By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — UEFA has complained that FIFA has yet to respond to its request for talks to discuss the concerns of European nations about the push for biennial World Cups. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has been deploying retired players and former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger in a
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By Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley met his Russian counterpart for about six hours Wednesday in a “productive” meeting in Helsinki at a time of heightened tensions between the US and Russia. “When military leaders of great powers communicate, the world is a safer
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By Jessie Yeung and Ben Westcott, CNN After months of lockdown, parts of Southeast Asia are leaving behind their “zero-Covid” policy and charting a path toward living with the virus — despite experts’ warnings that it may be too early to do so. Covid-19 swept across the region this summer, fueled by the highly infectious
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By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Ryan Schmutzer and Tracy Bloemer, owners of businesses that deliver packages for Amazon in Portland, Oregon, hit their breaking point this spring. Both had run technically independent businesses since 2019 that usually rent vans owned by Amazon, and are paid by Amazon to deliver its packages. The businesses are called
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa has fractured ribs and won’t play Sunday when the Miami Dolphins visit the Las Vegas Raiders. The Dolphins announced the diagnosis Wednesday after initial tests suggested Tagovailoa was dealing with bruised ribs. Further exams showed the fractures and the Dolphins have already
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Wichita say they’ve made an arrest following the late-night stabbing death of a man inside a home. Police say in a news release that officers were called shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday to a home along North Glenn and found 67-year-old Kurt Petersen suffering from several stab wounds. Petersen
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A report from the Federal Aviation Administration shows the pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in New Mexico in June had marijuana and cocaine in his system. Pilot Nicholas Meleski died along with his four passengers after the balloon descended, hit power lines and crashed into a busy intersection.
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid CEO Miguel Ángel Gil Marín says the power struggle among soccer institutions over the international calendar is hurting clubs and could lead them to seek alternatives similar to the Super League. Gil Marín reiterated that Atlético is now against the Super League as it
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Early ’90s TV is hitting the refresh button this fall, in the case of “The Wonder Years,” delivering an impressive and ambitious ABC dramedy. Coming on the heels of Disney+’s “Doogie Howser, M.D.” reboot, the two shows join the earlier “One Day at a Time” in proving it’s possible to
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 37-year-old Wichita man is facing several charges after federal authorities said he assaulted Capitol police officers during the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington D.C. Michael Eckerman was arrested and charged Tuesday with eight counts, including assaulting, resisting or impeding officers attempting to stop protesters from entering the U.S. Capitol. An
Continue Reading JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma has been postponed until Oct. 26. The judge says he needs time to consider a plea from Zuma’s lawyer that the prosecution team be dismissed from the case for being biased. Zuma wasn’t present for the two-day hearing that ended Wednesday after
Continue ReadingBy WEB STAFF Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, CA (KFSN) — A man was killed after being stabbed multiple times in central Fresno on Tuesday afternoon. Fresno police say the stabbing happened in the area of Roosevelt and Belmont Avenues at about 4:30 pm. The victim, who used a wheelchair, was in
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have agreed to terms with defenseman Rasmus Dahlin on a three-year contract worth $18 million. Dahlin will count $6 million against the salary cap through the 2022-23 season. The sides reached a deal the day players reported to training camp for physicals.
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told world leaders at the United Nations that humanity has to “grow up” and tackle climate change. In a speech, he said humans must stop trashing the planet like a teenager on a bender. Johnson is due to host a major United Nations climate
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Estados Unidos tiene previsto relajar las restricciones de viaje a todos los visitantes extranjeros totalmente vacunados a partir de noviembre, según informó este lunes la Casa Blanca, relajando un mosaico de prohibiciones que generaron indignación en Europa y sustituyéndolas por requisitos más uniformes para los pasajeros aéreos internacionales que buscan entrar
Continue Reading BRUGGE, Belgium (AP) — Veteran Tony Martin has ended his much-decorated career in style as Germany won the mixed relay race at cycling’s world championships. The German four-time time trial world champion announced last week that he would end his 14-year professional career after the world championships. The Dutch team that included world champion Ellen
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Closing arguments have begun in the sex trafficking trial of R&B singer R. Kelly. Prosecutor Elizabeth Geddes told jurors Wednesday afternoon that prosecutors had proved that Kelly for years got associates to help him target, groom and exploit girls, boys, and young women for his own
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis County municipal judge has seen her law license suspended for at least two years after she mismanaged an account holding clients’ funds. The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the license of Jennifer Fisher. The case against Fisher was opened after the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel received
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Search teams were back out at a Florida nature park to look for the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, the young woman who authorities say was killed while on a cross-country trip with him. North Port police spokesperson Joshua Taylor says the search resumed around 8
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The Moberly School District responded Wednesday to the Missouri attorney general’s assertion that the district is breaking a new law that allows parents to record some private meetings with educators.
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