By Tierney Sneed, Ariane de Vogue and Joan Biskupic, CNN In a stunning breach of Supreme Court confidentiality and secrecy, Politico has obtained what it calls a draft of a majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that would strike down Roe v. Wade. The draft was circulated in early February, according to Politico. The
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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has lifted its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than 11 years. The cash rate rose from 0.1% to .35%in a move potentially damaging to a government that will seek reelection on May 21. A rise on Tuesday was widely
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By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — David Perron had a hat trick and an assist to lead the St. Louis Blues past the Minnesota Wild 4-0 in Game 1 of their first-round series. Perron missed the playoffs last year with COVID-19. Ryan O’Reilly scored, Torey Krug added three assists and
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By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — David Perron had a hat trick and an assist to lead the St. Louis Blues past the Minnesota Wild 4-0 in Game 1 of their first-round series. Perron missed the playoffs last year with COVID-19. Ryan O’Reilly scored, Torey Krug added three assists and
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Deandre Ayton scored 25 points, Devin Booker added 23 and the top-seeded Phoenix Suns rolled to a 121-114 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. The Suns never trailed, jumping to a 9-0 lead in the opening minutes and rarely
Continue Reading By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The US Supreme Court‘s legitimacy has been deeply pierced, and it may never recover its stature in the eyes of America. For Chief Justice John Roberts, whose concern for the institution’s reputation is manifest in nearly every opinion he writes and every public speech he
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers have found two more survivors in the rubble of a building in central China that collapsed more than three days ago. The official Xinhua News Agency says a man and a woman were pulled out on Monday afternoon and early Tuesday morning. The woman, whose rescue came after being buried for
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA and INNA VARENYTSIA Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russia plans to annex much of eastern Ukraine later this month, a senior U.S. official warned, and the Mariupol steel mill that is the city’s last stronghold of resistance came under renewed assault a day after the first evacuation of civilians from the
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Yandy Díaz led off the game with a home run to back right-hander Drew Rassmussen’s second straight winning start, and the Tampa Bay Rays used a balanced offense to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1. Wander Franco returned to the lineup and hit a pair of
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By Paul LeBlanc and Eva McKend, CNN Supporters of legal abortion rights gathered at the Supreme Court building on Monday night, carrying signs and raising their voices in chants after a draft of a majority Supreme Court opinion circulated that would overturn Roe v. Wade. The scene outside the court ranged from somber to angry,
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The WNBA will honor Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner with a floor decal, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Monday night. The league’s Board of Governors also approved Phoenix paying Griner’s $228,000 salary — the WNBA max — and not have it count against
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By Alex Rogers, CNN Senate Democratic candidates on Monday immediately called for eliminating the filibuster and passing legislation to protect abortion rights after Politico published what it said was a draft Supreme Court majority opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade. “Democrats need to act NOW—end the filibuster, codify Roe, and defend reproductive freedom,”
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mixed in light “Golden Week” trading with markets in China, Japan and some other countries closed for holidays. Investors are watching to see what the U.S. Federal Reserve does as it accelerates efforts to curb inflation. The central bank is expected to raise short-term interest rates
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Beijing is preparing new hospital facilities to deal with a possible spike in COVID-19 cases, even though the numbers of new cases remain low. State media reported Tuesday a 1,000-bed hospital at Xiaotangshan in the northeastern suburbs built for the 2003 SARS outbreak has been refurbished in case it’s needed. City officials
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit a solo homer and rookie Jeremy Peña added a two-run shot to back up another solid start from Jake Odorizzi and help the Houston Astros to a 3-0 win over the Seattle Mariners. The victory snaps a two-game skid for the Astros. Manager
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By Amir Vera, Omar Jimenez, Ashley Killough and Leonel Mendez, CNN The plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre celebrated a judge’s ruling on Monday when she allowed their case to move forward after defendants sought a motion to dismiss the case. Judge Caroline Wall said the motion to dismiss
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — El secretario de Seguridad Nacional, Alejandro Mayorkas, reiteró este domingo su petición a los migrantes para que no intenten entrar a Estados Unidos por la frontera sur, y dijo que su mensaje para ellos es claro: “No vengan”. “Porque nuestra frontera sur no está abierta”, dijo Mayorkas a Dana Bash
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By Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN The Atlanta-area district attorney who’s investigating former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election said her office will look into the fake Electoral College certifications that Trump backers put forward in Georgia. “We’re going to look at anything connected with interference with the 2020 election,”
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Two wildfires that combined in New Mexico have prompted the evacuation of thousands of people — and much of the state is expected to be under a critical fire threat Tuesday. The Calf Canyon fire started on April 19 and joined with the Hermits Peak fire, which started April 6. The
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist and Jack Campbell made 23 saves in the second playoff shutout of his career as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning 5-0 in Game 1 of their first-round playoffs series. Mitch Marner had a goal and
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