By ALLEN PANCHANA and GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — The signs that an attack was imminent inside the largest prison in Ecuador’s coastal city of Guayaquil could not have been clearer. There had been talk among inmates of the Litoral Penitentiary for days that a group was going to attack another. Then,
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By Jasmine Wright, Jeremy Diamond and Arlette Saenz, CNN Editor’s Note: This piece originally published on July 2, 2021. The White House dove into damage control this week after reports of dysfunction and infighting in Vice President Kamala Harris’ office, with the administration trying to stop a drama-filled narrative from taking hold, according to five
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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored a career-high 34 points, making 15 of her 19 field goal attempts, and No. 2 UConn opened its season with a 95-80 win over Arkansas. Bueckers is the reigning AP Player of the Year. She topped the 32 points she scored against
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PALCO, Kan. (AP) — Two semitrailer trucks crashed into each other in northwest Kansas on Friday killing one of the drivers. The Kansas Highway Patrol said the crash happened at an intersection of two county roads about a mile south of Palco in Rooks County shortly after 4 p.m. Friday. Palco is a small town
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan Tannehill ran and threw for touchdowns as the Tennessee Titans held off the New Orleans Saints 23-21 on Sunday for their NFL-best sixth straight victory. The Titans (8-2) also became the second team in NFL history to win five straight over playoff
Continue Reading By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Elissa Cunane scored 18 points, Kia Crutchfield had 17 and No. 5 North Carolina State routed Florida 85-52. The Wolfpack closed the first quarter on a 19-3 run and kept pulling away. N.C. State coach Wes Moore earned his 750th career victory. Now in his ninth
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By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Jasmine Wright, CNN Worn out by what they see as entrenched dysfunction and lack of focus, key West Wing aides have largely thrown up their hands at Vice President Kamala Harris and her staff — deciding there simply isn’t time to deal with them right now, especially at a moment when
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Mac Jones threw three touchdown passes, rookie Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for a career-high 100 yards and two scores, and the New England Patriots rolled to a 45-7 victory over the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland lost quarterback Baker Mayfield to a knee injury. The Patriots won their
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Tom Brady threw two interceptions in the first quarter as part of an implosion by the reigning Super Bowl champions, helping Washington upset the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 29-19 despite losing Chase Young to injury. Tampa Bay lost a second consecutive game on either side of
Continue Reading FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Kellen Amos had 26 points as Binghamton beat Sacred Heart 72-60. Tyler Thomas led the Pioneers with 23 points and six rebounds.
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott ran for two touchdowns, Nahshon Wright recovered a blocked punt for a score a week after touching one kept Dallas from getting the ball and the Cowboys routed the Atlanta Falcons 43-3. Plenty of things that went wrong for the Cowboys in
Continue Reading TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Morgan Jones hit her first three shots and scored 19 points as the No. 16-ranked Florida State women dominated early to defeat Milwaukee 79-42. Ten players scored for Florida State with River Baldwin and Makayla Timpson each adding 12 points and Bianca Jackson 10 with six assists. The Seminoles led 21-9
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 8.3% on Sunday. An additional 818 new COVID-19 cases were added bringing the total of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is now 715,760. There have also been 156,236 probable antigen test results being positive, with 146 added Sunday. One new death was
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Alabama has jumped Cincinnati to No. 2 behind Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll and Oklahoma has dropped eight spots to No. 12 after losing for the first time this season. Georgia is a unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Un cargamento de cocaÃna con valor de US$ 44 millones (33 millones de libras esterlinas) fue hallado en una carga de aros de cebolla en Coquelles, Francia, informaron las autoridades fronterizas del Reino Unido. Los agentes de la Fuerza de Fronteras descubrieron el cargamento de 418 kg (922 libras) este jueves por
Continue Reading SPANISH LAKE, Mo. (AP) — A 9-year-old boy was injured by a stray bullet while inside a home in the suburbs north of St. Louis. St. Louis County police said officers went to the home near Spanish Lake, Missouri, shortly before 8:30 p.m. Friday and found the boy with a gunshot wound. His injuries were
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has approved giving the COVID-19 vaccine to children between the ages of 5 and 11. Sunday’s Ministry decision follows approval by U.S. health authorities earlier this month to OK the vaccine for the same age group. Israel was one of the first countries in the world to carry out a broad
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Colin Castleton had 15 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and six blocks as Florida knocked off No. 20 Florida State 71-55 to end a seven-game losing streak in the series. The Gators won their first game against their biggest in-state rival since 2013 and took
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business The most expensive areas to live in the US have gotten even more pricey this year as the cost of homes has skyrocketed. The country’s top ten most expensive zip codes all have median home prices of more than $4 million, according to a report from Property Shark. This is
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has ended a turbulent weekend with a stunning victory. He won the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday and gained momentum in his Formula One title fight with Red Bull driver Max Verstappen. Hamilton beat Verstappen despite starting from 10th position on
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