WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) — The North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference has handed out a long list of suspensions after a pitcher leveled a batter after giving up a home run. Weatherford College pitcher Owen Woodward was suspended four games for the tackle. North Central Texas College hitter Josh Phillips was suspended two games because
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Charles Evans will retire early next year after 15 years as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, a tenure that made him the longest-serving regional Fed president. Among Fed officials, Evans has been a vocal supporter of lower interest rates. His departure comes as
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By Luke McGee, CNN Boris Johnson will face a third investigation into whether he knowingly misled parliament when he denied that any rules were broken in Downing Street after stories emerged of lockdown breaking parties and gatherings taking place during the Covid-19 pandemic. A motion tabled by the opposition parties was passed without a vote
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By Pete Muntean, CNN Three major US airlines are in something of a forgiving mood regarding passengers who violated face mask rules during the pandemic while a key US government agency vows to stay tough on bad behavior in the skies. Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines said they would now allow some
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN Business) — CNN+, el servicio de streaming que fue promocionado como uno de los desarrollos más significativos en la historia de CNN, cerrará el 30 de abril, apenas un mes después de su lanzamiento. La decisión fue tomada por la nueva dirección después de que la antigua empresa matriz
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks turned mixed in afternoon trading on Wall Street Thursday as traders reviewed the latest round of earnings reports from several big U.S. companies. The S&P 500 fell 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1% and the Nasdaq fell 0.5%. American Airlines rose
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN In a blow to believers in time-restricted eating — a form of intermittent fasting where people only eat during a restricted window during the day — researchers in China have found the method has no significant benefits compared with simple calorie restriction in battling obesity. “Our data suggest that caloric intake
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LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — The trial for a former Kansas police officer charged with shooting a man to death in 2017 has ended in a mistrial. The mistrial was declared Wednesday after a jury in Leavenworth could reach a unanimous verdict in the trial of Matthew Harrington. Harrington was charged with involuntary manslaughter after shooting
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By Celine Alkhaldi and Ehsan Popalazai, CNN Separate explosions in northern Afghanistan on Thursday have killed at least 15 people and left dozens more injured, local officials said. An explosion at a Shia mosque in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif killed at least 10 and injured 32, Ghawsuddin Anwari, the head of a hospital treating
Continue Reading By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Some U.S. Jewish families observing Passover are struggling to pay for matzo, eggs and gefilte fish as soaring inflation drives up prices during one of the most important Jewish holidays. Food prices rose 10% in March on a year-on-year basis driven by
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis leaders on Thursday announced plans a new institute designed to make the region a major player in geospatial technology. Andy Taylor, executive chairman of the rental car company Enterprise Holdings, is providing financing for the Taylor Geospatial Institute, along with eight St. Louis-are research institutions. Organizers say the institute
Continue Reading By TALI ARBEL and DAVID BAUDER Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — CNN is shutting down its CNN+ streaming service less than a month after its launch. It’s a spectacular flameout for a venture that had attracted stars like Chris Wallace and Alison Roman and was seen as a way to attract a new
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican on the U.S. House Committee for Oversight and Reform blasted Democrats for their investigation into the NFL’s Washington Commanders. James Comer of Kentucky in a letter to Democratic committee chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney called the investigation into the team’s workplace culture and business dealings a sham that is wasting taxpayer
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams should have plenty of company sitting out the first round of the NFL draft next week. The franchise that hasn’t made a selection in round one since taking Jared Goff in 2016 and doesn’t currently have another first-round pick until 2024,
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The crowded field to buy Chelsea now features 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams and seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton. A long-standing fan of Arsenal, Hamilton has seized the opportunity to invest in its London rival as three bidders try to buy the Premier
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The crowded field to buy Chelsea now features 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams and seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton. A long-standing fan of Arsenal, Hamilton has seized the opportunity to invest in its London rival as three bidders try to buy the Premier
Continue Reading By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Stinky but handsome and widely popular landscape trees have spawned aggressive invaders, creating thickets that overwhelm native plants and sport nasty four-inch spikes. Bradford pears and 24 other ornamental trees were developed from Callery pears — a species brought to America a century ago to save
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Después de que la reforma eléctrica fue rechazada en el Congreso de México, el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador envió una iniciativa de reforma a la Ley Minera, que tiene como tema central el litio; un mineral importante para la fabricación de baterÃas eléctricas, que también es clave para el
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Londres/ ParÃs (CNN Business) — Uno de los hombres más adinerados de Rusia acaba de dimitir a su puesto como CEO de Lukoil, la segunda petrolera más grande del paÃs. En un breve comunicado publicado este jueves, Lukoil dijo que Vagit Alekperov informó a la compañÃa “sobre su decisión de dimitir” como director
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By Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter, CNN Business CNN+, the streaming service that was hyped as one of the most significant developments in the history of CNN, will shut down on April 30, just one month after it launched. CNN+ customers “will receive prorated refunds of subscription fees,” the company said. The decision was made
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