By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Steve Stricker has filled out his U.S. Ryder Cup team with six captain’s picks. That list does not include Patrick Reed. Stricker added Tony Finau, Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth and Harris English. That was expected. They were next in line in the standings. He also added Daniel Berger and
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN An Olympian, a “Bachelor” and an influencer will try to dance their way to your votes. The new cast for Season 30 of “Dancing With the Stars” was announced on “Good Morning America” Wednesday morning, and the reality competition kept with its usual formula of fan faves and headline makers.
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By Sam Romano, CNN The need for a literate world is more important than ever. In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, the meaning of literacy has evolved beyond reading and writing. Literacy now affects all forms of communication and media, and the Covid-19 pandemic has magnified the divide in access to literacy opportunities. On International Literacy
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La adolescente Leylah Fernandez, sin lugar en el ranking, continuó con su impresionante trayectoria en el Abierto de Estados Unidos al vencer a Elina Svitolina y con ello alcanzar las semifinales del Grand Slam. La joven canadiense de 19 años, que celebró su cumpleaños este lunes, venció a la ucraniana, quinta en
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama attorney general’s office is trying to revive its lawsuit over the removal of a Confederate monument from outside the county courthouse in the city of Huntsville. The state claims in court documents that a judge shouldn’t have dismissed the suit just because someone anonymously paid a $25,000 fine that
Continue Reading By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — A privately-funded expedition, commissioned by the relatives of the victims of the M/S Estonia ferry that sank into the Baltic Sea nearly 27 years ago, will conduct a dive into the vessel’s wreck this month. It’s the latest attempt to gain more insight into one of Europe’s
Continue ReadingBy Liz Nagy Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Two weeks after her son drowned at Toby Prinz Beach, Maria Diaz returned to memorialize him. There are still no life rings at the pier. “I didn’t want to walk down the pier,” Maria Diaz said. “This is the first time I’m
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — The wife of the late Robert F. Kennedy says assassin Sirhan Sirhan should not be released from prison. The statement from 93-year-old Ethel Kennedy further roils a family divide over whether the man convicted of killing her husband in California in 1968 should be freed on parole. In a brief statement released
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis say a motorcycle crash into a pedestrian killed both the biker and the man he hit. Television station KMOV reports the crash happened Monday night near the city’s Forest Park, when a motorcycle hit a parked car and a man standing by the car. Police say the
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Frightening video shows a car driving erratically around bicycle riders during Sunday’s “Bike the Drive” event. The annual event took place Sunday morning on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, with most lanes of the road shut down to car traffic to allow thousands
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers were seeking a female athlete from Florida Atlantic University to be the next college student they sign to an endorsement deal. They were unable to choose just one and are now making the offer to more than 200 of them. The NHL
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is adjusting guidance for Afghan children who arrived in the US without a parent to allow them to stay with the adult they traveled with, according to guidance obtained by CNN. The guidance, issued by the Health and Human Services Department over the weekend, outlines steps to avoid
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is adjusting guidance for Afghan children who arrived in the US without a parent to allow them to stay with the adult they traveled with, according to guidance obtained by CNN. The guidance, issued by the Health and Human Services Department over the weekend, outlines steps to avoid
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN “The Matrix” is back with a first look at the fourth installment of the movie franchise. An interactive website called WhatIsTheMatrix.com has launched, offering fans a sneak peek at footage from the film. But it comes with a catch. Visitors to the site are faced with choices that will determine what
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A fatal shooting involving two men inside a cab and subsequent crash early Wednesday morning shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 55 near St. Louis. Television station KTVI reports that officers were called to the scene in south St. Louis County around 3 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a crash.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El ministro de Emergencias de Rusia, Yevgeny Zinichev, murió durante ejercicios en la ciudad ártica de Norilsk en Rusia mientras supuestamente “salvaba la vida de una persona”, dijo este miércoles el Ministerio, según el medio estatal ruso RIA Novosti. “El Ministerio de Emergencias de Rusia informa con pesar que Yevgeny
Continue Reading GAUHATI, India (AP) — Two passenger ferries have collided in a river in northeastern India, leaving at least one person dead and several others missing. An official in Jorhat city in Assam state says the head-on collision caused one of the boats to sink. He says four rescued passengers were taken to a hospital, where
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By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — A privately-funded expedition, commissioned by the relatives of the victims of the M/S Estonia ferry that sank into the Baltic Sea nearly 27 years ago, will conduct a dive into the vessel’s wreck this month. It’s the latest attempt to gain more insight into one of Europe’s
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By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Damage to power poles from Hurricane Ida across two states was greater than that caused by Katrina, Ike, Delta and Zeta combined, according to Entergy, which provides electric service to more than 1 million customers in Louisiana. “Our crews are encountering massive damage — particularly in the hardest-hit areas,” Entergy Louisiana
Continue Reading By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Damage to power poles from Hurricane Ida across two states was greater than that caused by Katrina, Ike, Delta and Zeta combined, according to Entergy, which provides electric service to more than 1 million customers in Louisiana. “Our crews are encountering massive damage — particularly in the hardest-hit areas,” Entergy Louisiana
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