by PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks fought hard just to make the playoffs. They battled to the very last second against the top-seeded team in the East. But in the end, there’s only one word to describe this season. Disappointing. Coming off a surprising run to the conference final
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CHICAGO (AP) — The United States will play 13th-ranked Uruguay in a June 5 soccer exhibition at Kansas City, Kansas. That completes the schedule for the first four of six planned World Cup warmups for the Americans. The No. 15 U.S. plays No. 24 Morocco on June 1 in an exhibition at Cincinnati and has
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The United States will play 13th-ranked Uruguay in a June 5 soccer exhibition at Kansas City, Kansas. That completes the schedule for the first four of six planned World Cup warmups for the Americans. The No. 15 U.S. plays No. 24 Morocco on June 1 in an exhibition at Cincinnati and has
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PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened a preliminary investigation into the suspected sabotage of fiber optic cables. The damage disrupted the internet in several regions Wednesday around France. Prosecutors moved swiftly to investigate, and in what appeared to be an unusual move, brought in France’s domestic intelligence agency to help. Authorities suggested
Continue ReadingBy Phil Gomez Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — Santa Cruz made some headway in the governor’s 100-day challenge to help the homeless find housing away from encampments. Santa Cruz County and three other counties took part in the effort. There is much more that needs to be done,
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper threw his support behind struggling head coach Matt Rhule on Wednesday, saying it takes patience and time to build a winning foundation in the NFL. Rhule is 10-23 in his two seasons with the Panthers. Only the Lions, Texans, Jets
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Kim Basinger — sitting for an interview for the first time in more than a decade — discussed the severe anxiety she struggled with that kept her from leaving her house, during an appearance on “Red Table Talk.” Appearing alongside her daughter, Ireland Baldwin, Basinger said she had to relearn to
Continue ReadingBy Scott Carpenter Click here for updates on this story GRIMES, Iowa (KCCI) — Iowa middle schoolers were in a brawl at Sky Zone Trampoline Park in Grimes on Friday night. Video shows middle schools girls fighting and a large group around watching and cheering as the fight raged on. “The fight was an all-out
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Perhaps no group of people is more alarmed about Elon Musk’s apparent plan to make Twitter a free speech free-for-all than those most likely to be targeted for harassment: women, racial minorities and other marginalized groups. They fear that a more hands-off approach to policing the platform will embolden purveyors
Continue ReadingBy Todd Magel Click here for updates on this story WINTERSET, Iowa (KCCI) — A quick-thinking store clerk in Winterset saved an older customer from an expensive phone scam. And now police want to warn you. “It was a typical scam that we hear all too frequently,” said Winterset police Chief Ken Burk. Burk says
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) State representatives honored the career of former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel at the Missouri State Capitol on Wednesday morning. The honor came on his 70th birthday. https://youtu.be/_rPsQnDhBYI Pinkel coached at Mizzou from 2001 to 2015 and, in that time, became the all-time winningest football coach in program history. The 70-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Danae Bucci Click here for updates on this story KINGSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Kingston, Massachusetts, family was awarded nearly $5 million after golf balls caused thousands in damages to their home. The Tenczar family has lived near fairway 15 on the golf course located on the Indian Pond Country Club since 2017. Their
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Edgard Parrales Castillo, de 79 años, exsacerdote y exrepresentante de Nicaragua en la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), fue declarado culpable este martes de conspiración para cometer menoscabo de la integridad nacional y difusión de noticias falsas, informó el Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (Cenidh), a través de sus redes sociales.
Continue ReadingBy Angela Williams Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A couple of cows took a stroll through Belhaven over the weekend. Security cameras captured the bovine jaunt at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday in the area of Jefferson and Manship streets. A Belhaven resident posted the video to the Nextdoor app.
Continue ReadingBy Kay Recede Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KCRA) — Richard Campos is a Marine veteran and retired sheriff’s deputy who has worked with refugees in Iraq and is now hoping to help Ukrainians still struggling with the war against Russia. The Stockton veteran motioned to the words tattooed on his
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press Boeing’s CEO says Boeing cut a bad deal when it agreed to produce two new Air Force One jets. CEO David Calhoun said Wednesday that Boeing probably should not have taken the fixed-cost contract, which makes the company responsible for cost overruns. But, he says, it was a public negotiation
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA and VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish and Bulgarian leaders accused Moscow of using natural gas to blackmail their countries after Russia’s state-controlled energy company stopped supplying them with gas Wednesday. European Union leaders echoed those comments and were holding an emergency meeting on the Russian move. The gas
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge has rejected Elon Musk’s bid to throw out a securities fraud settlement over tweets claiming that Musk had the funding to take Tesla private in 2018. Judge Lewis Liman on Wednesday also denied a motion to nullify a subpoena of Musk seeking information
Continue Reading Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot activists say uncertainty over the safety of war-wracked Ukraine’s nuclear power plants has reignited concerns over a Russian-owned nuclear power station being built in a quake-prone area on Turkey’s southern coast. About 200 activists from two dozen organizations from both sides of ethnically divided Cyprus converged Wednesday inside the United
Continue ReadingBy Kilee Thomas Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — The Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office determined a pack of dogs killed a woman. On Tuesday, investigators determined a pack of dogs was responsible for a woman’s death. The homicide investigation started over the weekend with deputies thinking they were looking
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