HALLE, Germany (AP) — Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev was strong on key points to beat Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-4 and reach the semifinals of the Halle Open. Medvedev faced nine break points and saved them all to set up a semifinal with Oscar Otte. The German paid tribute to the help of his home crowd
Continue Reading By The Associated Press American winger Ulysses Llanez was loaned from Wolfsburg of the German Bundesliga to St. Pölten in Austria’s second tier for the second straight season. The 21-year-old from Lynwood, California, scored six goals last season. Llanez has made three appearances for the United States, scoring on a penalty kick in his debut
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By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission moved closer Friday to a final rule that would dramatically alter what public companies tell shareholders about climate change — both the risks it poses to their operations and their own contributions to the problem. Public comment on the proposal has now
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Coco Gauff has reached her first semifinal on grass after beating Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 6-4 at the Berlin Open to set up a match with Ons Jabeur. The 18-year-old French Open finalist had to fight back from 2-0 down at the start of each set against an opponent who was the Wimbledon
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer A parade awaits in San Francisco to celebrate the champion Golden State Warriors. The NBA draft is a few days away, with presumed top-three picks Jabari Smith, Chet Holmgren and Paolo Banchero set to take their first steps toward realizing their enormous potential. Free agency starts in less than
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CHAVES COUNTY, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Attorney General’s office is taking over the investigation into the shooting death of a suspect by Chaves County deputies. Attorney General Hector Balderas said in a statement Friday that District Attorney Dianna Luce asked for the review because of a conflict of interest in her office. Luce
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Design by Will Mullery, CNN You might see another red, white and blue flag flying this weekend over state capitols and city buildings. That banner with a bursting star in the middle is the Juneteenth Flag, a symbolic representation of the end of slavery in the United States. The flag is
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macamilarincon (CNN) –– Un hombre de 71 años que disparó mortalmente a dos ancianos e hirió a uno más durante un tiroteo en la reunión de un grupo religioso en Alabama en la noche de este jueves fue contenido por otra persona en el lugar hasta que llegó la policía, informaron las autoridades el viernes.
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By Holmes Lybrand and Avery Lotz, CNN A January 6, 2021, rioter pleaded guilty Friday to carrying a loaded firearm on US Capitol grounds and assaulting police officers with one of their own batons during the insurrection. Mark Mazza, who told federal investigators he regretted not seeing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the riot and
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EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Covid-19 vaccine authorization to children as young as six months. This includes Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech. Vaccines won’t be given just yet, as authorization must pass a vote from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisors. This vote is scheduled for Saturday. CDC
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las mujeres no son un monolito, sus experiencias de la menopausia no son todas negativas y esta etapa de la vida no debería verse como un problema médico, argumenta un grupo internacional de expertos. En un artículo de análisis publicado este miércoles en el British Medical Journal, la obstetra Martha Hickey,
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press The fast-growing legal sports betting industry is extending its reach to the middle of the ocean. BetMGM and Carnival Corporation announced a deal Friday to put sports books on more than 50 U.S.-based cruise ships. The arrangement will allow betting while the ships are at sea or docked in a
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press The fast-growing legal sports betting industry is extending its reach to the middle of the ocean. BetMGM and Carnival Corporation announced a deal Friday to put sports books on more than 50 U.S.-based cruise ships. The arrangement will allow betting while the ships are at sea or docked in a
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes are in the process of working out the details in what they hope are the final steps toward securing a new permanent home in Tempe. The City Council has agreed to negotiate on a proposed development of nearly $2 billion that would
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – More than two dozen cadets will join a short-staffed police department in Las Cruces after their graduation on Friday afternoon. At 1 p.m. on Friday, 28 cadets will graduate from the Las Cruces Police Department’s 51st academy. Two of the graduates are headed to the New Mexico State University Police
