By Mark Morales and Ray Sanchez, CNN The 30-year-old mother of three children found unresponsive on the Coney Island shoreline in Brooklyn has been arrested and charged in their deaths, a law enforcement official told CNN Wednesday. Erin Merdy has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder, three counts of depraved indifference to human
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By Naomi Thomas, CNN The world has never been in a better position to end the Covid-19 pandemic, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said in a news briefing in Geneva on Wednesday. “Last week, the number of weekly reported deaths from Covid-19 was the lowest since March 2020,” he said. “We
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators have hired their first female scout. Ronda Engelhardt will join the staff as a North American amateur scout based out of Minnesota. Engelhardt has been head coach of the Premier Hockey Federation’s Minnesota Whitecaps the past four seasons and won the Isobel Cup in 2019. The native of
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — AC Milan will likely be even more eager to extend Rafael Leão’s contract after the Portugal forward again starred in a Rossoneri win. Leão earned a penalty and set up Milan’s second for Alexis Saelemaekers to help his team beat Dinamo Zagreb 3-1 in the Champions League. Tommaso Pobega all but sealed
Continue Reading BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Oklahoma’s regular-season games against Southeastern Conference teams will have to wait until the Sooners are officially a member. The SEC says it has instructed Georgia and Tennessee to postpone home-and-home games scheduled for the next two seasons. The second meetings with both teams were scheduled for after Oklahoma and Texas leave
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Germán Padinger (CNN) — A pesar de las afirmaciones anteriores de haber alcanzado un alto el fuego, los combates entre Azerbaiyán y Armenia continuaba este miércoles, un día después de que casi 100 soldados murieran en enfrentamientos, según los ministerios de Defensa de Bakú y Ereván. Rusia sugirió que había mediado un alto el fuego
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By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday called up 75 members of the Illinois National Guard to help organize shelter, food and medical care for migrants arriving by bus from Texas. The Democratic governor signed an emergency declaration to speed up procurement of necessary supplies as
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By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration accepted nearly $190 million Wednesday in bids from an offshore oil and gas lease sale that was held nearly a year ago but rejected by a federal judge. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s action was required by the climate bill that was
Continue Reading By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration accepted nearly $190 million Wednesday in bids from an offshore oil and gas lease sale that was held nearly a year ago but rejected by a federal judge. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s action was required by the climate bill that was
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Purdue receiver Charlie Jones makes it all look so easy. There’s the smooth transition he made from Iowa to Purdue and the perfect timing he’s already established with childhood friend quarterback Aidan O’Connell. Jones runs crisp routes, makes tough catches and breaks away from defenders with long, striding runs.
Continue Reading By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti has announced steep increases in fuel prices despite fears the move would crush an already frail economy, push even more people to flee the country and unleash the sort of protests that have often paralyzed the capital. The price of a gallon of gasoline would
Continue Reading MARSEILLE, France (AP) — National police say the crowd violence at the Champions League game between Marseille and Eintracht Frankfurt resulted in injuries to 17 police officers and two German fans, one of whom sustained a serious neck injury after being hit by a flare. Riot police intervened twice — shortly before Tuesday’s game and
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By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Craig Thompson, the only commissioner the Mountain West Conference has known, is stepping down after nearly 24 years in charge. The league announced Wednesday that Thompson’s last day will be Dec. 31. He was on board when the conference began operations in January 1999. With the 66-year-old Thompson at
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Craig Thompson, the only commissioner the Mountain West Conference has known, is stepping down after nearly 24 years in charge. The league announced Wednesday that Thompson’s last day will be Dec. 31. He was on board when the conference began operations in January 1999. With the 66-year-old Thompson at
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By Gregory Krieg, CNN Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman committed Wednesday to meeting Republican opponent Mehmet Oz for a debate on October 25 — two weeks before Election Day. Fetterman, the commonwealth’s lieutenant governor, is recovering from a May stroke and has come under pressure from the Oz campaign for refusing to debate or
Continue Reading By BRANDON GDULA numberFire Trey Lance’s Week 1 was marred by bad weather and a slow pace from the Chicago Bears. He still managed to rush 13 times for 54 yards and had three red zone carries. If you drafted him for the rushing upside, don’t panic yet. The most obvious “streamer” candidate in this
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — California is suing Amazon, accusing the company of violating the state’s antitrust and unfair competition laws. The state says Amazon has stifled competition and engaged in practices that push sellers to maintain higher prices on products on other sites. In an 84-page lawsuit filed Wednesday
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Commuters, food producers, refineries and others could all be affected if there is a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week. Members of one union rejected a tentative agreement that their leaders had negotiated with the biggest freight railroads, and three other unions were still at the
Continue Reading PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech government has unveiled a plan to help businesses cope with surging energy costs. Prime Minister Petr Fiala says the government is ready to use up to 30 billion Czech crowns ($1.2 billion) for the program, which mainly aims to assist larger firms with a high consumption of electricity or gas.
