By Ben Morse, CNN Christian Eriksen marked his return to international football by scoring with his first touch for Denmark having suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch at Euro 2020. The 30-year-old was brought on as a halftime substitute against the Netherlands in the two countries’ international friendly, 287 days after collapsing during Denmark’s
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Sergio Higuita of Colombia has won the Catalonia Volta after protecting his lead over Richard Carapaz on Sunday’s seventh and final stage in Barcelona. It was the 24-year-old’s first title on the world tour. Higuita quickly neutralized all his attackers over the 138.6-kilometer (86.1-mile) ride that started and finished in the
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By Lisa Drayer, CNN Most of us know we should eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains. So why would the National Institutes of Health spend $150 million to answer questions such as “What and when should we eat?” and “How can we improve the use of food as medicine?” The answer may be precision
Continue Reading By Simone Pathe, CNN The war in Ukraine has shifted attention overseas, but even if President Joe Biden‘s approval has ticked up nominally, the national environment heading into the 2022 midterms still looks treacherous for his fellow Democrats as they try to hold their Senate majority. Russian President Vladimir Putin has given Biden a convenient
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Federal Reserve has already raised interest rates once this year and is likely to keep hiking them for the rest of 2022. Investors have largely brushed off worries about higher rates, with the hope that the increases will ease inflation pressures without slowing down the economy too
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By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America MONTEZUMA, N.M. (AP) — Students from Ukraine who are studying overseas are worrying about their loved ones and the war’s impact on the lives they were planning to return to at home. As they made crepes to sell for a war relief effort on a recent
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg and Eric Bradner, CNN Russia’s invasion of Ukraine opened up a new front in the 2022 US midterm cycle, with America’s role in the conflict taking a place alongside the culture war clashes, economic worries and fights over pandemic policy that had driven the early stages of the election. The global implications
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN After waiting more than 80 years, Merrill Pittman Cooper finally received his high school diploma. Cooper, 101, attended Storer College in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, from 1934 to 1938, but dropped out during his senior year when his family relocated to Philadelphia for financial reasons, Jefferson County Schools said in a
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By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say the second “black box” has been recovered from the crash of a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 that killed 132 people last week. Searchers had been looking for the flight data recorder after finding the cockpit voice recorder four days ago. The two recorders
Continue Reading By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela is claiming victory in his nation’s election for Parliament as the vote count continued on Sunday. The win if officially confirmed would mean the Labour Party will start its third consecutive term in office. The election was held Saturday on
Continue Reading By Sam Fossum, CNN A funding shortfall in the latest Ukraine aid package could affect the Internal Revenue Service criminal investigations unit that tracks the luxury yachts, apartments and other hidden assets of Russia’s elite, raising the possibility that the US enforcement of sanctions might have some gaps or pull resources from other priorities. The
Continue Reading CNN By Sam Fossum, CNN A funding shortfall in the latest Ukraine aid package could affect the Internal Revenue Service criminal investigations unit that tracks the luxury yachts, apartments and other hidden assets of Russia’s elite, raising the possibility that the US enforcement of sanctions might have some gaps or pull resources from other priorities.
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Zoe Sottile, CNN On most days, Rob Kempton guards the many beautiful works on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art — but this weekend, he’s curating them. Kempton is one of 17 officers participating in “Guarding the Art,” an exhibition featuring 25 unique works selected by members of the BMA’s security team. The exhibit,
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Florida’s got yet another spring breaker in town: Scot, a massive great white shark, has been recorded swimming off the Gulf Coast. Scot, an adult male, measures just over 12-feet long and weighs 1,600 pounds, according to OCEARCH, the non-profit marine group that spotted the big fish Thursday. Scot is the
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine is causing a swift and broad decaying of scientific ties between Moscow and the West. Post-Cold War bridge-building through shared science is unraveling as Western nations seek to punish and isolate the Kremlin by drying up support for scientific programs
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN David Lipson sat in his dining room talking on the phone with his son when he smelled the smoke. He grabbed his dog, his gun and a pair of guitars he bought in 1976 — the year he married his wife — and ran out of his home near Gorman, Texas.
