Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas said she intends to keep competing, with the ultimate goal of reaching the Olympics. In an interview that aired Tuesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Thomas also disputed those who say she has an unfair biological edge that ruins the integrity of women’s athletics. “Trans women are not a threat to
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Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas said she intends to keep competing, with the ultimate goal of reaching the Olympics. In an interview that aired Tuesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Thomas also disputed those who say she has an unfair biological edge that ruins the integrity of women’s athletics. “Trans women are not a threat to
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By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN White House officials met Tuesday with travel industry officials, who pressed the Biden administration to end its requirements that vaccinated international travelers take a coronavirus test before flying to the United States. Airlines for America, representing major US air carriers, and the US Travel Association, representing the broad
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UVALDE, Texas — She had three names joined like charms on a bracelet. Amerie Jo Garza was laid to rest Tuesday before the eyes of God, her broken family, a shattered town and a shamed nation. It was three weeks to the day after her 10th birthday. On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, her funeral Mass
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By Etant Dupain and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Surging gang violence in Haiti’s capital has left nearly 200 people dead and thousands displaced in the last month alone, according to a United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) report. Heavily armed rival gangs began clashing and seizing territory in Port-au-Prince with new intensity
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Riding the momentum of a return to the NBA playoffs, the leaders of the Minnesota Timberwolves are determined to further elevate a franchise long mired among the dregs of the league. Tim Connelly is the first big catch. They’re counting on more players to follow. “There’s
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DENVER (AP) — A Denver-based federal appeals court has agreed with a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit that claimed the 2020 presidential election was stolen from President Donald Trump and had been rigged by Dominion Voting Systems, Facebook (now Meta) and others. Friday’s opinion from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, first reported
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Nationals right-hander Joe Ross will have season-ending Tommy John surgery. The news clouds his future with Washington in his final year under contract. Washington manager Dave Martinez said Tuesday that Ross had opted to have the surgery. The 29-year-old starter has been out since spring training with right elbow issues and
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments at a criminal trial Tuesday that there is overwhelming evidence that organizers of a “We Build The Wall” campaign to raise millions of dollars for a wall along the U.S. southern border defrauded investors by lying to them. Assistant
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments at a criminal trial Tuesday that there is overwhelming evidence that organizers of a “We Build The Wall” campaign to raise millions of dollars for a wall along the U.S. southern border defrauded investors by lying to them. Assistant
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Panama replaced Iran as Canada’s opponent for a World Cup prep exhibition in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Canadian Soccer Association on May 12 announced Iran as the opponent for the friendly, then canceled last week following criticism by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The game in Sunday. The Canadian government says 55
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas chapels of love that use Elvis Presley’s likeness could find themselves becoming Heartbreak Hotels. The licensing company that controls the name and image of “The King” is ordering Sin City chapel operators to stop using Elvis in themed ceremonies, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported on Monday. Authentic Brands Group
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UVALDE, Texas – ABC News is reporting the Uvalde Police Department and Uvalde ISD police force are no longer cooperating with the Texas Department of Public Safety investigation into the shooting at Robb Elementary and the state’s review of the police response. According to ABC News, a spokesman for Texas DPS declined to comment. The
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma softball slugger Jocelyn Alo doesn’t just hit for power. Division I softball’s all-time home run leader is hitting .497 this season — second nationally heading into the Sooners’ College World Series opener against Northwestern. She has combined rare strength, tireless study and a nearly
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law, championed by conservatives, that aimed to keep social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from censoring users based on their viewpoints. The court voted in an unusual 5-4 alignment Tuesday to put the Texas law on hold, while a lawsuit plays out in
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law, championed by conservatives, that aimed to keep social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from censoring users based on their viewpoints. The court voted in an unusual 5-4 alignment Tuesday to put the Texas law on hold, while a lawsuit plays out in
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macamilarincon (CNN Business) — El mundo de Netflix puede estar de cabeza, pero “Stranger Things” sigue siendo muy popular. La más reciente temporada de la aclamada serie debutó este fin de semana con cifras récord: es el estreno más visto de un programa en inglés de Netflix. ¿Cuándo se estrena la segunda parte de la temporada
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By Brian Fung and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court of the United States temporarily blocked a sweeping Texas law on Tuesday that restricts the ability of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to moderate content on their platforms. By a 5-4 vote, the justices granted an emergency request from the tech industry to block a
Continue Reading By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added three island destinations to its “high” risk category for travelers on Tuesday. Anguilla, Jamaica and Turks and Caicos Islands were all moved to Level 3, or “high” risk for Covid-19. In April, the CDC overhauled its ratings system for
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By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press An exterior door at Robb Elementary School did not lock when it was closed by a teacher shortly before a gunman used it to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers, leaving investigators searching to determine why, state police said Tuesday. State police initially said a teacher had
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brian Griese had established himself in a second career that had been more successful than his first as an 11-year quarterback in the NFL. Griese had followed up more than a decade analyzing big college football games each week with two years in
Continue Reading RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State guard Terquavion Smith is returning for his sophomore season after going through the NBA draft process. The 6-foot-4 sophomore participated in the league draft combine in Chicago earlier this month and was considered a potential first-round prospect. But Smith posted a video to social media Tuesday announcing his
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Jack Nicklaus confirms he met with a Saudi group behind the rival golf league. But he says he had zero interest in the venture no matter how much money he was offered. Nicklaus was quoted in a Firepit Collective story as saying that he was
Continue Reading CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson has fired baseball coach Monte Lee after missing the NCAA Tournament for a second straight season. The Tigers had made the tournament for 32 straight seasons from 1987 through 2019. Athletic director Graham Neff announced the decision on Tuesday. The Tigers were 35-23 this season and 13-16 in the Atlantic
Continue Reading UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Texas authorities: Teacher did not leave door propped open before shooter entered school; door was closed, did not lock.
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Curtis Francois has committed more than $100 million to help revive the old St. Louis International Raceway Park into a world-class motorsports facility. The St. Louis native purchased the abandoned track in 2011 and has steadily brought it back to life. Francois’ reward comes this weekend when World
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito agreed Tuesday to temporarily block a lower court decision that allows the counting of undated ballots in Pennsylvania in a case that could directly tip a judicial race and also impact the commonwealth’s Republican US Senate primary. Alito, who has jurisdiction over
Continue Reading CNN By Brian Fung and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court of the United States temporarily blocked a sweeping Texas law on Tuesday that restricts the ability of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to moderate content on their platforms. By a 5-4 vote, the justices granted an emergency request from the tech industry to block
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington acknowledged Tuesday he threw an empty water bottle at Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri after Game 3 of the second-round series between the Western Conference rivals. Binnington injured his left knee during a collision with Kadri and teammate Calle Rosen on May 21,
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Iga Swiatek podría estar a punto de batir el récord de victorias de Serena Williams. Swiatek, que cumplió 21 años el martes, ganó su primer título de Grand Slam hace dos años en Roland Garros. Ahora, con una racha de 32 partidos ganados y la mayor racha invicta en el circuito
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