DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) — A DNA match has helped detectives solve the killing of a San Francisco Bay Area waitress whose body was found in a basement bathroom 25 years ago. Authorities in Contra Costa County said Thursday that a prison inmate has been charged with murder in the killing of
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Dereon Seabron had 16 points and 14 rebounds, Terquavion Smith added 14 points, and North Carolina State beat Bethune-Cookman 65-48. N.C. State closed the game on a 10-2 run as Bethune-Cookman missed seven straight shots in the final six minutes. Both teams shot less than 40% from the field. Jericole Hellems
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By Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN A growing number of Senate Republicans are expressing deep concerns about the impact that Sen. Ted Cruz’s blockade on President Joe Biden‘s ambassador nominees is having around the world — and some are in discussions with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin to work around the Texas conservative. Since Cruz
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OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The president of California’s medical board says a group of anti-vaccine activists stalked her at home and followed her to her office where four men confronted her after work in a dark parking garage. She described it as a terrifying experience. Kristina Lawson said on social media on
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By Karol Suarez, Helen Regan and Kiarinna Parisi, CNN At least 55 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a truck overturned in southern Mexico on Thursday, with most of the victims believed to be migrants from Central America, according to local authorities. The incident happened in Mexico’s Chiapas state, which borders Guatemala,
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California truck drivers will soon have to worry about pollution tickets along with speeding tickets. The California Air Resources Board on Thursday approved a new smog check program for heavy duty trucks. Many newer trucks have computers on board that monitor emissions and send data to
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California truck drivers will soon have to worry about pollution tickets along with speeding tickets. The California Air Resources Board on Thursday approved a new smog check program for heavy duty trucks. Many newer trucks have computers on board that monitor emissions and send data to
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Theodore Whitmore is out as Jamaica’s national soccer coach, seven weeks before the Reggae Boyz resume World Cup qualifying and try to climb back into contention for a berth in next year’s tournament. Trying to reach the World Cup for the first time since 1998, Jamaica is sixth in the eight-nation
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA regular season will begin May 6 and the 12 teams will each play a record 36 games. The season will end on Aug. 14, followed by the postseason, using a new format that will have the top eight teams seeded one through eight.
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Oscar Holland, CNN The South Korean city of Busan has green-lit plans for an ambitious new ocean settlement, with work on the first neighborhood set to begin next year. Comprising a series of interconnected platforms, the proposed “floating city” could eventually accommodate 10,000 people, according to its designers, offering coastal areas a drastic solution to
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jonathan Singleton has signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. The former heralded first base prospect is attempting a big league comeback at the age of 30. The Houston Astros released Singleton in 2018 while he was serving a 100-game suspension under baseball’s minor league drug program after a third
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By Eric Bradner, Kyung Lah and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Wisconsin’s partisan review of the 2020 election results has turned into an Arizona-style circus, with the Republicans behind it targeting local officials and casting doubt on the election’s outcome — without offering any evidence of wrongdoing. Those leading the Republican review in Wisconsin have consulted with
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By Joe Johns, Laura Robinson and Nicole Chavez, CNN Tenisha Tate-Austin and her husband became suspicious when the Northern California home they spent years renovating was valued by an appraiser far lower than they expected. So when they asked for a second opinion last year, a White friend pretended to own their home and they
Continue Reading By Joe Johns, Laura Robinson and Nicole Chavez, CNN Tenisha Tate-Austin and her husband became suspicious when the Northern California home they spent years renovating was valued by an appraiser far lower than they expected. So when they asked for a second opinion last year, a White friend pretended to own their home and they
Continue Reading By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A jury has convicted Jussie Smollett on five of six charges he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lied to Chicago police about it. The jury returned the verdict Thursday afternoon against the former “Empire” actor. Smollett’s attorney says he will appeal.
Continue Reading IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A former Colorado police officer has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge for using a Taser on a 75-year-old man without warning. Nicholas Hanning also relinquished his right to serve as a police officer elsewhere in Colorado. Hanning was an officer with the Idaho Springs police department when officials
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has lost Nicaragua as a diplomatic ally after the Central American country said it would officially recognize only China, which claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory. The Nicaraguan government announced the change, saying “there is only one China. The People’s Republic of China
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is getting ready for his first late-night TV appearance since taking office. Biden is set to appear Friday on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” with comedian Jimmy Fallon. Biden will appear virtually; the White House didn’t say where he will be when he tapes the segment. Biden is suffering from
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Este dinosaurio podía correr a velocidades tan rápidas como el ser humano más veloz del mundo. Los terópodos eran dinosaurios carnívoros que corrían sobre dos patas. Sus pies tenían tres dedos con garras afiladas, similares a las de algunos dinosaurios como los velocirraptores que aparecen en las películas. Utilizando las huellas
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Missouri lawyers are questioning the attorney general’s interpretation of a Cole County ruling being used to justify his investigation into Columbia Public Schools.
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