By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Calculus and chemistry were too hard. Nobody took him seriously as a baseball player, either. Hayden Buckley says some of his dreams were crushed early. These days, though, the dream is golf. And it’s not so far-fetched to think this 26-year-old, whose Plan A was
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jackson Nicklaus hit a grand slam, Jake Bennett pitched six strong innings and Oklahoma jumped on Texas A&M early in a 13-8 win in the College World Series opener. The Sooners scored seven runs with two outs in the second inning to lead 8-0 and
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Vince McMahon is in the middle of a corporate firestorm, but he still opened the company’s wrestling telecast “Smackdown” on Friday. “Mr. McMahon,” the executive’s in-ring persona, kept things short. “It’s a privilege as always to stand before you here tonight,” McMahon said to the crowd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. McMahon
Continue Reading MONTREAL (AP) — Charles Leclerc has received a 10-place grid penalty because Ferrari changed his engine ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. An engine failure knocked Leclerc out of last week’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix while leading and Ferrari has since deemed the engine “beyond repair.” The FIA announced after Friday’s second practice that Leclerc had
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Gustavo Petro will become Colombia’s first leftist leader, after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. The former guerrilla won by a slim margin with over 50% of the votes, against 77-year-old entrepreneur Rodolfo Hernandez. In this historic win, his running mate Francia Marquez will now become the first Afro-Colombian to
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Jesús Aguilar and Jesús Sánchez were placed on the injured list by the Miami Marlins, who did not specify why. Manager Don Mattingly said he couldn’t talk about the medical issues of Aguilar and Sánchez,, who rank third and fourth on the Marlins in homers. Aguilar has played in a team-high
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Longtime Trump political adviser Steve Bannon wants to block prosecutors from exploring the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol before the jury at his criminal contempt trial next month. At the same time, prosecutors are trying to prevent Bannon from turning his trial into a
Continue Reading By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mets pitcher Tylor Megill won’t throw for four weeks because of a strained right shoulder while infielder Eduardo Escobar rejoined the team after having hospital tests for an unspecified “non-workplace event.” Megill was put on the injured list for the second time this season, a day
Continue Reading BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho opened a two-stroke lead over defending champion Nelly Korda on Friday in the LPGA Meijer Classic, shooting a 5-under 67 in windy conditions for her second straight bogey-free round. A stroke ahead after a career-best 63 on Thursday, Kupcho had a 14-under 130 total at wind-swept Blythefield Country Club.
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN A man who killed one person and injured five others during a shooting at a church in Orange County, California, has had hate crime enhancements added to his charges, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. David Wenwei Chou, 68, had hate crime enhancements added for each of the five
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten, CNN The majority of a county commission in a rural swath of New Mexico on Friday voted to certify the results of the June 7 primary, ending a standoff with state officials that had set off national alarms about potential election subversion. The Otero County Commission voted 2-1, with one of the
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El presidente de Panamá, Laurentino Cortizo, anunció este viernes que el subsidio denominado vale digital, creado como apoyo económico a la población desempleada por la pandemia de covid-19, se entregará por 6 meses más, o sea hasta diciembre de 2022. Antes de este anuncio, el gobierno había dicho que solo
Continue ReadingBy Gabriella Bachara Click here for updates on this story GRAFTON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A group of young entrepreneurs are raising money to help a local nonprofit purchase and preserve a stretch of shoreline along Lake Michigan. The kids worked a lemonade stand along the Interurban Bike Trail in Grafton on Friday, June 17. They
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — La imagen de una familia, o lo que queda de ella, atravesando a pie una frontera a veces tapada por la nieve y custodiada por soldados mucho mejor abrigados, en otras ocasiones aplastada por el calor y la humedad y amenazada por traficantes de personas, se ha vuelto demasiado común
Continue Reading By Gregory Wallace and Brian Fung, CNN Mobile phone carriers have agreed to another delay in rolling out some 5G service to prevent interference with airplane technology, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. The FAA said the delay, for an additional year, will allow more time for the permanent fix: replacing or filtering the devices
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Big wave surfer Ian Walsh and snowboarder Elena Hight anticipate the ride of their lives when they sail with the crew of 11th Hour Racing in the Newport Bermuda Race this weekend. It will be more than just a celebrity ride-along for Walsh and Hight during the 635-nautical mile
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — El costo económico de la guerra, que se desató cuando las heridas de la pandemia seguían en carne viva, es especialmente duro para las economías emergentes y en desarrollo, según el Fondo Monetario Internacional, que adelanta un panorama poco alentador para América Latina. En 2021, la región de América Latina
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Cientos de migrantes de 14 países fueron detenidos el viernes en Chiapas, México, “en condiciones de hacinamiento en la caja de un tractocamión”, según un comunicado emitido por la Guardia Nacional mexicana. Los 377 migrantes eran ciudadanos de Bangladesh, Cuba, República Dominicana, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Nepal, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Sudáfrica,
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN When Charles McGee first dreamt of flying above the clouds nearly a century ago, the US military wouldn’t even allow Black Americans to do so. On Friday, in ceremonies attended by family and friends, at which the secretary of the Air Force and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff came
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN Business)– El embargo de la Unión Europea sobre el 90% del petróleo que importa de Rusia es el castigo más duro que ha impuesto al Kremlin desde que el presidente Vladimir Putin ordenó la invasión de Ucrania. Pero una parte más pequeña del último paquete de sanciones podría resultar igual de
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