RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Grammy-winning bluegrass musician Billy Strings won entertainer of the year at the genre’s top awards show, a major feat for the 28-year-old guitarist who beat out veteran performers. The Bluegrass Music Awards were handed out Thursday in Raleigh, North Carolina, where Strings was also named guitar player of the year. Also
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After being vaulted into the New York governor’s office two months ago, Democrat Kathy Hochul is preparing to run for the job in her own right next year. But as Hochul works to carve out her reputation, a cohort of rising New York Democrats are
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Germán Padinger (CNN) — Dos personas han muerto después de una colisión en el aire entre un helicóptero y un avión en Arizona este viernes por la mañana, según el portavoz del Departamento de Bomberos de Chandler, Keith Welch. Welch dijo a KTVK/KPHO, afiliados de CNN, que su departamento recibió la llamada alrededor de las
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Personal property recovered from the destroyed units of a South Florida condo building that collapsed will be divided into two categories: soft items and hard items. Only the hard items collected at the site where the Champlain Towers South building once stood will be returned to survivors and family members
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Durante décadas, las autoridades en China impusieron estrictos límites a la cantidad de hijos que las familias podían tener, obligando a millones de mujeres a abortar embarazos considerados ilegales por el Estado. Esa dura práctica se ha vuelto menos común desde que China relajó su política de hijo único en 2015.
Continue Reading LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The governments of 15 countries in the Northeast Atlantic have created a new protected area of the sea they say is bigger than the combined area of Germany and the United Kingdom. The countries designated a marine protected area for seabirds covering nearly 600,000 sq. km.. It is part of their
Continue Reading By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The prime minister of Georgia says former President Mikheil Saakashvili has been arrested after he had returned to the country. The announcement Friday by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili came about 18 hours after Saakashvili posted on Facebook that he was back in Georgia ahead of of
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Good morning, Lenny! Lenny Kravitz, clad in an unbuttoned leopard shirt and sunglasses, treated fans to a sexy selfie in his kitchen where he was making coffee. It was actually afternoon, although Kravitz slept in, writing, “2:37pm. Good morning. All nighter in the studio last night. 3 albums on the horizon.
Continue Reading BANGKOK (AP) — A former ally of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s leader ousted in a February military takeover, has testified at her corruption trial that he had handed to her large amounts of cash and gold in proceedings supporters say are meant to discredit her. A special court is hearing four corruption cases against
Continue Reading PAUL DAVENPORT CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Officials in Arizona say two people are dead after their helicopter crashed following a mid-air collision with a single-engine plane outside a suburban Phoenix airport. Chandler police say the collision happened Friday morning near Chandler Municipal Airport. The plane was able to land safely, and the flight instructor and
Continue Reading By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit France as the Biden administration tries to smooth over hurt feelings and other damage caused by excluding America’s oldest ally from a new Indo-Pacific security initiative. The State Department says Blinken will visit Paris next week for an international
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (KHN) — El condado de San Juan, en Colorado, puede presumir de que el 99,9% de su población elegible ha recibido al menos una dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19, lo que lo sitúa entre los 10 mejores condados del país, según datos de los Centros para el Control y la
Continue Reading KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban spokesman says Taliban fighters have raided a hideout of the Islamic State group north of the capital, Kabul, killing and arresting an unspecified number of militants. The spokesman says the raid took place in the city of Charikar in Parwan province on Friday. Her didn’t provide more details and
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is returning after a pandemic hiatus with plans to launch about 540 hot-air balloons in a stunning visual spectacle. The nine-day event starts Saturday in the predawn twilight with balloons of every shape and size inflating and lifting off with people aboard — weather permitting. The
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business The housing market has recently cooled from white hot to merely red hot. But it’s still a great time to get top dollar on a home, even one that needs a little work. Or one that is a charred shell of a house. That’s the case with a home outside
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By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Last year’s game with Mississippi held scant resemblance to the traditional Alabama win. The Crimson Tide and Ole Miss combined for 111 points, 1,370 yards and 68 first downs last season. That 63-48 win for Alabama was fun for the offenses, but a bitter memory for the defenses. It
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DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Britney Spears’ fight to end the conservatorship that controlled vast aspects of her life is putting the spotlight on ongoing efforts in the states to reform laws that advocates say too often harm the very people they were meant to protect. Already this year, New Jersey cracked
Continue Reading DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Britney Spears’ fight to end the conservatorship that controlled vast aspects of her life is putting the spotlight on ongoing efforts in the states to reform laws that advocates say too often harm the very people they were meant to protect. Already this year, New Jersey cracked
Continue Reading DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Britney Spears’ fight to end the conservatorship that controlled vast aspects of her life is putting the spotlight on ongoing efforts in the states to reform laws that advocates say too often harm the very people they were meant to protect. Already this year, New Jersey cracked
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A 28-year-old man in Germany faces a hefty bill after trying to catch a flight at Munich airport Thursday with a mortar shell in his rucksack. German news agency dpa reported Friday that the explosive device was discovered during a security check. The find prompted an immediate lockdown of parts of the
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer Clemson men’s basketball coach Brad Brownell has received a contract extension that ties him to the Tigers through the 2025-26 season. The university’s trustees approved the new deal on Friday. Brownell has taken Clemson to the NCAA Tournament three times in his 11 seasons, including twice in the past
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) –¿Te imaginas a una manada de mamuts lanudos caminando por el hielo en la actualidad? Un grupo de científicos sí. Y no solo es un pensamiento: planean hacerlo realidad y consiguieron US$ 15 millones para lograrlo. A través de Colossal, Ben Lamm, cofundador y CEO y el Dr. George Church, cofundador,
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business New car sales plunged over the last three months in the United States despite strong demand, as the shortage of computer chips and other supply chain issues caused shutdowns at auto factories and choked off the supply of vehicles. General Motors reported sales fell a third from a year-ago last
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EL PASO, Texas — A new position created by the U.S. Border Patrol after the 2019 surge of migrants to El Paso is looking to ease the workload on agents securing the border, and the agency is looking for new applicants. The surge of migrants in 2019 diverted many agents away from the border to
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A downhill race starting in Switzerland and ending in Italy will be added to alpine skiing’s World Cup program as soon as next year. The International Ski Federation has confirmed the plan. Men’s and women’s races beneath the iconic Matterhorn mountain near upscale Zermatt are likely
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By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Planned Parenthood clinics have seen dramatic increases in the number of people from Texas going out of state to seek abortions since the Texas six-week abortion ban took effect, the group says. The organization says that clinics in neighboring states saw a surge in patients with Texas zip codes. In Oklahoma,
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By Sean Lyngaas The White House will convene a 30-country meeting this month to try to ramp up global efforts to address the threat of ransomware to economic and national security, President Joe Biden said in a statement shared exclusively with CNN. “Cyber threats affect the lives and livelihoods of American families and businesses,” national
Continue Reading Mariana Toro Nueva York (CNN Business) — La visión de Amazon para el futuro de la seguridad en el hogar incluye drones que vuelan sobre tu techo, cámaras al aire libre que monitorean a posibles intrusos y lindos robots que patrullan el interior. Durante una conferencia de prensa por invitación el martes, la compañía mostró
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Call it the Kicking Kraze or the Field Goal Frenzy. Whatever you prefer, the foot is definitely a major part of pro football through three weeks. Most notably, from long range. Through those three weeks, there were 36 attempts at 50-yard or longer field goals, the most in
Continue Reading SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a white police officer in South Bend, Indiana, in a killing that snarled then-Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign. The family of 54-year-old Eric Logan sued the city of
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