Hawks’ Snyder finalizes coaching staff for 2023-24 season, includes Kokoskov, Brey
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks coach Quin Snyder, who took over the team in February, finalized his staff for next season on Wednesday. Igor…
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FIFA official Fatma Samoura leaving after 7 years as pioneering woman in soccer
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura is leaving after seven years as the highest profile woman…
Continue Reading Driver whose car vaulted over tow truck says: ‘I thought I was going to die’
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — A woman whose car was captured on video vaulting into the air over a tow truck and crashing onto a Georgia highway says…
Continue Reading Roger Payne, who found out that whales could sing, dies at 88
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press Roger Payne, the scientist who spurred a worldwide environmental conservation movement with his discovery that…
Continue Reading Fox News says it ‘addressed’ onscreen message that called Biden a ‘wannabe dictator’
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News appeared to express regret Wednesday for showing an onscreen message that called President…
Continue Reading North Carolina governor signs sports, horse racing betting law; wagering to being in early 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Regulated sports betting and horse racing should begin across North Carolina in the first half of next year after Gov. Roy…
Continue Reading Report: 2020 US census helped guide distribution of $2.8 trillion in annual government spending
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The head count of every U.S. resident in 2020 helped guide the distribution of $2.8 trillion in annual federal…
Continue Reading Canada suspends work with Chinese-founded development bank while it investigates complaints
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Canada’s finance minister says it is suspending activity with a Chinese-founded development…
Continue Reading Agribusiness giant Cargill not doing enough to fight deforestation, protect human rights, group says
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press A coalition of activist groups and researchers has released a report it hopes will increase pressure on…
Continue Reading Kosovo says 3 border police officers ‘kidnapped’ by Serbia; Belgrade says they crossed illegally
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Kosovo police have reported that three officers patrolling a…
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UPS announce deal to install air conditioners in trucks
The tentative deal announced on Tuesday between the package carrier and the Teamsters Union would require air conditioning systems, new heat shields,…
Continue Reading Woman comes forward to accuse lawyer of 2007 rape in Boston, wants to face him in court
BOSTON (AP) — A woman who’s accused a New Jersey man of raping her 16 years ago in Boston says she felt that her freedom had been taken away from…
Continue Reading Climate protesters throw paint and glue at Monet painting in Swedish museum
STOCKOLM (AP) — Two women have been detained in Stockholm after they threw “some kind of paint” at a painting by French artist Claude Monet and…
Continue Reading Southern Baptists refuse to let Saddleback Church back into the denomination for women pastors
By PETER SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold,…
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Las Vegas Golden Knights fans celebrate their team’s win
The Knights took down the Florida Panthers in five games in the final. Hundreds of fans filled the streets to celebrate the…
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Man accused of stabbing Cash App founder appeared in court
It was the first hearing after defense attorney Paula Canny parted ways with suspect Nima Momeni, who then chose a high-profile Florida-based legal…
Continue Reading Wolves that nearly died out from inbreeding recovered, now helping a remote island’s ecosystem
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Gray wolves are thriving at Isle Royale National Park five years after…
Continue Reading Vodafone, Three to merge UK mobile phone operations to capitalize on 5G rollout
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two of the U.K.’s biggest mobile phone operators have agreed to merge their businesses to capitalize…
Continue Reading Philadelphia Zoo: Accidental deaths of 5 meerkats apparently caused by poisoning linked to dye
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia zoo officials say the recent, sudden deaths of all five of their meerkats were apparently caused by an accidental…
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California school board fires superintendent
Screaming and hollering inside a school board meeting in Temecula after the board voted three-to-one to fire Superintendent Jodi…
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