By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in Irving, Texas, once confiscated a gun from Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker following a domestic disturbance — because, they said, the former football star talked about having “a shoot-out with police.” The revelation is included in a 2001 police report recently obtained by The
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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The largest public power company in the United States is launching a program to develop and fund new small modular nuclear reactors as part of its strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The board for the Tennessee Valley Authority on Thursday authorized the program, with up to $200 million
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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Amid an investigation into football coach Bryan Harsin, Auburn University has implemented a new policy stating that employees can be fired for not cooperating with an probe or review. The new policy went into effect on Tuesday and states that violations “may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.” The
Continue Reading VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks have named Hall of Famer Cammi Granato as an assistant general manager. The 50-year-old moves to the Canucks from the Seattle Kraken, where she’s served as a scout since 2019. Vancouver’s front office has been entirely revamped since former general manager Jim Benning and several other staff
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says league officials “have a sense of urgency” to find a new ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays after scrapping a plan to split seasons between Florida and Montreal when the team’s lease at Tropicana Field expires following the 2027 season. Major
Continue Reading EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The struggling Edmonton Oilers have fired coach Dave Tippett. The Oilers have gone 7-13-3 in a head-scratching performance for a team led by stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Edmonton is fifth in the NHL’s Pacific Division, five points out of a wild-card spot, and has lost its last two games.
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Congress has given final approval to legislation guaranteeing that people who experience sexual harassment at work can seek recourse in the courts. It’s a milestone for the #MeToo movement that prompted a national reckoning on the way sexual misconduct claims are handled in the U.S.
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By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist For those of you in the Eastern US, enjoy the springlike weather while you can. Winter returns this weekend and March-like temperatures will lose their grip as another push of Arctic air hits the lower 48. “Daytime high temperature departures in the northern High Plains will range between 20 to
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CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business The tide could be turning on consumers’ willingness to pay higher prices, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey warned Thursday. Consumer goods companies have been steadily hiking prices as their own production costs rise, and so far, shoppers seem to be accepting the increases. Executives at McDonald’s, Chipotle and
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business The tide could be turning on consumers’ willingness to pay higher prices, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey warned Thursday. Consumer goods companies have been steadily hiking prices as their own production costs rise, and so far, shoppers seem to be accepting the increases. Executives at McDonald’s, Chipotle and elsewhere have recently
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El decano del Colegio Médico de Perú, Raúl Urquizo, confirmó este miércoles a CNN que esa institución abrió un proceso ético disciplinario contra el recién nombrado Ministro de Salud, Hernán Condori Machado, por el presunto “ejercicio ilegal de la medicina y publicidad engañosa”. Según Urquizo, el proceso fue abierto
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una estudiante universitaria con burka se ha convertido en un símbolo de la resistencia en el estado indio de Karnataka, donde las tensiones religiosas aumentan por el derecho a llevar ropa religiosa en la escuela. Muskan Khan intentaba entregar un trabajo universitario en la ciudad de Mandya cuando fue abordada por
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is expected on Thursday to give the most thorough update in two years about SpaceX’s plans for Starship, the gargantuan rocket at the heart of Musk’s interplanetary travel ambitions. Starship is a 400-foot tall, steel rocket and spacecraft combo that looks like a massive, elongated silver
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mixed team snowboardcross is a variation on that chaotic event that is making its Olympic debut this year. Each team consists of one man and one woman. The men go first, then the women start in a staggered fashion, based on how the men finished in
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Beneath a thick cover of clouds, Venus is aglow. The Parker Solar Probe mission, intended to study the sun, has revealed more about what lies beneath the thick atmosphere of Venus. The spacecraft captured its first visible light images of the planet’s surface during a 2021 flyby. As Parker approached Venus
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The United States and Canada face off Saturday afternoon in Beijing in each team’s second men’s hockey game at the Olympics. The two teams are actually playing for the second time this week after scrimmaging to give each other some extra preparation for the tournament. That
Continue Reading By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Adidas will soon debut a new sports bra line, but one of its ads doesn’t show the bra at all. Instead, Adidas tweeted a photo grid of 25 pairs of bare breasts in all their natural, diverse glory. The sports apparel company pinned the ad to its Twitter page Wednesday,
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By Chandelis Duster and Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Wednesday partisan divisions among lawmakers could affect the perception of the Supreme Court and the confirmation process of judicial nominees, adding that she is concerned the country “might be in crisis” because of political polarization. “Surely, it has an effect on
Continue Reading ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks managing general partner Ken Kendrick and Seattle Mariners chairman John Stanton have joined Major League Baseball’s eight-man executive council. They replaced Chicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and Milwaukee chairman Mark Attanasio. The council also includes Boston Red Sox principal owner John Henry and Colorado chairman Dick Monfort; Los
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN The death of “Full House” star Bob Saget from a head injury is both a cautionary tale and a reminder that it’s happened before. On Wednesday, Saget’s family released a statement stating that authorities had “determined that Bob passed from head trauma.” “They have concluded that he accidentally hit the
Continue Reading CNN, HLN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Adidas will soon debut a new sports bra line, but one of its ads doesn’t show the bra at all. Instead, Adidas tweeted a photo grid of 25 pairs of bare breasts in all their natural, diverse glory. The sports apparel company pinned the ad to its Twitter
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EL PASO, Texas – A decline in demand for Covid-19 testing leads to adjusted hours of operations at the city’s mega and rural testing sites. Starting Wednesday, Feb. 9, the hours at the UTEP mega testing, the Nations Tobin Park and Don Haskins Recreation sites will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturdays.
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Danny Briere is ready to try and win a Stanley Cup with the Philadelphia Flyers in his new job as special assistant to the general manager. The 44-year-old Briere will be involved in all aspects of the club’s hockey operations, including scouting and player development. He
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las tasas de las hipotecas en Estados Unidos aumentaron nuevamente, alcanzando un nivel no visto desde antes de la pandemia. La hipoteca de tasa fija a 30 años promedió 3,69 % en la semana que finalizó el 10 de febrero, frente al 3,55 % de la semana anterior, según Freddie
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Designed to showcase Jennifer Lopez playing a character that could hardly be called a reach, “Marry Me” trades in the “meet cute” rom-com formula for “meet dumb.” Lopez still gets ample opportunities to sing a hummable soundtrack, but even within the genre’s parameters, the silly premise deals the movie a
Continue Reading J.Lo plays a pop superstar who learns of her fiancé’s infidelity and impulsively marries a stranger played by Owen Wilson. Rick Damigella reports.
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — For the first time since the Premier League began 30 years ago, more cash will be generated from overseas broadcasters for the next three seasons than for domestic rights. Clubs were informed by the league at a meeting of top executives on Thursday that it
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — For the first time since the Premier League began 30 years ago, more cash will be generated from overseas broadcasters for the next three seasons than for domestic rights. Clubs were informed by the league at a meeting of top executives on Thursday that it
Continue Reading By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of how Joe Biden is handling his presidency, with most of that group saying there’s literally nothing Biden has done since taking office that they approve of. The finding, from a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS in January and February, highlights the
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government has approved the state budget for the current year, with a 17% deficit. The prime minister described the development on Thursday as a first step in reforms desperately needed in the crisis-hit country. The budget will now be sent to parliament for discussion and once
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