LONDON (AP) — Antonio Conte’s unbeaten run in the Premier League at Tottenham goes on and so does Harry Kane’s goal drought. Lucas Moura, Davinson Sanchez and Son Heung-min were the scorers in Tottenham’s 3-0 win over Norwich. In four league matches under Conte, Tottenham has won three and drawn the other while conceding only
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By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A string of shootings involving teenagers has placed renewed attention on a long-running problem of gun violence and gangs in Aurora just outside Denver. Activists and officials say easy access to guns is contributing to the problem in Colorado’s third largest city. But they also say it’s
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ralf Rangnick began his tenure as Manchester United manager with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League thanks to a rare goal from Fred at Old Trafford. The Brazil midfielder took aim with his weaker right foot and curled a shot from the edge of the area into
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN The nation’s public education system could be transformed under President Joe Biden’s plan to create free, universal pre-K, which would make preschool available and affordable for 6 million more children. But if passed by Congress as part of a sweeping social safety net bill, one major challenge to implementation is hiring
Continue Reading RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A prisoner rights group says Israel has released a prominent Palestinian prisoner, two weeks after striking a deal that ended his marathon 131-day hunger strike. Kayed Fasfous was the symbolic figurehead of six hunger strikers protesting Israel’s controversial policy of “administrative detention.” The policy allows suspects to be held indefinitely
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse some rowdy protesters in Brussels after most marched peacefully through the city to protest tightened COVID-19 restrictions. Thousands came to protest the new measures that were announced Friday, the third week in a row that the government has tightened its rules as
Continue Reading CNN By Daniella Diaz, CNN Rep. Ilhan Omar said Sunday she is “very confident” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will take “decisive action” on Rep. Lauren Boebert over the Colorado Republican’s anti-Muslim remarks. “I’ve had a conversation with the Speaker and I’m very confident that she will take decisive action next week,” she told CNN’s Jake
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By Daniella Diaz, CNN Rep. Ilhan Omar said Sunday she is “very confident” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will take “decisive action” against Rep. Lauren Boebert over the Colorado Republican’s anti-Muslim remarks. “I’ve had a conversation with the Speaker and I’m very confident that she will take decisive action next week,” she told CNN’s Jake Tapper
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves called recent Supreme Court oral arguments on a restrictive abortion law in his state “a watershed moment in American history,” saying he’s cautiously optimistic the court will overturn two seminal decisions that secured abortion rights for women nationwide. “This has been a watershed moment in American history
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By Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Francis met with refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos Sunday, his second trip to the island — which has become a symbol of the migrant crisis — in five years. “Please let us stop this shipwreck of civilization!” the Pope said at the Mytilene Reception and Identification Center, decrying
Continue Reading SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) — Daniel van Tonder won the SA Open on Sunday as fellow South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout secured a sixth-place finish to lock up a year-ending position in the world’s top 50 and a spot at next year’s Masters. Van Tonder shot a 7-under 65. That was the lowest score of
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press DAJABON, Dominican Republic (AP) — More than 31,000 people have been deported by the Dominican Republic to Haiti this year, more than 12,000 of them in just the past three months — a huge spike, observers say. As the rest of the world closes its doors to Haitian migrants, the
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MADDALENA, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State Police say two people are dead after a three-vehicle crash on Highway 60 near Magdalena. They say the crash involved a semi-truck and two other vehicles. The crash occurred about 10 a.m. Saturday. The names, ages and hometowns of the victims weren’t immediately available Sunday. Magdalena is a
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Oklahoma has hired Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables as its head coach to replace Lincoln Riley. Riley departed the Sooners last week to take over at Southern California. Venables was on Oklahoma’s staff under Bob Stoops as co-defensive coordinator from 1999 to 2003 and defensive coordinator from 2004 to
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press DAJABON, Dominican Republic (AP) — More than 31,000 people have been deported by the Dominican Republic to Haiti this year, more than 12,000 of them in just the past three months — a huge spike, observers say. As the rest of the world closes its doors to Haitian migrants, the
Continue Reading Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Women’s rights activists in the Afghan capital of Kabul insist they will continue fighting for their right to education, employment and participation in Afghan political and social life, and said a recent Taliban decree banning forced marriage was not enough to address the issue of women’s rights. The decree,
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN A Texas man found his mother’s vintage school cafeteria cookbook from the 1960s, and had the recipes reprinted. He’s now bringing back memories and delicious food to his community. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupted, killing over
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Días después de que un estudiante de 15 años presuntamente matara a cuatro compañeros de clase en una escuela secundaria de Michigan, el superintendente del distrito solicitó una investigación independiente sobre el incidente, el tiroteo escolar más mortífero en un campus K-12 de EE. UU. desde mayo de 2018.
