BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Second-seeded Casper Ruud has defeated American Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 6-2 to reach the third round of the Barcelona Open. Ruud broke serve four times to comfortably get past his 81st-ranked opponent. Ruud reached his maiden Masters 1000 final in Miami in March, losing to Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. Sixth-seeded Diego Schwartzman of
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo was activated from the COVID-19 injured list but wasn’t in New York’s lineup for the opener of a doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants. New York didn’t announce a lineup until roughly 30 minutes before first pitch while waiting to see if outfielders Nimmo and Mark Canha
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona has announced new measures on ticket sales to keep a high number of visiting fans from attending matches at the Camp Nou Stadium. The measures come after more than 30,000 Eintracht Frankfurt supporters took over the Camp Nou in a Europa League match last week
Continue Reading
UPDATE #1, TUESDAY – The city of Las Cruces confirmed on Tuesday that police shot and killed a 75-year-old woman on Saturday night. In the city’s news release, a spokeswoman named the woman killed as 75-year-old Amelia Baca. Family members had previously told ABC-7 that the woman’s name was Amelia Vaca. “Any loss of life,
Continue Reading
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels.
Continue Reading MUMBAI, India (AP) — Captain Faf du Plessis just missed out on his maiden Indian Premier League century while Josh Hazlewood grabbed 4-25 as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs. Du Plessis smashed 96 off 64 balls as Bangalore made 181-6 after being asked to bat first. Hazlewood then strangled Lucknow
Continue Reading
Editor’s Note: The date of the crash has been updated from the original story due to an error. DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – New Mexico State Police say an SUV driven by 28-year-old Victor Mendoza was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-10 Friday when he crashed head-on into a pick-up driven by
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — NBC Sports revealed its new “Sunday Night Football” announcing team with analyst Cris Collinsworth returning and being joined by Mike Tirico in the booth and Melissa Stark on the sidelines. The network said the crew will work for the first time at the Hall of Fame game on Aug. 4 between
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is moving toward the trend set by soccer for advertising on uniforms. The San Diego Padres became the first team to announce a deal, saying patches with a Motorola logo will be worn on their jerseys starting next season. The March 10
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is moving toward the trend set by soccer for advertising on uniforms. The San Diego Padres became the first team to announce a deal, saying patches with a Motorola logo will be worn on their jerseys starting next season. The March 10
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been fined $50,000 for making obscene gestures and directing profane language toward the crowd during Brooklyn’s Game 1 playoff loss to the Celtics. League operations president Byron Spruell announced the fines. Cameras captured Irving flipping his middle finger toward fans as
Continue Reading
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Department of Education is making more changes to the federal student loan system that will help bring millions of borrowers — some of whom may have previously been in forbearance — closer to receiving debt forgiveness. These new actions, announced Tuesday, are the latest moves by the Biden administration to
Continue Reading
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Volkswagen is gunning for Tesla. Tesla is still king, with over 936,000 electric vehicles sold in 2021 and a share of about 14% of the global electric car market. But Volkswagen isn’t far behind. having grabbed about 11% of the market last year and doubled its EV sales compared with
Continue Reading CLEVELAND (AP) — For the second straight day, the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians have been postponed by inclement weather and unplayable conditions. Tuesday’s game was called four hours before the first pitch, with the decision coming after Guardians officials inspected the soggy outfield at Progressive Field. Snow piled up in downtown Cleveland the
Continue Reading
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Cinco de Mayo which commemorates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated on May 5 every year. About Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for the fifth of May. The Mexican army under the command of
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — ¿Qué se siente al navegar por los mares en la cima del lujo? Las suites más lujosas de los cruceros fusionan la mejor tecnología de vanguardia con el lujo atemporal del servicio de camarero las 24 horas del día, atendiendo a todos tus caprichos. Los camarotes flotantes más increíbles del mundo
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Joaquin Ciria has spent more than half his life behind bars for the murder of his friend in San Francisco, a crime he has always maintained he didn’t commit. Ciria was exonerated Monday, exactly 32 years to the date of his arrest, following an extensive review and investigation by the San
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar team owner Beth Paretta plans to compete in three races this season. The all-female team is not currently entered in next month’s Indianapolis 500. The team will partner with Ed Carpenter Racing to run the No. 16 Chevrolet on three road and street courses: Road
Continue Reading By Mirna Alsharif, CNN Police are investigating vandalism at an Islamic center in Richmond, Virginia, a Henrico County Police Division spokesperson told CNN. The incident Saturday was the second report of vandalism at West End Islamic Center in the past six months. The most recent incident took place during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN On Jupiter’s moon Europa, a saltwater ocean exists deep beneath a thick ice shell. Now, a surprising connection between the ice shell and the Greenland ice sheet on Earth has provided new insight: Europa’s ocean may be habitable, according to a new study. Scientists have been intrigued for more than 20
Continue Reading
EL PASO, Texas — It’s been over a week since enhanced safety inspections ordered by Texas Governor Greg Abbott lead to a backlog of trucks along the U.S. Mexico border. Many local produce companies are feeling the impact, despite the lifting of restrictions this past Friday. Adding to the delays, a truck blockade on the
Continue Reading
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – For the first time in her 50 years of living in Las Cruces, a prominent businesswoman addressed city leaders with fears for her employees’ safety after several confrontations with the homeless population. “Something must be done about our vagrant problem,” said Wanda Bowman on Monday, the owner of Ashley Furniture
Continue Reading
By The Associated Press A decision by a federal judge in Florida to throw out a national mask mandate in public transportation across the U.S. has created a patchwork of rules that vary by location. Passengers on a United Airlines flight from Houston to New York, for instance, could ditch masks at their departing airport
Continue Reading
By Eric Levenson, Monica Garrett and Amy Simonson, CNN An April nor’easter brought heavy snow and gusty winds to the region Tuesday, keeping crews working to restore power busy in New York, Pennsylvania and New England. The late-season storm left hundreds of thousands of people in the Northeast without power Tuesday, with the Empire State
Continue ReadingA nor’easter will bring rain to the major cities in the Northeast and snow to inland populations. Meanwhile, the West sees round after round of rain and mountain snow. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the latest.
Continue Reading By Mirna Alsharif and Jason Hanna, CNN A judge this week authorized New York’s corrections department to force-feed inmate David Sweat, a convicted murderer who escaped from an upstate New York prison in 2015, after he staged a hunger strike that began last month, according to court documents. Wednesday’s ruling from Judge Robert Muller in
Continue Reading NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Violence by Marseille fans has led to UEFA ordering the French club to close part of its stadium for the Europa Conference League semifinal against Feyenoord. The punishment after unrest in the quarterfinals against Greek club PAOK will also see Marseille fined €80,000 for the lighting of fireworks, throwing of objects
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Border Network for Human Rights gathered at city hall to present the City of El Paso leaders with testimonials and signatures supporting the El Paso Municipal ID program. The effort highlights the importance of having a municipal ID and how it benefits residents. The program is meant to be inclusive of
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Notah Begay is competing again for the first time in nearly 10 years. The score doesn’t really matter to him. He has spent two days playing in the Advocates Professional Golf Association Tour event in Arizona. The APGA is all about providing opportunity for Black golfers and other minorities
Continue Reading
CNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Disney investors aren’t having as awful a year as Netflix shareholders. But that’s not saying much. Netflix’s stock has plunged more than 40% this year, ahead of its first quarter earnings release after the closing bell Tuesday. Meanwhile, shares of Disney have dropped nearly 15% so far
Continue Reading