By Kelly Mena, CNN The Republican-led push to restrict voting continues this year as lawmakers around the country set their sights on changing election laws. Lawmakers in 12 states have already introduced or pre-filed 96 bills that would make changes to voting laws for the 2022 session, according to an analysis from the liberal-leaning Brennan
Continue Reading By Ellie Kaufman, CNN A Black Hawk helicopter took its first autonomous flight without a pilot on board on Saturday at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The helicopter flew for 30 minutes without any passengers on board first on Saturday and again on Monday, according to a release from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — William Carvalho came up with a solution that would make most top strikers proud while surrounded by defenders inside the area. The Real Betis midfielder pulled off a neat nutmeg to get past the defender standing in front of him, sending the ball in-between his legs
Continue Reading COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Colorado Rapids winger Braian Galván will miss the entire Major League Soccer season following surgery to repair a torn right ACL. The 21-year-old Argentine also had damage repaired to his medial and lateral meniscus. Rehabilitation is expected to last nine months. Galván joined the Rapids midway through the 2020 season
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — Olivier Giroud’s brace made it four goals in two games for the striker as AC Milan routed Lazio 4-0 to reach the semifinals of the Italian Cup. After scoring two late goals to help Milan beat league leader Inter Milan 2-1 on Saturday the France veteran struck twice in the first half.
Continue Reading NORWICH, England (AP) — Wilfried Zaha scored a superb solo equalizer before shanking a penalty well wide as Crystal Palace came from behind to draw 1-1 at Norwich in the Premier League. Teemu Pukki’s first goal in more than 11 hours of play put the hosts ahead after just 39 seconds, the fastest goal in
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By Michael Conte, CNN Former New York City mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has been nominated to serve as the chair of the Defense Innovation Board, a Defense Department spokesperson announced Wednesday. “Mr. Bloomberg … will bring a wealth of experience in technology, innovation, business and government to the Defense Innovation Board,” said
Continue Reading By Geneva Sands, CNN Law enforcement is on high alert ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl and remains concerned about the sustained interest that international and domestic terrorists, as well as lone offenders have in targeting mass gatherings, according to a joint threat assessment obtained by CNN. But the multiple federal, state and local agencies that
Continue Reading By JOHN NICHOLSON AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Top-ranked Jon Rahm starred at Arizona State and lives in the Valley of the Sun. He’s still trying to put it all together in the WM Phoenix Open. Rahm had his best finish on TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course while still in college, tying for fifth
Continue Reading PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Endyia Rogers scored 17 points, Te-Hina Paopao added 14 and No. 24 Oregon rolled past Washington State 83-30 for the largest margin of victory in the 90-game series. Oregon’s previous best against Washington State was a 46-point victory in the 1986-87 season. The Ducks have now won eight straight in the
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By Caitlin Kaiser and Pedram Javaheri, CNN This could be the hottest Super Bowl kickoff ever. An unseasonable wintertime California heat wave — with temperatures in the 80s, maybe even as high as 90 — is forecast to stretch from Wednesday afternoon right through kickoff on Sunday. The out-of-season forecast heat prompted the National Weather
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Tottenham conceded two goals in a chaotic three-minute period late in the game to lose 3-2 to Southampton in a blow to its top-four ambitions in the Premier League. Southampton appeared to be driven by a sense of injustice after Son Heung-min’s goal in the 70th minute that put Tottenham ahead. In
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard and Nadia Kounang, CNN If the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine receives emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for children 6 months to 5 years old, the tentative plan is to roll out about 10 million vaccine doses initially, according to a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention document
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN)– El cuerpo de una mujer de 70 años fue encontrado en su casa en el norte de Italia, dos años después de su muerte. Marinella Beretta vivía sola cerca del lago Como en Lombardía. Su cuerpo descompuesto lo descubrió la brigada de bomberos de Como en la noche del viernes, después de quejas sobre
