By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Las Vegas postponed until next month a hearing in an assault case involving two NFL players and two other men accused of severely beating a man at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub the weekend of the Pro Bowl. New Orleans Saints running back
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Peter Nickeas, CNN The Cincinnati Police Department implemented a new policy limiting police chases to “violent felony offenses,” the latest city to restrict the risky police tactic. The Atlanta Police Department updated its policy last summer, similarly limiting police to pursuits in cases where violence is suspected. Chicago police are forbidden from chasing for traffic
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Marvel is changing the name and design of a character that debuted in a recent issue of the comic miniseries “King Conan” after it was criticized for its portrayal of an Indigenous woman. The third issue of “King Conan,” published on February 16, finds its protagonist stranded on a island with
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud set passing records in a Rose Bowl win over Utah but the problems that had dogged Ohio State’s defense all season were still on display. The defense allowed a combined 950 yards and 87 points in the game against Utah
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The US average price of gas now stands at a record $4.17 a gallon. But gas for less than $4 a gallon can still be found at tens of thousands of service stations across much of the country. The data show that there’s a wide range of pricing in most
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta and Jack Guy, CNN A tense and fleeting evacuation from Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy took place on Tuesday after Russian airstrikes killed 21 people, including two children, the night before, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukrainian officials confirmed that an evacuation corridor allowing residents out of the city opened on Tuesday morning, following
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente de China Xi Jinping dijo este martes que China está dispuesta a “trabajar activamente” con la comunidad internacional para mediar en la guerra de Ucrania, pero no ofreció detalles y reiteró su oposición a las sanciones occidentales contra Rusia. Durante una llamada virtual con el canciller de Alemania Olaf
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CNN By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A jury in Washington, DC, on Tuesday found January 6 rioter Guy Reffitt guilty of all five charges he faced related to the US Capitol attack, in the pivotal outcome of the first federal trial related to the riot. Reffitt, a Texas Three Percenter and supporter of
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) — Gasoline prices are setting a new record, and they’re likely to go higher in the coming weeks. The national average topped $4.17 a gallon on Tuesday, according to auto club AAA. Californians already pay over $5 on average, and residents in a few other states could
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — In their latest case targeting alleged fraud in cryptocurrency, federal regulators have accused two siblings of defrauding thousands of ordinary investors out of some $124 million in unregistered securities offerings involving a digital token. The Securities and Exchange Commission alleged in a civil lawsuit that John and JonAtina Barksdale used in-person roadshows
Continue Reading By Alta Spells and Randi Kaye, CNN The families of victims and survivors of the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida, that killed 98 people have agreed on a tentative settlement of more than $55 million with three defendants in a wrongful-death lawsuit, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Insurers representing the engineering firm
Continue Reading Civilians are evacuating the city of Sumy, Ukraine, after Russia and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire, but with Russian attacks continuing to kill civilians across the country, many fear that it will not last long. CNN’s Alex Marquardt has more.
Continue Reading By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Lululemon unveiled a new product Tuesday that speaks to the upscale brand’s ambition to expand into new categories. The athleisure company, known for its leggings and yoga pants, introduced a running shoe for women called Blissfeel. The shoe marks Lululemon first-ever foray into footwear. The move sets Lululemon Athletica up
Continue Reading The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels.
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Masseny Kaba scored a career-high 23 points, Brittney Smith had her sixth career double-double and UCF celebrated its first Top 25 ranking with an 69-54 win over Tulsa in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament. The top-seeded Knights, who moved into the AP rankings at 25 on Monday,
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Masseny Kaba scored a career-high 23 points, Brittney Smith had her sixth career double-double and UCF celebrated its first Top 25 ranking with an 69-54 win over Tulsa in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament. The top-seeded Knights, who moved into the AP rankings at 25 on Monday,
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thomas Jefferson University coach Herb Magee has retired after a Hall of Fame career. Magee turns 81 in June. He went 1,144-450 in 54 seasons at the Philadelphia school. He led the Rams to the NCAA Tournament 31 times, winning records over his final 24 seasons,
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers just can’t get it together, and now they’re nearly out of time. Practically nothing has gone as planned for the franchise that assembled a veteran-laden roster last fall to chase another ring. The Lakers are 28-36 and in ninth place in
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos have finally landed a worthy successor to Peyton Manning. Six years and a day after Manning retired, Broncos general manager George Paton agreed to send a massive haul of players and draft picks to the Seattle Seahawks for nine-time Pro Bowl
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The US intelligence community believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin views the conflict in Ukraine as a “war he cannot afford to lose,” suggesting he is likely to escalate the conflict without any concern for the number of civilians killed, the US’s top intelligence chiefs told Congress.
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten and Kelly Mena, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. We’re devoting this newsletter to redistricting — the once-a-decade process of redrawing the lines for congressional districts to reflect population shifts after the US Census.
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The rollout of the US government’s Covid-19 test-to-treat program is underway, with in-pharmacy clinics ordering shipments of Covid-19 antiviral medications, and some locations expecting to offer the service within days. “We’ve had more than 1,000 pharmacy-based clinic sites register today, so that even exceeded our expectations for Day One of this
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says Texas’ administration of flood relief money from Hurricane Harvey broke federal law by discriminating against Black and Hispanic residents of the Houston area. The federal agency’s decision could channel millions of dollars of aid to communities battered by the 2017 storm. HUD found
Continue Reading CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple will enter the live sports coverage arena with “Friday Night Baseball.” Apple and Major League Baseball have announced that Apple TV+ will carry a weekly doubleheader on Friday nights in eight countries when the regular season begins. Games will initially be available without the need for an Apple TV+ subscription.
Continue Reading By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN Americans can now order a second set of free at-home Covid-19 rapid antigen tests from the federal government. Covidtests.gov, the website to sign up for the free tests, launched in January, when people could order a maximum of four tests per household. Households that took part in that first round can
Continue Reading By David Goldman, CNN Business The United States and Europe have pummeled Russia with unprecedented sanctions over the past several weeks as Vladimir Putin’s army bears down on Ukraine. But the West has largely left Russia’s largest export untouched: energy. Until now. European Union officials on Tuesday said the bloc would slash imports of Russian
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor says his administration is cancelling a proposed debt restructuring deal for the island’s public power company, calling it unfeasible. The deal had been in the works for several years and was delayed by the pandemic, with many expecting it might have
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By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Spotify and Discord experienced disruptions to their services on Tuesday. Several Spotify users reported being automatically logged out of their accounts. “Something’s not quite right, and we’re looking into it,” the company tweeted. At roughly the same time, messaging platform Discord reported a partial outage. “We’re aware of an issue
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has agreed to Ukraine’s request to postpone the national team’s World Cup qualifying playoff in Scotland in two weeks’ time. Domestic soccer in Ukraine has shut down during the invasion by Russia. FIFA says it will now organize the Scotland-Ukraine game in June during the
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its budget-priced iPhone that’s capable of connecting to ultrafast 5G wireless networks, an upgrade that has been available on the company’s upscale models for more than a year. The latest iPhone SE marks the first upgrade
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