LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges has pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles to felony domestic violence charges after being accused of assaulting his girlfriend in front of their two children last month. The LA County district attorney says his office filed one felony count of injuring a child’s parent
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Georgia’s law banning abortions as early as six weeks of pregnancy with some exceptions can take effect immediately, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday immediately stayed a federal district court’s order that had blocked the abortion law from going into effect. “It
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — It’s no easy task to live with expectations at the top of the Southeastern Conference. Alabama’s 2021 season has been described as a disappointment even though the Crimson Tide won the SEC title and played in the national championship game. Georgia won its first national championship
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By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — It’s no easy task to live with expectations at the top of the Southeastern Conference. Alabama’s 2021 season has been described as a disappointment even though the Crimson Tide won the SEC title and played in the national championship game. Georgia won its first national championship
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Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, respondió públicamente a la controversia con Estados Unidos por la política energética de México, luego de que Washington denunciara un “trato injusto” a las empresas de su país e iniciara un proceso de consultas en el marco del Tratado de Libre Comercio
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By René Marsh and Angela Fritz, CNN The water off the coast of northwest Greenland is a glass-like calm, but the puddles accumulating on the region’s icebergs are a sign that a transformation is underway higher on the ice sheet. Several days of unusually warm weather in northern Greenland have triggered rapid melting, made visible
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By Marika Gerken, CNN The Monday evening dinner dilemma: You’re adding up all the money you spent on food over the weekend and thinking, “I should really cook tonight.” But that will require grocery shopping and cleaning. And you’re hungry now. So you pick up your phone and suddenly you’ve spent $35 on a carb-heavy
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart are always keeping us laughing. Johnson posted a video to his Instagram of the two stars doing a “tortilla challenge,” a TikTok trend that involves two individuals slapping each other across the face with a tortilla while trying not to spit out a mouthful
Continue Reading OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) — Taiba is the slight 7-5 favorite over the undefeated Jack Christopher in the $1 million Haskell Stakes Saturday at Monmouth Park. It’s the first major race for 3-year-olds following the Triple Crown. Taiba is trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, who is seeking to extend his stakes record with a
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A former Trump White House aide who met with the January 6 committee earlier this week went on a profane and sexist rant on a livestream after his testimony, where he railed against the lawmakers and attacked other witnesses, according to audio posted to his Telegram. The aide,
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The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell $1.96 to $102.26 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for September delivery fell 43 cents to $106.92 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for August delivery fell 3 cents to $3.28 a gallon. August heating oil fell 2 cents to $3.60 a gallon. August natural gas rose
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer At the start of the year there were no women serving as assistant general managers in the National Hockey League. Now there are five. Chicago’s Meghan Hunter, New Jersey’s Kate Madigan, Toronto’s Hayley Wickenheiser and Vancouver’s Cammi Granato and Émilie Castonguay are on the leading edge of hockey’s concerted
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — One of the four first responders killed in last weekend’s New Mexico helicopter crash managed to call 911 before succumbing to his injuries, according to emergency dispatch recordings. It’s not clear which crash victim made the call Saturday evening to San Miguel County dispatchers, according to the recordings that were made
Continue Reading By Katherine Dillinger and Virginia Langmaid, CNN US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf announced Tuesday that he has commissioned reviews of the agency’s food and tobacco programs. Both have been subject of recent criticism amid the nationwide infant formula shortage and the debate over e-cigarette products. Califf testified Wednesday at a Senate
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A woman accused of killing professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson as a romantic rival pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Wednesday, as her lawyers pressed for a quick trial that the judge then scheduled to start in late October. Wilson, 25, was found shot
