By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama is looking to rebound following three straight close losses after emerging as one of college basketball’s high-flying teams in mid-December. The Crimson Tide fell out of the rankings this week after rising to No. 6 on Dec. 13. Coach Nate Oats’ team has a win over current No.
Continue Reading CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miela Goodchild scored seven of her 17 points in the fourth quarter, Shayeann Day-Wilson had 11 points and seven assists, and No. 21 Duke beat Miami 58-49. Lexi Gordon beat the third-quarter buzzer with a 3-pointer to extend Duke’s lead to 42-37. Miami made a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions at
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jenna Jameson is still struggling with her health, but it turns out she does not have Guillain-Barré Syndrome as previously thought Her partner, Lior Bitton, posted a video on Jameson’s verified Instagram account Tuesday in which he said Jameson is still in the hospital and does not have the disease.
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La excongresista colombiana Ingrid Betancourt, cuyo secuestro y liberación por parte de las FARC fueron noticia mundial, anunció este martes su aspiración presidencial como parte de la consulta de la Coalición Centro Esperanza, la unión de grupos y figuras políticas de centro que disputarán con un candidato o candidata la
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The Associated Press Stocks fell to a new low for the year on Wall Street Tuesday and bond yields surged amid renewed jitters the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates to tackle rising inflation. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq fell. Technology stocks and banks led the decline.
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SANTA FE, New Mexico – In her State of the State address, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham promised to grow the economy, invest in the future of education and crack down on crime throughout the state. “The sun is rising on a pivotal day,” she said, adding “big and meaningful changes are possible.” She
Continue Reading Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Goldman Sachs, Hain Celestial fall; Activision, Exxon rise.
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN Americans can now order a maximum of four free Covid-19 tests to be shipped directly to their homes. The federal government has quietly launched its website to sign up for the tests. Have you tried to order from the site, covidtests.gov? Let us know how it went. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022
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FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jesús Ferreira joined his dad David as the first father-son combination of higher-priced designated players in the history of Major League Soccer, agreeing to a four-year contract with Dallas. The deal announced for the 21-year-old forward includes a club option for 2026. He will occupy a young designated player spot on
Continue Reading FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jesús Ferreira joined his dad David as the first father-son combination of higher-priced designated players in the history of Major League Soccer, agreeing to a four-year contract with Dallas. The deal announced for the 21-year-old forward includes a club option for 2026. He will occupy a young designated player spot on
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s nearly five-year bankruptcy battle is ending after a federal judge signed a plan that slashes the U.S. territory’s public debt load as part of the largest municipal debt restructuring in U.S. history and allows the government to start repaying creditors. The plan
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s nearly five-year bankruptcy battle is ending after a federal judge signed a plan that slashes the U.S. territory’s public debt load as part of the largest municipal debt restructuring in U.S. history and allows the government to start repaying creditors. The plan
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By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved a whopping 22 nations into its highest-risk travel category for Covid-19 on Tuesday. By contrast, it moved only two nations to Level 4, or “very high” risk, last week. Adding to the impact: The CDC also moved 22 additional
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — La administración de Joe Biden en Estados Unidos está sopesando nuevas opciones, incluida la entrega de más armas a Ucrania para resistir la ocupación rusa, para tratar de aumentar los costos para el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, en caso de que decida invadir el país. Las discusiones, descritas por múltiples
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer An NBA season that started with All-Star goals for Memphis guard Ja Morant have grown far beyond that. The third-year point guard has emerged as a legitimate MVP candidate. Opposing coaches use words like “special,” a “true All-Star” and “one of the NBA’s best players” to describe Morant.
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The Boy Who Lived will be playing the man who sang “Amish Paradise.” Daniel Radcliffe, the star of the “Harry Potter” franchise, is set to play “Weird Al” Yankovic in a biopic about his life for Roku. In a cheeky statement, the comedy recording artist said he was “absolutely thrilled” about
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The ‘Harry Potter’ star to play the prince of parody, another honor for Benedict Cumberbatch, and a look at Oscar Isaac as ‘Moon Knight.’
Continue Reading By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for a man convicted of murder for fatally shooting his wife as they rode in an SUV in Atlanta are asking Georgia’s highest court to overturn his conviction. Seventy-nine-year-old Claud “Tex” McIver is serving a life sentence after being convicted of felony murder in the September
Continue Reading By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for a man convicted of murder for fatally shooting his wife as they rode in an SUV in Atlanta are asking Georgia’s highest court to overturn his conviction. Seventy-nine-year-old Claud “Tex” McIver is serving a life sentence after being convicted of felony murder in the September
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter As the Supreme Court justices in their matching robes shuffled into court Tuesday to tackle the final set of cases in the January sitting, their bland expressions masked the unusual intensity of the term that is playing out behind the scenes. Not only are they furiously drafting
Continue Reading By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 22-year Los Angeles fire service veteran has been nominated to become the first woman to lead the city’s fire department. Deputy Chief Kristin Crowley would become the first female fire chief for the nation’s second-largest city if Tuesday’s nomination by Mayor Eric Garcetti is confirmed
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, Mark Morales and Gregory Krieg, CNN The former New York Police Department captain now running the city, who won the job on a law-and-order message, acknowledged on Tuesday that many New Yorkers do not feel safe in the subways. Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat who two weeks ago took over the city’s
Continue Reading NY: Subway killing in Times Square highlights New Yorkers’ concerns about rising crime rate
Continue Reading By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — An oil spill on the Peruvian coast caused by the waves from an eruption of an undersea volcano in the South Pacific nation of Tonga has prompted dozens of fishermen to protest outside the South American country’s main oil refinery. The men gathered outside the refinery
Continue Reading By Megan Thomas, CNN The Grammy Awards have a new date and location. CBS and the Recording Academy announced Tuesday that the music event will take place in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3, one week after the Academy Awards. The ceremony was originally going to occur later this month in Los Angeles, but it
Continue Reading By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced another round of tribal housing grants. The $83 million will benefit 74 tribes across the country, boosting the amount awarded through the American Rescue Plan Act to over $200 million. The Oglala Sioux Tribe in South
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By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced another round of tribal housing grants. The $83 million will benefit 74 tribes across the country, boosting the amount awarded through the American Rescue Plan Act to over $200 million. The Oglala Sioux Tribe in South
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN On its face, “Sooyii” is a story of resilience in the face of unimaginable loss. The independent film, directed by Krisztian Kery, centers on a young Blackfoot man in the 1700s who sees his people decimated by smallpox after the arrival of European settlers in the Great Plains. But as much
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By Gregory Wallace, Pete Muntean and Michael Ballaban, CNN Major international airlines are scrambling to modify or cancel flights to the United States amid uncertainty about potential interference between new 5G cell phone services and critical airplane technologies. Emirates, Air India, All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa and British Airways all announced changes to some
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Business) — Los ejecutivos de las aerolíneas más grandes de EE.UU. pidieron a la administración de Biden una “intervención inmediata” en el lanzamiento de la tecnología 5G cerca de los principales aeropuertos que está planificado para este miércoles, advirtiendo de las graves consecuencias para el transporte y la economía. Los representantes de
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