A 2-year-old died after he was found bleeding and covered in bruises at a Tennessee home, Memphis police say. Now, his mother’s boyfriend has been charged after officials said he beat the boy with a dog toy, according to arrest affidavits from Shelby County. The child’s mother left him in the care of her boyfriend … Read more
By Michelle Nichols N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad’s interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby spoke with the U.S. envoy to the United Nations about challenges to holding an election, the envoy said on Thursday, more than two years after bypassing the central African country’s constitution to install himself as leader. Military leaders in Chad originally promised an … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has dealt another serious setback to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota, dismissing the company’s lawsuit that sought to regain the critical mineral rights leases that the Biden administration cancelled. The ruling Wednesday was the latest blow to the … Read more
The Nasdaq tumbled in afternoon trading on Thursday, dragged down by Apple (AAPL). Shares of the tech giant continued to fall after reports that China has forbidden government officials from using its iPhone and it plans to extend the ban to state companies. The move is a headwind for Apple in its biggest overseas market, … Read more
The G League Ignite’s Ron Holland and Matas Buzelis celebrate after Holland scored against the Perth Wildcats in the second half of an NBA G League Fall Invitational game on Sept. 6, 2023 in Las Vegas. The Ignite defeated the Wildcats 124-105. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) LAS VEGAS — Last fall, over 100 NBA scouts filled … Read more
A judge in Los Angeles is due to decide the prison sentence for US actor Danny Masterson, who was convicted in May of raping two women in the early 2000s. The star of That ’70s Show, a TV sit-com series, faces up to 30 years or life in prison. Prosecutors argued Masterson, 47, had relied … Read more
Xi Jinping will not be attending the G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend. Virtually every analyst says the Chinese ruler wants to snub India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. That’s possible of course, but a more likely explanation is that either Xi is not well – there are wild rumours about a stroke – … Read more
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans talking about impeaching a state Supreme Court justice before she’s heard a case are pointing to the nearly $10 million she received from the Democratic Party as proof that she can’t fairly rule on redistricting cases that could weaken the GOP’s hold on the Legislature. But the state GOP … Read more
Text size Eli Lilly’s diabetes drug Mounjaro beat sales estimates in the second quarter. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Eli Lilly could reach $50 billion in annual sales from weight-loss drugs by 2030, making the pharmaceutical company one of the big winners from obesity treatments, J.P. Morgan analysts said. The bank’s analysts raised their sales estimates and said … Read more
Even Kenny Pickett understands what a big August meant for him and the Pittsburgh Steelers. “It is preseason, man,” Pickett said, according to The Athletic. “Nothing counts, so it is kind of easy to remain motivated because we haven’t done anything yet. Everybody understands that.” Still, if the NFL is going to play preseason games, … Read more