HOUSTON (AP) — Reigning champion Cristian Garin has beaten No. 2 seed Taylor Fritz 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3 to reach the semifinals at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. Garin’s victory Friday allowed him to improve his career record at the tournament to 8-0. Fritz is the highest-ranked American man at No. 13 and had
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By Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday signed two bills levying further sanctions on Russia and Belarus, the White House announced. The sanctions mark the administration’s latest move to punish the two countries for Russia’s ongoing deadly invasion of Ukraine — and the first time the sanctions in response to the war have
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Baseball players and fans are familiar with rain delays. Even, in recent times, replay review delays. The Washington Nationals and New York Mets waited through a lights delay on Friday night. Max Scherzer’s first start for the Mets — against the Nationals, the team he helped with the 2019 World Series, no
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie Evan Mobley is back in the starting lineup for the Cleveland Cavaliers for a key game Friday against the Brooklyn Nets. Mobley missed the previous five games with a sprained left ankle and the Cavaliers lost four of them without their big man. Mobley is a leading contender for Rookie
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Freddie Freeman reached base three times and scored a run in his Dodgers debut, helping Walker Buehler and Los Angeles beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 in a season opener. Freeman struck out in his first at-bat. He was then hit by a pitch, walked and lined
Continue Reading By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Chase Elliott won the pole Friday for the Saturday night race at Martinsville Speedway.The defending NASCAR Cup Series champion and current co-leader turned a fast lap at 96.151 mph in the new Next Gen cars to end co-leader Ryan Blaney’s string of three consecutive
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The winds will begin to kick up more so for Sunday and next Tuesday. There will be some blowing dust and sand on those SW winds. A cold front will arrive later Tuesday bringing some cooler air for next Wednesday.
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Alejandra Ramos Chernobyl, Ucrania (CNN) — El repentino tono ensordecedor de un medidor de radiación llena la habitación cuando entra un soldado ucraniano. Aquí es donde vivían los soldados rusos en la planta de energía nuclear de Chernobyl, y los niveles de radiación ahora son más altos de lo normal. No hay presencia visible de
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Andretti Autosport arrived at the Long Beach Grand Prix seeking a fourth consecutive victory in the prestigious street race. Team owner Michael Andretti said his four car organization has been riddled with errors through the first two races of this season and needs
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Washington (CNN) — Dos días después de las elecciones presidenciales de 2020, mientras aún se contaban los votos, el hijo mayor de Donald Trump envió un mensaje de texto al entonces jefe de gabinete de la Casa Blanca, Mark Meadows, diciendo “tenemos control operativo” para garantizar que su padre obtuviera un segundo mandato, con
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El gobierno de Nicaragua rechazó la suspensión de Rusia del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas. A través de un comunicado emitido este viernes, el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Nicaragua calificó como violación a los derechos humanos y una agresión a los pueblos a toda acción dirigida
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By Kiely Westhoff and Emma Tucker, CNN Maryland became the latest state on Friday to severely restrict the sale of so-called “ghost guns,” as law enforcement officials and gun violence prevention groups continue to sound the alarm on the rise of the privately-made firearms. Maryland joined Washington, DC and 10 other states — California, Connecticut,
Continue Reading By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray tossed seven impressive innings in his Seattle debut, Mitch Haniger homered and the Mariners opened with a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins. Ray surrendered just three hits, walked four and struck out five. He made the opening day
Continue Reading OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have agreed to terms with linebacker Josh Bynes. The Ravens announced the deal but did not release terms. The 32-year-old Bynes started 12 games for Baltimore last season and had two sacks. That was the start of a third stint with the Ravens for Bynes. He played
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a new state law that would ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and allow it to be enforced through lawsuits. Idaho last month had become the first state to enact a law modeled after the Texas statute banning abortions after about six
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart and Kohl’s are paying a combined $5.5 million in settlements after he Federal Trade Commission said the retailers falsely marketed dozens of sheets and other home textile products as made of environmentally friendly bamboo. In fact, the textiles were actually made of rayon. Kohl’s
Continue Reading By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant could return to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night against the New Orleans Pelicans after missing just more than two weeks with a sore right knee. Morant’s status against New Orleans was upgraded to questionable on the injury report Friday afternoon. If the All-Star
Continue Reading By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Budding star Wander Franco had three hits, Francisco Mejía snapped an eighth-inning tie with a pinch-hit sacrifice fly and the AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in their season opener. Franco started the winning rally with a single to
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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation to provide payments of $500 to individual adults or $1,000 to households to offset increased prices for fuel and other consumer goods. Signed Friday, the bill provides two installments in June and August. The payments will
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Columnist AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The only color Harold Varner III has been focused on at the Masters is red. And maybe, if he lets his mind wander, there’s a thought of green. As in a green jacket. With two straight below-par rounds at Augusta National, Varner has pushed himself
Continue Reading By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy opened his Masters with a pair of 73s that left him in the mix, if a bit frustrated over missed opportunities on a golf course he has grown to know well. He’s in his 14th Masters and still seeking his first green jacket,
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, CNN Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a sweeping abortion bill Friday that would have banned most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, restricted access to medication abortion and made it more difficult for a minor to obtain an abortion in the state. House Bill 3 places a number of restrictions on
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber homered in his first at-bat with the Phillies, reigning NL MVP Bryce Harper knocked in a run and Aaron Nola struck out seven to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-5 win over the Oakland Athletics. Chad Pinder hit a solo homer in the
Continue Reading By Camilo Rocha and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN and Reuters The portion of Amazon rainforest impacted by deforestation in the first three months of 2022 was the highest ever recorded, according to a new report by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE). According to the INPE report, published Friday, 941.34 square kilometers (363 square miles)
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Denver is going for a record-tying ninth NCAA hockey championship. Minnesota State is hoping for its first. It will be the bluebloods vs. the new blood in the Frozen Four final Saturday night. Denver forward Bobby Brink says the Pioneers have high standards and the only
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Gio Reyna is hurt again and left the field in tears shortly after kickoff of Borussia Dortmund’s 2-0 win at Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. Reyna came off in the second minute and teammates gave him hugs after he appeared to hurt a thigh. He was replaced by Julian Brandt in the
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Infowars host Alex Jones is facing a new lawsuit in Texas. Family members of some of the 20 children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting accuse the conspiracy theorist of hiding millions of dollars in assets after they began taking him to court. The families have already won
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar and Claudia Dominguez, CNN The Nevada man accused of fatally shooting an 18-year-old woman who disappeared from a Walmart parking lot in mid-March will remain in jail without bail, a judge ruled Friday. Troy Driver, 41, of Fallon, was arrested March 25 in connection with the death of Naomi Irion. She was
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Finland and Sweden could soon join NATO, moves that would likely infuriate Moscow and that officials say would further underscore Russia’s strategic error in invading Ukraine. NATO officials told CNN that discussions about Sweden and Finland joining the bloc have gotten extremely serious since Russia’s invasion, and US
Continue Reading By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — NASCAR’s top drivers expect some beating and banging to be on the menu when they race at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday night. The track is the smallest in NASCAR’s top series at 0.526 miles and has a history of offering physical racing. That might
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