By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell plans to savor his senior football season after missing spring practice to allow nagging injuries to heal. Campbell was the national leader in tackles with 143 last season and a second-team pick to The Associated Press All-Big Ten team. Campbell spent
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By Sara Murray, CNN Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward and her husband, Michael Ward, were both subpoenaed on Friday as part of the federal investigation into fake slates of electors, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. The investigative move is just the latest sign of the widening probe that stemmed from the
Continue Reading BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Australia has set a world record in the mixed 4×100 meters freestyle final at the world swimming championships. Jack Cartwright, Kyle Chalmers, Madison Wilson and Mollie O’Callaghan clocked 3 minutes, 19.38 seconds in Budapest on Friday. They shaved two-hundredths of a second off the record set by the United States at
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By TERRY TANG Associated Press For two years, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords allowed a film crew to shadow her and husband Sen. Mark Kelly. The result is a film titled “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down.” An intimate look at Giffords’ recovery after the 2011 shooting that changed her life. But it’s also an insider view
Continue Reading CNN By Ariane de Vogue, Tierney Sneed, Chandelis Duster and Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, holding that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion. The opinion is the most consequential Supreme Court decision in decades and will transform the landscape of women’s reproductive health
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Katie Ledecky has extended her record haul of medals from the world swimming championships to 22 with her latest 800-meter freestyle win. Ledecky clocked 8:08.04 to win the event for the eighth consecutive time at a worlds or Olympic Games. It’s her 19th gold at
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EL PASO, Texas — The Supreme Court decides to overturn the the1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. This ends 50 years of Federal Abortion Rights. The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision to overturn the landmark ruling. States can now ban abortion. Rough estimates expect half of the states to pursue a ban. Texas Governor
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By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Murtaja Qureiris, once considered by lawyers and activists as the youngest political prisoner in Saudi Arabia, was released on Friday, the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights told CNN. His case was first highlighted in an exclusive CNN report published in 2019, which detailed how Saudi authorities arrested Qureiris when he
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Toyota has issued recalls for its first mainstream electric car and one of its full-sized pickup trucks for problems in which nuts or bolts could loosen and wheels or axles can become disconnected. Toyota warned owners of BZ4X electric SUVs to stop driving them because the wheels might fall off.
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks are nearing a deal with Luke Richardson to become their next coach, turning to the former NHL defenseman to help lead their already painful rebuilding process. Richardson and the Blackhawks are working on a contract, according to a person familiar with the talks,
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Helio Castroneves was promised a shot at a NASCAR start if he won a race this summer in the Superstar Racing Experience. Well, Castroneves won the opening event in the summer all-star series and now the SRX CEO is working to land Castroneves a seat in the Daytona
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, dijo el viernes que “la salud y la vida de las mujeres en esta nación ahora están en riesgo” después de que la Corte Suprema anuló Roe vs. Wade y eliminó el derecho constitucional al aborto. “Es un día triste para la Corte y
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House sends Biden compromise gun violence bill as Buffalo, Uvalde killings prompt end to decades of gridlock in Congress.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Durante su carrera por la nominación presidencial republicana en 2016, Donald Trump tenía una manera infalible de disipar las dudas sobre su buena fe conservadora: hablaba de a quiénes podría nombrar, si tuviera la oportunidad, para la Corte Suprema. En mayo de 2016, en medio de las preguntas planteadas por el
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN The Biden administration is set to unveil plans to overhaul the maternal health care system in the United States. The comprehensive plan, called the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis, will be announced by Vice President Kamala Harris at an event in Plainfield, Illinois, according to senior administration
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EL PASO, Texas — Sentencing for the man found guilty of murdering an El Paso mother resumed at the El Paso County Courthouse Friday morning. The decision of Ricardo Marquez’s sentencing is expected from Judge Sam Medrano Monday. The defense asked for the jury to sentence in the first trial, which ended in a mistrial.
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Xander Schauffele shot his second straight 7-under 63 on Friday to take a five-stroke lead in the Travelers Championship. The Olympic champion shot a 31 on the front nine at TPC River Highlands with four birdies, then had a 32 on the back, making birdies
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The IOC will not add a women’s Nordic Combined to the 2026 Winter Games. The decision on Friday confirms skiing as the only Olympic sport lacking gender equality. The long-term Olympic future of Nordic Combined was also put in doubt with no commitment to keep the
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Texas Republican leaders celebrated the overturning of Roe v. Wade on Friday as Democrats vowed to fight back at the ballot box. The landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision returned the issue of abortion access to the states, and due to a “trigger law” in Texas, the state will ban all abortions from the moment of
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Alex Bowman felt he underperformed last year when NASCAR brought the Cup Series back to the Nashville area for the first time in 37 years. He finished 14th but his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson won the race. The hard part for Bowman was
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EL PASO, Texas – In 1973, the United States Supreme Court voted in favor of protecting a women’s right to have an abortion in the United States at the Federal level. For nearly 50 years, abortion rights were legal across the states. That is until June 24, 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned that
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Slugger Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees agreed to a $19 million, one-year contrtact, avoiding an arbitration hearing. Judge can make an additional $250,000 for MVP and $250,000 for World Series MVP. He is in the middle of perhaps his best season, batting .304
Continue Reading PALMA, Spain (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas has advanced to the final of the Mallorca Championships after beating Benjamin Bonzi in straight sets. The second-seeded Tsitsipas saved all three break points he faced to beat Bonzi of France 6-4, 6-4. Tsitsipas will face Roberto Bautista Agut after the Spaniard beat Antoine Bellier 7-6 (5), 6-2. On
Continue Reading Smithtown library board reinstates Pride display in children’s section after backlash
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A library board in New York reversed its decision to remove all LGBTQ-related displays from its children’s section in four of its libraries during Pride month after the removal was criticized. On Tuesday, four out of seven Smithtown Library Board of Trustees had voted to remove all Pride material displays from
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Los fiscales cubanos anunciaron este viernes que dos artistas disidentes que habían participado en protestas antigubernamentales habían sido declarados culpables y condenados a prisión, según un comunicado publicado en el sitio web del periódico estatal Granma. El artista Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara fue condenado a cinco años de prisión tras
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Geena Davis is not someone to stay silent on important matters. In fact, she’s built an research empire of sorts through her Geena Davis Institute on Gender and Media and founded a film festival that both aim to empower underrepresented voices in Hollywood. But on this day, beaming in via Zoom
Continue Reading CNN’s Sandra Gonzalez caught up with Geena Davis about the 30th Anniversary of “A League Of Their Own,” The Geena Davis Institute on Gender In Media and The Bentonville Film Festival. Geena spoke with Sandra from Bentonville where the festival kicked off this week and will run in person through June 26 and virtually through July 3. The Bentonville Film Festival is co-founded and chaired by Davis and the festival’s mission is to shine a light on underrepresented voices in Hollywood.
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday overturning Roe v. Wade, the most consequential high court ruling in decades, contained several striking lines that will resonate for decades to come. Here are key lines from the opinion: From Justices Clarence Thomas, Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Hong Kong (CNN) — Los propietarios de un emblemático restaurante flotante de Hong Kong, que fue noticia en todo el mundo tras conocerse que se había hundido en el mar, parecieron retractarse este jueves de las afirmaciones anteriores de que no era posible salvarlo, insistiendo en que el barco “seguía en las aguas”
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