AUSTIN, Texas — Twenty-six Republican governors, led by Arizona’s Doug Ducey and Texas’s Greg Abbott, announced the creation of the American Governors’ Border Strike Force. In a news release, the Republican Governors Association describes the strike force as “a multi-state partnership designed to disrupt and dismantle the transnational criminal organizations taking advantage of the chaos
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Tennessee woman has been charged with vehicular homicide in the death of former college and professional basketball player Galen Young. The Shelby County district attorney’s office said Tuesday that 19-year-old Miracle Renee Rutherford was indicted in the death of Young, who was inside a Memphis home when a
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By Katia Hetter, CNN On Monday, a federal judge in Florida struck down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for airplanes, trains and other public transport. Within hours, several major airlines announced that they would no longer be enforcing mask requirements, and mask-wearing is optional. How can people continue to keep safe on planes now that
Continue Reading By Katia Hetter, CNN On Monday, a federal judge in Florida struck down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for airplanes, trains and other public transport. Within hours, several major airlines announced that they would no longer be enforcing mask requirements, and mask-wearing is optional. How can people continue to keep safe on planes now that
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have hired a marketing agency to sell naming rights to the Dodger Stadium field and to add an advertising patch to the team uniforms. The team says it will work with Sportfive. The uniform advertising patch will appear on jerseys starting next season. The field naming rights
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Lautaro Martínez scored twice to send Inter Milan into the Italian Cup final with a 3-0 second-leg win over city rival AC Milan. Both of Martínez’s goals came in the first half in a clinical performance that also gave Inter a 3-0 aggregate victory. Robin Gosens
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Hollywood actor and “Transformers” star Josh Duhamel will continue to promote his home state of North Dakota. The state’s tourism agency confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press that the star of several “Transformers” movies will be paid $75,000 to be the face of the state’s tourism campaign for the next two
Continue Reading RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have re-signed quarterback Geno Smith as the team begins its offseason program. Smith’s one-year deal became official on the first day players were back in the building for Seattle’s offseason program. Smith started three games last season for Seattle while Russell Wilson was recovering from finger surgery. It
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah scored twice to help Liverpool overwhelm Manchester United 4-0 and move to the top of the Premier League above Manchester City for 24 hours at least. United slipped to sixth place and to know why there is such a deficit in quality
Continue Reading DENVER (AP) — Pitcher Kyle Freeland and his hometown Colorado Rockies have agreed to a $64.5 million, five-year contract, avoiding a salary arbitration hearing that had been scheduled for late May. Freeland gets $7 million this season, $10.5 million in 2023, $15 million in 2024 and $16 million each in 2025 and 2026. Freeland is
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EL PASO, Texas – As he tried to grab the NFL’s attention, what will pro teams see in former UTEP Wide Receiver Justin Garrett? “No matter what the circumstances may be or what position you put me in, I feel like I’m going to outwork anybody,” says Garrett, who is prepping for the NFL here
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A little-known federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump found herself in the national spotlight on Monday after striking down the Biden administration’s public transportation mask mandate. US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has been serving as a federal judge in Florida for more than a year. Notably, the Senate
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CNN’s Pete Muntean and Alisyn Camerota on the wave of pilot fatigue hitting airlines. Interview Club is available on CNN+ — CNN’s new streaming service.
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, Pete Muntean and Barry Neild, CNN Temperatures are rising, Covid cases are falling, restrictions are dropping away in the blink of an eye and summer vacations are so close you can smell the sunscreen. But getting away this year won’t be easy or relaxing. Experts are warning that the chaos travelers endured during
Continue Reading HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Freiburg has defeated former Bundesliga heavyweight Hamburger SV 3-1 away to reach the German Cup final for the first time. First-half goals from Nils Petersen, Nicolas Höfler and Vincenzo Grifo put the visitors firmly in control before the break. Hamburg’s response through Robert Glatzel was much too late. The visiting fans
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN At least for now, and maybe forever, US travelers will not be required to wear masks on airplanes thanks to a court ruling Monday that said the Biden administration’s Covid-19 transportation policy was unlawful. The ruling, issued by the Tampa-based US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, impacted not only air travel,
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Setting a high bar for HBO’s upcoming “The White House Plumbers,” “Gaslit” looks at Watergate from the perspectives of several key players, deriving its title from the horrid treatment of Martha Mitchell. Losing a bit of momentum down the stretch thanks in part to its diffused storylines and semi-satirical tone,
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Fulham has secured an immediate return to the Premier League after a 3-0 win over Preston guaranteed a top-two finish in the League Championship. The promotion has been powered by Aleksandar Mitrovic’s 40 goals, including two against Preston, and there are still four games remaining. Marco Silva’s side looks set to go
Continue Reading By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching a $6 billion effort to rescue nuclear power plants at risk of closing, citing the need to continue nuclear energy as a carbon-free source of power that helps to combat climate change. A certification and bidding process opened Tuesday
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix suffered its first subscriber loss in more than a decade, causing its shares to plunge 25% in extended trading amid concerns that the pioneering streaming service may have already seen its best days. The company’s customer base fell by 200,000 subscribers during the January-March
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Kid Cudi said his upcoming feature on Pusha T’s album will mark his last time working with Kanye West, his former friend and collaborator. Reports of the tracklist for Pusha T’s upcoming album showed that Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, and West, who now goes by Ye, would appear
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no overwhelming favorite for NBA champion as the playoffs start, but that was by no means a problem for ABC and ESPN. The five opening-round games of the playoffs last weekend averaged 4.17 million viewers on the two networks, up 32 percent from last
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no overwhelming favorite for NBA champion as the playoffs start, but that was by no means a problem for ABC and ESPN. The five opening-round games of the playoffs last weekend averaged 4.17 million viewers on the two networks, up 32 percent from last
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer The Dallas Mavericks are buying time to get Luka Doncic involved in their first-round series against Utah after winning Game 2 at home without their star. A Doncic return from a calf injury this week would be in one of the NBA’s toughest arenas for opposing teams. The series
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer The Dallas Mavericks are buying time to get Luka Doncic involved in their first-round series against Utah after winning Game 2 at home without their star. A Doncic return from a calf injury this week would be in one of the NBA’s toughest arenas for opposing teams. The series
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Tuesday as technology stocks rallied following a weak start. Retailers and health care companies also rose. Smaller company stocks outpaced the broader market in a sign of confidence about economic growth.
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business No more microwaving your Halo Top light ice cream. At least, that’s one goal of the new recipe — which is replacing the old one and currently rolling into stores. Originally, Halo Top cartons instructed customers to “give me a couple of minutes on the counter before you dig in,”
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Joan Adon became the first Nationals starter to finish six innings in 2022, throwing 6 1/3 scoreless to help Washington beat the punchless Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 and sweep a doubleheader. Adon gave up three hits and walked two while striking out five in Game 2. He
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EL PASO, Texas – The exodus of basketball players from UTEP appears to have reached it’s climax. Starting guard Keonte Kennedy, who finished third on the team in scoring last season, officially entered the transfer portal on Tuesday. Kennedy is the 11th player from last year’s UTEP roster to depart since the season’s end. Kennedy
Continue Reading AMES, Iowa (AP) — Big 12 freshman of the year Tyrese Hunter of Iowa State has entered the transfer portal. Hunter announced his decision on Twitter about three weeks after he finished helping the Cyclones complete the biggest turnaround in Big 12 history. The native of Racine, Wisconsin, averaged 11 points per game and set
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