By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Masai Ujiri believes his Toronto Raptors are building toward something big. They’re just not all the way there yet. The 2019 NBA champions haven’t been past the second round of the playoffs since beating the Golden State Warriors for their first NBA title. Nevertheless, team president Ujiri
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EL PASO, Texas – YWCA El Paso del Norte Region will host its annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraiser on Thursday, October 27th at Southwest University Park at 5:30 pm. Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is famous for having men walk in red high-heeled shoes in a sign of solidarity, to challenge gender
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said he’s been “blown away” by the calls for him to launch a White House bid, but maintained that his focus at the moment is raising his family. “I’m just really grounded and humbled by the interest on both sides. But the No.1 job, and my No.
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By Kevin Liptak and Evan Perez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday for the first time addressed his son’s exposure to possible criminal charges for allegedly lying on a gun-purchase application, but he said he was proud of Hunter Biden for confronting his struggles with drug addiction in an interview with Jake Tapper aired on
Continue Reading By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Purdue had a sudden end to last season with a loss in the Sweet 16 to St. Peter’s. The Boilermakers were ranked in the AP top 10 from wire to wire and a No. 3 seed for the NCAA Tournament but had little to show for it
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday that the prospect of a “slight recession” is possible but that he doesn’t anticipate it — even as experts are sounding the alarm about the future of the American and global economies. “I don’t think there will be a recession. If it
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By Adam Pourahmadi, CNN The mother of Nika Shahkarami, a 16-year-old protester who was found dead in Tehran last month, says her daughter was killed by Iranian security forces at a protest. In interviews with Iranian newspaper Etemad and BBC Persian and a video message published by US-funded Radio Farda, Shahkarami’s mother, Nasrin Shahkarami, rejected
Continue Reading CNN By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent It’s become a throwaway line at former President Donald Trump’s campaign rallies: GOP senators must boot Mitch McConnell from the leadership position he’s held longer than any Republican in American history. But McConnell has a message. “I have the votes,” the Senate GOP leader said bluntly, indicating
Continue Reading By Allie Malloy and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday cast the Supreme Court as more of an “advocacy group these days” than an “even handed” court, as he continues his vocal opposition to the conservative-dominated bench. “I view this off-year election as one of the most important elections that I’ve been engaged
Continue Reading By Whitney Wild and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The United States Secret Service has, in the last two weeks, given the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol nearly 1.5 million communications from the lead-up to the attack, including emails and planning documents, according to an agency spokesman. The data
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A now-former San Antonio police officer was charged Tuesday with two counts of aggravated assault by a peace officer for shooting and gravely wounding a teen eating a hamburger in his car in a McDonald’s parking lot. The teen had begun driving away when the officer opened fire. James Brennand, 27,
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Ex-San Antonio cop is charged with aggravated assault for shooting teen who was eating a hamburger in a car.
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Animales salvajes e insectos son los protagonistas de las imágenes ganadoras del concurso Fotógrafo de Vida Silvestre 2022. En esta edición, el honor de recibir el codiciado premio del concurso fue para la estadounidense Karine Aigner por su foto titulada “The big buzz”. La extraordinaria escena muestra a un enjambre de
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By Dan Heching, CNN Season 23 of “The Voice” will welcome some new faces and say goodbye to the hit show’s longest-tenured coach. Next season will be Blake Shelton’s last on the show, NBC revealed in a statement on Tuesday, and Chance the Rapper and former One Direction member Niall Horan are set to join
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez wrecked all of Seattle’s carefully crafted strategy with one colossal swing. The Mariners came to the postseason with a plan. Down to their last out, the October-tested Houston Astros weren’t so easily outmatched. Alvarez smashed a game-ending, three-run homer with two outs in the
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez wrecked all of Seattle’s carefully crafted strategy with one colossal swing. The Mariners came to the postseason with a plan. Down to their last out, the October-tested Houston Astros weren’t so easily outmatched. Alvarez smashed a game-ending, three-run homer with two outs in the
