Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday he is moving another $500 million to fund Operation Lone Star, his border security initiative at the Texas-Mexico border. The move comes three weeks after state military officials said the multibillion-dollar operation was in need of an infusion of cash to keep it afloat through the end of the fiscal
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dorian Thompson-Robinson is back for one more season at UCLA, even though many encouraged him to declare for the NFL draft. The fifth-year quarterback would have been a midround pick in this year’s class. But Thompson-Robinson cited getting his degree along with trying to wrap
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears addressed a need in the secondary with their first draft pick under new general manager Ryan Poles. They took Washington cornerback Kyler Gordon in the second round at No. 39 overall. The Bears were looking for a potential starter opposite Jaylon
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people are expected to pack an Omaha arena Saturday for Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting. Most attending the company’s first in-person meeting since the pandemic want to be there just for the chance to hear from the 91-year-old Buffett and
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, TEnn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have turned to the defense with their second-round selection in the NFL draft, selecting cornerback Roger McCreary out of Auburn. The Titans got the third pick in the second round after trading out of the first round from the No.
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets sorely missed point guard Jamal Murray and sharpshooter Michael Porter Jr. this season. They tried to make it back for the playoffs. But they weren’t ready physically or mentally. Not to compete on the playoff stage as the Nuggets were eliminated by Golden
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía federal para el distrito sur de Nueva York y la Administración para el Control de Drogas de los Estados Unidos (DEA) anunciaron este viernes que el colombiano Carlos Fernando Melo fue extraditado desde Colombia el jueves. Según un comunicado de la Fiscalía, Melo “presuntamente conspiró con organizaciones terroristas
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Dustin Brown didn’t want a distracting farewell tour, so he waited until just before the final game of the Los Angeles Kings’ regular season to announce his impending retirement. Brown is grateful his 18-season career is lasting a couple of weeks longer because the
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP women’s basketball has signed Oklahoma State transfer N’Yah Boyd, head coach Kevin Baker announced on Friday. Boyd will have two years of eligibility left with the Miners. Boyd, a player with prior experience within Conference USA, served in an important role at North Texas for two seasons before playing last year
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — North Dakota State’s Christian Watson will try to become the latest wide receiver to find success with the Green Bay Packers. The Packers traded up 19 spots in the second round Friday to take Watson with the 34th overall selection in the NFL draft.
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By Mallika Kallingal and Dave Alsup, CNN Iconic comic book artist Neal Adams died on Thursday in New York at the age of 80, according to his daughter Zeea Adams Moss and daughter-in-law Saori Adams. Adams worked with both DC and Marvel comics in the 1960s and 1970s, drawing characters like Batman, Superman, the Avengers
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Nueva York (CNN Business) — Las acciones estadounidenses se desplomaron el viernes, con Nasdaq marcando su peor mes desde octubre de 2008 y el S&P marcando su peor mes desde marzo de 2020 al comienzo de la pandemia de covid-19. El Nasdaq cayó un 4,2% el viernes, arrastrado por Amazon, que cayó casi
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — What is billed by organizers as the world’s largest powwow is being held in person in Albuquerque for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The Gathering of Nations is returning following all-virtual powwows in 2020 and 2021. Friday’s festivities included a grand entrance, with hundreds of dancers
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso police and the FBI announced the arrest of an Albuquerque man for the April 18 Downtown Wells Fargo bank robbery. The man was identified as Tensley Neal. Officials say Neal was taken into custody by the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department, U.S. Marshals Service-Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in Albuquerque.
Continue Reading By LES EAST Associated Press METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Zion Williamson says he’ll jump at the chance to sign an extension with the New Orleans Pelicans this summer. It doesn’t sound certain that one will be offered. And that is the $200 million — give or take — question that the Pelicans face this offseason,
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are actively considering the future of Arrowhead Stadium, pushing ahead with planning far earlier than expected following the Kansas City Royals’ decision to investigate a new downtown ballpark. Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said Friday that the Chiefs, who have shared
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Los Angeles Angels right-hander Noah Syndergaard was scratched from his scheduled start against the Chicago White Sox on Friday night because of an undisclosed illness. Right-hander Jimmy Herget got the start in place of Syndergaard against Lucas Giolito in the opener of a four-game series. Manager Joe Maddon said Syndergaard “wasn’t feeling
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN)– El ex secretario general de la Casa Blanca, Mark Meadows, y Sean Hannity, de Fox, intercambiaron más de 80 mensajes de texto entre el día de las elecciones de 2020 y la toma de posesión de Joe Biden en enero de 2021, comunicaciones que muestran la evolución de Hannity, que pasó
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is raising the possibility that the state’s last nuclear power plant might continue operating beyond a planned closing by 2025. California is facing possible electricity shortages, and the Democratic governor says keeping the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant running could help
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Steve Stricker is back to golf after six months and it looked as though he was never gone. Stricker dropped only one shot in the wind at The Woodlands and opened with a 67. That gives a share of the lead in the Insperity Invitational with Ernie Els and Steven
Continue Reading THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Steve Stricker is back to golf after six months and it looked as though he was never gone. Stricker dropped only one shot in the wind at The Woodlands and opened with a 67. That gives a share of the lead in the Insperity Invitational with Ernie Els and Steven
Continue Reading By John Bonifield, CNN A baby formula maker under investigation by federal agencies for reports of consumer complaints and infant illness will consider distributing some of its products on a case-by-case basis, according to a statement from the US Food and Drug Administration. The FDA and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are
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EL PASO, Texas – Most El Pasoans may recall the migrant surge in 2019, when hundreds of migrants would walk right up to the border barrier and surrender to border patrol agents. Many of those migrants were requesting asylum. Agents were overwhelmed driving from one end of the barrier to another, picking up those migrants and taking
Continue Reading By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz entered this season as one of the favorites to win the NBA title. Like a few other teams on the top of that list, they wound up as disappointments. The Jazz lost to the Dallas Mavericks in six games for their second
Continue Reading Many comparisons have been drawn between Vladimir Putin’s brutality and ambitions in Ukraine, and those of soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Bianca Nobilo discusses the legacy of these two leaders with historian and author Simon Sebag Montefiore.
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — José Fornos Rodrigues, better known as Pepito Fornos, was the right hand of soccer great Pelé for 53 years. He retired this month because the former footballer’s activities were drastically reduced during his treatment against colon cancer. The 81-year-old Pelé confirmed the retirement of 79-year-old
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — A jury has convicted a man of capital murder for the 2018 death of a 7-year-old Black girl in a drive-by shooting that her family initially believed was racially motivated. Following the jury’s guilty verdict on Friday, Larry D. Woodruffe, was given an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole. The
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Sevilla is in danger of losing ground in the fight for second place in the Spanish league after being held at home by relegation-threatened Cádiz to 1-1. The draw moved Sevilla a point ahead of Barcelona. The Catalan club can regain second place when it hosts Mallorca on Sunday. Sevilla is three
Continue Reading By Brian Vitagliano, CNN A request by Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorneys to have her sex trafficking convictions dropped has been denied. “The testimony and other trial evidence established the Defendant’s role in grooming and recruiting underage girls and using the cover of massage to perpetrate sexual abuse,” US District Judge Alison Nathan wrote in her opinion.
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By Shawna Mizelle, CNN The family of Trevor Reed, a US citizen and former Marine who had been detained in Russia since 2019, said he feels “horrible” that other Americans remain held there, including Paul Whelan. “He said, ‘I feel horrible about being home and not having Paul here.’ He said, ‘I don’t understand why
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