County Democratic Party…
Continue Reading Man arrested in Molotov cocktail attack on Austin Dems’ HQ
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Investigators in Texas have arrested a man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail into the Travis County Democratic Party…
Continue Reading German Greens leadership steel party for government
BERLIN (AP) — The leaders of Germany’s environmentalist Green party are urging their members to seize the chance to join the country’s next…
Continue Reading European-Japanese space mission gets 1st glimpse of Mercury
BERLIN (AP) — A joint European-Japanese spacecraft got its first glimpse of Mercury as it swung by the solar system’s innermost planet while on a…
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