By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Newly acquired Robinson Canó instantly joined Atlanta’s starting lineup, playing second base and batting ninth as the Braves opened a series against his former team, the NL East-leading New York Mets. Atlanta got the 39-year-old Canó for $1 in a minor league deal with the San
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The Associated Press Wall Street is back to falling on Monday, ahead of a busy week with updates scheduled for how bad inflation is and how corporate profits are handling it. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq all closed lower. Wynn Resorts and Las Vegas Sands slumped after COVID infections
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By Yenny Sanchez, CNN Even Dame Judi Dench encountered some doubters on her journey to the big screen. In a recent interview, Dench revealed a film director once told her that she would never make it in film because she had “the wrong face.” “He was perfectly nice, but at the end he said, ‘You’ll
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Twitter, Las Vegas Sands fall; Mullen, La Jolla rise.
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Health officials are urging people to put their masks back on inside because of a summer surge of new Covid-19 cases.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — Cientos de miles de documentos filtrados de Uber obtenidos por The Guardian y compartidos con un consorcio de medios de comunicación muestran cómo durante su período más agresivo de crecimiento, la compañía de viajes compartidos supuestamente empleó tecnología secreta para frustrar las investigaciones policiales, buscó favores de funcionarios gubernamentales de
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By Jen Christensen, CNN In new clarifying guidance announced Monday, the Biden administration said that federal law preempts state abortion bans when emergency care is needed and that the federal government can penalize institutions or providers that fail to provide abortions as needed to treat medical emergencies. “Under the law, no matter where you live,
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN In new clarifying guidance announced Monday, the Biden Administration said that federal law preempts state abortion bans when emergency care is needed, and that the federal government can penalize institutions or providers that fail to provide necessary abortions to treat medical emergencies. “Under the law, no matter where you live, women
Continue Reading By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has moved two South American destinations, one Middle Eastern country and a North African nation to its “high” risk category for travel. Four destinations were moved to Level 3, or “high” risk on Monday: • Bolivia• Lebanon • Peru •
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DALLAS (AP) — When an officer pulled Brandy Bottone over for driving by herself in a high occupancy vehicle lane in Texas just days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, she pointed to her pregnant belly and told him her unborn daughter now counts as a person. “I said, ‘Well, not trying
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de EE.UU. (DHS por sus siglas en inglés) extenderá una forma de ayuda humanitaria para Venezuela, anunció este lunes el secretario Alejandro Mayorkas. “Como una de mis primeras acciones como secretario, designé a Venezuela para el TPS”, dijo Mayorkas. “Después de una cuidadosa consideración, y en consulta
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By Marianne Garvey Discovery Channel’s upcoming “Shark Week” will have some extra muscle. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will host this year, and has the honor of being first-ever Master of Ceremonies. “Our Seven Bucks Productions has partnered with Discovery to bring you a very special (and badass) Shark Week. I filmed exclusively in my home
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Talk about a great warmup act for the 150th British Open at St. Andrews. Monday was the “Celebration of Champions.” Tiger Woods isn’t big on ceremonial golf, but this would be considered a big exception. He played with Rory McIlroy, Lee Trevino and former
Continue Reading The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell 70 cents to $104.09 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for September delivery rose 8 cents to $107.10 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for August delivery rose 1 cent to $3.46 a gallon. August heating oil rose 10 cents to $3.77 a gallon. August natural gas
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Department of Health is reporting a probable case of monkeypox. Health officials say the patient returned from out-of-state travel and was likely exposed through contact. The individual, who was not identified, is said to be doing well and isolated at home. “Monkeypox is a very rare disease
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have run out of Heinz. And they’re not running to the store to grab more. The Steelers have ended their longtime partnership with the formerly Pittsburgh-based food company. Heinz had served as the title sponsor for the NFL franchise’s home stadium on the city’s North Shore since it opened
