By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Current and former Wisconsin athletes talked about mental health and the need for athletes to communicate and seek assistance during a panel discussion on sports and mental health. The discussion took place three weeks after the death of Wisconsin cross country and track runner Sarah
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mitch Garver and Jonah Heim homered and Zach Reks snapped a tie game with a two-RBI double to lead the the Texas Rangers past the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4. Reks broke the tie with a pinch-hit, two-RBI double off reliever Seranthony Dominguez in the sixth inning. Brock
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Después de 13 días de testimonio, los abogados de Johnny Depp concluyeron este martes su caso en el juicio por difamación contra Amber Heard, y el equipo legal de Heard comenzó a presentar su versión. Depp está demandando a Heard, su exesposa, alegando que un artículo de opinión de 2018 que
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An autopsy will be done on an inmate who died at a prison in Jefferson City.
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 25 of his 30 points in the first half, and the Boston Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks 109-86 to even their second-round playoff at one game apiece. The series shifts to Milwaukee Saturday for Game 3. Brown shook off a dismal shooting night
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — College football coaches are pushing for changes to NCAA rules to help stabilize rosters depleted by transfers. The proposals would lift the yearly cap on how many players a school can sign and create designated windows in which a player must enter the
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Una agente correccional de Alabama desaparecida y señalada de ayudar a un acusado de asesinato a escapar de la cárcel la semana pasada tenía una “relación especial” no física con él que incluía permitirle privilegios mientras estaba encarcelado, dijo un sheriff este martes. La relación entre Vicky White, subdirectora de correccionales
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By Taylor Romine and Steve Almasy, CNN The father of JonBenét Ramsey, the 6-year-old Colorado girl whose 1996 killing in the family home became a huge national story, is asking the Colorado governor to intervene and let an outside agency to take over DNA testing in the ongoing investigation. On December 26, 1996, JonBenét was
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By Maryna Marukhnych, Natalie Gallón, Nick Paton Walsh, Tim Lister, Denis Lapin and Julia Presniakova, CNN Civilians evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol have described their harrowing ordeal after arriving in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. CNN’s team in Zaporizhzhia saw the arrival of five buses with evacuees and witnessed emotional scenes
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Carrasco dodged trouble for eight innings, Pete Alonso homered against Kyle Wright on an off night for Atlanta’s breakout right-hander and the New York Mets beat the Braves 3-0 to complete a doubleheader sweep. Alonso had two RBI singles in the opener as the
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By BRIAN WITTE and TERENCE CHEA Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-profile government posts and ordered commercial flights grounded after the 9/11 terror attacks as the nation’s federal transportation secretary, died Tuesday. He was 90. John Flaherty, Mineta’s former chief of staff, said
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By Andy Rose, CNN Carman Deck, who was condemned to death following a double murder conviction and three trials, was executed Tuesday evening in Bonne Terre, Missouri, by lethal injection. Deck was accused of fatally shooting James and Zelma Long in the back of the head and robbing them in 1996, when he was 30
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN More than 200 sailors have moved off the USS George Washington aircraft carrier after multiple deaths by suicide among the crew, including three in less than one week in April, according to the Navy. The sailors are moving to a local Navy installation as the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier continues to go
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday signed into law a bill modeled after the controversial Texas abortion law, which allows private citizens to take civil action against abortion providers to enforce the law. The “Oklahoma Heartbeat Act,” Senate Bill 1503, takes effect immediately and prohibits abortions at the time when a
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A Kansas City man accused of the death of a Boone County firefighter had a warrant issued for his arrest on Monday after he miss a court date has died in a hospital.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El gobernador Mike DeWine ganará las primarias republicanas para gobernador en Ohio, según una proyección de CNN Decision Desk, derrotando a tres aspirantes mientras busca un segundo mandato en el cargo. DeWine, un conservador acérrimo pero crítico ocasional del expresidente Donald Trump, se benefició del fracaso de sus dos principales rivales, el
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By Amanda Musa, CNN The body of a 15-year-old boy was recovered from the Mississippi River on Monday, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said in a statement Monday. The mayor’s announcement came a week after the Coast Guard said it was suspending its search for three children — a 15-year-old boy and two girls; 14
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — La ciudad brasileña de Encantado tiene una nueva e imponente estatua de Jesucristo que rivaliza en altura con la famosa estatua del “Cristo Redentor” de Río de Janeiro. El Cristo Protector de Encantado ha estado en obras desde 2019. Las fotos recientes de drones muestran que parece más o menos terminado.
Continue Reading By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s main opposition party is demanding a no-confidence vote aimed at ousting the Rajapaksa-led government. It blames Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his Cabinet for failing to provide decent living standards amid the nation’s economic crisis. Protesters have been demanding Rajapaksa and his brother,
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson says interim coach Derek King remains in the running for the full-time job. The Blackhawks announced over the weekend that assistants Marc Crawford and Rob Cookson will not return to the organization next season. But Davidson says that doesn’t impact King’s situation at all. Davidson, who took
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