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CNN By Matt McFarland, CNN Business US commuter rail service will face a huge disruption Friday if a freight rail strike is not avoided. Many passenger rail services operate on tracks owned by freight railroads. Without the freight employees on hand to operate their networks, US rail commuters will be unable to make their trips.
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By Matt McFarland, CNN Business US commuter rail service will face a huge disruption Friday if a freight rail strike is not avoided. Many passenger rail services operate on tracks owned by freight railroads. Without the freight employees on hand to operate their networks, US rail commuters will be unable to make their trips. Some
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EL PASO, Texas — A former El Paso woman says her family is seeking justice after her father died in a deadly motorcycle crash in south central El Paso earlier this year. Briana Wood, a former El Pasoan, says her father died while riding his motorcycle on May 14. An official crash report shows 59-year-old
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks is rolling out a sweeping plan to spark growth over the next three years — from faster Frappuccinos to more digital rewards. On tap: New equipment that makes it easier for baristas to prepare complicated drinks in seconds. Thousands of new US stores. A more reliable mobile app with
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Petrino is 61 these days. It’s been nearly five years since he was on a national stage with Louisville, and more than a decade since his scandalous flameout at Arkansas. But just listen to him discuss his return to Fayetteville on Saturday with
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say newly tested DNA evidence helped them make an arrest in the killings more than eight years ago of a family, including two boys, who were shot in their suburban Houston home. Feng Lu, 58, who had long been considered a suspect in the case, was arrested on Sunday by police
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Tom Brady comentó en su más reciente participación en un podcast que está “cerca del final” de su carrera en la NFL, a medida que sigue insinuando su retiro. Brady, de 45 años de edad, ha tenido una temporada baja tumultuosa, retirándose en febrero para luego revertir esa decisión. En agosto,
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business The US economy can keep running without freight trains — but not for long. That is why the risk of the first national railroad strike in 30 years is so worrying to economists and businesses. A brief work stoppage — some previous rail strikes have lasted only
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — France pulled off a wild rally at the end of regulation, then carried that momentum into a spot in the EuroBasket semifinals. Thomas Heurtel scored 20 points, Rudy Gobert had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and France found a way to get past Italy 93-85 in a quarterfinal game. Next up for
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN [Updated at 4:38 p.m. ET Friday] Amtrak says it has fully restored rail service after it canceled some trains fearing the effects of a looming freight rail worker strike that was averted. “Amtrak has fully restored service, and all trains will depart from their origins today [Friday],” said the railroad in
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EL PASO, Texas – A Socorro man received a 20-year sentence on child exploitation charges Tuesday. Over one thousand videos depicting child sexual abuse were found on the devices belonging to a Socorro man, according to federal investigators. FBI agents searched electronic devices belonging to 33-year-old Hector Anthony Segura after 17 videos containing material showing
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