NOVI, Mich. (AP) — No criminal charges will be filed in the fireworks-related death of Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks at a Detroit-area home during a July 4 celebration. The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office said Wednesday the death has officially been ruled accidental, and the case is now closed. The accident occurred Sunday, July
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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool piled more pressure on former manager Rafael Benitez with a 4-1 win over local rival Everton in the Premier League. Liverpool broke a scoring record in the process. Jordan Henderson and Diogo Jota were Liverpool’s other scorers in the 239th Merseyside derby as the Reds
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — The latest meeting on expanding the College Football Playoff has wrapped up in Dallas without any announcement. Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says the CFP management committee made good progress but works remains. The next meeting could come in January. CFP Executive Director Bill
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain dropped points at home for the first time this season by drawing 0-0 with Nice in the French league as the high-powered attack led by newly crowned Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi came up empty. Marseille climbed to second place by edging Nantes 1-0. Rennes fell to third place after
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Desperate for depth at running back, the Seattle Seahawks signed 36-year-old Adrian Peterson to their practice squad. There’s no guarantee Peterson will be added to Seattle’s active roster ahead of Sunday’s game against San Francisco, but with Chris Carson out for the season, and Rashaad
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By Kara Fox, CNN An epidemic of childhood pregnancy in Paraguay is being fueled by widespread sexual abuse and restrictive abortion laws, according to a new Amnesty International report. At least 1,000 girls aged 14 or younger gave birth in the country between 2019 and 2020, the report says. It adds that more than 12,000
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Novak Djokovic has won his singles and doubles matches to lead Serbia into the semifinals of the Davis Cup Finals with a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Kazakhstan. The top-ranked Djokovic kept Serbia alive by defeating Alexander Bublik in straight sets in his singles match and then
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By Brian Fung, CNN Individual users, not tech platforms, shoulder the responsibility for the spread of misinformation online, according to Andrew Bosworth, a top exec at Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook. In an interview over the weekend with Axios on HBO, Bosworth said it is not up to Meta to stifle the views
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Amigos, familiares y toda una escuela secundaria de Michigan están de duelo por la pérdida de cuatro estudiantes después de que un niño de 15 años abrió fuego durante el día escolar, matando a cuatro compañeros y disparando a otros siete en el campus. Un sospechoso está detenido después del tiroteo
Continue Reading By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan prosecutors are charging a teen with terrorism in a deadly mass shooting at his high school, a novel approach made possible by a law enacted after the 9/11 attacks nearly 20 years ago. The state’s 2002 anti-terrorism law defines a terroristic act as one intended
Continue Reading By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A man who worked with Jussie Smollett says the former “Empire” actor recruited him and his brother to fake a homophobic and racist attack. Abimbola Osundairo is testifying Wednesday at Smollett’s trial. Osundairo was friends with Smollett and worked with him on the TV
Continue ReadingBy Iyani Hughes Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A husband and wife have pleaded guilty to defrauding the U.S. Small Business Administration or SBA by obtaining approximately $1.9 million in fraudulent loans from the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Impact Disaster Loan program. Atlanta natives Tiyari Collins, 38, and Farah
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By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol approved on Wednesday night the report to hold former Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark in contempt of Congress for defying his subpoena by refusing to answer questions during a recent
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is out for at least 10 days because of lower abdominal tendinopathy. Lillard missed Tuesday night’s victory over the Detroit Pistons with the condition. An MRI confirmed the diagnosis. Lillard will be evaluated again in 10 days. He will miss at least four upcoming games.
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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A 37-year-old Kansas man has been convicted of raping a patient at a hospital in Missouri. Chukwuemeka Emmanuel, of Overland Park, was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree rape after a bench trial. He was charged in 2019 after a patient at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence reported she was raped in
Continue Reading INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A 37-year-old Kansas man has been convicted of raping a patient at a hospital in Missouri. Chukwuemeka Emmanuel, of Overland Park, was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree rape after a bench trial. He was charged in 2019 after a patient at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence reported she was raped in
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Llegó diciembre y con ello YouTube da a conocer un recuento no solo de sus videos más vistos en la plataforma, sino también de los videoclip musicales más consumidos, en este caso en español, en Estados Unidos. Y quizás para muchos ya no es sorpresa que Bad Bunny lidera las
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema scored a first-half winner as Real Madrid edged Athletic Bilbao 1-0 to extend its winning streak and increase its lead in the Spanish league. Benzema netted his league-leading 12th goal in the 40th minute to give Madrid a seventh consecutive victory in all competitions.
Continue Reading By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is holding a massive rally in Mexico City to mark the mid-way point in his six-year term, amid polls showing about two-thirds of Mexicans approve of his administration. López Obrador’s masterful use of televised news briefings, his folksy style and
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego State punter Matt Araiza is unquestionably the best player for the No. 19 Aztecs, who will host Utah State in the Mountain West Conference championship game Saturday in Carson, California. Araiza leads all FBS punters with an average of 51.47 yards, putting him
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