WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand will host the United States, Canada and Australia in the Pacific Four series in June as part of preparations for the women’s Rugby World Cup which kicks off in October. New Zealand will play Australia and the U.S. will take on Canada on June 6 to start the
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BEIJING (AP) — Beijing has been enforcing mass testing and closing down access to neighborhoods as China’s capital seeks to contain a new COVID-19 outbreak. The announcement of the mass testing in the city of 21 million had sparked panic buying Monday, but the situation appeared calmer Tuesday with public transport and roads largely normal.
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — At a time when ball clubs are valuing lineup versatility like never before, the communication between managers and players over who is playing — and where — has taken on greater importance. Mets manager Buck Showalter says he’s sharing every bit of information he can
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN, AYSE WIETING and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Cooking oil prices have been rising worldwide since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and Russia’s war in Ukraine has sent those costs spiraling. It’s the latest fallout to the global food supply from the war, with Ukraine and Russia the world’s top exporters
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even as they rolled through the second half of their schedule, the Boston Celtics knew there was a notion they should lose. Tanking a game down the stretch and falling out of the No. 2 seed would have meant avoiding a playoff series with Kevin
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By Amy Simonson and Chris Boyette, CNN A criminal investigation is underway after a man died after being tasered by an Indianapolis officer during a disturbance call Monday, police said. Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s North District responded to a home around 3:20 a.m., IMPD said in a statement released Monday night. In
Continue Reading By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Marcus Freeman couldn’t have wished for a better ending to his first spring as Notre Dame’s head football coach. True freshman quarterback Steve Angeli’s 10-yard dash gave the Gold a 13-10 comeback victory over the Blue in the spring game. Freeman says that gave the
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Este martes se cumplen 36 años del desastre de Chernobyl, calificado como el peor accidente nuclear en la historia. Aquel 26 de abril de 1986, una explosión arrasó con uno de los reactores de la planta nuclear de Chernobyl —ubicada cerca de Pripyat, en Ucrania—, lo que liberó grandes cantidades de
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By Josh Campbell, Paul Vercammen, Holly Yan and Travis Caldwell, CNN Actor Alec Baldwin, who fatally shot a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust” in 2021, and the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, will each be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said Thursday. The family of Halyna Hutchins, who
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Los cantantes del género urbano siguen conquistando espacios y en esta oportunidad Maluma llegó a uno de los museos de cera más conocidos a nivel mundial, el Madame Tussauds. La sede del museo en Orlando, Florida, reveló este lunes su figura de cera tamaño real de “Papi Juancho” en
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Tesla CEO Elon Musk stands to be the next owner of Twitter, having pledged roughly $44 billion to buy the social platform and take it private. Assuming that happens, next up on his agenda will be planning how to fulfill his promises to develop new Twitter features,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) —Â El derramamiento de sangre del fin de semana de Pascua es representativo del alarmante e incesante aumento de la violencia con armas de fuego en Estados Unidos. De Nueva York a Pennsylvania y Florida, de Nevada a California y Oregon, ocho personas perdieron la vida y decenas resultaron heridas durante al
Continue Reading By CLAUDIA TORRENS The Associated Press HICKSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A couple who endured the war on drugs, including jail time, is now eager to open a recreational marijuana dispensary in New York. The state plans to reserve the first 100 retail cannabis licenses for people with marijuana-related convictions. Eladio Guzmán spent two years in
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Walker Buehler tossed a three-hitter for his first career shutout, Will Smith launched a solo homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0. Buehler was superb, retiring 15 straight batters from the fourth inning to the ninth. He struck out 10, leaving the
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By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pinch-hitter Dominic Smith hustled for an infield single that drove in two pivotal runs, and the New York Mets capitalized on an uncharacteristic error by Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado to rally for five runs with two outs in the ninth inning of a 5-2
Continue Reading By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pinch-hitter Dominic Smith hustled for an infield single that drove in two pivotal runs, and the New York Mets capitalized on an uncharacteristic error by Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado to rally for five runs with two outs in the ninth inning of a 5-2
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By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Beijing has rolled out mass Covid testing for nearly 20 million residents in most of the city, as authorities race to contain a fresh Omicron outbreak that has sparked panic buying amid fears of a Shanghai-style lockdown. The Chinese capital started testing all residents of Chaoyang, a bustling
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 33 points and 13 rebounds in his first home playoff game coming off a calf injury and the Dallas Mavericks routed the Utah Jazz 102-77 for a 3-2 lead in their first-round playoff series. After the first four games were decided by eight
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By Amir Vera, Cheri Mossburg and Josh Campbell, CNN Newly released video evidence from the investigation into a deadly shooting last year on the set of the film “Rust” shows investigators’ first interview with actor Alec Baldwin shortly after the incident. Baldwin was handling a gun while rehearsing a scene at the Bonanza Creek Ranch
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is seeking the Supreme Court’s go-ahead to end a controversial Trump-era immigration program that forces some people seeking asylum in the U.S. to wait in Mexico for their hearings. The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday in the administration’s appeal of lower-court rulings that require
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