By Jamiel Lynch and Emma Tucker, CNN Texas executed its oldest death row inmate by lethal injection on Thursday, shortly after the governor of Tennessee granted a temporary reprieve in what would have been the state’s first execution since the pandemic began. Carl Wayne Buntion, 78, was executed at 6:39 p.m. CT on Thursday, according
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Wendell Moore Jr. is the third Duke player this week to announce plans to enter the NBA draft. The school says Moore plans to hire an agent. The 6-foot-5, 213-pound junior and potential first-round draft prospect won the Julius Erving Award as college basketball’s top small forward this season.
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Robert Morse, estrella de Broadway conocida por los televidentes como el jefe de “Mad Men”, Bertram Cooper falleció a los 90 años. Su amigo, el guionista Larry Karaszewski, y el hijo de Morse, Charlie, confirmaron su muerte en Twitter y a la cadena KABC, afiliada a CNN, respectivamente. Morse fue un
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Estados Unidos acusó formalmente al expresidente de Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández de abusar de su poder como mandatario de su país y convertirlo en uno de los mayores puntos para el envío de cocaína a Estados Unidos, según la acusación hecha pública este jueves por el Departamento de Justicia de
Continue Reading CNN By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Former President Barack Obama on Thursday called on tech companies to provide greater transparency about the way they promote content and for stricter regulation of the industry to combat what he called the “disinformation problem.” Obama, speaking in the heart of Silicon Valley in Stanford, California, has been making the
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SEATTLE (AP) — The Texas Rangers will be without starting pitcher Jon Gray for at least one start after he suffered a left knee sprain, general manager Chris Young said. Gray will go on the injured list Friday and right-hander Glenn Otto is expected to be brought up from Triple-A Round Rock to start Friday
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — The Texas Rangers will be without starting pitcher Jon Gray for at least one start after he suffered a left knee sprain, general manager Chris Young said. Gray will go on the injured list Friday and right-hander Glenn Otto is expected to be brought up from Triple-A Round Rock to start Friday
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Haley and Hanna Cavinder are about to expose 4 million fans to Miami women’s basketball. The Cavinder sisters — identical 5-foot-6 twin guards who combined to average 34.2 points per game in their three seasons at Fresno State and built an enormous social media
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A modern fire station replaces a 55-year-old station built at 390 N. Valley Drive. The new Fire Station 3 is just south of the old station. It’s will house Engine 3 and Squad 3 as it provides emergency medical services to west Las Cruces. “Las Cruces residents, particularly those who
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The winds will pick up during the late morning and peak out during the late afternoon until late Friday night. Likely to see some blowing dust and sand with some reduced visibility. A cold front arrives Saturday and cools us down for the weekend with temps in the upper 70’s and low 80’s.
Continue Reading AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele are a good team even when they’re playing for cash instead of a flag. The Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup partners opened with a tournament-record 59 for a one-shot lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The format was fourballs Thursday. Now it switches to
Continue Reading Major League Soccer’s All-Star Game will again be between the league’s best players and their counterparts from Mexico’s LIGA MX. The game is set for Aug. 10 at Allianz Field, home of Minnesota United. The festivities that week will include a concert headlined by Khalid and a skills challenge. The MLS and LIGA MX all-stars
Continue Reading HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas executes oldest death row inmate who was convicted of fatally shooting Houston officer during 1990 traffic stop.
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By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press California officials say as much as $30 billion is needed to protect the heart of the state’s farm country from significant flooding over the next three decades. Officials released a draft of an updated flood protection plan for the Central Valley on Thursday. Approximately 1.3 million people live in floodplains
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Starbucks workers at the coffee giant’s flagship roastery in Seattle have voted to form a union, the chain’s latest location to form a collective bargaining unit. The Seattle store voted Thursday 38-27 to unionize. Workers United said 26 Starbucks locations have unionized nationwide. The Starbucks Reserve and Roastery in the Capitol Hill
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Londres (CNN Business) — Nestlé, la compañía de alimentos y bebidas más grande del mundo, aumentó los precios en más de un 5% en los primeros tres meses de este año al trasladar el aumento de los costos a los compradores. Los consumidores en América del Norte fueron los más afectados, con un
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — ¿Quiero hacer ejercicio hoy? ¿Debo ir al gimnasio? ¿Debo ir a una clase? ¿Tengo tiempo para hacer ejercicio? Hace más de un año, lo que parecía una simple decisión para Renée Fishman se convirtió en una abrumadora serie de preguntas. “Me surgieron todas estas preguntas. Y antes de darme cuenta, ya
Continue Reading By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Former President Barack Obama on Thursday called on tech companies to provide greater transparency about the way they promote content and for stricter regulation of the industry to combat what he called the “disinformation problem.” Obama, speaking in the heart of Silicon Valley in Stanford, California, has been making the fight
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona closer Mark Melancon retired Juan Soto with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, helping Cooper Hummel’s tiebreaking two-run home run hold up in the Diamondbacks’ 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals. Soto popped up to third base with two outs, ending Melancon’s second save of the season. Hummel had two
Continue Reading CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Senior candidates will have more opportunities to be selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the next three years. The hall’s Board of Trustees has approved several changes to the bylaws governing the selection of Hall of Fame enshrinees. In the past, only one player who no longer was
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The U.S. women’s national soccer team will play a pair of matches against Colombia in June as it prepares for World Cup qualifying. The games will be held in Commerce City, Colorado, on June 25 and Sandy, Utah, on June 28. The U.S. will then head to Monterrey,
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California workplace regulators have extended mandatory pay for workers affected by the coronavirus through the end of 2022. They acted more than two months after state lawmakers restored similar benefits through September. The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board kept the regulations Thursday. Its chairman says
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Amir Vera, CNN A few hundred migrants who have been waiting in Reynosa, Mexico, for the end of the US pandemic public health order, known as Title 42, were allowed to seek asylum this week, sources on the ground told CNN. The Biden administration is on track to end
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sean Murphy hit a two-run homer and an RBI double, Cristian Pache also connected and the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4. Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde and designated hitter Trey Mancini were ejected after an odd play in the fourth. A’s starter Paul Blackburn
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton is expected to miss at least two weeks after injuring his left knee Wednesday night in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series with the Chicago Bulls. The Bucks announced Thursday night that the three-time All-Star had undergone an MRI earlier
Continue Reading By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Romeo Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, an award-winning Texas author who began in the 1970s writing a series of novels that told the stories of people living in a fictional county along the Texas-Mexico border, has died. He was 93. Hinojosa-Smith was an English professor at the University of Texas
Continue Reading CNN en Español (CNN Español) — La pandemia nos obligó a mirar hacia adentro y nos enfrentó, en muchos casos, a la realidad de que “estamos viviendo generalmente una vida que no es la que queremos”, dice el reconocido psicólogo argentino Gabriel Rolón. Y ahora, a la pandemia que aún no terminó se suma la
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Miguel Cabrera tries again for his 3,000th career hit when the Detroit Tigers take on Colorado at Comerica Park on Friday night. The 39-year-old star needs one more hit to become the 33rd major leaguer to reach the milestone and the first from Venezuela to do it. Cabrera is set to
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Court records show a Seattle CEO who gained national attention for raising employees’ salaries and slashing his own is facing misdemeanor assault charges stemming from allegations that he tried to forcibly kiss a woman. The Seattle Times reports credit-card processor Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price was charged in February with fourth-degree assault
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