By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — The first Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational has Dustin Johnson and 12 other PGA Tour members as part of its 48-man field next week outside London. The next move falls to the PGA Tour, which must decide whether to allow them to come back. The Royal
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Lautaro Martínez, Ángel Di María and Paulo Dybala scored to lead Argentina to a 3-0 victory over Italy in the first Finalissima meeting of the South American and European champions. Lionel Messi had assists for Martínez and Dybala. It was a painful return for the
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside and Kate Conerly, CNN A man searching a Florida lake for Frisbees may have died as a result of a possible alligator attack, according to a news release from Largo Police Department. The victim, who authorities have identified as 47-year-old Sean McGuinness, was discovered along the shoreline of Taylor Lake in Largo,
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — American teenager Coco Gauff will try to reach her first Grand Slam final when she faces Martina Trevisan of Italy in the semifinals at Roland Garros. The 18-year-old Gauff is seeded 18th at the French Open. Trevisan is ranked 59th. The other women’s semifinal Thursday is top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland against
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Los siete miembros del jurado encontraron que tanto Amber Heard como Johnny Depp se difamaron mutuamente. Pero, ¿es este el final del conflicto para la expareja de Hollywood? Después de un juicio que duró seis semanas —en donde los miembros del jurado escucharon más de 100 horas de testimonios sobre
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Michigan Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected efforts by two Republican candidates for governor to have their names placed on the August primary ballot. The candidates, businessman Perry Johnson and financial adviser Michael Markey, filed lawsuits after Michigan’s board of canvassers deadlocked last week, leaving in place a decision by
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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger received a contract extension and a $500,000 raise Wednesday after leading the Cyclones to the NCAA Sweet 16 and the third-best turnaround in major college basketball history. “I’m grateful that we are able to reward that success with this extension,” athletic director Jamie Pollard said. “I
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and a few storms. Additional rainfall amounts between 0.25″ to 0.5″. Lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Gradual clearing and less humid with highs in the low to mid-70s. EXTENDED: Scattered showers and a few storms are working in again from the west, bringing an additional 0.25″ to 0.5″
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg, CNN Jamie McLeod-Skinner will win the Democratic nomination in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, CNN projects, ousting seven-term Rep. Kurt Schrader in a rebuke to national Democrats, including President Joe Biden. Schrader, a moderate who has crossed Democratic leadership repeatedly — but nonetheless still won Biden’s first endorsement of the cycle, had been
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By Matt McFarland, CNN Business General Motors announced Wednesday that it’s cut the price of the most affordable Chevrolet Bolt to $26,595, making it the cheapest electric vehicle in the US. The Bolt’s new price slightly undercuts the electric Nissan Leaf, which has a suggested retail price of $27,400. The Bolt’s price has fallen 27%
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN Even as the US grapples with its most recent wave of Covid-19, new research suggests that variants on the horizon may keep case levels high. The next influx of infections will probably come from the newer Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, two closely related viruses that were first characterized in South
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Moms Demand Action, went to Senator Blunt’s Columbia office Wednesday to drop off petitions that relate to regulating firearms.
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Ukraine beat Scotland 3-1 in a pulsating World Cup qualifying playoff semifinal on Wednesday. Ukraine’s emotion-filled quest to qualify for the World Cup as a nation at war surges on. Veteran captain Andriy Yarmolenko lifted his nation by scoring a deft lobbed goal in the
Continue Reading BY RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — The public spat between Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher and Alabama’s Nick Saban appears to be over. Fisher says he is moving on from the public war of words. He says he and Saban had “normal conversations” during two days of meetings with
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN New spacesuits made by Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace could be worn by astronauts that land on the moon later this decade through NASA’s Artemis program, the agency announced Wednesday. The suits will also be worn by crew members living and working on the International Space Station. The orbiting laboratory is
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By Ben Church, CNN Despite a preparation like no other for an international football fixture, Ukraine produced a momentous performance to beat Scotland 3-1 in its World Cup playoff semifinal at Hampden Park in Glasgow Wednesday. The emotional victory, that brought many watching Ukrainian fans — sporting yellow and blue colors — to tears, puts
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A ban on transgender athletes playing on girls’ sports teams is being challenged in court in Utah, one of more than a dozen states that have passed similar bans over the last two years. Two anonymous families who sued Tuesday said the ban wrongly keeps
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hay una gran cantidad de cifras desfavorables rondando el panorama político del presidente Joe Biden y su partido en el Congreso en este momento, pero ninguno puede ser peor que éste: -45. Esa es la cifra más reciente del Índice de Confianza Económica de Gallup, que “resume las calificaciones de los
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, Leyla Santiago and Denise Royal, CNN Twice a week from her courtroom, Florida 13th Circuit Court Judge Denise Pomponio decides who in Hillsborough County can no longer be trusted with a gun. In just the last two months, she has taken away the firearm privileges of dozens of people, including a dad
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