Serena Williams has already invested in multiple sports ventures in Los Angeles. (Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images) The rise of women’s basketball has caught the attention of Serena Williams. The tennis legend and 23-time Grand Slam champion says she’s willing to put her money behind the sport. In an interview with CNN published Monday ahead … Read more
Norcross Police is searching for a 24-year-old man who disappeared from a Citgo in Norcross. Savon Gene Walker was last seen on April 11, at 2:30 p.m. at 6367 Buford Highway. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] His mother, Sonia Taniece Ford, said she’s been looking for him for three days … Read more
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister called for closer cooperation between Saudi Arabia and his cash-strapped Islamic nation to enhance Saudi investment in his country, a government statement said Tuesday. Shehbaz Sharif made his remarks during a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan who arrived Monday in the capital, Islamabad, to … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump began his day as a criminal defendant lashing out at the judge and prosecutors, casting himself as a victim and angrily posting on social media. In other words: a familiar routine. But inside the courtroom, which was closed to TV cameras, Trump was a different man — … Read more
Artificial intelligence (AI) has caught the eye of investors because of its potential to transform many industries, and the biggest impact could be in the area of healthcare. That’s because this technology could solve the No. 1 problem of drug development, the lengthy time it takes to bring a candidate from drawing board to commercialization. … Read more
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks to the media before the 2024 WNBA Draft on Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) NEW YORK — The WNBA is “pretty confident” it will expand to 16 teams by the 2028 season, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said ahead of the WNBA Draft on Monday. The … Read more
Alabama ranks among the worst states for childhood well-being, clocking in at No. 45 according to a new report from the child advocacy group VOICES for Alabama’s Children. The only states that fall below Alabama are Oklahoma, Nevada, Mississippi, Louisiana and New Mexico. Funded by the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation, VOICES releases the Alabama … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping told his German counterpart that a surge in Chinese clean-technology exports has helped the world tackle inflation, as he pushed back against European and US pressure to rein in the country’s powerhouse industries. Most Read from Bloomberg Xi’s comments to Chancellor Olaf Scholz during talks in Beijing suggest China … Read more
In her new book, the former British prime minister Liz Truss directs scathing attacks and mockery at Joe Biden, president of her country’s closest ally. Biden was guilty of “utter hypocrisy and ignorance”, Truss writes, when the US leader said he “disagree[d] with the policy” of “cutting taxes on the super wealthy” in the mini-budget … Read more
Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) stock continued to fall Tuesday after sinking 18% on news the parent company of Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social had filed to issue more than 21 million shares. The stock slid to close at $26.61 on Monday in an extension of last week’s sell-off and fell over … Read more