Packers relying on inexperienced cornerbacks to step up after Douglas’ departure
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers rookie cornerback Carrington Valentine often looked to veteran Rasul Douglas for advice as the seventh-round draft pick from...
Japan’s Princess Kako arrives in Peru to mark 150 years of diplomatic relations
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Japanese Princess Kako on Friday arrived in Peru on an official visit to commemorate 150 years of diplomatic relations between both countries....
Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church to visit Hong Kong amid strained Sino-Vatican relations
HONG KONG (AP) — The leader of China’s Communist Party-sponsored version of the Catholic church will visit Hong Kong this month at the invitation of the...
German club Mainz terminates Anwar El Ghazi’s contract over social media posts on Israel-Hamas war
MAINZ, Germany (AP) — German soccer club Mainz terminated the contract of Dutch forward Anwar El Ghazi on Friday following his social media posts about the...
Tensions spike in Rio de Janeiro ahead of Copa Libertadores soccer final and after Copacabana brawl
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tensions remained high Friday in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of the Copa Libertadores soccer final, following a brawl between...
Chicago-area police entered wrong home, held disabled woman and grandkids for hours, lawsuit alleges
Chicago-area police serving an arrest warrant entered the wrong home in 2021 and held a disabled woman, her four young grandchildren and others for hours, violating...
The Supreme Court will hear an NRA appeal in a dispute with a former New York state official
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear an appeal from the National Rifle Association over comments from a former New York...
Mavs coach Jason Kidd has non-COVID illness, will miss game in Denver
DENVER (AP) — Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd will miss Friday night’s game at Denver with a non-COVID-19 illness. Kidd didn’t make the trip and will...
Christiane Amanpour to debut weekly show after years of reduced presence on domestic CNN
NEW YORK (AP) — For what it’s worth, CNN’s best-known international journalist, Christiane Amanpour, also found it odd that she’s had little visible presence on the...
Baby Ru homicide: Mother changes story about night her son suffered blunt force trauma, uncle says
The mother of the toddler killed by blunt force trauma appears to be telling whānau different versions of what occurred on the night her son died....