By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer Don’t judge Jabari Smith by his most recent game. The 6-foot-10 freshman missed 13 of 15 shots in No. 1 Auburn’s one-point victory at Missouri on Tuesday night, but it was clearly just an off night for one of college basketball’s top newcomers. Smith finished with five points, 10
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Bad news for coffee lovers: Climate change will make it much harder to grow Arabica coffee in the coming years, according to a study published Wednesday in the scientific journal Plos One. The study examined how coffee-growing conditions will change by 2050 based on projections from several global climate models.
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EL PASO, Texas — Longtime KVIA-TV general manager Kevin Lovell today announced his impending retirement at the end of May. KVIA, the longtime dominant news leader serving El Paso and Las Cruces, is owned by News-Press & Gazette, a family-owned company based in St. Joseph, Missouri which today announced the promotion of current news director
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By Rosa Flores and Amir Vera, CNN The man suspected of killing a Harris County, Texas, deputy during a traffic stop over the weekend was wanted for crimes committed in 1996 in the county and also wanted for murder in El Salvador, the Harris County district attorney said Thursday. The announcement came during a multi-agency
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have won six straight AFC West titles, something never before accomplished, and will be hosting a record fourth consecutive conference championship game when Cincinnati visits Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. They’ve been to the past two Super Bowls. Won a championship.
Continue Reading DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — Mohamed Salah has scored the decisive penalty as Egypt beat Ivory Coast 5-4 in a shootout to reach the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations. Equatorial Guinea followed suit in the final game in the round of 16 to beat Mali 6-5 on penalties. Both games ended 0-0 after extra
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By Katie Hunt, CNN Some unusual creatures have an innate ability to regrow a limb: salamanders, starfish, crabs, lizards and newts. Such extraordinary powers elude most animals, including humans, although scientists have long sought to understand and replicate them in a quest to regenerate limbs for millions of patient amputees, including diabetics and victims of
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — ¿Por qué construir un superyate que solo se mueva sobre el agua cuando puedes crear uno que también vuele? La empresa de diseño Lazzarini Design Studio, con sede en Roma, ideó un nuevo concepto llamado Air Yacht que tiene la capacidad de “navegar en el cielo” y en el océano.
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Formula One says preseason testing will begin in Spain next month followed by a session in Bahrain in early March The oft-used Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on the outskirts Barcelona will host the first test from Feb. 22-25. The second test will be held in Bahrain from March 10-12 ahead of the season-opening
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A 44-year-old Gallup man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to DWI and other charges in two cases that resulting in his 11th and 12th DWI convictions. Under a plea agreement with prosecutors, Maynard Miller on Monday pleaded guilty to DWI in each of the two latest cases and to
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal labor authority has sought for a second time to strip the collective bargaining powers of a national union for U.S. immigration judges. In a ruling late last week, the Federal Labor Relations Authority determined that the country’s more than 500 immigration judges can’t belong to an employee union because they
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal labor authority has sought for a second time to strip the collective bargaining powers of a national union for U.S. immigration judges. In a ruling late last week, the Federal Labor Relations Authority determined that the country’s more than 500 immigration judges can’t belong to an employee union because they
Continue Reading CNN’s Arwa Damon reports as US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces clash with militants near Ghweran prison in the city of Hasakah, Syria. The prison houses thousands of members of the terrorist group, ISIS.
Continue Reading By Hamdi Alkhshali, Kareem Khadder and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) regained control of a prison in northeast Syria where ISIS fighters launched an attack last week, a spokesman for the Kurdish-led alliance said Wednesday. After nearly a week of fighting and US-led coalition airstrikes, the siege — believed to be the
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Sana Noor Haq, CNN A 12-year-old illustrator has signed a deal with Nike, his agency confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. Joe Whale, who goes by the name “The Doodle Boy” on social media, will be collaborating with the global sports brand “on some special projects.” “We are so very excited to confirm that Joe is
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CNN By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN In what will be one of the most monumental endeavors of Joe Biden’s presidency, the retirement of Stephen Breyer sets the stage for an immensely important decision by the President. Breyer’s seat may be the only one that Biden fills on the Supreme Court, and it
Continue Reading By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN After a series of recent stinging legislative defeats, Senate Democrats may soon be able to deliver a win for their party. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is looking at a quick time frame to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court — and he will follow
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Nate Hobbs has pleaded guilty to a reduced traffic charge stemming from his arrest early this month on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. The 22-year-old rookie did not appear in person Wednesday while his attorney submitted a written plea
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — Sigue aumentando la confianza de que una bomba ciclónica con la intensidad de un huracán, acumulación de nieve de varios centímetros y condiciones similares a las de una ventisca azotará a las principales ciudades del noreste este fin de semana. “Los modelos continúan mostrando un sistema ‘nor’easter’ con su mayor potencial para
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– Estados Unidos entregó a Rusia sus respuestas escritas destinadas a disuadir una invasión de Moscú en Ucrania, anunció este miércoles el secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Antony Blinken. La respuesta la entregó en persona el embajador estadounidense en Rusia, John Sullivan, al Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Rusia. El documento escrito describió
Continue Reading By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota House committee has approved a proposal from Republican Gov. Kristi Noem to ban transgender women and girls from competing in school sports leagues that match their gender identity. All 11 Republicans on the House State Affairs voted in favor of the bill. The
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN In what will be one of the most monumental endeavors of Joe Biden’s presidency, the retirement of Stephen Breyer sets the stage for an immensely important decision by the President. Breyer’s seat may be the only one that Biden fills on the Supreme Court, and it may
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Harold Landry and Minnesota Vikings right tackle Brian O’Neill have been selected as injury replacements for the Pro Bowl. Landry is replacing Joey Bosa of the Los Angeles Chargers. O’Neill is replacing Tristan Wirfs of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This will be the first Pro Bowl appearance
Continue Reading By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A proposed statewide holiday on Election Day. Automated restoration of voting rights for ex-convicts. More time to distribute and count absentee ballots. Democratic lawmakers have a lengthy wish list in New Mexico as they seek to expand access to voting after record-setting participation in the
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a 51-year-old man who had been on the run after being accused of fatally shooting a Houston-area deputy during a traffic stop this past weekend has been arrested in Mexico. Houston police said on Twitter that Oscar Rosales was taken into custody by Mexican
Continue Reading By The Associated Press American defender DeAndre Yedlin has terminated his contract with Turkish soccer club Galatasaray after one year. The team said the decision was by mutual consent. Yedlin was due to report to the U.S. national team in Columbus, Ohio, ahead of its World Cup qualifier against El Salvador on Thursday. He had
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — El juez de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos Stephen Breyer planea retirarse, lo que le da al presidente Joe Biden la oportunidad de nombrar a un candidato para el cargo, dijo a CNN una fuente familiarizada con el asunto. Breyer, de 83 años, ha sido un voto liberal consistente en la
Continue Reading CNN By Wolf Blitzer and Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire, giving President Joe Biden a chance to nominate to the bench, a well-placed source familiar with the matter told CNN. Breyer is expected to stay on until the end of the term and until a replacement is confirmed.
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Toy company Mattel has won back the licensing rights for Disney’s princess and “Frozen” franchises. The reunion comes after Hasbro bested the rights for the “Frozen” and princess products away from Mattel in 2014. The new multiyear global deal between Disney and Mattel will allow Mattel to develop lines
Continue Reading By Zachary B. Wolf, CNN The decision by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire will ignite a much-watched confirmation process in which President Joe Biden will attempt to place another liberal on the high court. Here’s how the process to replace him could play out. What happens next? Biden will nominate a successor. If
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