By Natasha Chen and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Los Angeles police are searching for a suspect who was caught on surveillance video assaulting an Asian man earlier this week, authorities said. Video footage released by police shows the suspect using his elbow to strike the victim in the face while the two were outside a storefront
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By Junko Ogura and Simone McCarthy, CNN Two Chinese coast guard ships navigated Japan’s territorial waters near a chain of disputed islands for more than 64 hours this week, Japanese authorities said Friday — the longest incursion of its kind in a decade. Japan’s coast guard said Friday the Chinese vessels entered Japanese waters in
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A small group of Republicans has joined Democrats in helping to push through a Senate gun bill to a final vote.
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By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge lined a game-winning single on the eve of his salary arbitration showdown, capping a four-run ninth inning that included Aaron Hicks’ tying three-run homer off closer Ryan Pressly in the New York Yankees’ 7-6 victory over the Houston Astros. Batting with two on
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By Heather Chen, CNN Shocking images have emerged from New Zealand showing millions of once-velvety brown sea sponges bleached bone white, the worst mass bleaching event of its type ever recorded, marine scientists say. The alarming discovery comes amid a continued rise in ocean temperatures, a trend that scientists say is overwhelmingly due to planet-warming
Continue Reading By Heather Chen, CNN Shocking images have emerged from New Zealand showing millions of once-velvety brown sea sponges bleached bone white, the worst mass bleaching event of its type ever recorded, marine scientists say. The alarming discovery comes amid a continued rise in ocean temperatures, a trend that scientists say is overwhelmingly due to planet-warming
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Continue Reading By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer For almost a decade, Drago the German shepherd was a popular presence at Fenway Park. He was the service dog of head groundskeeper Dave Mellor and loved to roam the outfield grass near the Green Monster and rest on the pitcher’s mound. Last week, Drago had a stroke and
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — College baseball officials say they are working to increase the number of Black players and coaches in the sport. There were fewer than two dozen Black players among the eight teams that made it to the College World Series. There were no Black head coaches
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — While Charlotte Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak views Kenny Atkinson’s decision last week to renege on his four-year agreement to coach the team as “disappointing,” in some ways he’s grateful it happened the way it did. Kupchak said it is better to find out now
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By Jessie Yeung and Yuki Kurihara, CNN Drinks after work probably seemed like a good idea — but for one worker in Japan the hangover is likely to last for some time. The unnamed worker lost a USB flash drive containing the personal details of every resident of the city of Amagasaki, northwest of Osaka,
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By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 select committee’s latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable new light on former President Donald Trump’s attempts to weaponize the Justice Department in the final months of his term as part of his plot to overturn the 2020 election and stay in power.
Continue Reading By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have packaged its two first round picks and sent them to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Grizzlies moved up in the draft to obtain Jake LaRavia of Wake Forest in Thursday’s NBA draft. The 6-foot-8 forward has a reputation as a strong shooter. He
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By Denise Royal and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN On the eve of the one-year anniversary of a catastrophic condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, a judge approved an approximately $1 billion settlement for those impacted by the disaster that killed 98 people, an attorney for the plaintiffs confirmed Thursday. The judge’s decision finalizes a tentative settlement that
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers drafted forward Moussa Diabate from Michigan with the 43rd pick in the NBA draft. Diabate was the second player from Michigan to be picked in the second round. Caleb Houstan went to Orlando with the 32nd selection. The 6-foot-11 Diabate
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have traded the 23rd overall pick of the NBA draft and Danny Green to the Memphis Grizzlies for De’Anthony Melton, said a person with knowledge of the situation. The Sixers selected Colorado State’s David Roddy Thursday night and he will be sent
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets selected Kansas guard Christian Braun with the 21st pick of the NBA draft. The 6-foot-6 Braun averaged 14.1 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Jayhawks last season. His 12 points and 12 rebounds helped Kansas beat North Carolina in the national championship game on
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers selected Shaedon Sharpe with the seventh pick in the NBA draft on Thursday, taking a chance on a player who never suited up in college. Sharpe, 6-foot-6 wing from Canada, was a five-star recruit who committed to Kentucky but never
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By Raja Razek and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A North Texas school district has updated its dress code for the upcoming school year to ban hooded clothing as well as dresses and skirts for many of its grade levels, reasoning that the change will help students in their future careers. The bans quickly elicited a backlash
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison can finally say he has made a draft pick. The Mavericks traded back into the NBA draft to get 37th overall pick Jaden Hardy from the Sacramento Kings. The Mavericks originally had the 26th pick in the first round but
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