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Uber’s ride-hailing service edged closer to returning to its pre-pandemic levels during the final three months of last year. But prospects for the San Francisco-based company remain clouded by the future direction of the novel coronavirus that has plagued its business. Its fourth-quarter results
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Riyad Mahrez scored for the seventh straight game for Manchester City in its 2-0 win over Brentford that moved the Premier League champions into a 12-point lead. Kevin De Bruyne also netted for the fourth home game in succession in the league as City extended its unbeaten run to 14 matches
Continue Reading HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Caden Clark’s switch to RB Leipzig is being delayed. The 18-year-old American midfielder was loaned to the New York Red Bulls for the 2022 Major League Soccer season by sister club RB Leipzig. The deal includes an option to extend. Clark signed with the German club in June, agreeing to a
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection issued a subpoena Wednesday to Peter Navarro, former President Donald Trump’s one-time trade adviser who following the US Capitol riot has consistently defended efforts to overturn the election. Navarro is just the latest former Trump official to
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By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A new task force will look into how to improve the safety at large Houston-area events in the hopes of avoiding another tragedy like last year’s deadly Astroworld music festival. Mayor Sylvester Turner said Wednesday that the task force will review possible safety upgrades, look at
Continue Reading By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer A theme-park comeback continued to help Disney’s results recover in the most recent quarter. The company also added more subscribers to its Disney+ streaming service than analysts expected. Disney had closed or limited capacity at its theme parks and suspended cruises earlier in the pandemic. Domestic parks have reopened,
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer Zac Taylor texted Sean McVay after the Los Angeles Rams acquired Von Miller from the Denver Broncos in a midseason trade. Not to congratulate him. To thank him. The Bengals had a trip to Denver coming up in December and Cincinnati’s head coach was grateful he wouldn’t have
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Disney+ regained some of its magic on Wednesday with subscriber totals that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations. The streaming service now has 129.8 million subscribers, a gain of nearly 12 million in the company’s fiscal first quarter. Those results beat expectations and were a rebound for the media company after a
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La Casa Blanca aprobó un plan del Pentágono para que los casi 2.000 soldados de EE.UU. en Polonia ayuden a los estadounidenses que puedan tratar de evacuar Ucrania si Rusia invade, según dos funcionarios estadounidenses familiarizados con el asunto. Las fuerzas estadounidenses actualmente no están autorizadas a ingresar a Ucrania si
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Wednesday, putting the market further into the green for the week after a solid gain a day earlier. Technology and communications stocks led the way higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note held steady at 1.95%, the highest it’s been since before the pandemic
Continue Reading Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Chipotle, Paycom rise; CVS, New Relic fall.
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By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Sesame Street theme park is set to open next month in San Diego. Officials on Wednesday announced the opening of the first Sesame Street theme park on the West Coast. It will feature Big Bird’s Beach, Oscar’s Rotten Rafts, and a Cookie-Monster Tower, among other
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Nearly every time the Kansas City Chiefs got pressure on Joe Burrow in the AFC championship game, he managed to pull off a surprising escape. That ability to get out of trouble with his legs is one of Burrow’s best traits and a big reason why he has
Continue Reading MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens have fired coach Dominique Ducharme and made Hall of Famer Martin St. Louis the interim coach of the team with the NHL’s worst record. Ducharme was dismissed after Montreal began its season with a dismal 8-30-7 record for a league-worst 23 points. The 48-year-old’s last game was a 7-1
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una niña negra de 12 años fue descalificada de una competencia de natación en Wisconsin durante el fin de semana por llevar un traje de baño casero con la frase Black Lives Matter, pero los organizadores revirtieron rápidamente la decisión y la dejaron nadar. Sarah Lyons declaró a CNN que su
Continue ReadingHigh pressure over the West brings record-breaking heat for western portions of the US. We are also monitoring the chance for lake effect snow showers around the Upper Midwest. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the latest forecast.
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