Continue Reading By Dan Merica, Gregory Krieg and Jeff Zeleny, CNN In the final month of the midterm election season, Republican candidates have made crime central to their closing message. In Nevada, Republican Senate nominee Adam Laxalt is running an ad touting police groups who have flipped from endorsing his opponent, Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, in
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Sunshine and warmer temperatures will continue for the next several days. By the weekend, we will witness a cold front driving SW Sunday. Storm chances once again arrive Sunday through Tuesday of next week with the potential of heavy rain and strong storms. Temps will be cooling as well, expect highs in the 60’s Monday.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Here’s the Nielsen company’s list of the 20 most-watched prime-time television programs for the week of Oct. 3-9: 1. NFL Football: Cincinnati at Baltimore, NBC, 15.88 million. 2. “NFL Pregame,” NBC, 11.85 million. 3. NFL Football: L.A. Rams at San Francisco, ESPN, 10.86 million. 4. “The OT,” Fox, 10.46 million. 5.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Here’s the Nielsen company’s list of the 20 most-watched prime-time television programs for the week of Oct. 3-9: 1. NFL Football: Cincinnati at Baltimore, NBC, 15.88 million. 2. “NFL Pregame,” NBC, 11.85 million. 3. NFL Football: L.A. Rams at San Francisco, ESPN, 10.86 million. 4. “The OT,” Fox, 10.46 million. 5.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Here’s the Nielsen company’s list of the 20 most-watched prime-time television programs for the week of Oct. 3-9: 1. NFL Football: Cincinnati at Baltimore, NBC, 15.88 million. 2. “NFL Pregame,” NBC, 11.85 million. 3. NFL Football: L.A. Rams at San Francisco, ESPN, 10.86 million. 4. “The OT,” Fox, 10.46 million. 5.
Continue Reading By David Blank A popular North Carolina Wendy’s employee will soon be celebrating his retirement. But now, it’s on his own terms. The fast food restaurant, located in the town of Stanley, around 18 miles outside of Charlotte, was under scrutiny after firing Dennis Peek, an employee of over 20 years with Down syndrome. Peek,
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United quickly established itself as one of Major League Soccer’s flagship franchises. That’s why the last three seasons have been such a downer. United appears to be starting over after missing the playoffs for the second time in three years. An injury-plagued season ended this
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump is appealing a federal judge’s decision last month to dismiss his sprawling lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee, several ex-FBI officials and more than two dozen other people and entities that he claims conspired to undermine his 2016 campaign by trying to vilify him with
Continue Reading MUNICH, Germany (AP) — Canada star Alphonso Davies will not dress for Bayern Munich’s Champions League Group match on Wednesday night at the Czech Republic’s Viktoria Plzen after sustaining a cranial bruise at Borussia Dortmund last weekend. Davies was hurt in the 45th minute during a challenge with Jude Bellingham for the ball. The English
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Adrian Martinez had done just about everything in his first four years of college football except play on a winning team. Those wins are finally coming for him at Kansas State. The 17th-ranked Wildcats (5-1, 3-0) sit atop the Big 12 standings in large part because of their
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Russell Wilson threw passes at practice Tuesday without any apparent discomfort or restrictions just four days after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection in Los Angeles to treat a strained muscle near his throwing shoulder. Wilson strained the latissimus dorsi, the large, flat muscle on
Continue Reading FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Eighth-seeded Brandon Nakashima of the United States eased into the second round of the Firenze Open with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Richard Gasquet. Nakashima took little over an hour to see off the Frenchman and will next face Altug Celikbilek. Seventh-seeded Alexander Bublik also progressed at the hard-court tournament. The
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By Matt Egan, CNN OPEC and its allies have defended their decision to slash oil production by arguing they are trying to prepare for a potential economic downturn that would hurt energy demand. Connecticut Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal isn’t buying that argument from Saudi Arabia-led OPEC and is leading the push to punish the kingdom.
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook parent Meta has unveiled a high-end virtual reality headset with the hope people will soon be using it to work in the virtual reality of the still-elusive place called the metaverse. The $1,500 Meta Quest Pro headset sports high-resolution sensors that let people see mixed virtual and regular
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