Continue Reading WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has reported 100 more COVID-19 cases and four additional deaths. The latest daily virus figures released Saturday brought the tribe’s totals to 40,019 cases and 1,551 known deaths since the pandemic began. The tribe had announced 142 new cases and one coronavirus-related death on Thursday and 88
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s pro-business Free Democrats have approved a deal to form a new government with two center-left parties. Sunday’s decision moves Chancellor-designate Olaf Scholz a step closer to taking office as the country’s new leader this week. The Free Democrats reached an agreement last month to form a
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson says the NCAA needs to review its rules on whether quarterbacks should be allowed to “fake slide” after escaping the pocket. Clawson’s statement came after his team’s loss to Pittsburgh in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game in which Panthers
Continue Reading By Theresa Waldrop, CNN A North Carolina man wasn’t sure if he had bought a ticket in the state’s Lucky for Life lottery drawing, so he filled out the online form. “I was just laying in bed watching a basketball game on TV and I couldn’t remember if I filled it out or not,” said
Continue Reading ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) — Kaillie Humphries is 2 for 2 as an American. Humphries completed a perfect weekend Sunday by teaming with Kaysha Love to win a World Cup women’s bobsled race. It was the 28th World Cup win of Humphries’ career. It came three days after she was sworn in as a U.S. citizen
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Some anti-racist activists were beaten up as far-right former French TV pundit Eric Zemmour held his first campaign rally near Paris. Zemmour formally declared his candidacy for April’s presidential election in a video relaying his anti-migrants, anti Islam views. The 63-year-old with multiple hate-speech convictions
Continue Reading KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Julia Taubitz of Germany won two women’s World Cup luge races Sunday. Summer Britcher gave USA Luge its best individual finish in nearly two years by grabbing a silver medal in the women’s sprint. Taubitz won both the women’s race and the sprint that followed. Britcher’s silver medal was the
Continue Reading By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — After two brothers spent hours telling a jury how Jussie Smollett paid them to carry out a fake racist and anti-gay attack on himself, the big question when the actor’s trial resumes is whether he will tell his side of the story. The choice is risky, but
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold a massive stake in his company over the past several weeks. And yet he owns 564,000 more shares than he did at the start of the selling spree. An analysis of his filings shows Musk is not backing away from his holdings in Tesla, despite
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Smaller American companies are getting crushed in the stock market’s recent wild swings. That could be an ominous sign for the economy. The Russell 2000 index, home to companies like Crocs, BJ’s Wholesale and others with an average market valuation of about $3 billion, is now trading more
Continue Reading By CARLEY PETESCH and BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal has recorded its first cases of the coronavirus omicron variant. The Institute for Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training, a laboratory approved by Senegal for COVID-19 testing, said the first case was detected Friday. Hours later the Institut Pasteur announced the detection
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By John Blake, CNN If the Jazz Police began launching midnight raids against musicians who offended their sensibilities, Kenny G would be at the top of their list. The 65-year-old saxophone player has been called the best-selling instrumentalist of all time, someone whose songs have formed the sonic backdrop of so many weddings, shopping mall
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