By George Ramsay, CNN Little more than two weeks after she was knocked out of the US Open — a moment many thought would be the last act of her tennis career — Serena Williams has teased her potential return to the sport. Williams announced ahead of the US Open that she would “evolve away
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By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets are sticking with Joe Flacco as their starting quarterback against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. Coach Robert Saleh is keeping Flacco under center this week despite a less than inspired performance by the 37-year-old quarterback and the rest
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By DAVE COLLINS and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A representative for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars empire acknowledged on the witness stand Wednesday that the show and website spread falsehoods about the Sandy Hook school shooting. “I don’t think that we disagree that there were false statements made,” Brittany Paz testified
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By Max Foster, Luke McGee and Toyin Owoseje, CNN When Queen Elizabeth II receives a state funeral at London’s Westminster Abbey on Monday, it will be one of the largest diplomatic occasions of the century. World leaders, politicians, public figures and European royals, as well as more than 500 dignitaries from around the world, will
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, Denise Royal and Carlos Suarez, CNN The defense team in the trial of Parkland, Florida, school shooter Nikolas Cruz abruptly rested its case Wednesday, leading the judge to admonish his attorneys for what she described as a “level of unprofessionalism” she had never before experienced. The defense team planned to call 80
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Leah Dolan, CNN Every September, the London Design Festival spotlights a new, up-and-coming name set to make waves in the industry with its Emerging Talent Medal. Previous winners of the design award include trailblazing menswear designer Grace Wales Bonner — whose work is currently displayed in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum — and color-obsessed artist
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken have promoted Alexandra Mandrycky to assistant general manager after three years as director of hockey strategy and research. Mandrycky was one of the first front-office hires by the Kraken after the expansion franchise was awarded by the NHL. She becomes the sixth female assistant general manager currently in the
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN “The Bachelorette” kicked off the first of its two-night Season 19 finale on Tuesday. Dual Bachelorettes Gabby Windey, an ICU nurse from Illinois, and Rachel Recchia, a flight instructor from Clermont, Florida, had the remaining men meet their families. But, first, Zach pulled Rachel aside before the rose ceremony and told
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — It’s difficult to truly gauge the Southeastern Conference’s tight-end talent through two weeks of the season. There’s little chance the same will be said after two months. The powerhouse league has arguably its deepest and most skilled tight-end group in years. The collection includes big-time
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — It’s difficult to truly gauge the Southeastern Conference’s tight-end talent through two weeks of the season. There’s little chance the same will be said after two months. The powerhouse league has arguably its deepest and most skilled tight-end group in years. The collection includes big-time
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — For Rory McIlroy, it’s a flat-out “no.” U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick is open to having LIV Golf players on Europe’s team at next year’s Ryder Cup because he says “I just want to make sure that we win.” Europe captain Luke Donald is
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Britney Spears shared a birthday message for her estranged sons. On Tuesday, Spears posted photos of her with her sons on her verified Instagram account. “Happy birthday Preston and Jayden!!!,” the caption read. “Love you both so much!!! These photos are from last year!!!” Sean and Jayden turned 17 and
Continue Reading CNN By Kate Sullivan, CNN Railroad and union officials are currently meeting with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh at the Labor Department in Washington, according to the White House, as the Biden administration tries to help avoid a freight rail strike that could cause massive supply chain disruptions and have significant repercussions on the economy. The
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Three Iranian nationals carried out a scheme to hack hundreds of organizations in the US and around the world, in some cases extorting them for personal monetary gain, the Justice Department alleged in an indictment unsealed on Wednesday. The alleged victim organizations ranged from a domestic violence shelter in Pennsylvania, a
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Washington (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden planea nominar a Lynne Tracy, una diplomática de carrera que actualmente sirve en Armenia, como la próxima embajadora de Estados Unidos en Rusia, según tres fuentes familiarizadas con el asunto. Tracy, que habla ruso y fue la diplomática número 2 en Moscú de 2014 a
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By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with ransomware attacks that targeted power companies, local governments and small businesses and nonprofits, including a Pennsylvania domestic violence shelter. The charges accuse the hacking suspects of targeting hundreds of victims in the
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The Premier League will pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II this weekend by having a minute’s silence before every game followed by the national anthem. The league says fans will also be invited to applaud at the 70-minute mark in recognition of the queen’s 70-year reign. Players will wear black armbands and
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UPDATE 11:45 a.m.: The suspect has been taken into custody, according to The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office. There were no injuries, and the scene is expected to clear within an hour. UPDATE 10:05 a.m.: Parents authorized to pick Doña Ana Elementary students who were relocated to Vista Middle School. From LCPS: Due to ongoing
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer Spain cruised to a 3-0 win over Serbia in the Davis Cup Finals to move to the top of its group despite being with Carlos Alcaraz. The top-ranked Alcaraz had arrived in Valencia the previous day but skipped the opening round three days after the Spanish teenager won the
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer A high-profile labor organizer has resigned from Starbucks, saying the company forced her out because of her union leadership. Jaz Brisack helped lead the unionization of a store in downtown Buffalo, New York, late last year, kicking off a national movement. At least 238 U.S. Starbucks stores have voted
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Sargent is back on the U.S. roster for the first time in a year, picked at forward along with Ricardo Pepi and Jesús Ferreira for the Americans’ final two World Cup warmup matches. Defenders Sergiño Dest, Chris Richards and Sam Vines, and winger Gio
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood, CNN President Joe Biden plans to nominate Lynne Tracy, a career diplomat currently serving in Armenia, as the next US ambassador to Russia, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Tracy, who speaks Russian and was the No. 2 diplomat in Moscow from 2014 to 2017, would be the first female
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — A new fan-controlled basketball league is expected to begin play in February. Plans for a venture called Fan Controlled Hoops have been unveiled by the creators of a similar league — Fan Controlled Football — which is entering its third season. There initially will be four teams in the new Atlanta-based basketball
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Prince Harry and Prince Andrew might be the only living members of Queen Elizabeth II’s immediate family to have served in the military in wartime, but strict royal protocols mandate they will not be wearing a uniform during the monarch’s funeral. Buckingham Palace said that only working members of the royal
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Demi Lovato has announced that her current tour will be her last. The singer, who is touring for her eighth studio album, took to Instagram stories and shared, “I’m so f***ing sick I can’t get out of bed. I can’t do this anymore. This next tour will be my last. I
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CNN — Science has a formula to help your crying baby get to sleep. Here’s the formula. Hold your baby and walk around for five minutes. Researches then say to sit with your baby for five to eight minutes before you finally put your baby in their crib. Scientists compared infant reactions to four scenarios
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By THERESA DAVIS Albuquerque Journal ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Colorado River tributaries in New Mexico bring water to the alfalfa fields in the Four Corners and the forested hills of the Gila wilderness in the southwestern part of the state. But Colorado River and reservoir management was designed during a much wetter period. And now,
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Alex Palou will remain with Chip Ganassi Racing next season in an agreement that allows the one-time IndyCar champion to test Formula One with McLaren. Meanwhile, Felix Rosenqvist will keep his seat with McLaren’s IndyCar team. Palou and Ganassi have been locked in a feud since July when
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Days before he was gunned down in Los Angeles, rapper PnB Rock talked about fellow artists feeling targeted for robbery. In an interview with YouTuber DJ Akademiks about a week before he was shot and killed during a robbery while at Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘N Waffles on Monday, PnB
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — When it came time to showcase its electric Chevrolet Equinox SUV to the public this year, General Motors decided against doing so at the big Detroit auto show, as it typically would have done in the past. Instead, it unveiled the Equinox six days earlier. GM’s
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