By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. searched the crowd for his family before his highly anticipated big league debut Thursday, finally spotting them in the sea of Kansas City Royals fans that had bundled up for a blustery opening day. “I don’t know if they were even
Continue Reading SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga junior forward Drew Timme announced his intention to declare for the NBA draft, but did not indicate if he would hire an agent. Timme was the West Coast Conference player of the year this past season for the Bulldogs and a second-team AP All-America selection after averaging 18.4 points and
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Australian Cameron Smith overcame a pair of double bogeys to put himself in the mix after the first round of the Masters. Smith finished with a 4-under 68 thanks to a stretch of eight birdies in 12 holes in the middle of his round. Three
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By Karol Suarez and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN At least 11 people have been killed and a dozen injured following a landslide in a mining area in northwest Colombia, authorities reported Thursday. An “unspecified” number of people remain missing due to the landslide in Abriaquí municipality, which was caused by heavy rains, the risk management agency
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By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld President Joe Biden’s requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. In a 2-1 ruling Thursday, a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed a lower court and ordered dismissal of a lawsuit challenging
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama is a Masters champion and apparently a master host. Jack Nicklaus has been attending the Masters Club dinner since 1964, the year after he became eligible by winning, and he said Tuesday night was one of the best ever. The food Matsuyama chose
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The state of Oregon accused owners of an Illinois-based COVID-19 testing company of stealing millions of dollars in federal funds and insurance money in a lawsuit filed Thursday and said they boasted about buying a mansion and expensive sports cars. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum sued
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By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Investigators said Thursday that they had seized a cache of weapons during a search of multiple Washington, DC, apartments belonging to two men accused of impersonating Department of Homeland Security agents for more than two years. Between five residences and three vehicles that belong to Arian Taherzadeh and
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The Tampa Bay Lightning haven’t been through struggles like this in many years. Three separate three-game losing streaks have left the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup champions with just six victories over the past month. It’s creating the kind of adversity Tampa Bay has not experienced since getting swept out
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Quintana Roo informó de la detención de un hombre al que identificó como José “D”, el “Bolillo”, sospechoso de participar en el tiroteo de octubre de 2021 en Tulum en el que murieron dos mujeres extranjeras y otros tres turistas resultaron heridos. Este individuo pertenecía a una
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Nueva York (CNN Business) — Walmart está aumentando los salarios de los conductores de camiones de larga distancia, un trabajo exigente que es cada vez más difícil de cubrir para las empresas. Walmart, una de las pocas cadenas minoristas que tiene su propia flota de camiones, dijo que está aumentando el salario inicial
Continue Reading By Amir Tal, CNN Two people were killed and more than a dozen others wounded in a shooting at a bar in a busy area of Tel Aviv late on Thursday, Israeli officials said. The suspected gunman was killed by security forces following a manhunt, according to a statement from Israel’s General Security Service on
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Alex Zanardi has been invited back to the Long Beach Grand Prix time and again, in any official race role he wanted. Organizers wanted to induct the Italian into its Walk of Fame, but Zanardi was always too busy. He was training for
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Philadelphia guard Matisse Thybulle was listed as ‘ineligible to play’ on the official NBA injury report for the 76ers’ game Thursday night at Toronto. Thybulle, a defensive specialist, has not said publicly whether he is vaccinated against COVID-19. Unvaccinated foreign nationals are currently prohibited from entering Canada. Limited exemptions to the rule
Continue Reading By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare said Thursday it’s considering a cut in enrollee premiums, after officials stuck with an earlier decision to sharply limit coverage for a pricey new Alzheimer’s drug projected to drive up program costs. The agency “is looking at that, and is still going through
