By Lauren Fox, Manu Raju and Daniella Diaz, CNN Republicans and Democrats warn there are many issues that need to be sorted out over President Joe Biden’s Ukraine supplemental funding request that officially came Thursday — including drafting the legislative language — and the whole process could take weeks until there are final votes in
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MIAMI (AP) — The NBA fined two Miami Heat players and the team itself a total of $55,000 on Thursday, over two incidents in the team’s series-clinching win earlier this week against the Atlanta Hawks. Markieff Morris was fined $25,000 for interfering with live game play while on the bench. Jimmy Butler was fined $15,000
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. Facts The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration defines a hurricane as “an intense tropical weather system with well-defined circulation and sustained winds of 74 mph (64 knots) or higher.” In the western North Pacific Ocean, hurricanes
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By KEVIN FREKING and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders have announced an effort to give the Federal Trade Commission increased authority to crack down on oil and gas companies that engage in price gouging. The lawmakers said Thursday that the FTC needs more tools, including fines and penalties and a team
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Mount St. Helens, the most active volcano in the Cascade Mountains in Washington. Facts Mount St. Helens is located in Washington, about 55 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon, and 95 miles south of Seattle. It is administered by the National Forest Service, not the National Park Service. Over
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Cat Bauer, CNN “Cicchetti is the glue that holds Venice together,” says mask maker Sergio Boldrin of Bottega dei Mascareri. “It is impossible to think of finishing work without stopping for a drink and a snack on the way home, meeting friends, catching up on the news of the day.” Ask a Venetian to define
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By Peter Nickeas A recent study showed nighttime lighting in New York City public housing complex courtyards could reduce crime, and the reduction in crime held over the three-year period of the study. Though the lighting appeared to reduce crime at the experiment sites in New York, the researchers and other experts cautioned against drawing
Continue Reading By Mark Gonzales Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi’s season is in jeopardy after tests Thursday revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee. The 26-year-old Mondesi, who played in only 35 games in 2021 because of left hamstring and left oblique injuries, had started 14 of 15
Continue Reading JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have exercised the fifth-year option in pass rusher Josh Allen’s rookie contract. The move keeps Allen under contract for two more seasons and fully guarantees his 2023 salary at $11.5 million. The former Kentucky standout and seventh overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft has 20 1/2 sacks
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a man fatally shot by a New Mexico State Police officer during an April 16 encounter along Interstate 40 was a North Carolina resident sought in a homicide in that state. A New Mexico State Police statement released Thursday said the shooting occurred near Prewitt during a struggle
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — UEFA is facing pushback against its overhaul of the Champions League and will review its plans next month. European leagues, more mid-ranking teams and fan groups are still trying to limit changes that favor the wealthiest clubs. UEFA tells The Associated Press its Club Competitions Committee
Continue Reading CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio school board outside Cincinnati has censured a member who says she accidentally posted a link to a pornography website on her political campaign’s Facebook page. The board for the Lakota Local School Board censured Darbi Boddy during an emergency meeting Wednesday and asked her to resign. Boddy says the link
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins are heading to the Stanley Cup playoffs for a 16th straight season. Yet Sidney Crosby and company aren’t exactly on a tear. Pittsburgh is just 6-9-2 in its last 17 games heading into its regular-season finale against Columbus. Head coach Mike Sullivan is
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Tucked between the Chilean coast and Patagonian mountains lives a small population of sheepdogs, which exists only in that region and in small numbers of only about a few hundred total. These rare herding dogs are not just cute and not just fluffy — though they certainly are those things, too
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen and Lauren Fox, CNN Democrats are quickly running out of time to clinch a deal on a climate and clean energy package — one of the last vestiges of President Joe Biden’s original agenda. With just weeks to go before a deadline, what exactly Democratic swing vote Sen. Joe Manchin of West
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By Brian Fung, CNN As the public combs through Elon Musk’s Twitter feed for clues on how the billionaire entrepreneur intends to run the social media platform he’s buying for $44 billion, one mysterious line stands out: “authenticate all real humans.” That cryptic proposal is vague enough to keep people guessing about what Musk has
