By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets went 20-62 to finish with the NBA’s worst record for the second straight season. But they’re encouraged by the improvement of a rookie class headlined by Jalen Green. They will have another lottery pick in this year’s draft.
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have played in the NBA Finals and Olympics, so they’ve been in just about every kind of big game there is. The play-in tournament is something new for them and the Brooklyn Nets certainly didn’t expect to experience it this
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By Judson Jones and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The residents of Portland, Oregon, woke up to a rare April sight on Monday: a blanket of fresh, white snow. It was the city’s first measurable snow in April since record keeping began more than 80 years ago, according to the National Weather Service. It’s also the latest
Continue Reading By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer The Orlando Magic finished another losing NBA season singing a familiar refrain. Despite dropping 60 games, posting the worst record in the Eastern Conference and missing the playoffs for the third time in five years, the club insists it’s latest overhaul is headed in the right direction. The Magic
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By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, Katie Bo Lillis and Sean Lyngaas, CNN The United States believes Russian President Vladimir Putin may be willing to take more aggressive action against the US, including dialing up his attempts to interfere with American elections in response to its support for Ukraine, according to four sources familiar with recent
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told backers at a recent event in Wisconsin that his plastics company benefitted from a key provision he pushed for in former President Donald Trump’s tax bill in 2017, addressing a line of attack being made against him during his reelection bid. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Wizards are beginning a massive offseason. All eyes are on Bradley Beal, who can become a free agent this summer. His next move will obviously have a big impact on the franchise’s direction. Beal had surgery in February on his left wrist and didn’t
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California is suing two YouTube performers who the school says created panic after barging into classrooms to film prank videos for their channels. Court documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times claim the pair caused “terror and disruption” during three “classroom takeover incidents” in the university’s Mark
Continue Reading By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville coach Kenny Payne has named former Duke staffer Nolan Smith as assistant coach. It is Payne’s first staff hire since becoming Cardinals head coach nearly three weeks ago. Smith’s hiring comes nearly a week since he informed the team of his departure after
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Past coverage of the 2021 and 2020 hurricane season and the latest weather news can also be found on CNN. Follow the storm tracker for the path and forecasts of the latest storm. Facts The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, CNN Republican legislative leaders in Florida have given up trying to draw new congressional boundaries that can win Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ signature and, in an unprecedented move, announced Monday that they intend to essentially cede this constitutional power to the executive branch. In a joint statement, state House Speaker Chris Sprowls and
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN The most distant planet in our solar system has presented a new mystery. Astronomers observing Neptune for the past 17 years with multiple ground-based telescopes tracked a surprising drop in the ice giant’s global temperatures, which was then followed by a dramatic warming trend at the planet’s south pole. Neptune, which
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Philadelphia will reinstate indoor mask mandates Monday, April 18, as its Covid-19 cases quickly rise, the city’s Public Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole announced Monday. The city is the first major US metropolitan area to bring back masking requirements after a slew of cities and states dropped restrictions as cases began
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EL PASO,Texas – El Paso is losing a historian and by extension, an iconic part of Borderland history. You may have seen him around town, a walking piece of El Paso’s past, from the ten-gallon hat and boots to the western ensemble, which could easily be mistaken for a stand-in as John Wesley Hardin in
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Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Top-ranked Tennessee is the first SEC team to open 12-0 in league play after taking three games from Missouri over the weekend. The Volunteers have won 23 games in a row and 81 of their last 100. The Vols are not lacking for confidence. Their home run celebrations have
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By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Frugal Tesla Guy, a YouTube personality focused on Tesla, gives his passengers a speech to prepare them before he turns on “full self-driving.” “I need you to understand that I have complete and total control. I’m behind the wheel. I have access to the brake, the accelerator and the steering
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By CNN Sport Staff The Los Angeles Lakers have fired head coach Frank Vogel after the franchise missed out on the NBA playoffs this season. Despite a victory over the Denver Nuggets in his final game on Sunday, Vogel was unable to steer the squad into the postseason after the Lakers suffered eight consecutive defeats
Continue Reading By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — First-year Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman knows success in the 2022 season will depend on how strong the Fighting Irish will be on the offensive and defensive lines. Notre Dame will have new assistant coaches in both places. Respected veteran Harry Hiestand returns for
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Tish Cyrus has filed for divorce from her husband of 28 years, country star Billy Ray Cyrus. According to legal documents obtained by CNN on Monday, she filed last week in Williamson County, Tennessee, citing “Irreconcilable differences.” The filing states that the couple, who married in 1993, have not lived
Continue Reading Opinion by Patrick Gaspard for CNN Business Perspectives President Biden has led a successful campaign to cut Russia off from the global economy, with asset freezes, export controls and a ban on Russian oil imports. While this has had a devastating impact on the Russian economy, there’s no denying that Americans are feeling the reverberations
Continue Reading By RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Relatives of five of the eight people fatally shot last year at an Indianapolis FedEx warehouse by a former employee are suing the shipping giant and a security company, accusing them of negligence and of failing to ensure that the workplace was safe for its workers. The
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — Freddy Rincón, futbolista de la selección de Colombia en la década de 1990, “se encuentra en condiciones críticas” tras sufrir un serio accidente automovilístico la madrugada de este lunes en la ciudad de Cali, informó a medios locales el subsecretario de Movilidad de Cali, Edwing Candelo El accidente fue entre una camioneta (con cuatro ocupantes,
Continue Reading PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — CVS Pharmacy has reached a settlement with federal prosecutors that will ensure the company’s online vaccination scheduling portal remains fully accessible to people with disabilities. The U.S. attorney’s office in Rhode Island alleged Monday that the company was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act because the portal was hard
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía del Estado de México informó este lunes que se inició una investigación en torno al homicidio con arma de fuego de ocho personas dentro de un mismo domicilio. De las víctimas, cuatro son menores de edad, dijo la entidad en su cuenta en Twitter. Las autoridades agregaron
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have fired Frank Vogel. The championship-winning head coach is the first member of the organization to take the fall for one of the most disappointing seasons in NBA history. Vogel was fired exactly 18 months after he led the Lakers to
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Julius Randle wasn’t quite as good. The New York Knicks weren’t nearly as good. A rare playoff appearance in 2021 was followed by the familiar struggles in New York, where the Knicks went 37-45 in Tom Thibodeau’s second season as coach. They don’t deny the
Continue Reading By BARBARA SURK Associated Press MONACO (AP) — Alexander Bublik cut short Stan Wawrinka’s return to the tour by defeating the Swiss 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters. It was the first singles in 13 months for the Swiss. Wawrnika last competed on tour in March 2021 in
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s mother has died of natural causes. Sonja Lujan was 82. The governor’s office issued a statement Monday, saying Sonja Lujan died Sunday. The governor had told reporters last week that her mother’s health had declined and that she was
Continue Reading By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and MIKE LIEDTKE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires sparked in Northern California by its aging power lines. The settlements with the nation’s largest utility also include five years of independent
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