By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Joe Sakic’s title has changed. His task has not: Keep the Colorado Avalanche at the summit of hockey. The Stanley Cup champion Avalanche promoted Sakic on Monday to president of hockey operations, which means he no longer deals with the day-to-day general manager responsibilities. Make no
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Olympic volleyball player says she was attacked in downtown Los Angeles when a man threw a metal object at her face in an assault that fractured multiple bones in her face and left one of her eyes swollen shut. Kim Glass was a silver
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Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Por primera vez en 20 años, el tipo de cambio entre el euro y el dólar estadounidense es casi el mismo: las dos monedas están a menos de un centavo de alcanzar la paridad. El euro rondaba este lunes por la mañana los US$ 1,007, lo que supone
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CNN By Lucy Bayly, CNN Business Consumer expectations for prices to continue rising over the next year increased to the highest level on record, according to the latest Survey of Consumer Expectations from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, released on Monday. Median short-term inflation expectations ticked up to 6.8% in June from 6.6%
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By Lucy Bayly, CNN Business Consumer expectations for prices to continue rising over the next year increased to the highest level on record, according to the latest Survey of Consumer Expectations from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, released on Monday. Median short-term inflation expectations ticked up to 6.8% in June from 6.6% in
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Sure, it’s been a wild NASCAR Cup season, with seemingly everyone in the field capable of taking the checkered flag. Through all the chaos, one driver has emerged as the clear favorite. Chase Elliott is the guy everyone else is chasing. The 26-year-old became the
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UVALDE, Texas — The Uvalde County Sheriff has agreed to testify before the Texas panel investigating the mass shooting at Robb Elementary school. Sheriff Ruben Nolasco originally refused to testify, but agreed to do so after being issued an official notice. Nolasco will testify via video teleconference to speak on the shooting Monday. The Texas
Continue Reading CNN By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection will not hold a hearing this Thursday, as had previously been under consideration, a source familiar with the committee’s plans told CNN. The source said Monday that the committee has decided to take a
Continue Reading By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection will not hold a hearing this Thursday, as had previously been under consideration, a source familiar with the committee’s plans told CNN. The source said Monday that the committee has decided to take a step
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By Inke Kappeler Nine women have reported they were drugged by an unknown substance after attending the annual summer party of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) — whose Chancellor Olaf Scholz is a member — last week. According to a police report, a 21-year-old woman started to feel “unwell and dizzy” Wednesday evening after eating
Continue Reading By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Francine Niyonsaba has withdrawn from the world championships with a foot injury. The injury comes just as she looked to be a good bet for her first major medal in the 5,000 meters after being forced to switch to long-distance events by contentious testosterone rules. Niyonsaba says on Instagram
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By Kara Scannell, CNN Jennifer Shah, a cast member on the “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” pleaded guilty Monday to defrauding hundreds of victims, including some elderly, in a years-long telemarketing scheme. Shah, a polarizing member of the “Real Housewives” franchise, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. According to
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Fire Department successfully rescued a dog that was clinging to life in the canal system on the head gates. https://vz-b56b3373-39a.b-cdn.net/555cc4c8-85aa-4cb2-99be-963f0d320793/thumbnail_2ae0523c.jpg Rescuers were able to carefully pull the dog to safety, and no injuries were reported. The dog was turned in to animal services, where they will try to
Continue Reading After Vincent Fraser’s engine began to fail, he was forced to land on a highway in North Carolina.
Continue Reading By Marnie Hunter, CNN When the engine on his small plane failed three times, Vincent Fraser had no choice but to make an emergency landing in mountainous terrain just south of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. GoPro video of his perilous landing in western North Carolina shows Fraser maneuvering his single-engine plane under power lines
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been added to the new Broncos ownership group. Rob Walton announced the inclusion of Rice in a statement issued Monday on behalf of the Walton-Penner family ownership group. The group agreed to buy the franchise from the Pat
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq, CNN The government of the Faroe Islands has set a catch limit of 500 dolphins for the territory’s annual whale hunt this year. Situated halfway between Iceland and Scotland in the Atlantic Ocean, the Faroes are a self-governing territory of the Kingdom of Denmark made up of 18 islands. The yearly
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist While it seems strange to say this is a hot summer in Texas — because let’s face it, EVERY summer in Texas is hot — this summer will be one to remember. It’s hotter than hot — a record-breaking, sizzling hot, sweaty summer. “I looked at forecast models and they
Continue Reading Oppressive heat continues in the South and West as a severe storm threat hits the North. CNN meteorologist Gene Norman discusses the duration of these events.
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer New off-ice skate blade technology has been unveiled to help hockey players train their bodies better when they’re on the ice. Longtime trainer Kelly Riou and partners have developed DriBlades that can replace ice blades for lifting and other dryland training. Stanley Cup champion Chandler Stephenson is among the
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LONDON (AP) — Monty Norman, a British composer who wrote the theme tune for the James Bond films, has died. He was 94. A statement posted Monday on Norman’s official website said: “It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died on 11th July 2022 after a short illness.” Born Monty Noserovitch
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La recuperación pospandémica de la aviación comercial puede tener un protagonista temprano e improbable: el superjumbo A380. El mayor avión de pasajeros del mundo parecía estar destinado al desguace hace apenas dos años, mientras las aerolíneas lidiaban con la propagación del coronavirus. Toda la flota quedó en tierra, muchos de los
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — Las Fuerzas Militares de Colombia informaron este domingo que propinaron “un fuerte golpe” a un grupo armado irregular, cuyo cabecilla principal es alias “Iván Mordisco”, y fueron neutralizados 10 supuestos integrantes de esa estructura. En un comunicado, indicaron que el operativo coordinado con la Policía Nacional se llevó a cabo en
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN The first glimpse of how the James Webb Space Telescope will change the way people see the universe has arrived. President Joe Biden has released one of Webb’s first images, and it’s “the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date,” according to NASA. The image shows SMACS
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Since the West hit Russia with bruising sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine, a frightening question has loomed: What if Russia turns off natural gas to Europe? It’s a nightmare scenario that would plunge the region’s economy into a deep recession. That possibility is the subject of fresh hand-wringing as
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With a punishing heat wave across Texas driving record high power demand, The Electric Reliability Council of Texas late Sunday sent out a request that Texans cut back on their energy use on Monday. ERCOT, the state’s power grid operator, asked Texans to turn up their thermostats and postpone running major appliances between 2 p.m.
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN In its six hearings so far, the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, has focused squarely on former President Donald Trump, connecting his role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election to the violent attack at the US Capitol. Through nearly 20 hours of public
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals traded their competitive balance pick in the upcoming amateur draft to the Atlanta Braves on Monday for a trio of minor league players, including former second-round pick Drew Waters. Unlike regular draft picks, competitive balance selections can be traded provided they are not dealt for cash.
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — St. Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard says last week’s jobs report points to a solid U.S. economy with little sign of a recession on the horizon and one that can withstand higher interest rates. Financial markets are flashing signs that an economic downturn could arrive
Continue Reading After receiving an HOV violation, a pregnant woman in Texas argued her unborn baby should count as a vehicle passenger in light of Roe v. Wade being overturned. Brandy Bottone tells CNN’s Pamela Brown why she plans to fight the ticket in court.
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