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A woman accused of killing professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson as a romantic rival pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Wednesday, as her lawyers pressed for a quick trial that the judge then scheduled to start in late October. Wilson, 25, was found shot
Continue Reading By KATHIA MARTÍNEZ Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Three weeks of continuous demonstrations and road blockades to protest high fuel and food costs in Panama have begun to cause shortages of some food products, fuel and medicine. The closures, including of the Pan-American Highway, have forced the national electric company to ration electricity in
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By Matt McFarland, CNN Business The US Postal Service said Wednesday that at least 40% of its new delivery vehicles will be electric, up from the 10% it had once committed to, following a backlash from the Biden administration and others. Under the revised plan, the Postal Service would buy 33,800 electric vehicles, 25,000 of
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Bruce Willis regresó al sitio donde se grabó una de sus películas más famosas, “Die Hard”. La esposa del actor, Emma Heming Willis, publicó recientemente un video en su cuenta verificada de Instagram donde mostraba a su esposo visitando Fox Plaza en Los Ángeles, que sirvió como set para la Nakatomi
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Kleberson, a midfielder on Brazil’s 2002 World Cup champions, was hired by Major League Soccer’s New York City as an assistant coach. Now 43, Kleberson made 32 appearances for Brazil from 2002-10 and was with Manchester United (2003-05) and Beşiktaş (2005-07) during a club career from 1999-2016. He had been an
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Consensus women’s college basketball player of the year Aliyah Boston says she turned down a late invite to the ESPYS awards show and was hurt she wasn’t asked earlier to attend. Boston was nominated for best college athlete in women’s sports. Boston posted on social media she was more hurt by
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EL PASO, Texas — A 31-year-old man robbed a far east El Paso store at gunpoint Saturday, according to El Paso police. Waymon Cheatham was arrested on Monday, July 18, after he was identified by officers who located his vehicle. Police say Cheatham robbed “The Spot” smoke shop at 14087 Pebble Hills on Saturday, July
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El primer ministro de Italia, Mario Draghi, ganó este miércoles un voto de confianza en el Senado, pero salió muy lastimado. A pesar de sus llamados a la unidad, los legisladores de tres partidos boicotearon la votación: el poderoso movimiento 5 Estrellas; Forza Italia de centro-derecha y la Liga de extrema
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN Not 24 hours after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, ending the right to an abortion in the United States, Myisha Malone-King got a call from her insurance company. It said that the medication she takes for a condition totally unrelated to abortion would no longer be
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Cohen, Danielle Herman and John Bonifield, CNN When Marlena Stell had a miscarriage, she says she begged her doctor for help but instead was forced to walk around for at least two weeks with fetal remains inside her because of strict anti-abortion laws. Stell, who was 9½ weeks pregnant at the time, said
Continue Reading ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Forward Nicholas Gioacchini was acquired by Major League Soccer’s Orlando from Caen in France’s second tier. The 21-year-old agreed to a 2 1/2-year contract that includes a club option for 2025. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Gioacchini signed with the reserve team of Paris FC that played in French fifth tier.
Continue Reading By Sharon Braithwaite, Livia Borghese, Tara John and Jack Guy, CNN Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi won a confidence vote in the country’s Senate on Wednesday, but emerged badly bruised. Despite his calls for unity, lawmakers from three parties boycotted the vote: the powerful 5-Star movement, which is the largest party in the country’s coalition
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Allie Quigley scored 18 points, Emma Meesseman had 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists and the Chicago Sky beat the Seattle Storm 78-74 for their fifth straight victory. Chicago clinched a playoff spot with its 20th win of the season. Meesseman made a reverse layup to give Chicago a 76-72 lead
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press A pro-Democratic super PAC is accusing the Federal Election Commission of allowing former President Donald Trump “to continue violating the law” by dragging its feet over a complaint concerning Trump’s teasing of a future White House bid. American Bridge on Wednesday filed a lawsuit asking that a judge compel the
Continue Reading COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M receiver Ainias Smith was arrested early Wednesday on charges of driving while intoxicated, unlawful carrying of a weapon and possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana, according to Brazos County jail records. Smith, 21, was arrested by Texas A&M police and was booked into the Brazos County
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