ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Dream have acquired the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft from the Washington Mystics. The Mystics acquired the No. 3 overall pick Monday and the No. 14 selection in the second round. Washington also has the right to swap its 2023 first-round pick with Atlanta’s first-round pick acquired
Continue Reading VILLARREAL, Spain (AP) — Villarreal has pulled off another surprising Champions League result with a 1-0 win over Bayern Munich in the first leg of the quarterfinals. After making it past the group stage and eliminating Juventus in the round of 16, the modest Spanish club took a big step toward making it to the
Continue Reading CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and past champion Madison Keys both advanced in their opening matches at the weather-delayed Credit One Charleston Open on Wednesday. The season’s opening clay-court event had wall-to-wall matches because much of Tuesday’s schedule was washed out due to rain. Sabalenka won for the first time since
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A watchdog group is suing the National Nuclear Security Administration over its failure to release public records related to the U.S. government’s plans to manufacture key components for the nation’s nuclear arsenal. The complaint filed Wednesday in federal court covers more than a dozen records
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By Ben Church, CNN While the future of Chelsea football club remains in turmoil off the field, the team suffered a torrid night on the pitch in its Champions League quarterfinal first leg tie against Real Madrid on Wednesday. A hat trick for Karim Benzema inspired his side to a 3-1 win on a wet
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By Megan Marples, CNN An asteroid the size of a small house flew by Earth Tuesday evening. The space rock came within 79,000 miles (127,000 kilometers) of Earth, or about one-third of the distance between the moon and Earth, according to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies. Named 2022 GN1, it was estimated to
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By LISA RATHKE Associated Press The federal government has requested a five-year sentence for a former Vermont ski resort executive accused in a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant using tens of millions of dollars in foreign investors’ money raised through a special visa program. According to a sentencing memo filed Tuesday, William Stenger,
Continue Reading LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky guard TyTy Washington Jr. will enter the NBA draft and forego his remaining collegiate eligibility, ending his lone season as the Wildcats’ second-leading scorer. The 6-foot-3 freshman is the second Wildcats player to enter the draft pool in what has become a spring ritual for the program. Projected as a
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — As tradition dictates, there is now very bad news to report about Canadian golfers Mike Weir and Mackenzie Hughes. Neither will win the Masters. That is, if you believe the superstition — or at least, believe in the history. No player has won the Par
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Rusia estaba furiosa sobre las violaciones y contravenciones flagrantes de los protocolos y normas. Pero el embajador de Rusia ante las Naciones Unidas, Vasily Nebenzya, no se enfocó en las atrocidades enfermizas de las que se acusa a las tropas de Rusia en Ucrania. En cambio, estaba enfurecido por las supuestas
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By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most Americans say the way they conduct their lives is still affected to some extent by the pandemic, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll released Wednesday, though fewer say their activities remain dramatically curtailed. A majority also favor continued masking in some public places, and say they’ve continued to
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UPDATE: The crash was cleared at 3:46 p.m. EL PASO, Texas – A crash on I-10 east and executive has the shoulder closed and traffic back up as far as Executive Center Boulevard. An image from TXDOT traffic cams shows a car resting on a slanting wall. The crash happened before 2 p.m. No clearing
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By Jeremy Herb, CNN Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday that it’s “hard to deny” that Russian forces are committing genocide in Ukraine following the horrific images that have emerged from cities like Bucha showing civilians brutally killed. “It is hard to deny this, of course. This is a crime which fulfills the features
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Golf has a bright future and isn’t quite ready to let go of Tiger Woods. Even as six players can end the week at No. 1 in the world, even as Rory McIlroy goes after the career Grand Slam, this Masters is all about Tiger
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina and its fans will celebrate the team’s second NCAA Tournament title with a parade in the city of Columbia on April 13. Columbia Mayor Daniel J. Rickenmann announced on social media that the city would hold a downtown parade ending at the Statehouse at 6 p.m. next Wednesday. South
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DETROIT (AP) — Toyota customers soon won’t be able to get U.S. federal tax credits for buying electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles. Toyota’s sales chief for North American, Bob Carter, said Wednesday that the automaker expects to reach a 200,000-vehicle cap on the credits before the end of June. After that, the credits will be
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Toyota customers soon won’t be able to get U.S. federal tax credits for buying electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles. Toyota’s sales chief for North American, Bob Carter, said Wednesday that the automaker expects to reach a 200,000-vehicle cap on the credits before the end of June. After that, the credits will be
Continue Reading BURNLEY, England (AP) — Everton plunged to within a point of the Premier League’s relegation zone by conceding in the 85th minute to lose 3-2 at Burnley in a wild, end-to-end match. Maxwel Cornet grabbed the winner for Burnley, which climbed above Watford to third-to-last place and within striking distance of overtaking fourth-to-last Everton. Two
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By Richard Quest Ever since governments across the globe started slapping sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, cryptocurrencies have been under scrutiny. The concern is that Russian banks and individuals who have had their assets frozen could potentially use the digital money to evade sanctions. The US and European Union rely heavily on
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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Richard Quest Ever since governments across the globe started slapping sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, cryptocurrencies have been under scrutiny. The concern is that Russian banks and individuals who have had their assets frozen could potentially use the digital money to evade sanctions. The US and European Union rely
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina starting forward Victaria Saxton said she’s returning for a final season with the national champion Gamecocks. That means the team will have four of its five starters back with point guard Destanni Henderson the only member of the starting five not coming back. Saxton is a 6-foot-2 senior who
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Spirit Airlines, Microsoft fall; Tilray, Landstar rise.
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Former Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga announced Wednesday he will retire after the French Open, hoping to put the final touches on an injury-plagued career in front of his home crowd. The 36-year-old Frenchman reached a career-high ranking of No. 5 in 2012, but has dropped to No. 220 following his latest
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks fell and bond yields rose on Wall Street Wednesday after details from last month’s Federal Reserve meeting showed the central bank intends to be aggressive in its efforts to fight inflation. Minutes from the meeting show that policymakers agreed to begin cutting the Fed’s stockpile of Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities by
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Weslaco, TX — Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced directives to deter the smuggling of migrants across the US / Mexico border and he says the state will assist local officials by chartering buses to ship immigrants to Washington, D.C. According to a news release from Abbott, “To board a bus or flight, a migrant must
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — Athletes from Russia and Belarus previously accepted to compete in this year’s Boston Marathon who are currently residing in either country will not be allowed to participate. The Boston Marathon Association, which manages the world’s oldest annual marathon, made the announcement. The exclusion also extends to athletes previously accepted into the B.A.A.’s
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — La Junta de Gobernadores de la Academia de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas de Estados Unidos adelantó la fecha prevista para decidir sobre las posibles sanciones contra el actor Will Smith por abofetear al comediante Chris Rock en la ceremonia de los Oscar de este año. “Estoy convocando una reunión de la
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed A federal judge said Wednesday that Steve Bannon will not be able to include as part of his trial defense any evidence that he was following the advice of his attorney in refusing to participate in the House January 6 probe. The move by US District Judge Carl Nichols to grant the
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By Andrew Millman and Casey Gannon, CNN A federal judge on Wednesday found Matthew Martin not guilty of four federal misdemeanors related to trespassing — marking the first time a US Capitol riot defendant was acquitted of all charges. Martin, who worked for a government contractor before his arrest following the riot, successfully argued that
Continue Reading By Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju, CNN Senate cafeteria workers — who work long hours serving senators and staffers their meals on Capitol Hill — have been threatened with a round of layoffs, forcing Democratic lawmakers to scramble to help save the jobs of many struggling to make ends meet even as they walk the
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