By MARK BANCHEREAU DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N. World Food Program said Thursday that more than a million people in northeastern Nigeria could lose access to emergency food and nutrition aid within weeks unless funding is secured, as violence and hunger surge in the region. Related Articles Recovery of missing dog Boro brings hope…
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Walt Disney famously said Disneyland would never be complete “as long as there is imagination left in the world,” but the biggest dreamer of them all was scared Disneyland would never be finished in time for opening day, according to a new documentary about the making of the Anaheim theme park. Disneyland Art Director Harper…
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In 1976, record shoppers knew what they liked – the Eagles and Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan – and they bought it in droves. Only 11 different albums reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart that year, with Peter Frampton and George Benson sneaking to the top between the better-known likes…
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By MIKE STOBBE and DEVI SHASTRI, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, one year after President Donald Trump announced America was ending its 78-year-old commitment, federal officials said Thursday. But it’s hardly a clean break. The U.S. owes more than $130 million to the…
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Cathedral Catholic football player Honor Fa’alave-Johnson provided a heck of a quote in a recent news story about his intention to stay at the San Diego school for his senior season. It all started with Fa’alave-Johnson’s social media post last week: “I appreciate all the different programs reaching out to my family and I. However,…
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It’s about to be a very good year for the nine members of the K-pop girl group Twice, who on Wednesday, Jan. 21 played the first of four nights at the Kia Forum in Inglewood. To the casual music fan, there are two big names in K-pop. The boy band BTS is responsible in large…
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By STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House was voting Thursday on a resolution that directs President Donald Trump to remove U.S. military forces from Venezuela as Democrats pressed the Republican-controlled Congress to curb the president’s aggression in the Western Hemisphere. The Trump administration told senators last week that there are no U.S.…
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Clothing retailer Under Armour is investigating a recent data breach that purloined customers’ email addresses and other personal information, but so far there are no signs the hackers stole any passwords or financial information. The breach is believed to have happened late last year, and affected 72 million email addresses, according to…
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A report from real estate tracker Attom showed Southern California homebuying dropped to its second-slowest pace for a November over the past 21 years. Here’s a summary of the homebuying data … Related Articles Zillow accused of referral monopoly, steering homebuyers to its lenders Wildfire insurance battles: California bills propose consumer-friendly regulations Home prices dip…
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By JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With the acquittal in the first Texas trial over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary School mass shooting, prosecutors must now decide how to try their case against the only other officer who was charged. Adrian Gonzales’ trial was a rare prosecution of an officer accused of failing…
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