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Sao Paulo, Brasil (CNN) — No hay indicios de que el crimen organizado estuviera involucrado en los homicidios del periodista británico Dom Phillips y del activista Bruno Pereira en la Amazonía, según dijo la Policía Federal de Brasil (PF) en un comunicado este viernes. Los autores del crimen actuaron por voluntad propia, “sin
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday he has been briefed on the three Americans who have gone missing in Ukraine after they traveled to the country to fight alongside Ukrainian forces against Russia. In brief remarks to reporters as he left for a weekend on the beach in Delaware, Biden said repeatedly
Continue Reading By Kate Bennett, CNN In the dog days of summer, Willow the cat rules the roost. On Friday, Willow’s crate was spotted being carried by a staff member from the White House residence to Marine One, the presidential helicopter that will ferry the feline — along with President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the state constitution does not protect the right to an abortion, clearing the way for the state’s Republican legislative majority to potentially enact stricter abortion measures. The court’s decision is a reversal of its 2018 ruling, in which it found that the Iowa
Continue Reading By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN When the Covid-19 pandemic laid bare racial, health and economic disparities in cities across the United States, city officials in Oakland, California, knew they had to do something. More than two years into the pandemic, they’ve passed a resolution that racism is a public health crisis. “It reminds us that centuries
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas City infielder Nicky Lopez lost his salary arbitration case with the Royals and will get $2.55 million instead of his $2.9 million request, a decision that clinched management’s third straight winning record. Teams lead 8-3 with just three cases pending. Miami catcher Jacob Stallings had his hearing with the Marlins,
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WESLACO, Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott will provide an update on the state’s border security mission. Abbott will be a the Anzalduas International Bridge in McAllen. He will be joined by Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd, Texas National Guard Brigadier General Ronald W. Burkett II, and Texas Department of Public Safety Deputy
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Nicaragua’s state-owned gold mining company and the president of its board of directors partly over the Central American nation’s ties to Russia. The Treasury Department says Friday’s sanctions were imposed, in part, because Nicaragua’s leaders are “deepening their relationship with Russia”
Continue Reading By Stephanie Busari, CNN A funeral mass was held on Friday for the victims of the gun attack in early June at a church in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria, a relative of two of the victims told CNN. Among those paying respects to the 40 people who died was Laide Ajanaku whose parents John Adesina
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EL PASO, Texas — A 44-year-old man has been charged with sexually assaulting a then 15-year-old girl, according to El Paso police. The victim, now 28, said Eduardo Pinuelas sexually assaulted her at an apartment on the 900 block of Zaragoza after soccer practice on Sept. 1, 2008. According to documents, Pinuelas was the victim’s
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Para algunos corredores, la perspectiva de correr los 42 kilómetros de un maratón es un reto suficiente. Pero levantarse al día siguiente y correr otro, y repetir la rutina durante los siguientes tres meses y medio, requiere una mezcla particular de resistencia, dedicación y lo que algunos llamarían locura. Al menos,
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN “Game of Thrones” fans may not have seen the last of Jon Snow. According to the Hollywood Reporter, a sequel to HBO’s hit fantasy drama is in early development, with British actor Kit Harington set to reprise his role as the world’s favorite bastard from the North turned heir to the
Continue Reading LAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) — Former NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer was involved in a crash that killed a pedestrian in southwest Missouri earlier this month. Police say Bowyer’s vehicle struck a woman walking on an exit ramp on June 5 near Osage Beach. Bowyer stopped immediately and called 911. Police say 47-year-old Mary Jane Simmons
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL in partnership with the Black College Football Hall of Fame will hold its second annual Ozzie Newsome General Manager Forum and fifth annual Quarterback Coaching Summit next week. The three-day event begins Tuesday with programs in the league’s Los Angeles office and virtually. Front office personnel and coaches around
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By Reuters Private rocket company SpaceX fired at least five employees after it found they had drafted and circulated a letter criticizing founder Elon Musk and urging executives to make the firm’s culture more inclusive, two people familiar with the matter said. SpaceX did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The New
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