By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for the Boy Scouts of America say protecting local BSA councils and troop sponsoring organizations from future liability for child sex abuse claims is critical to the national group’s reorganization plan. But attorneys opposing the plan told a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday that liability
Continue Reading By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Climate activists are urging more banks and insurers not to back the controversial $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline that is primed to transport oil from the Hoima oilfields in Uganda to the Tanzanian coastal city of Tanga. Influential climate activists Vanessa Nakate and Hilda
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CHESTER, Penn. (AP) — Rose Lavelle and Catarina Macario each scored a pair of first-half goals, and the U.S. women’s national team beat Uzbekistan 9-0 to extend the team’s unbeaten streak to 67 games on American soil. Trinity Rodman, who came in as a second-half substitute, scored her first international goal for the United States.
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Pilots at Southwest Airlines say fatigue from poor scheduling is a growing problem and is raising safety concerns. Leaders of the pilots’ union at Southwest said Tuesday that problems started last summer as Dallas-based Southwest began ramping up for the recovery in air travel, and they have gotten worse since then. The
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DALLAS (AP) — Pilots at Southwest Airlines say fatigue from poor scheduling is a growing problem and is raising safety concerns. Leaders of the pilots’ union at Southwest said Tuesday that problems started last summer as Dallas-based Southwest began ramping up for the recovery in air travel, and they have gotten worse since then. The
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Gilbert Gottfried, the comedian behind Aflac and the parrot in “Aladdin,” was known for his grating pitch. But lesser-known clips reveal another voice.
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former energy executive in California who took part in $1 billion solar power fraud that bilked Warren Buffett’s company and many others has been sentenced to six years in federal prison. Robert Karmann also was ordered Tuesday to pay $624 million in restitution. Karmann was the chief financial officer for
Continue Reading SALADO, Texas (AP) — Officials say several tornadoes confirmed by the National Weather Service have caused widespread damage in Central Texas north of Austin. One of those Tuesday afternoon tornadoes swept near the historic village of Salado, damaging homes in rural areas of Bell County between Waco and Austin. Bell County Judge David Blackburn, the
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Members of a Texas House committee repeatedly pressed a prosecutor to stop the April 27 execution of a woman whose conviction is being questioned amid growing doubts about whether she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter. But during a sometimes contentious hearing Tuesday, Cameron County District Attorney
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UPDATE (04/13): A jury could not reach a verdict in the trial of Fernando Alarcon. Alarcon is accused of decapitating his mother. EL PASO, Texas – A jury has been sequestered for the night after starting deliberations in the Fernando Alarcon murder trial. Alarcon was accused of decapitating his mother, Graciela Acosta, in 2017. A
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Detroit Tigers lefty Eduardo Rodríguez gets a look at his former teammates when he pitches against Boston at Comerica Park. Rodriguez was 64-39 in six seasons with Rafael Devers, Xander Bogaerts and the Red Sox before signing a $77 million, five-year contract with Detroit as a free agent. The 29-year-old Rodriguez
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EL PASO, Texas — The Young Women’s Leadership Academy is staying put at its current campus for the 2022-23 academic year, but Ysleta Independent School District says permanently relocating the school in August of 2023 is part of their master plan. As ABC-7 reported back in February, students were notified that YWLA would be moving
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) – El gobierno de Ecuador informó este martes que “no puede garantizar” que el exvicepresidente Jorge Glas no se fugue del país tras haber salido de prisión el domingo luego de que un juez aceptara un recurso de habeas corpus por razones médicas y de seguridad. Glas salió de prisión tras
Continue Reading By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — José Ramírez hit a grand slam and drove in six runs, remarkable rookie Steven Kwan reached base three more times and the Cleveland Guardians spoiled Cincinnati’s home opener by beating the Reds 10-5. Andrés Giménez hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the ninth inning off Hunter Strickland.
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Robert hit his first home run of the season, a tiebreaking drive in the sixth inning that led the White Sox over the Seattle Mariners 3-2 in their home opener and extended their winning streak to three. Robert homered off Matt Brash (0-1), a 23-year-old right-hander making his major league debut.
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Winds will remain strong tonight with some areas of blowing dust and sand. A cold front arrives overnight and will cool us down tomorrow. Wind gusts tomorrow will hit 40 mph early and make it feel colder. The winds will settle a bit more by the afternoon.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk’s huge Twitter investment took a new twist Tuesday with the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the colorful billionaire illegally delayed disclosing his big stake in the social media company so he could buy more shares at lower prices. The complaint accuses Musk
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Desde que anunció su embarazo con su pareja A$AP Rocky en enero, Rihanna no ha dudado en lucir atrevidos estilos de maternidad, deleitando a sus fans con su elección de crop tops, vestidos transparentes y cadenas en el vientre. Ahora es la protagonista del número de mayo de American Vogue, con
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Some grain elevators are so full that farmers trying to sell their crops are being turned away. But at the same time, flour and animal-feed mills are halting production because they can’t get the grain they need. The issue? The lack of trains to move
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Some grain elevators are so full that farmers trying to sell their crops are being turned away. But at the same time, flour and animal-feed mills are halting production because they can’t get the grain they need. The issue? The lack of trains to move
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry’s status for Golden State’s playoff opener Saturday against Denver remains unclear as he rehabs a sprained ligament in his left foot. The reigning scoring champion has been doing individual work on the court in recent days and could be integrated into full practices
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Five players made their NHL debut Tuesday night, fresh off their college season ending. Buffalo’s Owen Power played his first professional game at his boyhood favorite Toronto Maple Leafs, and Bobby Brink got to celebrate winning the national title by debuting for Philadelphia with family in
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NEW YORK — New York Police have identified a person of interest in connection to the shooting on the N train Brooklyn Tuesday morning. The man has been identified as Frank James. Anyone with information is asked to call NYPD at 1-800-577-TIPS.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — Cerca de 250 millones de personas más podrían vivir con menos de US$ 1,9 al día para finales de 2022 debido al covid-19, el incremento en la desigualdad mundial y el incremento de precios de alimentos, potenciados por la guerra en Ucrania, según un nuevo informe de Oxfam. El informe
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets held a moment of silence before their play-in game against Cleveland and said they were donating $50,000 to help those who were injured after at least 10 people were shot on a subway. The shooting occurred at a station in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn that is
Continue Reading By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seiya Suzuki homered twice, Drew Smyly pitched five scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh 2-1, spoiling the Pirates’ home opener. Suzuki connected for leadoff shots in the fifth and seventh. One of the top players in Japan, Suzuki signed an $85 million, five-year contract with
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke knocked the Biden administration for failing to give border communities a plan for dealing with the number of migrants at their doorstep before saying he’ll end the pandemic-era emergency health order that allows federal officials to turn people away at the border next month. “It does not make sense to
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By Steve Almasy, Paradise Afshar and Dakin Andone, CNN Fire officials are bracing for increased activity Wednesday as a wildfire that’s quickly grown to more than 4,000 acres burns out of control. Five fires — the Hermit’s Peak, McBride, Overflow, Big Hole and Nogal Canyon fires — have scorched more than 13,000 acres of land
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tiger Woods fell short of his goal of winning the Masters golf tournament in his stunning return from serious injuries suffered in an auto accident, but he was a winner for the television networks who followed the event. The Nielsen company said CBS’ coverage of
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New York Mets right-hander Taijuan Walker has been put on the 10-day injured list because of bursitis in his pitching shoulder. It’s the latest setback to the team’s rotation. Walker threw two perfect innings Monday night at Philadelphia in his season debut, then was pulled after 30 pitches. He received a cortisone
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