LONDON – Meghan Markle has returned to the United Kingdom with Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, for their first visit to England in four years, joining Prince Harry for a private family trip. The couple and their children met King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Highgrove House...
AMES, Iowa. Iowa State athletics director Jamie Pollard publicly announced he plans to retire next summer after a 22-year tenure leading the university’s sports programs. Pollard said he and his wife will transition while healthy and enjoy retirement, and the school expects him to step down on June 30, 2027. University...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — On Friday, Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel announced a two-year contract formally naming Mike Boynton as men's basketball head coach, removing his interim tag after Dusty May departed to lead the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. Boynton had served as interim coach and assistant during the program's recent...
Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced Friday that he directed Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz to take a proactive role after the July 7 shooting that killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a traffic stop involving an ICE agent; Whitmire said HPD will offer resources and review evidence collected by federal authorities. This...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — County officials this week reported the discovery of 16 siblings held for years in a rural home in Vinton County, found in squalid conditions. Prosecutors have charged the children's parents and two grandparents, and local authorities moved to change one defendant's bond to allow hospital care rather...
United States-based technology giants Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Microsoft and Oracle have dramatically escalated their borrowing to fund an intensive buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure. Over the past five years, these hyperscalers have added about $350 billion to their collective debt, roughly doubling their total obligations since 2021, according to...
CHEYENNE, Wyoming — U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman has opened a formal congressional inquiry into Meta Platforms after a rare bacterial contamination was traced to construction of the company’s new artificial intelligence data center in the city. The incident involves Cupriavidus gilardii, an extremely rare, highly metal‑resistant bacterium detected in Cheyenne’s...
Geneva, Switzerland. Namibia's Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, was pictured with PowerCom Board chair Eldorette Harmse, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau at the International Telecommunication Union, Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, and Namibia's Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in...
Rainsville — This week Rainsville Funeral Home Inc, Las Cruces funeral homes, and Waco Memorial Funeral Home described the obituary services they provide, stating they collaborate with families to craft personalized notices that include biographical details, surviving relatives, funeral arrangements and guidance on memorial contributions while respecting local traditions and...
WARREN, Ohio. Warren Police Chief Eric Merkel has resigned and will begin using accrued vacation leave immediately, a leave period that began Thursday and extends through his final day on August 24. Merkel's resignation letter, which was also sent to WKBN, said he decided that 'stepping aside is in the...
