BAD HOMBURG, Germany (AP) — Angelique Kerber and Simona Halep have booked their places in the quarterfinals of the Bad Homburg Open while Sabine Lisicki continued her winning comeback. Defending champion Kerber beat Lucia Bronzetti 6-2, 6-3 to set up a meeting with Alizé Cornet. Halep powered past Tamara Zidanšek 6-0, 6-3 to continue her
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Martha Stewart had to miss out on an event she was looking forward to after testing positive for Covid-19. The doyenne of domesticity shared on her verified Instagram account Tuesday that she had planned to host a garden party on behalf of her “favorite skincare line.” “But I’m sad to
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — La tensión en Ecuador no tiene tregua. Después de un 2020 de pandemia y un 2021 marcado por la violencia carcelaria y la criminalidad, este 2022 encuentra al país envuelto en protestas a nivel nacional y el estado de excepción. Y detrás de esta ola de protestas, que incluyen enfrentamientos
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A special session demanded by Wisconsin’s Democratic governor was opened and immediately closed on Wednesday by the state’s Republican-led Legislature, which is refusing to repeal a 19th century abortion ban that remains on the books. The Republican leaders in the legislature gaveled in the special session at noon only to gavel
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SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison after being found guilty of first-degree murder for the strangulation death of another woman nearly two years ago in her Lake Park home. A judge found 27-year-old Allison Decker, 27, of Sioux City, guilty Tuesday of the murder charge,
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By Zahid Mahmood, CNN UK health officials are urging people who may not be up to date on their polio shots to get vaccinated after poliovirus was found during routine surveillance of London sewage samples. Investigations are underway after several closely related viruses were found in sewage samples from the Beckton Sewage Treatment Works taken
Continue Reading OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Hockey Canada’s federal funding is being frozen in the wake of the national organization’s handling of an alleged sexual assault and out-of-court settlement. Minster for Sport Pascale St-Onge says Hockey Canada will have funding restored once it discloses the recommendations it received from a law firm hired to investigate the alleged
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN Business) — Un informe que dice que la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) podría ordenar a Juul que retire sus productos de los estantes de las tiendas ha hecho que las acciones de Altria se desplomen. La compañía de cigarrillos posee una participación del
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By Melanie Zanona and Clare Foran, CNN House Republican leaders are lining up in opposition to a recently unveiled bipartisan gun safety bill and plan to urge their members to vote “no,” even as the Senate moves toward passage of the bill this week. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and House Minority Whip
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN It’s the question everyone is asking: Are we about to enter a recession? A tepid stock market, soaring inflation, and rising interest rates have left Americans less than optimistic about the state of the economy. Consumer sentiment has plunged to a record low, according to a University of Michigan survey released
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University has won its fight to trademark the word “The.” The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved the university’s request Tuesday. The school says it allows Ohio State to control use of “The” on branded products associated with and sold through athletics and collegiate channels. Those include such items
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Casey Anthony trial of 2011. Anthony was accused of killing her two-year-old daughter in 2008. Timeline August 9, 2005 – Casey Anthony, 19, gives birth to a daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony. The identity of Caylee’s father has not been publicly revealed. June 16, 2008 – Caylee is
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By Sara Murray, CNN A super PAC is looking to funnel millions of dollars behind an independent candidate in the race to succeed retiring Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, as conservatives worry over disgraced ex-Gov. Eric Greitens potentially winning the GOP nomination later this summer. The outside spending group, led by former Republican US Sen. John
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets have two picks in the first round of Thursday night’s NBA draft — and no head coach in place to help facilitate those decisions. Hornets owner Michael Jordan has resumed the search for the organization’s next coach after Golden State Warriors assistant
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN Business) — La organización no gubernamental a favor del periodismo y la libertad de expresión Reporteros Sin Fronteras (RSF) afirmó que cuenta con evidencia de que los soldados rusos ejecutaron al periodista Maks Levin en un bosque cercano a Kyiv el 13 de marzo. Levin, un fotoperiodista ucraniano que trabajó con
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By Anna Chernova and Chris Liakos President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is rerouting trade to “reliable international partners” such as Brazil, India, China and South Africa as the West attempts to sever economic ties. “We are actively engaged in reorienting our trade flows and foreign economic contacts towards reliable international partners, primarily the
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Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most pre-war homes in Missouri using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Russian intelligence agencies have increased their efforts to hack US and allied government computer networks to gather intelligence since the war in Ukraine began, Microsoft said in new findings published Wednesday. American organizations were the top target of the Russian hacking attempts outside of Ukraine, according to Microsoft, but the alleged
Continue Reading PALMA, Spain (AP) — Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mallorca Championships but Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn to avoid aggravating an injury ahead of Wimbledon. The top-ranked Medvedev overcame a slow start in a three-set win over Aslan Karatsev. The sixth-seeeded Tsitsipas triumphed in two sets against Ilya Ivashka.
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — A day after Houston outfielder José Siri called his bat-flip home run celebration against the New York Mets “an error,” he seemingly backtracked by posting a profane tweet that was later deleted. The tweet didn’t address the incident directly, but referenced “bad opinions.” It was quickly
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