By Emma Tucker, Kristina Sgueglia and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The Rev. Al Sharpton on Friday demanded that authorities reveal the identity of the Grand Rapids police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop earlier this month. “How dare you hold the name of a man who killed this man?” Sharpton said
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Robert Thomas scored his 20th goal to extend his points streak to 15 games and the St. Louis Blues beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1. Dakota Joshua also scored and Pavel Buchnevich added an empty-netter to lead the Blues to their 12th win in
Continue Reading By TYLER MASON Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kevin Fiala scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-3. The Wild ensured they will finish either second or third in the Central Division and locked in a first-round playoff matchup with St. Louis.
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Stephen Curry and Jordan Poole scored 27 points each, Klay Thompson made six 3-pointers on his way to 26 points and the Golden State Warriors muscled past the Denver Nuggets 118-113 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the playoff series. Draymond Green added
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phillip Danault scored for the fifth straight game and the Los Angeles Kings moved closer to wrapping up a playoff spot with a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Danault opened the scoring in the first period with his 26th goal of the season. He
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By Lauren Fox, CNN New audio of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy released on Thursday night reveals he did consider asking then-President Donald Trump to resign in the days after the January 6 riot — contradicting his office’s earlier denials of New York Times reporting that he had done so. In the audio, which was
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By Nathan Hodge, Julia Presniakova, Katie Polglase, Jennifer Hauser, Hira Humayun and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Ukrainian officials say they have identified mass graves outside the city of Mariupol, which they say adds to mounting proof of Russian war crimes against Ukrainian civilians. The claim is supported by photos collected and analyzed by US satellite imagery
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Philadelphia will lift its mask mandate, less than a week after it was reinstated due to a rising Covid-19 case count. The city’s Board of Health voted to rescind the mandate, which went into effect Monday, citing leveling numbers of cases and decreasing hospitalizations, the Philadelphia mayor’s office said in a
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals has denied a request by the New York Yankees to rehear the team’s attempt to keep sealed a letter from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to general manager Brian Cashman detailing an investigation into sign stealing. athe appellate court said its active judges had denied the
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By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s persistent flirtation with another White House run is doing little to discourage other potential Republican candidates from stepping up their activity in Iowa, the state that will formally launch the nomination process. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo quietly finished his
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored his 40th goal, Christopher Tanev scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the Calgary Flames beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 to win the Pacific Division title. The Flames won their division for the eighth time in franchise history but just the third in the last 27
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — Millones de personas celebran cada 22 de abril el DÃa de la Tierra. Encuentra aquà un vistazo a su historia. El DÃa de la Tierra se celebra cada 22 de abril, pero algunos eventos tienen lugar los fines de semana antes o después del 22. Fue creado en Estados Unidos para aumentar
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By Tara John, Oleksandra Ochman and Sandi Sidhu, CNN When Russian troops invaded Ukraine and began closing in on its capital, Kyiv, Andrii Dereko begged his 22-year-old stepdaughter Karina Yershova to leave the suburb where she lived. But Yershova insisted she wanted to remain in Bucha, telling him: “Don’t talk nonsense, everything will be fine
Continue Reading By Tara John, Oleksandra Ochman and Sandi Sidhu, CNN When Russian troops invaded Ukraine and began closing in on its capital, Kyiv, Andrii Dereko begged his 22-year-old stepdaughter Karina Yershova to leave the suburb where she lived. But Yershova insisted she wanted to remain in Bucha, telling him: “Don’t talk nonsense, everything will be fine
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By Joseph Ataman, CNN Hiba Latreche took a last gulp of water and reached for a date, her eyes flitting between the plates of food before her and her phone screen as it blinked toward 5:42 a.m., the beginning of her fast. This year, the month of Ramadan coincides with the presidential elections in France,
Continue Reading By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 31 points playing with a bruised back and the Dallas Mavericks — without the injured Luka Doncic — beat the Utah Jazz 126-118 on Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. Spencer Dinwiddie scored 10 of his
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By Dianne Gallagher, CNN A coalition of civil rights groups has filed the first lawsuit in Florida against the recently enacted congressional map put forward by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis that eliminates two districts represented by Black Democrats while giving Republicans the advantage in as many as 20 of 28 seats. The GOP-controlled Florida legislature
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. When WarnerMedia and Discovery merged earlier this month, the incoming management team faced an immediate question: What to do with CNN+. So at 8 a.m. on April 11, the first
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas appears unlikely to join the growing number of states banning transgender athletes female sports in schools and colleges. A key reason is LGBTQ-rights lobbyist Tom Witt. He is the longtime executive director of Equality Kansas, and he’s worked for 18 years to use uncomfortable
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas appears unlikely to join the growing number of states banning transgender athletes female sports in schools and colleges. A key reason is LGBTQ-rights lobbyist Tom Witt. He is the longtime executive director of Equality Kansas, and he’s worked for 18 years to use uncomfortable
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