The family of Jayland Walker held press conference immediately following a 1 p.m. press conference from Akron officials in which police body camera footage from the night he was killed was to be released.
A measure of calm was returning after Israel's retaliatory strike on Iran spooked the market and spurred a rush to safe havens such as gold.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The flame that will burn at the Olympics is spending the night at the ancient Acropolis in Athens, a week before its handover to Paris 2024 organizers. During a lull in heavy rain late Friday, a torchbearer lit a cauldron in front of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple, on the citadel that dominates the Athens skyline and is Greece’s top tourist draw. The flame will stay there until Saturday morning, when the champagne-colored torch travels to Delphi, an important ancient G
Lululemon Athletica will close its distribution center in the state of Washington at the end of the year and lay off more than 100 employees, the apparel retailer told Reuters on Friday. The Vancouver-based firm will shutter the Sumner distribution center as part of its business optimization effort and cut 128 jobs beginning June 21, according to a WARN notice filed with the state's Employment Security Department. The move comes at a time when Lululemon is seeing slowing demand for its premium athleisure in North America, where excessive inventory levels at sporting retailers has resulted in lower orders for sportswear and apparel firms.
Shareholders of the International Monetary Fund agreed this week on the importance of addressing challenges faced by low-income countries, many of which are facing unsustainable debt burdens, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday. Multiple reports from the IMF and the World Bank this week sounded the alarm about economic developments and prospects in low-income developing countries, which are still grappling with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and other shocks. The IMF lowered its 2024 growth forecast for low-income countries as a group to 4.7% from an estimate of 4.9% in January.
Rebel Moon: Part 2 - The Scargiver is an empty feast, a relentless onslaught of explosions, sci-fi tropes and meaningless exposition that amounts to nothing.
From Israel and Iran to the man who set himself on fire outside the Trump trial, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had little to say
Since it’s not being televised — and news photographers are only permitted in for 45 seconds at the start of each day — the only other images from inside the courtroom are portraits being done by sketch artists.
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The NYPD identified the man as Maxwell Azzarello, 37, who is now in critical condition in Cornell burns unit. He has a long history of posting conspiracy theories and railing against the rich and powerful
The man was later identified by the New York Police Department as 37-year-old Max Azzarello from St Augustine Florida
On his third stop in the Canadian Premier League, Manny Aparicio is closer to home and, hopefully, another title. The 28-year-old midfielder, born in Buenos Aires and raised in Toronto, joined Atletico Ottawa in the off-season from Pacific FC — part of a strong Ottawa recruiting class. "We have a lot of positions where no one can really feel relax and take their starting spot for granted, which is good to see," said Aparicio. "It's gelling well together," he added. "I don't really see any egos o
Mexican presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday said that if elected, her administration would focus on water management and renewable energy as part of a plan to boost the country's sustainability. Speaking at a banking event on the country's Pacific coast, Sheinbaum added that she would also focus on developing areas for nearshoring, investing in industrial parks and boosting the country's freight and passenger train networks. The candidate for the ruling MORENA party, Sheinbaum is strongly favored to win the June elections and her campaign has centered on broadly continuing the policies of current President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
An accident with a shiploader at the sugar terminal in the Recife port in Northeastern Brazil suspended loading operations at the site, according to a note from shipping company Williams Brazil late on Thursday. The company said the shiploader collapsed and a part of the machine fell inside the cargo hold of a vessel that was docked at the port to load raw sugar. The press service at the Recife port confirmed the accident, adding that nobody was hurt.
Retired Greek 400-meter hurdles champion Periklis Iakovakis lit a cauldron with the Paris 2024 Olympic flame in front of the Parthenon atop the Acropolis in rainy Athens on Friday. The flame reached the Greek capital as part of the torch relay following a ceremony in ancient Olympia on Tuesday. (AP video by Michael Varaklas)
Salman Rushdie’s "Knife" details the author's recovery after being stabbed and left blind in his right eye. The AP's Hillel Italie says the book shows that the 2022 attack “did not crush him. It didn't take his spirit away.” (April 19) (AP production by Gary Gerard Hamilton)
A Relative Strength Rating upgrade for Mueller Water Products shows improving technical performance.
RCMP have now labelled three separate fires that happened at the wharf in Back Bay, near St, George in southwestern New Brunswick, as arson. Members of the Eastern Charlotte Fire Department responded to a call at 3:30 a.m. Thursday about a vehicle on fire at the wharf, but when they arrived discovered that a commercial fishing boat and building were also on fire.The fire in the building, at 24 Back Bay Loop Rd., was extinguished before it was damaged, said Justin Johnston, fire chief for Eastern
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Councillors hope a new grant application will bring the township one step closer to a "made-in-Centre Wellington transit solution." Centre Wellington council has directed staff to apply for a grant to fund a Transit Service Study reviewing existing mobility options, projecting future transit service demand, assessing service alternatives and developing a recommended strategy and implementation plan for transit service. Approved during a council meeting Monday afternoon, staff
Ford is celebrating 60 years of Mustang with a series of events, and Farley's post suggests that a new variant is in the works.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Staring down a decision so consequential it could alter the course of history -- but also end his own career -- House Speaker Mike Johnson prayed for guidance. A conservative Christian, the speaker wrestled over whether to lead the House in approving $95 billion in desperately needed war-time aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, which many in his own Republican majority opposed — some so strongly they would try to boot him from office. Or, he could do nothing, halting
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