By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer A handful of states and schools with powerhouse football programs are already considering changing the rules around college athlete endorsements to make sure they don’t lose out on elite talent. They aren’t trying to tighten the rules. They’re instead starting to strip them away in the sprint to keep
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By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Republican inquiry into Pennsylvania’s 2020 presidential election spurred on by former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud has spawned several court cases as it expands, grows in cost and shows signs it will drag well into 2022. The state Supreme Court has, for
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ATLANTA (AP) — A Texas man accused of posting a message on Craigslist after the 2020 election calling on “patriots” in Georgia to “put a bullet” in three government officials has pleaded not guilty to a criminal charge. Chad Stark and his attorney appeared briefly by video Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Russell Vineyard in
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Business) — Rotterdam evalúa una solicitud para desmantelar parte de un puente histórico y así permitir que un superyate, que supuestamente pertenece al fundador de Amazon Jeff Bezos, salga el astillero donde se está construyendo. La ciudad holandesa recibió la solicitud de un constructor naval local para eliminar la sección central
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By Jack Bantock and Coy Wire, CNN At just 10 years old, Nathan Chen predicted in a national TV interview that he would make the 2018 US Winter Olympic figure skating team. So began a relentless pursuit of victories an a laser focus that culminated in the realization of his own forecast in PyeongChang. Yet
Continue Reading US figure skating star Nathan Chen talks to Coy Wire about growing up in Salt Lake City where he dreamed of competing in the Olympics, balancing between sports and school life, his Chinese background and his Japanese competitor Yuzuru Hanyu.
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By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Several establishment Republicans, including 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney, are publicly criticizing their party’s decision to censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger over their service on the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. The criticism underlines the ongoing intra-party feud between loyalists to
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN Español) — La historiadora y exguerrillera sandinista Dora María Téllez y el líder estudiantil Lesther Alemán fueron declarados culpables del supuesto delito de “conspiración para cometer actos en menoscabo de la integridad nacional”, durante juicios realizados este jueves a puerta cerrada en la Dirección de Auxilio judicial de Nicaragua. Así lo informaron la
Continue Reading By Michael Warren and Alex Rogers, CNN In the Pennsylvania Senate race, one candidate is accusing a rival of having “dual loyalties” to the US and a foreign country. In turn, that rival is charging his opponent with being too cozy with China. But these aren’t candidates from opposing parties. They are hedge-fund executive David
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By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is imposing sanctions on five senior members of Mali’s transitional government, including Prime Minister Choguel Maiga. The bloc accuses them of working to obstruct and undermine the transition from military to civilian rule. Others hit Friday by the EU’s asset freezes and travel bans
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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday touted the January jobs report released earlier in the morning that was significantly better than what most economists had predicted, given the rapid surge of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. “Our country is taking everything that Covid has to throw at us and
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday touted the January jobs report released earlier in the morning that was significantly better than what most economists had predicted, given the rapid surge of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. “Our country is taking everything that Covid has to throw at us and we’ve come
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DEMING, New Mexico — A private ceremony rededicating a corridor of Interstate 10 the “New Mexico State Police Officer Darian Jarrott Memorial Corridor” will be held on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Friday marks the first anniversary of the shooting that killed Officer Darian Jarrott.
Continue Reading By HAL BOCK AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Hail to the “Hogs,” Washington’s fun-loving offensive line, and their partner, running back John Riggins, who set a Super Bowl rushing record and led the Redskins to the National Football League championship. Riggins kept following the Hog-made holes for a record 166 yards on 38
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — “De un día para otro todo me sabía asqueroso, todo me olía asqueroso, pero literal hasta la pasta de dientes, el champú, el desodorante, no solo era comida”, dijo Ana Karen Weinberger a CNN. Tres meses después de contraer covid-19, Weinberger notó que los sabores y los olores habían cambiado,
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer It figured that after a strike-disrupted season that saw the schedule reduced to nine games, two coaches headed for the Pro Football Hall of Fame would guide their teams into the Super Bowl. Joe Gibbs, who would go on to win three NFL championships, brought Washington to the
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has extended tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump on most solar panels imported from China and other countries. But in a nod to his efforts to combat climate change and boost clean energy, Biden excluded tariffs on some panels used in large-scale utility
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Wall Street Journal’s publisher, News Corp., says it has been hacked, with data stolen from journalists and other employees. The cybersecurity firm investigating the intrusion, Mandiant, says Chinese intelligence-gathering is believed to be behind the operation. The Journal reported that people briefed on
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a child who was fatally shot in the parking lot of his Houston-area apartment complex. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says the child had walked from his apartment to his family’s car to get something when several shots were fired around 7 p.m. on Thursday. The
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una tormenta invernal en expansión cubrió el centro y el sur de Estados Unidos con hielo y nieve dejó a cientos de miles de personas en la oscuridad antes de dirigirse hacia el noreste, lo que promete más interrupciones el viernes. Más de 95 millones de estadounidenses estaban bajo advertencias
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a suspect was arrested in an altercation that badly injured a San Francisco 49ers fan in a parking lot outside SoFi Stadium during last weekend’s NFC championship game between the 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams. Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. says 33-year-old
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By Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Discovery CEO David Zaslav praised CNN on Friday and said “news is going to be really critical” to the future of the soon to be combined Warner Bros. Discovery, despite the sudden ouster of CNN boss Jeff Zucker earlier this week. “CNN has the greatest group of
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Singer Fantasia Taylor and actress Danielle Brooks are set to star in Warner Bros.’ big-screen adaptation of the award-winning musical “The Color Purple.” News that Taylor and Brooks will play leads Celie and Sofia, respectively, was announced Thursday during ABC’s “Soul of a Nation: Screen Queens Rising” special. Warner Bros., like
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks has rejoined the organization to take a role as an assistant in player development. The Brewers also have hired former Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles third baseman Pedro Álvarez as an assistant in baseball operations and player development. Weeks played for the Brewers in 2003
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers and organizers in Bessemer, Alabama, are making door-to-door house calls, sporting pro-union T-shirts and challenging anti-union messaging by Amazon-hired consultants as they try to convince their peers for the second time to unionize their warehouse. The union election starts Friday by secret ballot.
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU and SAM McNEIL Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Many Chinese are filled with pride as the Beijing Olympics begin. It doesn’t matter that the city just held the Summer Games 14 years ago, or that the country had to artificially construct snow, or that the U.S. and several other Western countries were
Continue Reading KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Defending champion Dustin Johnson has shot a 1-over 71 to fall six strokes behind co-leaders Harold Varner III and Adri Arnaus at the Saudi International after a windy second round. Varner and Arnaus carded 66s to reach 10 under overall while Johnson finished his front nine with
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN It sounds like things really are done when it comes to Carrie Bradshaw and Samantha Jones. The women who portray those “Sex and the City” characters, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall, have had a well-documented tense relationship. And despite fans’ desires, Cattrall has been clear about no longer wanting
Continue Reading By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Entrepreneurs. Freelancers. Gig workers. Consultants. Salespeople. If you freelance, earn commissions, run a small business, or rely on paying clients for a living, your income is likely unpredictable from year to year. But how you manage and allocate the money you make shouldn’t be. Here are some smart ways to
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — University of Arizona police say UCLA men’s basketball player Mac Etienne has been arrested and cited on suspicion of misdemeanor assault after he appeared to spit toward a fan after the Bruins lost to Pac-12 rival Arizona. Local media outlets reported that fans jeered UCLA players Thursday night as they left
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