By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer One of Jimmy Pitaro’s top objectives when he became ESPN’s president was to get the National Hockey League back on the network. On Tuesday night, Pitaro’s goal will be realized. Besides the Seattle Kraken’s first game, the return of hockey to ESPN and the addition of Turner Sports are
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By Matthew Hoye and Marshall Cohen, CNN Following a year-long operation by undercover FBI agents, a Maryland couple has been arrested and charged with attempting to sell US nuclear secrets to another country in exchange for cryptocurrency. US Navy nuclear engineer Jonathan Toebbe, who held a top-secret security clearance, and his wife Diana were arrested
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By Ellie Kaufman, CNN A federal judge in West Virginia rejected proposed plea agreements made between federal prosecutors and a US Navy nuclear engineer and his wife who pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell classified information to a foreign country in exchange for thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency. Judge Gina Groh rejected the plea agreements,
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By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah group has escalated his attack on the judge leading the probe into last year’s port explosion, calling on authorities to replace him with a “truthful and transparent” investigator. Judge Tarek Bitar was appointed in February by a government body to
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Menos de la mitad de los encuestados en el Latinobarómetro 2021 apoya la democracia, pero a la vez solo poco más del 10% en la región favorece la alternativa de los gobiernos autoritarios. Los países donde más alto es el apoyo a la democracia son Uruguay y Venezuela, según
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Armas Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Thousands of Coloradans lost their jobs during the pandemic and many people are still out of work. This need prompted a young group of Colorado Latinos to develop an app called Chamba, that bridges language barriers between workers to employers. Chamba is
Continue Reading BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s president has nominated centrist party leader Dacian Ciolos to be prime minister after a protracted political crisis culminated last week in the Liberal-led coalition government being ousted in a no-confidence vote. After a day of deliberations Monday with Romania’s political parties, President Klaus Iohannis nominated USR leader Ciolos to try
Continue ReadingBy Conor McCue Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Cleaning crews spent part of their Sunday washing graffiti off of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. The basilica sits on Colfax Avenue at Logan Street in downtown Denver. The church was vandalized on Sunday morning between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Dave Hakstol’s latest coaching stop is a massive undertaking leading the expansion Seattle Kraken. He’s hoping for a rebound in his coaching career. He was fired midway through his fourth season in his first stop as an NHL head coach in Philadelphia following a successful run
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Data shows that most of the people who participated in Missouri’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery were already immunized before the program started. The incentive program was started in July as Missouri struggled to control a surge in cases driven by the more transmissible delta variant in less-vaccinated communities. The Missouri Department
Continue Reading By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge ruled that prison staffing levels will remain an issue in the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Alabama’s corrections system. The U.S. Department of Justice last year sued Alabama saying male inmates live in unsafe prisons with excessive levels of violence. U.S. District Judge
Continue ReadingBy Erin Jones Click here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — The mother of a former Plano ISD student says two of the students who forced her son to drink urine at a sleepover last February will be facing charges. For more than seven months they’ve been waiting for criminal charges. Summer
Continue Reading By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press Writer BOSTON (AP) — Kenya’s Diana Kipyogei won the Boston Marathon women’s race in a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 45 seconds. The elite women traversed more than half of the course in a pack, passing crowds that were smaller than normal but no less enthusiastic. Making her major
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — World swimming body FINA has detailed plans to reform itself aiming to win back trust and better promote the sport. In doing so FINA acknowledged it had poor or non-existent relations with many athletes. Priorities include creating an independent integrity unit to end the system of
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By Claire Colbert, CNN Missing Fort Hood soldier Pfc. Jennifer Sewell has been found safe, officials said in a press release. Sewell’s family told Fort Hood officials Sunday evening she is safe and with extended family, the release states. “Pfc. Sewell is a valued member of our team, and our number one priority is ensuring
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — An insanity defense is being considered for an ex-Marine accused of killing four members of a Florida family under the delusion they were part of a child sex trafficking ring. A lawyer for Bryan Riley told a Polk County judge Monday more time
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — The two main stars of South American soccer are in very different relationships with their fans. While Argentina is in love with Lionel Messi since the latest Copa America title, Brazil is criticizing Neymar for a below-par performance against Colombia plus controversies off the pitch.
Continue Reading By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Officials in Georgia’s most populous county have fired two workers accused of shredding paper voter registration applications. A Fulton County statement says preliminary information indicates that the employees checked out batches of applications for processing. Instead of fully processing them, they are alleged to have shredded some
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has presented details of a plan that is likely to squeeze out private power generating plants and may provoke complaints under the Mexico-U.S.-Canada free trade accord. The constitutional reform presented by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador would cancel contracts under which 34 private plants sell power into the national
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has presented details of a plan that is likely to squeeze out private power generating plants and may provoke complaints under the Mexico-U.S.-Canada free trade accord. The constitutional reform presented by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador would cancel contracts under which 34 private plants sell power into the national
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