By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — World Cup qualifying resumes Thursday for USA Basketball. The Americans are taking a two-game trip to Puerto Rico and Cuba to conclude the first round of qualifiers for next year’s World Cup. Jim Boylen is going to coach the Americans once again for these games. The
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By Chandelis Duster and Ariane de Vogue, CNN Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in Thursday as an associate justice to the United States Supreme Court, making history as the first Black woman on the highest court in the nation. Jackson, 51, joins the court as its 116th member amid a time of heightened scrutiny of
Continue ReadingBy Emily Rittman Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — A woman is facing animal abuse and neglect charges after 53 dogs were rescued from a property in northwest Johnson County, Missouri. Midwest Animal ResQ, Old Drum Animal Shelter and Risen from the Ashes are caring for the dogs that
Continue ReadingBy Daeshen Smith Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Fifty-four-year-old Charles Dickson now sits behind bars in Metro Jail two weeks after the sheriff’s office says he tried to use a car as a weapon while trying to escape. “He admitted that he knowingly drove towards the deputies when everything
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By Steve Contorno, CNN As Republicans across the country move swiftly to restrict abortion access in their states after last week’s US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has so far shown little desire to match their urgency. Instead, the typically outspoken GOP governor quietly celebrated the ruling that
Continue Reading By KEN MILLER Associated Press A Texas woman suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home has been arrested in Costa Rica, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was arrested Wednesday at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, the Marshals
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By Rebekah Riess, Jennifer Henderson and Holly Yan, CNN The woman suspected of fatally shooting elite cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson in Texas has been captured in Costa Rica, the US Marshals Office said Thursday. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was found Wednesday at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, the Marshals
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Antes de empezar cualquier programa de ejercicios, consulta a tu médico. Detente de inmediato si sientes dolor. (CNN)– Si buscas una actividad cardiovascular que ponga a trabajar a tu corazón y mejore tu vida diaria, es probable que pienses inmediatamente en correr o el entrenamiento a intervalos, también conocido como
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The Prichard water board held an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss the impending departure of its last sewage treatment plant operator, with one member warning the utility could be shut down. Prichard Water Works & Sewer Board Chairman Russell Heidelburg and
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By Tierney Sneed and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday sent three abortion-related cases back down to lower courts to be reconsidered now that the court has overturned Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional protections to obtain an abortion. The move reflects the dramatically changed legal landscape around abortion after the new Supreme
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By Ariane de Vogue, Ella Nilsen and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Supreme Court curbed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants, a major defeat for the Biden administration’s attempts to slash emissions at a moment when scientists are sounding alarms about the accelerating pace of global warming. In
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Stacker uses U.S. Trade Census data to rank the states that buy the most fireworks while also examining July 4 celebrations nationwide.
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Giggster looked at every movie on IMDb with a PG-13 rating and more than 10,000 votes and ranked the top 30 according to IMDb user rating, with ties broken by votes.
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There are few better ways to get to know a new place while traveling than to go for a run. Thistle has identified 10 of the most scenic running paths worldwide.
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The S&P 500 has posted its worst first half in more than 50 years, dropping 20.6% during the first 6 months of 2022. Stocks closed down on Thursday as Wall Street said goodbye to a dismal second quarter and first half of the year. All three major indexes ended the
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By Ariane de Vogue and Gregory Krieg, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a dispute over redistricting in North Carolina, a case that could have major implications for voting rights across the country and fundamentally change the landscape of election law. At the center of the wide-ranging case is the fate of
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — For the second day in a row, there was a gun battle in broad daylight in Mobile. People in the Orange Grove community on edge, afraid of being hit by a stray bullet. This is after a shootout between two guys
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By AJ Willingham and Scottie Andrew, CNN The US is at a critical moment for LGBTQ rights: More Americans than ever are identifying as LGBTQ, but more than half of states have introduced — and in some cases, passed — legislation that aims to limit LGBTQ residents’ rights. So it’s as good a time as
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By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN A Supreme Court ruling Thursday could shape what we see going forward along the US-Mexico border. In a 5-4 ruling, justices found that immigration law gives the Biden administration discretion to end the “Remain in Mexico” policy, which forced some migrants to wait in Mexico while their immigration cases were
Continue ReadingBy Emilee Fannon Click here for updates on this story SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski says he will prosecute abortion providers if there’s an alleged violation against Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban. It comes as dozens of prosecutors across the country are pledging to not press charges in wake of
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