By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Major League Baseball’s free-agent frenzy was fun while it lasted. Less than two weeks after it started, it’s pretty much over. Some of the biggest moves weren’t a huge surprise. Freddie Freeman is closer to home with the Dodgers, Nick Castellanos chose the Phillies while
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada Supreme Court panel has rejected an appeal in a legal battle between UFC President Dana White and a Las Vegas man who went to prison for trying to extort White in a sex-tape case. A lawyer representing Ernesto Joshua Ramos in a breach-of-contract lawsuit against White said Monday he’ll
Continue ReadingBy Reg Chapman Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (KCNC) — A history-making nominee could help change the face of the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will start taking questions in her confirmation hearings Tuesday. She is the first Black woman to be nominated to the nation’s highest court. WCCO spoke
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater is presumably the Miami Dolphins’ backup quarterback for this coming season. The key word there is “presumably.” If Bridgewater is in fact committed to backing up Tua Tagovailoa in 2022, he’s not saying. The Dolphins made several of their free agent acquisitions
Continue Reading BY MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have acquired their new quarterback, Matt Ryan, in a trade with the Atlanta Falcons. Indy is sending a third-round pick, No. 82 overall, for the longtime Falcons star. Ryan led Atlanta to its second Super Bowl appearance following the 2016 season. That was
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kayla Jones scored 18 points to help top-seeded North Carolina State beat Kansas State 89-57 in Monday’s second round of the NCAA Tournament, earning a fourth straight trip to the Sweet 16. Raina Perez and Diamond Johnson each added 15 points for the Wolfpack. N.C.
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kayla Jones scored 18 points to help top-seeded North Carolina State beat Kansas State 89-57 in Monday’s second round of the NCAA Tournament, earning a fourth straight trip to the Sweet 16. Raina Perez and Diamond Johnson each added 15 points for the Wolfpack. N.C.
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By Donald Judd, CNN The White House said Monday that — absent additional funding approval from Congress — the administration is “simply out” of funding for Covid-19 testing, treatment and vaccines. Congress has been embroiled in a months-long stalemate over new funding to fight the pandemic, with House Democrats stripping additional Covid-relief money from a
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By Donald Judd, CNN The White House said Monday that — absent additional funding approval from Congress — the administration is “simply out” of funding for Covid-19 testing, treatment and vaccines. Congress has been embroiled in a months-long stalemate over new funding to fight the pandemic, with House Democrats stripping additional Covid-relief money from a
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says free agent quarterback Jameis Winston has agreed to return to the New Orleans Saints. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Monday because the agreement has not been announced. Winston started seven games
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN Former President Donald Trump and two of his children filed an appeal in their fight against the New York attorney general’s attempt to depose them as part of a civil investigation into the Trump Organization, saying a lower court erred by denying the Trumps’ request to quash their subpoenas for testimony.
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Following the hip surgery that cut his 2021 season short after just three games, James White found himself in a state he’s rarely been during his eight NFL seasons: immobile. It’s been slow going since then, but the Patriots running back is slowly regaining his
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Purdue’s using its extraordinary size to push around opponents, dominate the boards and get to the free-throw line over and over as it seeks its first Final Four berth in over four decades. The Boilermakers’ frontcourt combination of 7-foot-4 Zach Edey and 6-10 Trevion Williams causes matchup issues for
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Wendy Guerra es escritora cubanofrancesa y colaboradora de CNN en Español. Sus artículos han aparecido en medios de todo el mundo, como El País, The New York Times, el Miami Herald, El Mundo y La Vanguardia. Entre sus obras literarias más destacadas se encuentran “Ropa interior” (2007), “Nunca fui primera dama”
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By Amir Vera and Jennifer Henderson, CNN The man who allegedly discharged bear spray while brandishing a hatchet at a mosque in the Canadian city of Mississauga is now facing multiple charges for what is “believed to be a hate-motivated incident,” Peel Regional Police said in a news release Monday. The charges against Mohammad Moiz
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Lviv, Ucrania (CNN) — Cuando Serhii despertó con las noticias de que una bomba había arrasado con el Teatro de Mariupol, donde cientos de personas se refugiaban, sintió que no podía respirar. Su esposa y sus dos hijas estaban dentro. Un día antes del ataque, el editor de 56 años, que vive en
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Boeing, Nielsen fall; Alleghany, Anaplan rise.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press The future of a major liquified natural gas facility proposed for northeastern Pennsylvania has been thrown into question after its developer settled a legal challenge brought by environmental groups. New Fortress Energy Inc. agreed to pull the plug on its proposed LNG plant in Wyalusing, at least for now. The
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer No one saw this Iowa State men’s basketball team coming. The Cyclones won just two games and went 0-18 in the Big 12 last year. The team’s 20-win improvement is one of the great NCAA Sweet 16 storylines this week. The 11th-seeded Cyclones will play 10th-seeded Miami in the
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals panel has affirmed a lower court’s decision to unseal a letter from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to Yankees general manager Brian Cashman detailing an investigation into sign stealing. The panel made the decision in upholding the April 2020 decision by U.S. District
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