AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Commissioner Jim Phillips firmly believes in the future of the Atlantic Coast Conference amid the uncertainty of realignment and the wholesale changes to the model of college athletics itself. He was ready to tell everyone why, too, as the league opened its preseason football media days Monday. Trading
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AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Commissioner Jim Phillips firmly believes in the future of the Atlantic Coast Conference amid the uncertainty of realignment and the wholesale changes to the model of college athletics itself. He was ready to tell everyone why, too, as the league opened its preseason football media days Monday. Trading
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NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — CSX says one of its locomotives derailed and struck a residential garage in Niagara Falls. The railways says no one was injured in the incident Monday morning. In a statement, CSX said the impact caused a loss of diesel fuel, which was contained and did not impact any waterways. Photos
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CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — While the Swifties and Bey Hive dream of a world where Taylor Swift and Beyoncé come together to jointly endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee, one singer is already getting the party started. British pop singer Charli XCX has entered the virtual chat,
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Even before President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, allies of former President Donald Trump floated the possibility of suing to block Democrats from having anyone other than Biden on the ballot in November. But election administration experts say the timing of Biden’s exit makes it unlikely that
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CNN By Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced off Monday with angry lawmakers from both parties, who grilled her over the stunning security failures that led to the recent assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Cheatle acknowledged that there were “significant” problems at
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced off Monday with angry lawmakers from both parties, who grilled her over the stunning security failures that led to the recent assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Cheatle acknowledged that there were “significant” problems at Trump’s
Continue Reading CNN By Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced off Monday with angry lawmakers from both parties, who grilled her over the stunning security failures that led to the recent assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Cheatle acknowledged that there were “significant” problems at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Department continues investigating an East El Paso shooting that happened early Sunday morning which has now become a murder investigation. According to a report by El Paso Police, Patrol Officers responded to a call of a shooting at the Legendz Bar at Vista Del Sol and Zaragoza
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a daunting to-do list. Vice President Kamala Harris suddenly needs to whip up a presidential campaign nearly from scratch. It’s a process that usually takes months, even years. She does inherit parts of Joe Biden’s campaign. But she has only about two months before early voting starts. And, of
Continue Reading BANGKOK (AP) — Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s military-government, has also taken the position of acting president to replace the holder of that post, who was unable to perform his duties due to health problems. State media’s announcement of the declaration naming Min Aung Hlaing to replace Myint Swe came four
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s new home secretary says a scrapped plan by former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda was the “most shocking waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen.” Yvette Cooper says the plan had cost 700 million pounds ($904 million)
Continue Reading A defamation suit against Fox News by a government official who served on a short-lived U.S. government media disinformation board was dismissed Monday by a federal judge. The lawsuit from Nina Jankowicz alleged that Fox News had defamed her on numerous occasions, leading to waves of online attacks and threats of violence after the formation
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida man who boasted that he was the “Wolf of Airbnb” was sentenced Monday to over four years in prison for defrauding New York City landlords and a federal pandemic-relief government program. Konrad Bicher, 32, of Hialeah, Florida, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court by Judge Lorna G.
Continue Reading By Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the top two Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill, will soon endorse Kamala Harris in her presidential bid, according to multiple sources familiar with the decision. Jeffries told reporters Monday that he is “looking forward” to sitting down with
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — One little note from Steven Spielberg changed “Twisters.” Stars Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones were asked in a recent interview with Collider why their characters don’t kiss in the movie, despite their apparent romantic attraction. Edgar-Jones said that was the result of a note from famed director Spielberg.
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Belén Liotti (CNN Español) — El 14 de febrero de este año, un grupo de trabajadores marchó con 100 latas y 300 bocadillos de atún en protesta por el despido de una trabajadora de limpieza que comió un sándwich de atún que sobró luego de una reunión en un bufete de abogados en Londres. El
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RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KVIA) — New court documents obtained by ABC-7 indicate that federal investigators are looking into two people who possibly intentionally set the Salt Fire, one of two wildfires that burned thousands of acres in and around Ruidoso and Mescalero Apache, New Mexico in June. The court documents name the two suspects, who
Continue Reading No one knows the importance of selecting the right running mate better than Vice President Kamala Harris. With Harris now the leading candidate to succeed President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, a look at the top contenders to be on the ticket. Andy Beshear The Kentucky governor secured his reputation as a
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to the online safety of their children, parents could build a family media plan to set expectations, maintain open conversations with their kids about their social media use, choose content that’s developmentally appropriate for their child, set good examples and balance time with and without devices
Continue Reading By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — When the Rev. Al Sharpton’s phone rang Sunday night, on the line was Vice President Kamala Harris, who just hours prior had received the most consequential phone call of her political career. In Sharpton’s telling, the vice president sounded perhaps almost taken aback by the events of the past
Continue Reading CNN By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — When the Rev. Al Sharpton’s phone rang Sunday night, on the line was Vice President Kamala Harris, who just hours prior had received the most consequential phone call of her political career. In Sharpton’s telling, the vice president sounded perhaps almost taken aback by the events of the
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una mujer de Illinois recibió un disparo mortal dentro de su casa este mes por parte de un ayudante del sheriff que respondió a su llamada al 911. El hombre está ahora acusado de asesinato en el caso, dijo un fiscal este miércoles. Sonya Massey, de 36 años, llamó al
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By Anna Chernova, Nathan Hodge and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — A Russian court has sentenced Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist, to six-and-a-half years in prison, state news agency TASS reported Monday. The hearing, which was held behind closed doors, found Kurmasheva guilty of spreading false information about the Russian army, making her just the
Continue Reading Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s president has formally appointed a new government after lawmakers in the Baltic country gave the green light to Prime Minister-designate Kristen Michal’s three-party coalition Cabinet. The Cabinet will focus on improving Estonia’s ailing state finances, by raising income tax, value added tax and the excise tax on on alcohol,
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Nearly all McDonald’s US locations will continue to sell the “$5 Meal Deal” after people flocked to the promotion amid rising food prices. Since its launch in June, the limited time offering is “resonating with our millions of customers,” and the company claimed the move was siphoning
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — While the Swifties and Bey Hive dream of a world where Taylor Swift and Beyoncé come together to jointly endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee, one singer is already getting the party started. British pop singer Charli XCX has entered the virtual chat, posting
Continue Reading Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Sonya Massey ducked and apologized to an Illinois sheriff’s deputy seconds before he shot the Black woman three times in her home, with one fatal blow to the head, as seen in body camera video released Monday. An Illinois grand jury indicted former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson,
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A national nonprofit that aids low-income people behind bars is reopening its Atlanta branch. The decision comes after a judge temporarily blocked part of a Georgia law that restricts organizations from helping people pay bail. Last month, the Bail Project announced it was leaving Georgia because of a new Republican-backed
Continue Reading Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro should respect the results of the elections scheduled for Sunday. Lula also says he is frightened by Maduro’s reference to a possible bloodbath. In recent weeks, Maduro and allies have increased their references to post-election violence.
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