By Steve Contorno, CNN The former top aide to Democratic candidate for Florida governor Charlie Crist was arrested Tuesday in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident shortly before he left the campaign, according to court records. Austin Durrer was charged with second-degree assault on Tuesday in Cambridge, Maryland. On the same day, Durrer was
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SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian mining company has withdrawn more than $9 million in sponsorship money for the popular sport of netball after top players questioned the contract and also supported an Indigenous player over her concerns over past racist comments made by the founder of the company. Hancock Prospecting is owned by billionaire mining
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Max Domi stole the puck from Lucas Raymond and scored 2:16 into overtime, lifting Chicago to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in the Blackhawks’ home opener. Andreas Athanasiou, Philipp Kurashev and Connor Murphy also scored for Chicago in its first game in six
Continue Reading By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Sixth-ranked Maria Sakkari defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 on Friday night to advance to the semifinals of the Guadalajara Open 1000 and clinch a place in the WTA Finals. Sakkari, seeded fourth, will take on Marie Bouzkova, who advanced after Anna Kalinskaya of Russia retired
Continue Reading By JEFFREY BERNSTEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant broke a tie with a 3-pointer with 56 seconds left and had 27 points to help the Brooklyn Nets beat the Toronto Raptors 109-105 on Friday night. Durant’s 3 gave Brooklyn a 105-102 lead. Kyrie Irving led the Nets with 30 points. Pascal Siakam
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By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety fired an officer Friday who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre and becomes the first member of the state police force to lose their job in the fallout over the hesitant response to the May attack.
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By JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google, alleging the company has been suppressing its email solicitations ahead of November’s midterm elections. The lawsuit filed in California Friday evening accuses Gmail of “discriminating” against the RNC by unfairly sending
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La incendiaria populista Giorgia Meloni es ahora la primera mujer en ocupar el cargo de primer ministro de Italia, convirtiéndose en la líder con tendencia más ultraderechista del país desde Benito Mussolini. Este viernes por la tarde, tras dos días de consultas oficiales, recibió el mandato de formar gobierno de manos
Continue Reading By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point scored twice, including the game-winner on the power play 2:08 into overtime, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 3-2. The Lightning won it with Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk in the box for slashing and boarding 39 seconds into overtime. Victor Hedman was
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber homered and Jean Segura hit a two-run single to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres for a 2-1 lead in the National League Championship Series. Segura had made an error earlier in the game that cost the
Continue Reading By Aaron Pellish Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake said in a new interview she would accept the results of a “fair, honest and transparent election,” expanding on previous comments she made to CNN in which she wouldn’t commit to accepting the state’s election results if she lost. “I will accept the results of this
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Kao Miura took advantage of the withdrawal of Japanese countryman Yuma Kagiyama, along with an uncharacteristic fall by American rival Ilia Malinin, to take the lead after the short program at Skate America on Friday night. The 17-year-old Miura landed a big opening quad salchow-triple toe loop along with
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jordan Clarkson scored 29 points on 7-for-12 shooting from 3-point range to lead Utah’s rally for a 132-126 win over Minnesota. The Jazz outlasted former teammate Rudy Gobert and the Timberwolves in overtime. Lauri Markkanen had 24 points and 13 rebounds for Utah. He got a
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN As US health officials are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of this year’s flu season, nearly half the students at a Virginia high school were absent with flu-like and gastrointestinal symptoms this week, according to the school district. “There are approximately 1,000 students absent with flu-like/gastrointestinal symptoms at Stafford High
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Ja Morant scored 49 points and hit five 3-pointers to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 129-122 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night. Morant carried the team on a night Desmond Bane and Tyus Jones struggled. Bane made just 3 of 16 shots for
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Ja Morant scored 49 points and hit five 3-pointers to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 129-122 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night. Morant carried the team on a night Desmond Bane and Tyus Jones struggled. Bane made just 3 of 16 shots for
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Coby Calvin and Junior Wily returned interceptions for touchdowns and Wagner picked up its first win of the season with a 37-26 victory over Long Island University on Friday night. Zachary Palmer-Smith staked Wagner (1-6, 1-2 Northeast Conference) to a 7-0 lead on the Seahawks’ first possession with a 2-yard touchdown
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Newly leaked audio released by Italian news agency LaPresse reveals 86-year-old former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi speaking about his “re-established” close friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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NOWTHIS NEWS By Phil Mattingly, Jeremy Diamond and Maegan Vazquez, CNN In the days and even weeks after President Joe Biden took the dramatic step to order the cancellation of student loan debt for up to 40 million Americans, it wasn’t clear that he’d ever focus publicly on the issue again. Passing references deep into
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Boris Johnson tomó un vuelo para volver de sus vacaciones del Caribe al Reino Unido, en momentos en que intenta organizar un posible retorno como primer ministro, informó el viernes la agencia de noticias británica PA Media. El ministro de Comercio del Reino Unido, Sir James Duddridge, un estrecho aliado de
Continue Reading CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Blake Stenstrom threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score to power Princeton to a 37-10 victory over Harvard on Friday night. Princeton (6-0, 3-0 Ivy League) needed just six plays on its opening possession to grab a 7-0 lead, scoring on Stenstrom’s 61-yard pass to Andrei Iosivas. Stenstrom stretched
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 17 points in his first home game at Madison Square Garden, Immanuel Quickley bounced back from a rough opener with 20 points and the New York Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons 130-106 for their first victory of the season. RJ Barrett, who
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Jaylen Brown added 28 and the Boston Celtics topped the Miami Heat 111-104 on Friday night in a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics — whose most recent trip to Miami was a Game 7 win in that
Continue Reading By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young overcame a scoreless first half to finish with 25 points and 13 assists, John Collins added 23 points and 13 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 108-98. Dejounte Murray added 20 points and nine assists for Atlanta, which improved to 2-0
Continue Reading By Sam Fossum and Sonnet Swire, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday that while he has not made a formal decision about running for reelection in 2024, it is his “intention” to do so. “The reason I’m not making a judgment about formally running or not running, once I make that judgment, a whole series
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa and Tina Burnside, CNN Authorities in western Michigan are searching for a family of four that “unexpectedly left their home” in Fremont on Sunday after a call to the police from the father that raised concern about the family’s welfare. Anthony Cirigliano, 51, and Suzette Cirigliano, 51, are missing, along with their
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Richardson scored 27 points and Devin Vassell and Josh Richardson each had 23 as the San Antonio Spurs survived a frantic final minute flurry and beat the Indiana Pacers 137-134 on Friday night. Indiana was led by Tyrese Haliburton’s 27 points and 12 assists. Rookie
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — San Antonio struggled when Indiana turned up the pressure late. Then the Spurs made one defensive stop to avoid a second straight embarrassing result. After nearly blowing a double-digit lead in the closing minutes, Josh Richardson forced rookie Bennedict Mathurin into an airball as the buzzer
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El fabricante de medicamentos Pfizer dijo el viernes que, cuando los contratos gubernamentales lleguen a su fin —posiblemente a principios del año que viene—, su vacuna contra el covid-19 se venderá a un precio de entre US$ 110 y US$ 130 por dosis. Este modelo de precios se debe al
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal’s leaning bank shot with 7.4 seconds remaining gave Washington a 102-100 victory over the Chicago Bulls in its first home game since the star guard signed his massive new contract to stay with the Wizards. Washington blew a 17-point third-quarter lead in its home
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