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left Social Democrats have secured a big election win in a western state that their conservative rivals have led since 1999. Sunday’s election was the first ballot since Scholz’s national government took office in December. The result means that Social Democrat Anke Rehlinger
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN College students across the country are facing a crisis. It’s not just the basic cost of attending college, which has steadily been climbing. And it’s not the stress of getting into a post-secondary program. The problem is housing. For many college students across the country, especially those who are low-income or
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS, ARITZ PARRA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Europe’s most pressing energy policy goal was reducing carbon emissions that cause climate change before Russia’s war in Ukraine. Officials are now fixated on rapidly reducing the continent’s reliance on Russian oil and natural gas. And that means friction between security and
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Saint Peter’s has knocked off Kentucky, Murray State and Purdue and now has its sights on pulling another NCAA Tournament upset. The Peacocks are the first 15 seed to make the Elite Eight and they’ll play North Carolina in Philadelphia. North Carolina coach Hubert Davis says he pays no attention to
Continue Reading By YESICA FISCH and CARA ANNA Associated Press ODESA, Ukraine (AP) — The Black Sea port of Odesa is mining its beaches and rushing to defend itself from a Mariupol-style fate. Some Western officials believe the city, which is dear to Ukrainians’ hearts, could be next. Bombardment over the weekend led to fresh alarm. Odesa
Continue Reading By Yenny Sanchez, CNN If you think the PS5 is expensive, get a load of Atari’s “Home Pong” prototype. The original 1975, hand-carved wood mock-up of the Pong system recently sold for $270,910 at auction, according to seller RR Auction. The one-off system features paddle control knobs, a bright red “start game” button, a metal
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN Duke men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski advanced to his record-setting 13th Final Four appearance Saturday after the No. 2 seed Blue Devils defeated No. 4 seed Arkansas 78-69 in the Elite Eight of the NCAA men’s tournament. With the win, Krzyzewski passes Hall of Famer and former UCLA head coach
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A construction worker died Saturday after suffering a “substantial” fall while apparently inside a crane at a Boston parking garage that partially collapsed while it was being demolished, officials said. The collapse was reported to first responders around 5:40 p.m., Boston Fire Commissioner Jack Dempsey said during a news conference. When
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and two assists, Johnny Gaudreau set a career high with five assists and the Calgary Flames beat the Edmonton Oilers 9-5 in a wild game. Leon Draisaitl had a hat trick to pace Edmonton, tying Toronto’s Auston Matthews for the NHL lead with 47 goals. Derick
Continue Reading By GIDEON RUBIN Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Timo Meier had a hat trick, Marc-Edouard Vlasic added a goal, and the San Jose Sharks defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-1. James Reimer had 27 saves for San Jose, which sent Anaheim to its ninth straight loss. The Sharks won for the third time in
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jordan Spence scored his first NHL goal and captain Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist in the Los Angeles Kings’ 4-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken. Gabriel Vilardi scored his first goal in five months and Sean Durzi ended a 29-game goal drought
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By ERIK GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alperen Sengun scored 27 points off the bench, Jalen Green had 25 points and the Houston Rockets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 115-98 to complete a back-to-back sweep. The Rockets are tied with Orlando at 20-55 for the worst record in the NBA. Houston won 125-106
Continue Reading By ERIK GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alperen Sengun scored 27 points off the bench, Jalen Green had 25 points and the Houston Rockets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 115-98 to complete a back-to-back sweep. The Rockets are tied with Orlando at 20-55 for the worst record in the NBA. Houston won 125-106
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico– Preparations for the annual Sunland Park Derby begin after being closed for two years since the pandemic. Officials said the race usually draws in 17,000 people, but they’re curious to see what attendance will be like after the pandemic. Announcer and spokesman for the Sunland Park Derby, Eric Alwan, said there
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