Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s leftist party won the most seats in the parliamentary election, but was left without a majority in the house, forcing it to look for an ally to form the next government, according to preliminary results released Monday. The vote on Sunday was key in determining who will lead Kosovo as talks on normalizing ties with Serbia remain stalled and foreign funding for one of Europe’s poorest countries is in question. The election marked the first time since independence in 2008 that Kosovo’s parliament completed a full four-year mandate. It was the ninth parliamentary vote in…
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College Football Hall of Fame coach Jim Tressel, who won the 2002 national title at Ohio State University, has been nominated to be the state’s next lieutenant governor, joining a long list of sports figures who’ve moved into politics. Tressel, nicknamed “The Senator” during his coaching days for his stoic demeanor, was occasionally mentioned as a possible political candidate but has never held office. He did serve as president of Youngstown State University after his coaching career ended. Here’s a look at other athletes and coaches who turned to politics. Gerald Ford The 38th U.S. president played football at the…
A federal judge found Monday that the Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending and told the White House to release all the money. U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell ruled that continued struggles to get federal money for things like early childhood education, pollution reduction and HIV prevention research violated his Jan. 31 order. He ordered the Trump administration to “immediately take every step necessary” to follow his temporary restraining over halting its plans for a sweeping freeze of federal funding. The White House did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. The judge…
A spokesperson for Hamas says it will delay the next hostage release after accusing Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement. Israel and Hamas are in the midst of a six-week ceasefire during which Hamas has committed to releasing 33 hostages captured in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. The next exchange, scheduled for Saturday, called for three more Israeli hostages to be freed in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for Hamas’ military wing, accused Israel of systematically violating the ceasefire agreement over the past three weeks. He cited “delays…
Detectives accused a 26-year-old Ukrainian man of sexually abusing a 20-year-old woman who was drunk after partying with friends in Miami-Dade County. Records show Andri Bobrovytskyi, who was born in Kyiv, was at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Monday facing sexual battery charges. According to the arrest report, the alleged sexual battery was on Jan. 1 at a luxury 35th-floor apartment in Sunny Isles Beach. According to the report, witnesses who had been celebrating New Year’s Eve with the woman reported that she was so drunk she needed help walking. A North Miami Beach detective who speaks Russian helped…
Fifteen passengers on a CTA Green Line train were rescued after the train derailed early Monday, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Three people were taken to St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center following the derailment, according to officials. The Fire Department responded about 2:37 a.m. to a derailment on the Green Line Englewood extension around 63rd Street and Normal, according to Fire Department spokesperson Larry Langford. The derailment caused service to be temporarily suspended between Garfield and Ashland/63rd, according to the CTA. The derailment is currently forcing Green Line trains traveling toward Ashland/63rd to only operate from Harlem/Lake…
He’s a familiar face at writers festivals and environmental campaigns. Now Tim Winton reveals something different: the Perth places closest to his heart. He’s a familiar face at writers festivals and environmental campaigns. Now Tim Winton reveals something different: the Perth places closest to his heart. Each week, WAtoday reaches out to the Perth community to discover three things people love most about our coastal capital. Today we feature Tim Winton, the author of more than 30 books. His work for both adults and children has been widely translated and adapted for film, television, stage and radio. He has won…
President Donald Trump on Monday will pardon Democratic former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a person familiar with his plans. Trump commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence for political corruption charges during his first term. He planned to sign the pardon on Monday afternoon, according to the person, who was not authorized to discuss the planned pardon publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Blagojevich, who appeared on Trump’s reality TV show “Celebrity Apprentice,” was convicted in 2011. He served eight years before Trump, a Republican, cut short his term. Blagojevich was convicted on charges that included seeking to sell an…
President Donald Trump and key members of his administration are lashing out at judges who have halted some of his second-term agenda.
Note to readers • This story describes explicit details of a sexual assault. A former Utah therapist who had a reputation for helping gay Latter-day Saint men admitted in court that he sexually abused some of his patients during sessions. Note to readers •This story describes explicit details of a sexual assault. Provo • Former Utah County therapist Scott Owen admitted in a Provo courtroom on Monday that he sexually abused several of his patients during sessions. Owen, 66, pleaded guilty to three charges of first-degree felony forcible sodomy, admitting that he sexually abused two male patients “using his position…
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Sunday that top administration officials will meet with European officials this week about how to end the war in Ukraine, nearly three years after Russia launched an all-out invasion. Less than a day earlier, the New York Post reported that Trump had a phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to discuss steps toward a negotiated solution. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One as he flew to the Super Bowl in New Orleans, Trump declined to discuss his reported phone conversation with Putin. UK to chair next meeting of Ukraine military aid…
Note to readers • This story describes explicit details of a sexual assault. A former Utah therapist who had a reputation for helping gay Latter-day Saint men admitted in court that he sexually abused some of his patients during sessions. Note to readers •This story describes explicit details of a sexual assault. Provo • Former Utah County therapist Scott Owen admitted in a Provo courtroom on Monday that he sexually abused several of his patients during sessions. Owen, 66, pleaded guilty to three charges of first-degree felony forcible sodomy, admitting that he sexually abused two male patients “using his position…
Philadelphia police reported nearly 50 arrests following the Eagles win against the Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans on Sunday.
A federal judge will hear arguments on efforts by a group of California public university students to block DOGE from accessing sensitive federal student loan records.
A federal judge will hear arguments on efforts by a group of California public university students to block DOGE from accessing sensitive federal student loan records.
A federal judge will hear arguments on efforts by a group of California public university students to block DOGE from accessing sensitive federal student loan records.
Travis Kelce was also nowhere to be found Travis Kelce was also nowhere to be found Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles hoped to make up for their 2023 Super Bowl defeat when they took the field against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. They did more than that. Behind an efficient day from the offense and a suffocating one from the defense, the Birds rolled to one of the more decisive championship victories in recent memory, blanking the reigning champion Chiefs for a 40-22 win in New Orleans. Here are three of the biggest surprises from the Eagles’ rout of…
SportsLine’s model just revealed its NBA picks for New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma City Thunder SportsLine’s model just revealed its NBA picks for New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma City Thunder USATSI We’ve got another exciting Western Conference matchup on the NBA schedule as the New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder are set to tip at 8 p.m. ET on Monday at Paycom Center. Oklahoma City is 42-9 overall and 24-3 at home, while New Orleans is 12-40 overall and 4-22 on the road. Oklahoma City has dominated this series in recent years, winning nine of the last 10 meetings…
It’s been a season of Guardiola looking for solutions as Man City flounder, could he find a new approach vs. Real? It’s been a season of Guardiola looking for solutions as Man City flounder, could he find a new approach vs. Real? Getty Images In the afterglow of an underwhelming but extremely necessary win over Club Brugge in their last Champions League match, Pep Guardiola set the clock running. He acknowledged his Manchester City side were not ready for the test posed by Real Madrid (or Bayern Munich) there and then. However, he noted, a lot could change in two…
SportsLine’s model just revealed its NBA predictions for Charlotte Hornets vs. Brooklyn Nets on Monday SportsLine’s model just revealed its NBA predictions for Charlotte Hornets vs. Brooklyn Nets on Monday USATSI The Brooklyn Nets will host the Charlotte Hornets in an Eastern Conference matchup on the Monday NBA schedule. Brooklyn is 18-34 overall and 7-17 at home, while Charlotte is 13-37 overall and 4-17 on the road. The Nets have won each of their first two matchups this season, including the Nets most recently defeating the Hornets, 104-83, in Charlotte on Jan. 29. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET from…