MIAMI (AP) — A court in Venezuela has upheld long prison sentences for six American oil executives detained in the South American country on corruption charges for more than four years. Venezuela’s supreme court announced the decision late Friday. The ruling disappointed family members who had hoped the surprise decision last fall to hear the
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Super Bowl will be a triumphant victory lap of sorts for the NFL’s return to the Los Angeles area. The game that will feature the hometown Rams against the Cincinnati Bengals will be a global showcase for the $5 billion SoFi Stadium in Inglewood,
Continue Reading NEWARK, N.J. — Kadary Richmond had 14 points to lead five Seton Hall players in double figures as the Pirates defeated Creighton 74-55. Jamir Harris added 13 points for the Pirates. Myles Cale chipped in 12, Tyrese Samuel scored 11 and Jared Rhoden had 11. Alex O’Connell led the Bluejays with 12 points and seven
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Expect very cold temps to start off the morning Saturday. You will witness single digits and teens so be sure a drip those faucets until around 10 am tomorrow when we see those temps on the rise. It’s also a good idea to open your sink cabinets to allow the warm house temperature to circulate
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Long-time African soccer leader Issa Hayatou has won his appeal to overturn a one-year ban for alleged commercial wrongdoing imposed by FIFA where he was once interim president. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it upheld Hayatou’s appeal because “there was insufficient evidence” of misconduct in a Confederation of African
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El presidente de Perú, Pedro Castillo, anunció la recomposición de su gabinete este viernes en un mensaje a la nación, después de que el Congreso rechazara el pedido de investidura del gabinete ministerial que presidía Héctor Valer. Castillo ahora deberá nombrar a un nuevo presidente del Consejo de Ministros, quien,
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By Jennifer Henderson, CNN A jury found Travis Reinking guilty of all 16 counts in the April 2018 shooting at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee, that left four people dead, according to a live video feed provided by CNN affiliate WSMV. Among the charges were four counts of premeditated first-degree murder and four first-degree
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Seamus Power is the leader at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am with a record score. Power relied on his wedges for a 64 at Pebble Beach. That puts him at 128, one shot better than the 36-hole scoring record at the AT&T Pebble Beach
Continue Reading By Derrick Hinds, CNN A Tempe, Arizona, Home Depot employee is facing a federal charge, after authorities said he repeatedly took cash from the store and replaced it with counterfeit currency before depositing it in the bank, according to a criminal complaint. According to a US Secret Service news release, agents from the Phoenix field
Continue Reading NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Azar Swain had 25 points as Yale narrowly beat Dartmouth 72-69. Swain made all 14 of his free throw attempts. He added six rebounds. The Bulldogs led for the final 33 minutes but needed four free throws in four attempts to hold off the Big Green in the final minute. Brendan
Continue Reading RICHMOND, Va. — Tyler Burton had a career-high 36 points as Richmond defeated St. Bonaventure 71-61. Grant Golden had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Richmond. Jalen Adaway had 16 points for the Bonnies.
Continue Reading LEXINGTON, Va. — Jake Stephens had 20 points and 12 rebounds as VMI topped Western Carolina 76-69 on Friday night, overcoming a triple-double by Western Carolina’s Nick Robinson.Robinson had 19 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Trey Bonham had 19 points and six rebounds for VMI.
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By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former executive director of a surgical center who helped her physician husband bilk insurance companies of $44 million for cosmetic procedures billed as “medically necessary” has pleaded guilty to health care fraud. Linda Morrow also pleaded guilty to contempt for fleeing the country after she
Continue Reading By Derek Van Dam, CNN It would be hard to hold a conversation over the deafening sound of the snow machines preparing the Olympic venues northwest of Beijing. They are loud and they are everywhere, blowing snow across what will be this month’s most-watched slopes. It is almost beautiful — except that the venues are
Continue ReadingFor the first time, the climate crisis has forced the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing to be virtually 100% reliant on artificial snow. CNN’s Rene Marsh reports.
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Continue Reading CNN’s Selina Wang walks through the rigorous arrival process for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as China attempts to enforce a zero-Covid policy.
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge says Idaho’s governor doesn’t have the power to veto a clemency recommendation by the state’s parole board for a terminally ill man who was expected to be executed this year. The ruling from 2nd District Judge Jay Gaskill on Friday says putting Gerald Pizzuto
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is clarifying the Covid-19 vaccination schedule for people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised, it said Friday, to address some of the challenges they may be having in getting an additional dose. The CDC has been recommending that immunocompromised people who got an
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Aviones de combate estadounidenses, junto con aviones militares noruegos y británicos, interceptaron el jueves aviones rusos cerca del espacio aéreo aliado de la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (OTAN), según la OTAN. Un día antes, aviones militares noruegos identificaron e interceptaron aviones rusos en el Alto Norte, según otro comunicado
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NHL is ready to go worldwide again after two years of coronavirus restrictions and a missed Olympics. Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the NHL Global Series will return next season with preseason games in Germany and Switzerland, followed by regular season games in Finland
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — El exvicepresidente Mike Pence llamó a su exjefe por su nombre este viernes y dijo que “el presidente (Donald) Trump está equivocado” al afirmar que Pence tenía derecho a anular las elecciones de 2020 el 6 de enero de 2021. Durante la conferencia de los Capítulos de Florida de la Sociedad
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UPDATE #12: El Paso City officials respond to fire. In a news release titled “City Officials Appalled, Disappointed by the Tragic De Soto Hotel Fire” City Manager Tommy Gonzalez says: “We believe it extremely unfortunate to see this building be destroyed by a fire, just as we were bringing it back to life with the
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper has gotten the Pentagon’s sign-off on his memoir of his time working under President Donald Trump and will drop a lawsuit against the department for not clearing his book manuscript for publication, his attorney said Friday. The former Pentagon chief will now
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La justicia de Uruguay imputó este viernes a tres hombres por el delito de “abuso sexual especialmente agravado” y a uno de ellos, además, por “difusión de material de contenido íntimo sexual sin consentimiento de la víctima”. A pedido de la Fiscalía, la jueza Marcela Vargas ordenó la prisión preventiva
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By Hannah Ryan, CNN Last year’s Tokyo Olympics are destined to be remembered for many reasons. They took place amid a state of emergency in the Japanese capital — declared as the city was dealing with a surge in coronavirus cases — and events were staged with little to no spectators to cheer athletes on.
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Veronika Lebisova and Carlotta Mencaglia both posted victories in singles action in the UTEP tennis team’s 5-2 neutral-site setback to Youngstown State on Friday. Lebisova rolled in straight sets over Julia Marko, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 3 singles while Mencaglia rallied back to knock off Lili Minich, 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-5). “Today was
Continue Reading By Ethan Cohen, CNN The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday blocked the state’s new Republican-drawn congressional and legislative maps, ruling they violate the state constitution. “We conclude that the congressional and legislative maps enacted … are unconstitutional beyond a reasonable doubt under the free elections clause, the equal protection clause, the free speech clause,
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers traded Norman Powell and Robert Covington to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday for Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, rookie Keon Johnson and a second-round pick in 2025. The trade, first announced by ESPN, moved the Trail Blazers under the luxury-tax threshold. The move comes less than a
Continue Reading CNN, KNXV, WCVB By Tierney Sneed, Caroline Kenny and Pamela Brown, CNN Recent revelations about the political activism Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, have renewed scrutiny about how the Supreme Court approaches questions of potential conflicts of interest with the cases that the justices are reviewing. Supreme Court justices make their own
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