Continue Reading CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk has raised just over $7 billion in additional equity financing to help fund his purchase of Twitter. The new investors include Oracle founder Larry Ellison, cryptocurrency platform Binance and venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, according to a new Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure Musk filed
Continue Reading CNN Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Elon Musk said Twitter might soon charge fees for certain users, as the billionaire continues to tease how he might change the platform as its new owner. Musk, who struck a roughly $44 billion deal to buy Twitter last week, said in a tweet the platform will “always be free
Continue Reading MUNICH (AP) — Seventh-ranked Casper Ruud took his time finding his rhythm as he beat Alex Molcan 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals at the BMW Open. Ruud is the highest-ranked player in the draw after Alexander Zverev’s surprise loss to 18-year-old Holger Rune on Wednesday. Ruud moves on to face eighth-seeded Botic van
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By Hafsa Khalil, CNN April 28 marks National Superhero Day — and what’s a better way to observe the occasion than to celebrate the world’s most popular superhero? If you go by at least one analysis of the past year’s Google search data, that hero is Spider-Man. According to online entertainment retailer Zavvi, the web
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Texas man pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal court to climbing through a broken window and walking around the US Capitol with his parents and sisters on January 6, 2021. Josh Munn, 24, pleaded guilty to illegally protesting inside the Capitol. He could face up to six months in prison
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los actores Johnny Depp y Amber Heard, más conocidos, quizás, por sus interpretaciones de espadachín y guerrera del mar, respectivamente, se encuentran actualmente protagonizando un polémico juicio por difamación en Virginia. Depp demandó a Heard, su exesposa, por US$ 50 millones ya que alega que ella lo difamó con un artículo
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — At their place of business, which just happens to be Allegiant Stadium, Darren Waller and Clelin Ferrell welcomed 100 members of nearby Air Force bases for a Thursday pre-draft luncheon and discussion. Waller and Ferrell seemed as much — or more — in awe of the service members as the men
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Are you struggling with rising property taxes or housing costs? Our reporter Joshua Fechter would like to hear from you via email. Public schools in Texas are funded largely by local property taxes and, as property values soar in Texas, many property tax bills are also poised to grow. Texas law grants homeowners some tax
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — La residencia donde se ubicaba la oficina de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) en Managua fue declarada de utilidad pública, según un decreto de la Procuraduría General de la República publicado este miércoles en La Gaceta, Diario Oficial de Nicaragua. Rosario Murillo, vicepresidenta y portavoz del gobierno, había anunciado la
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El programa de ayuda económica Ingreso Solidario, que beneficia a más de 4 millones de hogares en extrema pobreza en Colombia, tendrá muy pronto un aumento para ciertos beneficiarios. Ingreso Solidario es un subsidio creado durante la pandemia de coronavirus para ayudar a los colombianos más vulnerables en condición
Continue Reading SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — A retired Michigan optometrist faces federal charges for allegedly leaving nooses and notes mocking the Black Lives Matter movement inside a couple’s truck and near or inside stores as well as placing threatening phone calls. Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that 61-year-old Kenneth David Pilon, of Saginaw, is charged with six counts
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — El gobernador del estado de Florida, Ron DeSantis, es visto como un posible contendiente presidencial en 2024, situación en que podría llegar a enfrentarse a Donald Trump en la interna del Partido Republicano. ANÁLISIS | El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, muestra el poder bruto de su gobierno imperial ¿Pero quién
Continue Reading By Tina Burnside and Devan Cole, CNN Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia on Thursday signed several education bills into law, including one banning the instruction of “divisive concepts” pertaining to race in classrooms. “Today we’re here … to sign legislation that puts our children ahead of partisan agenda and gets parents back in charge
Continue Reading EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have picked up the fifth-year option on defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence. The Giants announced the move before the start of the NFL draft. Lawrence was the 17th overall pick in the 2019 draft. The Clemson product has played in 48 games over his first three seasons,
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