By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The only team to register a first-round sweep, the Boston Celtics enter their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup with the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks loaded with confidence. Boston’s defense stymied a Brooklyn Nets team featuring two of the league’s elite scorers in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Nueva York (CNN) — Es un sofocante día de primavera en la ciudad de Nueva York, pero Dana Aber está de pie en la plataforma del metro de Times Square-42 Street con una chaqueta de cuero grueso. Sus manos están enguantadas y metidas en sus bolsillos para esconder sus joyas. Aunque intenta parecer
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By René Marsh, CNN Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, is drying up. The situation is critical: if water levels at the lake were to drop another 32 feet, all hydroelectricity production would be halted at the reservoir’s Glen Canyon Dam. The West’s climate change-induced water crisis is now triggering a potential energy crisis for
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By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Prices for Russian credit default swaps — insurance contracts that protect an investor against a default — plunged sharply overnight after Moscow used its precious foreign currency reserves to make a last minute debt payment on Friday. The cost for a five-year credit default swap
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou cornerback Akayleb Evans became the first Tiger taken off the board in the 2022 NFL Draft, after the Minnesota Vikings picked him up in the fourth round. He was taken with 118th overall pick in the draft. Evans joined Mizzou as a fifth-year senior after playing the majority of
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By George Ramsay, CNN Real Madrid wrapped up the La Liga title with a comprehensive 4-0 victory against Espanyol on Saturday. It is Real’s second league title in three years and one Carlo Ancelotti’s side has claimed with relative ease having moved an unassailable 18 points ahead of Barcelona — which has five games left
Continue Reading BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Norwich has been relegated from the English Premier League after Dean Smith’s return to Aston Villa ended in a 2-0 defeat. A 10th loss in 12 leaves Norwich 13 points from safety with four matches remaining. It is a painful way for Smith to mark his return to the ground where
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By Yenny Sanchez, CNN Looking for a juicy alternative to oat bran and milk? Tropicana is introducing a new cereal that’s made specifically for orange juice. Tropicana Crunch, a crispy honey almond cereal, will be available starting May 4, which also happens to be National Orange Juice Day. “Prepare your mind and cereal bowl for
Continue Reading By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say the problem of foul-smelling seaweed-like algae on the country’s Caribbean coast beaches is “alarming.” The arrival of heaps of brown sargassum on the coast’s normally pristine white beaches comes just as tourism is recovering to pre-pandemic levels, though job recovery in the country’s
Continue Reading WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Brighton has achieved its most points in an English Premier League after dominating Wolverhampton 3-0. Alex Mac Allister recovered from an earlier penalty miss to score from the spot then Leandro Trossard and Yves Bissouma wrapped up the victory. Brighton is up to ninth in the standings with 44 points, its
Continue Reading WATFORD, England (AP) — Burnley has scored two late goals and taken a huge step toward English Premier League survival with a 2-1 win over struggling Watford, which became the first team in top-flight history to lose 11 straight home games. Josh Brownhill scored the winner in the 86th minute at Vicarage Road less than
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story WEAVERVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — About two dozen employees of a Weaverville Wendy’s protested Friday, claiming they’re being sexually harassed. The Wendy’s employees said they’ve faced physical and verbal sexual harassment from management. One employee said when she took the claims to district managers, she
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Veteran Brazilian defender Marcelo has won his 24th title with Real Madrid to become the club’s most trophy-laden player. The left back started in the team’s 4-0 win over Espanyol that clinched Madrid the Spanish league title. The 33-year-old Marcelo was tied on the club’s trophy
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — One of Mobile’s most wanted has been arrested after being busted for shoplifting, police say. Trenteon King, 22, was taken into custody for shoplifting and found to be in possession of a handgun. King is accused of shooting two innocent people
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Carlo Ancelotti has led Real Madrid to the Spanish league title and become the first coach to lift trophies in the top five European leagues. The Italian manager won with AC Milan in Italy, Chelsea in England, Paris Saint-Germain in France, and Bayern Munich in Germany.
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — While Kyle Davidson plots the next moves for the Chicago Blackhawks, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane are watching. Same for Alex DeBrincat. The franchise’s biggest stars all want to know how long the team’s already painful rebuild is going to take. Toews, Kane and DeBrincat each
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Michael Healy y Álvaro Vargas, expresidente y exvicepresidente del Consejo Superior de la Empresa Privada (COSEP) respectivamente, fueron declarados culpables este viernes del delito de menoscabo de la integridad nacional en el caso de Healy, y de conspiración en el de Vargas, según informó el Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (WFSB) — A New Canaan police officer is set to face a judge in Bridgeport on Friday for explosives and weapons charges. David W. Rivera was arrested Thursday on a warrant that charged him with illegal possession of explosives, illegal storage of explosives,
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — A massive drought-starved reservoir on the Colorado River has become so depleted that Las Vegas now is pumping water from deeper within Lake Mead where other states downstream don’t have access. The Southern Nevada Water Authority announced this week that its Low Lake Level Pumping Station is operational, and released photos
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin thought it had Bundesliga survival secured until it conceded in injury time to draw at Arminia Bielefeld 1-1. Stuttgart also scored late to keep the relegation scrap going into the final two games. Chris Führich scored in the 89th for Stuttgart to draw against
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