SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The woman whose DNA from a sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in an unrelated property crime plans to sue the city. Attorney Adante Pointer said Thursday he filed notice of a possible federal lawsuit on the woman’s behalf. District Attorney Chesa Boudin said last
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Durante años, el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, ha disfrutado de la vida como una figura política influyente en muchos estados miembros de la Unión Europea. Incluso en países que han adoptado una firme línea contra el Kremlin desde la anexión ilegal de Crimea por parte de Rusia en 2014, Putin
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By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Kathy Delaney-Smith is retiring after 40 years as Harvard’s women’s basketball coach. She leaves with an Ivy League-record 630 victories, 11 conference championships and six trips to the NCAA tournament. One of those visits produced the biggest upset in the tournament’s history, when the No. 16
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Evan Battey had 19 points and 12 rebounds, Jabari Walker added 18 points and 16 rebounds for his 17th double-double this season and fourth-seeded Colorado beat No. 5 seed Oregon 80-69 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament. Colorado advances to the semifinals on Friday for the third time in
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By Ashley Killough, CNN Texas has opened nine alleged abuse investigations of minors receiving gender-affirming health care, Patrick Crimmins, a Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) spokesman, confirmed to CNN Thursday. Civil rights groups said in a court hearing last week they were aware of at least three families facing investigation. The Dallas Morning
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets re-signed safeties Lamarcus Joyner and Will Parks. The moves keep two potential starters on the roster. Joyner signed a one-year deal with the Jets last offseason and was expected to team with Marcus Maye as New York’s starting safeties.
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Michael Flynn, former President Donald Trump‘s onetime national security adviser, invoked his Fifth Amendment right during a deposition before the January 6 committee on Thursday, declining to answer the panel’s questions. Flynn — who met with the committee virtually — invoked the Fifth “on advice of counsel,” his
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By Brian Lowry, CNN Emilio Delgado, who spent more than 40 years entertaining generations of children playing the Fix-It Shop owner Luis on “Sesame Street,” has died, according to his manager. He was 81. “We are saddened by the news of Emilio’s passing. Emilio was an immense talent who brought so much joy and smiles
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CHICAGO, Illinois — The sentencing hearing for Actor Jussie Smollett ended with an explosive outburst from Smollett proclaiming his innocence. Cook County Judge James Linn said premeditation was an aggravating factor in the staged hate crime Smollett orchestrated. “You’re just a charlatan pretending to be a victim of a hate crime, and that’s shameful,” said
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A cold front arrives Friday with much colder air hitting the Borderland. Temps will drop about 20 degrees from Thursday’s high of 71. Winds will blow from the NE about 30 mph making it feel a bit colder. There will be a slight chance for some rain and as temps drop to around 33 degrees
Continue Reading By Gabriel Kinder, CNN Within 24 hours of reading a news story about Ukrainian refugees sleeping in a train station, Aaron Jackson left his Florida home for an area near the border between Poland and Ukraine. “There I saw the true cost of war,” Jackson wrote on Facebook of his visit to Poland. “Families fleeing
Continue Reading By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A top Chinese leader has warned of “rising uncertainties” and pledged tax cuts to shore up growth. The potential economic and geopolitical fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine loomed over an annual meeting of China’s ceremonial legislature. Premier Li Keqiang described the situation in Ukraine as “grave”
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood and Tom Hoge share the lead after a long and wet start to The Players Championship. At this rate, they might not play again until Saturday and might not even share the lead. Only 66 players managed to finish the round
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CLEAR LAKE SHORES, Texas (AP) — Police in a Southeast Texas lakefront community say a standoff involving an armed suspect ended when tactical squad officers fatally shot him. City and police officials initially told reporters 46-year-old William Weldon was found dead in his house in Clear Lake Shores after a domestic-disturbance call led to an
Continue Reading CLEVELAND — Malique Jacobs had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Kent State topped Miami (Ohio) 85-75 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference tourney. Precious Ayah led the RedHawks on Thursday with 16 points.
Continue Reading BOISE, Idaho — Dillon Jones had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Weber State defeated Montana 68-56 in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Tourney. Derrick Carter-Hollinger led the Grizzlies on Thursday with 12 points.
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Immigration authorities in Mexico say the bodies of two children, apparently migrants, have been found in the waters of the Rio Grande. The National Immigration Institute said Thursday the U.S. Border Patrol had recovered the body of a girl who had been reported missing in the river on March 4. The
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By Natasha Bertrand Russia has been using Belarus as a springboard for many of its air operations in Ukraine, according to intelligence collected by NATO surveillance planes flying over the Polish-Ukrainian border and radar seen by CNN. CNN accompanied NATO’s Flying Squadron 2 on one such surveillance mission on Thursday. Within two hours of taking
Continue Reading CNN By Natasha Bertrand Russia has been using Belarus as a springboard for many of its air operations in Ukraine, according to intelligence collected by NATO surveillance planes flying over the Polish-Ukrainian border and radar seen by CNN. CNN accompanied NATO’s Flying Squadron 2 on one such surveillance mission on Thursday. Within two hours of
Continue Reading By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former water polo coach at the University of Southern California is on trial for his alleged role in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal. Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Jovan Vavic delivered their opening statements Thursday in Boston federal court. Prosecutors say the 60-year-old coach faked
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La invasión rusa de Ucrania ha suscitado interrupciones a los viajes en todo el mundo. La Unión Europea cerró el domingo todo el espacio aéreo de sus 27 países a los aviones rusos, tras un flujo constante de anuncios de cierre del espacio aéreo por parte de los países miembros durante
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Boeheim called the first losing season he has had in 46 years at Syracuse the best of his Hall of Fame career. A season spent coaching his two sons, Jimmy and Buddy, ended with a loss to No. 7 Duke in the
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A person familiar with discussions confirmed to The Associated Press that the Buffalo Bills hired Populous architectural firm to draw up designs for the team’s proposed new stadium. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Bills and their parent company, Pegula Sports
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The Covid-19 pandemic may have been three times deadlier than the reported death toll suggests. Globally, official reports through the end of 2021 show that 6 million people have died directly because of Covid-19. But researchers estimate in a new study that from the start of 2020 through the end of
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have gone from trying to modernize Nissan Stadium to working on plans for a new stadium right next door. That’s because planned renovation costs more than doubled to $1.2 billion. Titans President Burke Nihill discussed the team’s plans Thursday at a sports authority board meeting. The Tennessean reports
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas are getting together in hopes of becoming one of four “hydrogen hubs” supported by $8 billion in last year’s federal infrastructure bill. Govs. John Bel Edwards of Louisiana, Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, and Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas announced their plans Thursday. Edwards says all three states
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CNN’s Tom Foreman reports that Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Player’s Association have agreed to a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement that would end a lockout that began in December 2021.
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The parents of Trevor Reed, a US citizen detained in Russia, said Thursday that his health has taken a further turn for the worse, and they fear he will be sent to solitary confinement rather than to medical care. Reed, who has been detained since 2019 and has been sentenced to
Continue Reading CNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The parents of Trevor Reed, a US citizen detained in Russia, said Thursday that his health has taken a further turn for the worse, and they fear he will be sent to solitary confinement rather than to medical care. Reed, who has been detained since 2019 and has been sentenced
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EL PASO, Texas — The Public Service Board voted unanimously Wednesday to ask El Paso City Council to allow El Paso Water to issue $356 million in revenue bonds to pay for a slew of construction projects and previous debt.If City Council gives the greenlight, the bond would be split into three portions: $273 million
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