Nigerian businessman Dozy Mmobuosi has told CNN Sport that he has already paid a deposit to take over English football team Sheffield United and is on the cusp of becoming the only Black majority owner of a soccer team in the country’s top two professional leagues.
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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX is a big step closer to sending its giant Starship spacecraft into orbit, completing an engine-firing test at the launch pad on Thursday. Thirty-one of the 33 first-stage booster engines ignited simultaneously for about 10 seconds in south Texas. The team turned off one engine before sending the
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Keisei Tominaga already is one of the most popular players in his home country. The exuberant sharpshooter known as “the Japanese Steph Curry” also is building a big fan following at Nebraska in what otherwise has been another dismal season for the Cornhuskers. Almost every
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By Sara Smart, Michelle Watson and Mallika Kallingal, CNN The family of a 19-year-old Virginia college student who died during a hazing incident in 2021 is suing the Delta Chi fraternity and several others for $28 million, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. Adam Oakes, a freshman at Virginia Commonwealth University, had been offered a
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch, Shimon Prokupecz and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Prosecutors in Memphis, Tennessee, will review all cases that involved the five officers charged in the brutal beating death of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop, the district attorney’s office said, as newly released documents show a sixth officer involved in the encounter lied in his
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By Zachary Cohen and Paula Reid, CNN Former national security adviser Robert O’Brien has been subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith in both his investigation into classified documents found at former President Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago residence and the probe related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday visited Lake Charles, Louisiana, to highlight federally-funded infrastructure investments that include a $150 million grant to help replace a 70-year-old bridge that’s a key route between the state and Texas. In December, the red Deep South state received the multimillion-dollar grant to help
Continue Reading By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed support for privatizing Medicare and Social Security during his first campaign for Congress in 2012, giving political rivals who have pledged to protect the programs an opening to attack him ahead of DeSantis’ expected run for president in 2024. Former President Donald Trump
Continue Reading By Justin Gamble, CNN Opal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan who successfully championed legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, was honored on Wednesday with the unveiling of a portrait at the state Capitol. The portrait of Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” is the first new portrait to be hung in the state Senate
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand, CNN A Delaware man who carried a large Confederate flag inside the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot and was part of the mob that chased a US Capitol Police officer has been sentenced to three years in prison. DC District Judge Trevor McFadden found Kevin Seefried guilty in June
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans have reached an agreement to trade Devonte’ Graham and four second-round draft choices to San Antonio in exchange for Josh Richardson, a person familiar with the move said Thursday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN North Korean government-backed hackers have conducted ransomware attacks on health care providers and other key sectors in the US and South Korea and used the proceeds to fund further cyberattacks on government agencies in Washington and Seoul, US and South Korean officials warned Thursday. Some of those follow-on hacks have specifically
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – Las Cruces Cruces Public Schools (LCPS) confirms Mark Lopez has been put on administrative leave. The district did not release the reason for the decision since it is a personnel issue. Lopez is a football coach at Las Cruces High School. According to ABC-7 archives, Lopez was named head
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN A bipartisan group of US senators put forward a bill to give a senior official the ability to coordinate the US government’s approach to ISIS detainee and displacement camps in Syria, where tens of thousands of refugees as well as those accused of being tied to the terrorist group are housed.
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN Just before President Joe Biden’s visit to Florida on Thursday, one of the state’s Republican senators, Rick Scott, repeated a false claim about Biden and Medicare — a claim that was debunked by multiple news outlets when Scott and a Scott-chaired Republican organization uttered it during the 2022 midterm campaign. Scott
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN The discovery of 330 stone artifacts in Kenya that date back 2.9 million years is throwing light on a key question in human evolution — who first used stone tools? Scientists unearthed hammerstones, cores and flakes, and the bones of butchered hippos and two teeth belonging to an ancient humanlike ape
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta general manager Landry Fields says the Hawks were looking to bolster their depth and improve their playoff hopes in two trades that involved the team sending out a combined seven second-round draft picks on Thursday. The Hawks acquired former Detroit small forward Saddiq Bey as
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN An attorney who said he was Alex Murdaugh’s best friend testified at his murder trial Thursday that Murdaugh admitted he had a drug addiction and had been stealing money from his law firm and clients. “He said, ‘I’m sorry I’ve had a drug problem, I’m addicted to opioids … for something
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From Michelob Ultra’s “Caddyshack” tribute to a “Breaking Bad” reunion for PopCorners, here are the 2023 Super Bowl ad highlights.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — It has been 33 years since a horrible crime left the city of Las Cruces shaken. On February 10, 1990, four children and three adults were shot at a bowling alley on 1201 E. Amador by 2 unidentified men. Four people died that day, including three children. A fifth
Continue Reading By Karl de Vries and Clare Foran, CNN Police have arrested and charged a man in connection with the assault of Rep. Angie Craig, who was attacked in the elevator of her apartment building in Washington, DC, Thursday morning, the DC Metropolitan Police Department said in a news release. “On Thursday, February 9, 2023, as
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Global War on Terror is the longest military conflict the United States has ever participated in. From 2001 to 2021, millions of service members made their way to the Middle East to protect the freedom of those of us back home in the States. For many Veterans, recalling the
Continue Reading By Dave Alsup, CNN More than three months after the body of an American killed fighting alongside the Ukrainian military was retrieved from opposing forces, his family says his remains are back in the US after an arduous wait. Joshua Jones, a 24-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee, traveled to fight alongside Ukraine after the Russian invasion
Continue Reading By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst For decades, Supreme Court justices have dodged questions related to conflicts of interest by saying essentially “Trust us” or “We’re different.” They’ve refused to be bound by an official ethics code and grievance procedures that cover other federal judges. But mounting public pressure may finally spur changes.
Continue Reading By Jim Vertuno AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials have more than doubled interim coach Rodney Terry’s salary to $1.2 million this season as he leads the No. 5 Longhorns after the midseason firing of former coach Chris Beard. Terry took over the team as acting head coach when Beard was initially
Continue Reading By Alayna Treene and Annie Grayer, CNN House Oversight Chairman James Comer sent his first official request on Thursday to President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, and the president’s brother, James Biden, for documents relating to their foreign business dealings. Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, is requesting a trove of documents from the pair, as
Continue Reading Legendary compuser Burt Bacharach dead at 94.
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN It’s no surprise that parenthood can be demanding and sacrifices are often made for the sake of offspring. But for female killer whales, the role can be particularly challenging. New research suggests that female orcas might be forgoing having any more offspring because of their sons — even when they’re fully
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Dream named former Dallas coach Vickie Johnson as an assistant coach Thursday, completing coach Tanisha Wright’s staff. Johnson was 32-36 in two seasons with Dallas with a 1-3 playoff record. The Wings did not pick up the option on Johnson’s contract following last season. Johnson also had coached the San
Continue Reading (CNN) — Burt Bacharach, the acclaimed composer and songwriter behind dozens of mellow pop hits from the 1950s to the 1980s, including “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” “(They Long to Be) Close to You” and the theme from the movie “Arthur,” has died, a family member of Bacharach confirmed to CNN. He was 94.
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