By Rob Frehse, CNN A man who allegedly assaulted seven Asian women over about a three hour period in New York City in late February has been indicted on multiple hate crime charges, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Steven Zajonc, 28, is charged with six felony counts of third-degree assault as a hate
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bobby Wagner wants everybody to know he didn’t sign with the Rams after the acrimonious end to his decade in Seattle simply because Los Angeles is in the Seahawks’ division. Returning to his native Southern California with the chance to play for a Super Bowl
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Por segunda semana consecutiva, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) no añadieron ni un solo destino nuevo a su categoría de nivel 4 de mayor riesgo para viajar. Más de una docena de destinos, entre ellos Canadá y varios
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff was fined $15,000 by the NBA for criticizing the officials following Sunday night’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Bickerstaff was upset by inconsistency in calls and the Sixers taking 42 free throws. He said the game “was taken” from the Cavs, who
Continue Reading DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies selected the contract of left-hander Ty Blach in a series of moves. The team also placed right-hander Peter Lambert on the injured list with inflammation in his forearm and placed lefty Ryan Rolison on the 60-day injured list due to a strained shoulder. Colorado opens the season Friday against
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By Laura Dolan and Matt Rivers, CNN It’s a normal school day for students at the Korosi Baptist High School in Budapest, Hungary — studying, presenting classwork, laughing with friends. Among them is 17-year-old Alla Renska, a tall girl with long blonde hair, carrying her hot pink backpack from class to class. But Renska is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Attorney General’s Office worked with 169 law enforcement agencies to clear backlogs of untested, reported sexual assault kits has led to charges in three cases including a case from July 2010 in Boone County. A Boone County prosecutor has charged Andrew Barbee with forcible rape — sexual intercourse by forcible
Continue Reading WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor and athletic director Mack Rhoades have agreed on a 10-year contract that officials say will allow him to “complete his career” at the Big 12 school. Rhoades joined Baylor in 2016 after Ian McCaw resigned following an investigation that found the school had mishandled allegations of sexual assault. The scandal
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Las grotescas imágenes que surgen del suburbio de Bucha en Kyiv son algunas de las evidencias más sólidas hasta el momento de lo que parecen ser crímenes de guerra cometidos por las fuerzas rusas en Ucrania: civiles muertos en la calle, algunos con las manos atadas y baleados al estilo de
Continue Reading KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Western Michigan has hired longtime Michigan State assistant Dwayne Stephens to lead its basketball program. Stephens is scheduled to have his first news conference as Broncos coach on Wednesday. The former Spartans forward was on Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo’s staff for 19 seasons, including the last decade as an
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By Tiffany Anthony and Nicole Chavez, CNN A judge in Los Angeles has ruled a law requiring public companies headquartered in California to diversify their boards violates the state’s constitution, court documents show. On Friday, Judge Terry Green of Los Angeles County Superior Court sided with Judicial Watch, a conservative legal group that filed a
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah said Monday evening they will vote to confirm President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson. “My support rests on Judge Jackson’s qualifications, which no one questions; her demonstrated judicial independence; her demeanor and temperament; and the important perspective
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Wagner Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Deep in the WCCO film archives are hundreds, if not thousands of opportunities to travel back in time. And on one reel a treasure lay hidden, untouched, for 52 years. The date was April 1970. Minneapolis Public Schools educators went on strike.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Servicio de alguaciles del sur de Florida capturó a un mafioso de Rochester, Nueva York, que se escapó de la custodia federal la semana pasada después de supuestamente fugarse de un centro de reinserción social cerca de Orlando. Dominic Taddeo, de 64 años, fue detenido sin incidentes en Hialeah, en
Continue Reading By Laura Dolan and Matt Rivers, CNN It’s a normal school day for students at the Korosi Baptist High School in Budapest, Hungary — studying, presenting classwork, laughing with friends. Among them is 17-year-old Alla Renska, a tall girl with long blonde hair, carrying her hot pink backpack from class to class. But Renska is
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees star Aaron Judge and general manager Brian Cashman had no update on a contract extension for the slugger with a potential deadline looming later this week. There was some confusion about the situation after new YES Network analyst Carlos Beltran suggested during his
Continue Reading JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Gold Glove-winning outfielder Harrison Bader and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a $10.4 million, two-year contract and avoided salary arbitration. Bader gets a $1 million signing bonus as part of the deal announced and salaries of $4.7 million in each of the next two seasons. Bader’s 2023 salary can increase
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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Gold Glove-winning outfielder Harrison Bader and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a $10.4 million, two-year contract and avoided salary arbitration. Bader gets a $1 million signing bonus as part of the deal announced and salaries of $4.7 million in each of the next two seasons. Bader’s 2023 salary can increase
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods is wearing Nike apparel this week as always. Except his shoes. He showed up for practice rounds Sunday and Monday wearing FootJoy shoes. Woods hasn’t explained the change yet. He scheduled to address reporters Tuesday. It would make sense if the change was
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By Virginia Langmaid, CNN Two new pieces of research highlight the broader effects of gun violence on health and examine how early intervention on gun safety could be effective in certain groups. One study, published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, identified significant health and economic consequences of surviving a firearm injury, both
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