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Reporter Elon Musk and Twitter are bracing for a legal fight after the billionaire said Friday he was abandoning his $44 billion bid for the social media company. Twitter is vowing to challenge Musk in court to uphold the agreement. Shares of Twitter slid about 10% on Monday. There are
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By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Latino students should be a federal funding priority after they fell behind during the coronavirus pandemic despite making notable educational gains in recent decades, leaders with the largest U.S. Hispanic civil rights and advocacy group said Monday. “There is funding there,” said Amalia Chamorro, who oversees educational
Continue Reading By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Latino students should be a federal funding priority after they fell behind during the coronavirus pandemic despite making notable educational gains in recent decades, leaders with the largest U.S. Hispanic civil rights and advocacy group said Monday. “There is funding there,” said Amalia Chamorro, who oversees educational
Continue Reading BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Beth Mead’s hat trick propelled England to a Women’s European Championship record 8-0 rout of Norway in a ruthless display that sent the host nation into the quarterfinals with a game to spare. After the opener from Georgia Stanway’s penalty, there was also a double from Ellen White around Lauren Hemp
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Broadway’s next “Funny Girl” will be Lea Michele, who is replacing Beanie Feldstein after the “Booksmart” star announced she’d exit the show earlier than expected. The production revealed Monday that the “Glee” star would succeed Feldstein, whose run will end July 31, in the leading role of Fanny Brice, the famed
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EL PASO, Texas- Multiple areas of El Paso will be seeing afternoon showers. Around 1 p.m. those living around Chaparral should see some light rain. At 3 p.m. El Paso will be seeing showers on both sides of the mountain that shouldn’t last more than an hour. The Alamogordo area will also be seeing rainfall
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Jorge Toledo, un ciudadano estadounidense que está detenido en Venezuela desde 2017 como parte de los “6 de Citgo”, escribió una carta al presidente Joe Biden la semana pasada instándolo a hacer lo necesario para que regrese a casa después de haber sido detenido injustamente durante más de cinco años por el
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Francesca Street, CNN Not every city skyline includes an extinct volcano, an imposing hilltop castle and a line-up of centuries-old buildings, but Edinburgh’s awe-inspiring horizon is just one of the reasons why the Scottish capital is Time Out’s best city for 2022. Each year, the media company asks some 20,000 city-dwellers across the world, alongside
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The murder trial for a Las Cruces Police Officer accused of killing a man with a chokehold restraint began Monday. Officer Christopher Smelser, 29, is being charged with 2nd degree murder after being accused of killing Antonio Valenzuela, 40, back in February of 2020. Smelser shot Valenzuela with a taser
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By Brian Fung, CNN Business Hundreds of thousands of leaked Uber documents obtained by The Guardian and shared with a consortium of news outlets show how during its most aggressive period of growth, the ride-hailing company reportedly employed secret technology to thwart police investigations, sought favors from high-ranking government officials and even perceived a silver
Continue Reading KSNV, VICTORIA PARTRIDGE, CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Business Hundreds of thousands of leaked Uber documents obtained by The Guardian and shared with a consortium of news outlets show how during its most aggressive period of growth, the ride-hailing company reportedly employed secret technology to thwart police investigations, sought favors from high-ranking government officials and
Continue Reading By AADIT TAMBE, STEPHEN NEUKAM, KATE SELTZER, RACHEL LOGAN, HENRY KUCZYNSKI, EMMETT GARTNER, TRISHA AHMED, ABBY ZIMMARDI, MICHAEL PURDIE, SHREYA VUTTALURU, JAMIE LIN PINZON / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Howard Center for Investigative Journalism WARREN, Mich. (AP) — While the growing expansion of casinos and state-sanctioned sports betting steal the spotlight, state lotteries have
Continue Reading By AADIT TAMBE, STEPHEN NEUKAM, KATE SELTZER, RACHEL LOGAN, HENRY KUCZYNSKI, EMMETT GARTNER, TRISHA AHMED, ABBY ZIMMARDI, MICHAEL PURDIE, SHREYA VUTTALURU, JAMIE LIN PINZON / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Howard Center for Investigative Journalism WARREN, Mich. (AP) — While the growing expansion of casinos and state-sanctioned sports betting steal the spotlight, state lotteries have
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz made a Hall of Fame career out of staring down pitchers with the game on the line. Looking out at the Cooperstown crowd for his induction speech is a whole different story. The longtime Red Sox slugger says he is “freaking out” about it
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