By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby is the next major sporting event to move a step closer to normalcy after two years of upheaval adjusting to COVID-19 restrictions. After fluctuating dates and crowds, Churchill Downs will welcome everybody without restrictions on Saturday, raising hopes of getting back
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By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby is the next major sporting event to move a step closer to normalcy after two years of upheaval adjusting to COVID-19 restrictions. After fluctuating dates and crowds, Churchill Downs will welcome everybody without restrictions on Saturday, raising hopes of getting back
Continue ReadingAlberto Pando Nueva York (CNN Business)– La inflación está en su punto más alto en 40 años y los estadounidenses lo sienten. Un litro de gasolina cuesta aproximadamente el doble de lo que costaba en enero de 2021. Los precios de las viviendas aumentaron un 19,8 % interanual en febrero. Y, en marzo, los alimentos
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Nadia Romero, Maria Cartaya and Theresa Waldrop, CNN An Alabama corrections official who was last seen with a man held on murder charges now has a warrant out for her arrest. A warrant was issued for Vicky White, an assistant director of corrections for Lauderdale County, on charges of permitting or facilitating
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer The Beijing Winter Olympics closed just over two months ago and the focus now turns to awarding a host city for the 2030 Winter Games. There appears to be four candidates with Sapporo, Japan; Salt Lake City and Vancouver leading the list. Interest has also been shown by Barcelona
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Coast guard officials searched the office of a Japanese tour boat operator on Monday as part of a criminal investigation into suspicions that professional negligence caused the sinking of a vessel carrying 26 people in a national park last month. The Kazu 1 sightseeing boat conducted the
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Hollingshead broke a scoreless tie with a goal in the 82nd minute, José Cifuentes scored in the final minute of full time and Los Angeles FC regained the top spot in the Western Conference with a 2-0 victory over Minnesota United in MLS play. LAFC (7-1-1) moved two points ahead
Continue Reading The Associated Press The Federal Reserve delivers an economic and interest rate policy update Wednesday. Kellogg reports quarterly results Thursday. The Labor Department issues its April tally of hiring by nonfarm employers Friday.
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By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden will travel to Romania and Slovakia this week in a show of support for displaced Ukrainian families forced to flee in the wake of Russia’s invasion. Biden will also use the trip to meet with members of the United States military stationed overseas, as well as top-level
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By Maeve Reston, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s ability to pick winning candidates will be put to the test as the primary calendar kicks into high gear this month with a series of contentious contests starting Tuesday in Ohio. Most of this month’s GOP candidates have tried to appeal to Trump during their campaigns, which
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By Maeve Reston, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s ability to pick winning candidates will be put to the test as the primary calendar kicks into high gear this month with a series of contentious contests starting Tuesday in Ohio. Most of this month’s GOP candidates have tried to appeal to Trump during their campaigns, which
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Blazers in knit fabrics, pants with drawstrings or elastic waists, and polo shirts as the new button-down. Welcome to the post-pandemic dress code for the office. After working remotely in sweats and yoga pants for two years, many Americans are rethinking their wardrobes to balance
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA and INNA VARENYTSIA Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian civilians holed up inside a steel plant in Mariupol under siege by Russian forces nearly two months began evacuating over the weekend and people sheltering elsewhere in the city were to leave Monday, local officials said. Video posted online Sunday by Ukrainian
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares slipped Monday lower following a sell-off last week on Wall Street as investors fretted over the impact on regional economies from inflation, the war in Ukraine and COVID-19 lockdowns in China. Benchmarks declined in Japan, South Korea and Australia. Trading was closed for holidays
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on former Mizzou and NFL tight end Chase Coffman in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand welcomed tourists from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Japan and more than 50 other countries for the first time in more than two years Monday after dropping most of its remaining pandemic border restrictions. The country has long been renowned for its breathtaking scenery
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Estados Unidos debe prepararse para un posible aumento de casos de covid-19 en los estados del sur, declaró este domingo por la mañana a la CBS la Dra. Deborah Birx, excoordinadora del Grupo de Trabajo de Respuesta al Coronavirus de la Casa Blanca. Según Birx, es previsible que en el sur se
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By Gabby Orr and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former President Donald Trump defended Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster at a rally on Sunday, dismissing recent sexual misconduct allegations against him as “malicious” and saying they were the main motivation for his decision to hold an event in the Cornhusker State ahead of the GOP primary later
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Las tropas rusas en la ciudad ocupada de Melitópol robaron todo el equipo de un concesionario de maquinaria agrÃcola y lo enviaron a Chechenia, según un empresario de Ucrania de la zona. Pero, después de un viaje de más de 1.100 kilómetros, los ladrones no pudieron utilizar ninguno de los equipos porque
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dominic Smith went 4 for 4 with three RBIs to back an inconsistent Max Scherzer, and the New York Mets won their seventh straight series to begin the season by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 10-6. Jeff McNeil also had four of New York’s 15 hits,
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