By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A stunning upset in a union election on Staten Island had brought sudden exposure to the organizers and worker advocates who realized victory for the nascent Amazon Labor Union when so many other more established labor groups had failed before them. The
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — North Carolina big man Armando Bacot never looked like himself in the national championship game against Kansas because he was battling an ankle injury. Bacot finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds, but most of that production came in the first half of the 72-69
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Best. Comeback. Ever. Sounds pretty good next to Rock Chalk, Jayhawk. What looked like a lost cause turned into one of the sweetest wins ever for Kansas. The Jayhawks brought their fourth NCAA title back to Allen Fieldhouse on Monday thanks to a second-half flurry
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A report by the World Bank says disruptions to supplies of commodities, financial strains and higher prices are among the shocks from the war in Ukraine that will slow economies in Asia in coming months. The report released Tuesday forecasts slower growth and rising poverty in
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By Ryan Nobles, Jamie Gangel and Gloria Borger, CNN January 6 select committee Chairman Bennie Thompson told reporters Monday that he believes it will not be necessary for the panel to issue a subpoena to former Vice President Mike Pence and that the committee has been able to glean enough information that his testimony may
Continue Reading JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice, Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and two assists, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Arizona Coyotes 5-1. Ivan Barbashev and Brayden Schenn also scored for the Blues, who snapped a four-game losing streak at home to Arizona. Ville Husso made 21 saves
Continue Reading LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — The Detroit Tigers have acquired outfielder Austin Meadows in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays. Detroit sent infielder Isaac Paredes and a competitive balance round B pick in the 2022 amateur draft to Tampa Bay. Meadows hit .234 with 27 homers and a career-high 106 RBIs last season. Detroit is
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla (AP) — Auston Matthews had three goals to tie the franchise single-season record for goals with 54, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2. Matthews, who also had an assist and extended his goal streak to six games. completed his seventh career hat trick
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have agreed to free-agent contracts with defensive end Taco Charlton and defensive back Justin Evans. General manager Mickey Loomis announced the contracts on Monday. he 6-foot-6, 270-pound Charlton played for Pittsburgh last season, appearing in 11 games with one start. He had half a sack among 18
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jake DeBrusk scored his second goal of the game 1:03 into overtime to lift the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Zach Werenski scored late in the second period to tie the score. After a scoreless third, the DeBrusk beat
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US successfully tested a hypersonic missile in mid-March but kept it quiet for two weeks to avoid escalating tensions with Russia as President Joe Biden was about to travel to Europe, according to a defense official familiar with the matter. The Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) was launched from a
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Si bien un gran número de personas en todo el mundo se preparan para volver a las oficinas y los menores han regresado a las escuelas, los confinamientos persisten en China a medida que el país tiene dificultades para contener varios brotes de covid-19 en línea con su política de cero
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UPDATE (04/07): El Paso Water announced some customers were inadvertently overcharged for environmental service charges and stormwater fees. El Paso Water said they are working to correct the situation, and the affected customers will see a credit on a future bill in the next two to six weeks. Disconnections for non-payment are temporarily suspended as customers transition
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La policía anunció este lunes la detención de un sospechoso del tiroteo masivo del domingo en Sacramento que mató a seis personas e hirió a otras 12. Dandrae Martin, de 26 años, fue identificado como un “sospechoso relacionado” y fue fichado por cargos de asalto y posesión ilegal de armas de
Continue Reading By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s largest opposition party has rejected the president’s invitation to form a unity government, as protests continue over the country’s worst economic crisis in memory and deepening mistrust in his leadership. All 26 Cabinet ministers handed in their resignations Sunday night after thousands of
Continue Reading By Shawna Mizelle and Amy Simonson, CNN Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law on Monday that codifies the right to an abortion in the state. House Bill 1279, the Reproductive Health Equity Act, states that “every individual has a fundamental right to make decisions about the individual’s reproductive health care, including
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Oscar Holland, CNN and Junko Ogura, CNN One of Japan’s most distinctive works of contemporary architecture, the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo, will be demolished this month, according to the building’s new owners. The decision ends years of uncertainty surrounding the eye-catching structure, which once offered a futuristic vision of urban living but had recently
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EL PASO, Texas-The Biden Administration is ending Title 42, a CDC directive that gives Border Patrol Agents the power to expel migrants seeking asylum due to health concerns. The directive is based on a suspicion the migrant could be exposed to and spread Covid-19. While Title 42 doesn’t officially end until May 23rd, El Paso
Continue Reading By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN The Senate has reached a bipartisan deal to provide an additional $10 billion in Covid-19 assistance, less than half of what the White House originally had requested. It would allow the Biden administration to purchase more vaccines and therapeutics, as well as maintain testing capacity and research. But
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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic state legislators announced Monday they will seek a new round of rebates totaling $500 per individual to offset increased gasoline prices with no restrictions on how residents spend the money. Lawmakers in the Democratic House majority announced the proposal on the eve of a
Continue Reading LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky women’s basketball coach Kyra Elzy has had her contract extended through 2027 after guiding the Wildcats to their first Southeastern Conference Tournament championship in 40 years. Terms of the contract were not immediately available. Elzy led Kentucky back from losing eight of nine at midseason to 10 consecutive league wins,
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Winds will be an issue this week – mainly Tuesday with a lesser extent Wednesday and Thursday. Lots of sunshine in the forecast. A cold front arrives by Thursday morning which will cool us down a tad.
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — The United States will play 74th-ranked El Salvador and No. 170 Grenada in the CONCACAF Nations League as preparation for the World Cup in November. The 15th-ranked U.S. has Nations League games on June 11 and 14 in Group D, and it also intends to play exhibition games on June 1 and
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Right-hander David McKay was acquired by the New York Yankees from the Tampa Bay Rays for $1. The 27-year-old had a 6.08 ERA and no record over the 2019 and 2020 seasons with Seattle and Detroit. He signed with the Rays last month. McKay is 18-11 with two saves and a
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By Rob Frehse, CNN A man who allegedly assaulted seven Asian women over about a three hour period in New York City in late February has been indicted on multiple hate crime charges, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Steven Zajonc, 28, is charged with six felony counts of third-degree assault as a hate
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bobby Wagner wants everybody to know he didn’t sign with the Rams after the acrimonious end to his decade in Seattle simply because Los Angeles is in the Seahawks’ division. Returning to his native Southern California with the chance to play for a Super Bowl
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Por segunda semana consecutiva, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) no añadieron ni un solo destino nuevo a su categoría de nivel 4 de mayor riesgo para viajar. Más de una docena de destinos, entre ellos Canadá y varios
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff was fined $15,000 by the NBA for criticizing the officials following Sunday night’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Bickerstaff was upset by inconsistency in calls and the Sixers taking 42 free throws. He said the game “was taken” from the Cavs, who
Continue Reading DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies selected the contract of left-hander Ty Blach in a series of moves. The team also placed right-hander Peter Lambert on the injured list with inflammation in his forearm and placed lefty Ryan Rolison on the 60-day injured list due to a strained shoulder. Colorado opens the season Friday against
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EL PASO, Texas — Police officers are being credited with saving the life of a 10-year-old girl who was threatening to harm herself — after officers shot her with a stun gun. Patrol officers and a crisis intervention team responded to the call Sunday on the 4600 block of Atlas. The girl was found holding
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