CHICAGO (AP) — Forward Morgan Weaver and midfielder Morgan Gautrat have been added to the roster for the U.S. women’s national team training camp starting next week in Austin, Texas. Defender Imani Dorsey was originally named to the roster by coach Vlatko Andonovski but she had to withdraw because of injury. Weaver plays for the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Jodie York, owner of ‘A Bite of Belgium,’ fights with the City of Las Cruces to keep her outdoor seating tent up. A permit deadline is quickly approaching. York said Covid-19 forced her to adapt her business to include outdoor seating to serve her customers better. After spending over $250,000
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a story published January 13, 2022, about a Virgin Orbit launch, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Richard Branson said 480 countries can use Virgin Orbit. He said “all 180 countries” can use it.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a story published January 13, 2022, about a Virgin Orbit launch, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Richard Branson said 480 countries can use Virgin Orbit. He said “all 180 countries” can use it.
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The Associated Press Two-time curling gold medalist John Morris will return to the Olympics to try to win a second straight mixed doubles title for Canada. Morris will be teamed in Beijing with Rachel Homan. He partnered with Kaitlyn Lawes to win the inaugural coed title four years ago. The team was selected by the
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CNN’s Bianca Nobilo talks with MP Mark Logan about the UK domestic spy agency warning that an “agent of the Chinese government” has been actively working to “subvert” the processes of Parliament, a senior British lawmaker said. Ian Duncan Smith, a former leader of the ruling Conservative Party, said the situation had been revealed by MI5, Britain’s domestic counter-intelligence service, which had warned House Speaker Lindsay Hoyle.
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) El Paso, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC, alongside the USL Championship, unveiled its full 2022 Regular Season schedule today, presented by Locomotive’s Premier Corporate Partners. The full regular season calendar features 34 matches (17 home; 17 away) beginning on March 12 and concluding October 8. Locomotive will play 12 of its home games
Continue Reading YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Mali’s victory over Tunisia will stand at the African Cup of Nations despite the referee causing chaos by twice blowing the final whistle too early. The tournament’s organizing committee met late Thursday in Cameroon to ratify Mali’s 1-0 win the previous day in its second Group F match after Zambian referee
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas wants Planned Parenthood to return more than $10 million in payments for low-income patients. The lawsuit filed by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday comes years after Republican leaders moved to cut off Medicaid dollars to the abortion provider. The money Texas is seeking to recoup from Planned Parenthood
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La ostentosa Millennium Tower de San Francisco lleva años hundiéndose lentamente y, como resultado, el rascacielos de 58 pisos se inclinó el año pasado hasta 7 centímetros hacia el norte y el oeste, según el ingeniero encargado de arreglarlo. Inaugurado en 2009, el proyecto, valorado en US$ 350 millones, consta de
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A judge on the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will step down in August. A federal courts website says Judge Gregg Costa of Houston gave notice on Wednesday. The site says the vacancy takes effect Aug. 5. No reason was given and the court did not immediately respond
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By Marshall Cohen The Justice Department on Thursday announced the first sedition charges related to the January 6 insurrection, a watershed moment in the year-long investigation. The case resolves around the Oath Keepers, a far-right extremist group, and its leader Stewart Rhodes. Many of the defendants were already facing charges for storming the US Capitol
Continue Reading By The Associated Press A Maryland hospital is defending its decision to transplant a pig’s heart into a dying man following reports that the patient had a criminal record. David Bennett still is recovering from last week’s highly experimental transplant, a medical first and a step in the quest to one day ease shortages of
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Two separate cyberattacks have disrupted public services in New Mexico’s most populous county in the last eight days, with one forcing the Albuquerque public school system to close and another knocking out cameras at a local jail. It’s one of the most visceral recent examples of the toll that ransomware and
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Jayson Terdiman is not going to compete in the Beijing Olympics. The sled he bought with hopes of getting to those games is going to China anyway. Terdiman competes in doubles luge for the U.S. The Americans got one spot for the Beijing Games in that event and it
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer College players make up almost two-thirds of the U.S. Olympic hockey roster for Beijing. The 15 college players makes it 11 more than in 2018 when the NHL also opted not to participate. Matty Beniers headlines the group after getting picked second by Seattle in the 2021 NHL draft.
Continue Reading By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN College campuses have fewer students on them, and it’s not just because of remote learning. There are about 1 million fewer college students enrolled since before the pandemic began, according to a report released Thursday. Undergraduate enrollment declined by 3.1% or more than 465,000 students between fall 2020 and fall 2021,
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Es posible que los astrónomos hayan encontrado una luna que es completamente diferente a cualquier cosa en nuestro sistema solar. Es solo el segundo objeto espacial descubierto que puede ser una exoluna o una luna fuera de nuestro sistema solar. La luna gigante se encontró orbitando un planeta del tamaño de Júpiter
Continue Reading By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people who took out student loans over the past 20 years could see their loans canceled or receive a small check as part of a nationwide settlement with Navient, a major student loan collecting company. Officials say borrowers who will receive restitution
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard says he’ll be working this offseason to address the team’s late-season collapse and its poor record in one-score games. What action he might take remains unclear. Ballard declined to discuss specific personnel moves or potential coaching changes during his traditional
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas wants Planned Parenthood to return more than $10 million in payments for low-income patients. The lawsuit filed by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday comes years after Republican leaders moved to cut off Medicaid dollars to the abortion provider. The money Texas is seeking to recoup from Planned Parenthood
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams have put up record-setting numbers together while forming the NFL’s most dynamic pass-catch combination. But they haven’t yet reached a Super Bowl together. Rodgers’ lone Super Bowl title came in the 2010 season. Adams began his NFL career four seasons later. This
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he hopes Mexican investors buy the local subsidiary of Citigroup. The president made his remarks about Citibanamex in a video posted to his social media accounts Thursday, saying that “we would like this bank to be Mexicanized.” The president contends foreign bankers often take
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he hopes Mexican investors buy the local subsidiary of Citigroup. The president made his remarks about Citibanamex in a video posted to his social media accounts Thursday, saying that “we would like this bank to be Mexicanized.” The president contends foreign bankers often take
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The federal government is moving forward with a plan to let teenagers drive big rigs from state to state in a test program. Currently, truckers who cross state lines must be at least 21 years old. But an apprenticeship program required by Congress to help ease
Continue Reading BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan professor has been placed on leave after he told students in a profanity-laced video that he randomly assigns grades before the first day of class. Barry Mehler is a 74-year-old instructor at Ferris State University in Big Rapids. He told students in the video: “I don’t even want
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By Jake Tapper and Cheri Mossburg, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom has denied parole for Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, a news release from the governor’s office said. Sirhan was recommended for parole in August, after spending 53 years in prison for the 1968 killing. Two of Kennedy’s sons,
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft says it is opening an inquiry into how it responds to workplace sexual harassment and gender discrimination. That includes its handling of allegations about company co-founder Bill Gates. The review is a response to pressure from Microsoft investors. Nearly 78% of shareholders at Microsoft’s Nov. 30 annual meeting
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft says it is opening an inquiry into how it responds to workplace sexual harassment and gender discrimination. That includes its handling of allegations about company co-founder Bill Gates. The review is a response to pressure from Microsoft investors. Nearly 78% of shareholders at Microsoft’s Nov. 30 annual meeting
Continue Reading FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A judge has granted a North Carolina police chief’s request to release body camera video recorded moments after the fatal shooting of a Black man by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy. The Fayetteville Observer reports that Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons issued his ruling Thursday, two days after Fayetteville Police
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