Continue Reading By The Associated Press American forward Konrad de la Fuente is unlikely to play again this season with Marseille due to a knee injury. French media reports said the 20-year-old will undergo surgery and miss Marseille’s last eight French league games. He did not feature in Marseille’s 2-1 win over PAOK Thessaloniki in the first
Continue Reading By MARK LUDWICZAK Associated Press Stefon Diggs has a reassuring message to fans of the Buffalo Bills: He’s not going anywhere. Diggs officially signed a four-year, $96 million contract extension with the Bills on Thursday. The standout wide receiver had two years remaining on his original contract, and the new deal locks him up through
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EL PASO COUNTY, Texas – Victoria Davis, owner of Horses Unlimited Rescue and Education Center, has seen a surplus of horses come into her stable just in the past three months. Ten horses have come from Lousiana to nearby Arizona, New Mexico, and Sunland Park. Each one has its own issues, from bone spurs to
Continue Reading By Mallika Kallingal and Rebekah Riess, CNN A Des Moines survivalist who allegedly faked his own death and fled the state to avoid trial on alleged child pornography charges is back in custody, according to a statement from the US Marshals in the Southern District of Iowa. US Marshals found and arrested 28-year-old Jacob Greer
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Incluso antes de que Karim Benzema sellara su triplete contra el Chelsea a 30 segundos del segundo tiempo este miércoles, los halagos ya llegaban. El tercer gol del francés, un regalo del portero de los Blues, Edouard Mendy, fue simplemente la guinda del pastel de lo que fue una maravillosa actuación
Continue Reading By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Former first lady Michelle Obama praised Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, thanking the judge, newly confirmed to the US Supreme Court, for giving Black women and girls “a new dream to dream, a new path to forge, and a future we can all be hopeful for.” “I was so moved to
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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A second defendant is invoking the right to a speedy trial in the 2018 raid on a squalid family compound in northern New Mexico that uncovered the remains of a 3-year-old boy and led to charges of kidnapping, firearms and terrorism charges. Defense attorneys confirmed
Continue Reading By Jennifer Henderson and Amanda Musa, CNN Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill that contains elements of an “anti-critical race theory” bill that he says “tries to police classroom discussions on topics such as race.” Beshear vetoed the bill with a veto letter saying, “Senate Bill 1 tries to police classroom discussions
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — All-Star closer Ryan Pressly has signed a $30 million, two-year contract to stay with the Houston Astros. The deal covers the 2023-24 seasons and has a vesting option for 2025. Pressly, who was named to his second All-Star Game last season, had a career-best 2.25 ERA
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — All-Star closer Ryan Pressly has signed a $30 million, two-year contract to stay with the Houston Astros. The deal covers the 2023-24 seasons and has a vesting option for 2025. Pressly, who was named to his second All-Star Game last season, had a career-best 2.25 ERA
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Tus buenos amigos pueden ayudarte a salir de un apuro. Puede que sepan escuchar y que sepan hacerte compañía durante una comida o una copa. Pero no son buenos para evitar que te enfermes de covid-19, según un nuevo estudio. Un estudio publicado este jueves revela que, aunque las personas que consideramos
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ had three hits, including a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on opening day. Nico Hoerner hit the majors’ first homer of 2022 and Kyle Hendricks pitched neatly into the sixth, leading Chicago to
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By Barbara Starr, Zachary Cohen and Jeremy Herb, CNN New commercial satellite imagery is showing some of the clearest signs to date that North Korea is tunneling again at its remote underground nuclear test site in a way that could potentially shorten the time it needs for its next test. The April 3 imagery from
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El servicio de inteligencia exterior de Alemania le dijo a un comité parlamentario el miércoles que ha interceptado comunicaciones de radio donde soldados rusos hablaban de disparar a soldados y civiles en Ucrania, dijo una fuente con conocimiento de la reunión. La sesión informativa fue el tema principal en la reunión
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Business) — Google quiere facilitar la búsqueda de cosas que son difíciles de describir con solo unas pocas palabras o una imagen. El jueves, Google lanzó una nueva opción de búsqueda que te permite combinar texto e imágenes en una sola consulta. Con esta función, puedes buscar una camisa similar a la
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