DALLAS (AP) — SMU coach Tim Jankovich has retired after six seasons as head coach of the Mustangs and a coaching career of nearly four decades. His career included stints as an assistant coach for Larry Brown and Bill Self. The decision came two days after the end of a 24-9 season when the Mustangs
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer The phrase “March Madness” is everywhere this women’s NCAA Tournament. It’s part of the NCAA’s effort to make sure there is equity with the men’s tournament. South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has an idea to really help women close the gap with the men. She says women’s teams
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By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer The phrase “March Madness” is everywhere this women’s NCAA Tournament. It’s part of the NCAA’s effort to make sure there is equity with the men’s tournament. South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has an idea to really help women close the gap with the men. She says women’s teams
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN And just like that, the ladies from “Sex and the City” are coming back for more. HBO Max announced on Tuesday that “And Just Like That…,” starring and executive produced by Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis, has been renewed for a second season. “I am delighted and excited
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By Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN The parents of Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova say the death of their daughter, killed while reporting on the war in their homeland, has helped them to discover a lot more about her life. Her father, Andriy Kuvshynov, told CNN they always knew Sasha was a “talented girl”
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Martin Kaymer doesn’t feel as though his best golf is behind him. The 37-year-old German took a big step by leaving his homeland for Florida to get better practice facilities. He’s working out of The Bear’s Club. Kaymer is a two-time major champion and former world No. 1. Now
Continue Reading GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell says shortstop José Barrero will have hand surgery and will be sidelined for about six weeks. Seen as the Reds’ shortstop of the future, the 23-year-old Barrero was scheduled to have hook hamate surgery in Scottsdale, Arizona. Bell also says right-hander Luis Castillo may miss his
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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court has suspended construction work on a huge new business park that will house Amazon’s Africa headquarters in Cape Town after a challenge by Indigenous groups. The groups say the development will spoil an area that’s sacred to them. The First Nations Indigenous people
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EL PASO, Texas – Spring kicked off with the vernal equinox on March 20. The season is known for flower blooms, allergy season, strong winds, severe weather, spring break, and of course, Spring Cleaning! The season will last from mid-March to mid-June, and as the kids get out of school for a whole week or
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AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott will receive a briefing and hold a press conference today, March 22, in Jacksboro on the state’s response to severe weather.
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer The National College Players Association says NCAA Division I schools are violating the civil rights of Black basketball and major college football players by prohibiting compensation. The group has filed a complaint with the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights. The NCPA says that male Black college
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By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A federal judge on Tuesday found Couy Griffin, a founder of Cowboys for Trump and the second January 6 defendant to go on trial as part of the Justice Department’s massive prosecution, guilty of trespassing on US Capitol grounds while Vice President Mike Pence was there.
Continue Reading By GARY SCHATZ Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Jonathan India and Tyler Stephenson pledge to avoid the “sophomore jinx” by setting new goals for the 2022 season taking on more responsibility in the Reds’ new lineup. India exceeded expectations by winning the Reds’ second base job last season and then National League Rookie of
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Former Trump national security adviser H.R. McMaster is calling on Congress to swiftly fund investments in American computer chip manufacturing, a plan championed by the Biden administration to address global semiconductor shortages. “It’s absolutely critical,” McMaster, a retired Army lieutenant general, told CNN in a phone interview. “If China has
Continue Reading CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson starting guard Nick Honor has entered the NCAA transfer portal with the intention of playing his final college season elsewhere. Team spokesman Benjamin Winterrowd confirmed Honor’s decision. Honor is a 5-foot-10, fourth-year junior from Orlando, Florida, who started 25 of 33 games for the Tigers this season. He averaged 7.7
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion Mark Todd will face a disciplinary hearing on Thursday after a video on social media showed him striking a horse with a branch. Todd is now a notable racehorse trainer. A video posted on social media showed Todd repeatedly struck a horse that was refusing to jump into water
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Business The attorney general of Washington, D.C. announced Monday he is suing Grubhub, alleging that the company harmed consumers during the pandemic by charging hidden fees and by misleading consumers about them using so-called “dark patterns” — along with a battery of other claims. The food-delivery service, which grew in prominence
Continue Reading CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Disney employees staged a walkout Tuesday in protest of the company’s response to Florida’s controversial Parental Rights in Education law, which critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. While many employees at Disney headquarters in Burbank, California, did protest, it did not appear to be a massive showing
Continue Reading By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Disney employees staged a walkout Tuesday in protest of the company’s response to Florida’s controversial Parental Rights in Education law, which critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. While many employees at Disney headquarters in Burbank, California, did protest, it did not appear to be a massive showing across
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los casos de la subvariante BA.2 de ómicron aumentaron en marzo en Estados Unidos. Ahora, esta variante representa más de un tercio de los contagios de covid-19 en el país. La subvariante BA.2 de ómicron causó aproximadamente el 34,9% de los casos de coronavirus en Estados Unidos la semana pasada.
Continue Reading By Ariana Godoy, as told to CNN’s Sandra Gonzalez Ariana Godoy is a Venezuelan author, social influencer and middle school teacher in North Carolina. Her Wattpad novel, “A traves de mi ventana (Through My Window)” was adapted into a Netflix film, which is available for streaming now. Below, she writes to a friend who has
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — A partir de 2022, el gobierno de Colombia aumentó en un 18% el aporte para las familias beneficiarias de Ingreso solidario. Este es un subsidio que fue creado por el gobierno de Colombia durante la pandemia de coronavirus para apoyar a familias u hogares en condición extrema de pobreza
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – La pizzería del italiano Alessio Lacco y la venezolana Sofía Aragón ha conquistado las calles de Atlanta y hasta los estómagos de los protagonistas de la serie Cobra Kai, Ralph Macchio y William Zabka. El camino para llegar a servir al elenco de una serie de Netflix puede sonar
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $3 million contract with shortstop Adalberto Mondesi and five other players for the upcoming season, avoiding arbitration before Tuesday’s deadline for teams and players to submit numbers. The Royals also agreed to terms with right-hander Brad
Continue Reading By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal agency says it’s running out of money to cover medical bills for COVID tests and treatments for uninsured people and will stop taking claims at midnight Tuesday. The reason: a budget impasse between Congress and the White House over the Biden administration’s urgent request for
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has convicted Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin of illegally entering restricted U.S. Capitol grounds but acquitted him of engaging in disorderly conduct during the riot that disrupted Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential election victory. U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden heard one day of testimony without a jury
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. securities regulators say they have legal authority to subpoena Tesla and CEO Elon Musk about his tweets. The Securities and Exchange Commission also says in court documents that Musk’s move to throw out a 2018 agreement that his tweets be pre-approved is not valid. The
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. securities regulators say they have legal authority to subpoena Tesla and CEO Elon Musk about his tweets. The Securities and Exchange Commission also says in court documents that Musk’s move to throw out a 2018 agreement that his tweets be pre-approved is not valid. The
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is moving toward the joint purchase of natural gas and ensuring its storage facilities are nearly full to try to avoid another crisis tied to its dependency on Russian energy. The 27-nation bloc acknowledges it has been far too reliant on Russia for natural
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WASHINGTON (AP) — New Mexico official guilty of entering restricted US Capitol grounds, not guilty of disorderly conduct in 1/6 riot trial.
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