By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Daniil Kvyat’s anguishing absence from racing will finally end Sunday at Indianapolis. The promising Russian with the Formula One résumé qualified 36th for the NASCAR Cup Series road course race, his first start since late 2020. The 28-year-old posted three podium finishes in seven years on
Continue Reading DENVER (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have bolstered their bullpen by acquiring right-hander Chris Martin from the Chicago Cubs for infielder-outfielder Zach McKinstry. The 36-year-old Martin won a World Series with the Atlanta Braves last season and pitched three times during an NL Championship Series victory over the Dodgers. The 6-foot-8 reliever is 1-0
Continue ReadingBy Adam Murphy and Patrick Quinn Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — Teachers at Holly Springs Elementary in Douglasville made final preparations for the first day of school next week. And with soaring inflation, it’s a costly proposition this year for fourth-grade teacher Katie Winslett. “There’s a lot of things
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The Justice Department is trying to block the Oath Keepers they’ve charged with seditious conspiracy from shifting blame to Donald Trump when they are tried in federal court later this year, according to a court filing. The DOJ’s requests come as both sides in the case are
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have traded shortstop Edmundo Sosa to the Philadelphia Phillies for left-hander JoJo Romero and will activate shortstop Paul DeJong off the taxi squad. DeJong was an All-Star in 2019 but demoted to Triple-A Memphis in May after hitting .130 with one home run in 24 games. The 28-year-old
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have traded shortstop Edmundo Sosa to the Philadelphia Phillies for left-hander JoJo Romero and will activate shortstop Paul DeJong off the taxi squad. DeJong was an All-Star in 2019 but demoted to Triple-A Memphis in May after hitting .130 with one home run in 24 games. The 28-year-old
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 again Saturday morning, per a letter from presidential physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor, in what is likely a “rebound” Covid-19 positivity that the doctor noted is “observed in a small percentage of patients treated with Paxlovid.” Biden has experienced “no reemergence of
Continue Reading By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — With center Ryan Jensen expected to miss “significant time” with a knee injury, second-year pro Robert Hainsey is hoping to make the most of an opportunity to earn a starting job with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The second-year pro spent his rookie season making the
Continue Reading LEICESTER, England (AP) — Darwin Nunez has shaded Erling Haaland in their first matchup by scoring Liverpool’s final goal as it beat Manchester City 3-1 in the Community Shield. City, last season’s English Premier League champion, and Liverpool, the FA and League Cup winner, paraded their big summer signings at King Power Stadium in Leicester
Continue Reading By CHARLES O’BRIEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nostalgia is again taking over in the Bronx as Old-Timers’ Day has returned to Yankee Stadium for the first time since 2019. This time it looked a little different. The New York Yankees called off the annual playful reunion game because too many of the retired
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alexander Rossi snapped a 49-race losing streak that dated all the way back to the 2019 IndyCar season by winning at one of his favorite tracks. Rossi won Saturday on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where his 2016 victory in the 100th running
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Breanna Stewart made four free throws in the final 12 seconds and finished with 18 points and Seattle used a big second-half run to beat the Washington Mystics 82-77 and clinch a berth in the WNBA playoffs. Seattle took sole possession of fourth in the league standings — a game ahead of
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Un robot creado en la Universidad de Stanford en California se sumerge en naufragios y aviones hundidos de una manera que los humanos no pueden. Conocido como OceanOneK, el robot permite que sus operadores se sientan como exploradores submarinos también. OceanOneK se asemeja a un buzo humano desde el frente, con
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna and Keith Allen, CNN The chase for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot has ended — with a single ticket sold in the Chicago area for the whole $1.337 billion. One ticket bought in Des Plaines hit the top prize in Friday night’s drawing, according to the Illinois Lottery, securing the third-largest jackpot
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna and Keith Allen, CNN The chase for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot has ended — with a single ticket sold in the Chicago area for the whole $1.337 billion. One ticket bought in Des Plaines hit the top prize in Friday night’s drawing, according to the Illinois Lottery, securing the third-largest jackpot
Continue Reading By JEREMY REISMAN Associated Press ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have challenged running back D’Andre Swift to fight through the bumps and bruises and play through all 17 games in 2022. He was injured in each of his first two seasons, but is healthy now and expected to be one of Detroit’s
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN Twenty-eight incarcerated women in Indiana have alleged in two separate federal lawsuits that they were threatened or sexually assaulted, including two who said they were raped, last year by men incarcerated at the same facility who, according to one of the lawsuits, bribed a corrections officer with $1,000 to obtain the
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer New Zealand skipper Peter Burling won one fleet race and finished second in the other two to take the lead in the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix Plymouth. It was the best day yet in Burling’s two seasons in tech tycoon Larry Ellison’s global league, which is contested in
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Busch is getting antsy about not having a contract next season. NASCAR’s only active driver with multiple Cup championships has been unable to extend his deal with Joe Gibbs Racing because the team is still seeking a sponsor for Busch. But he said Saturday
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The concept of “personhood” has come up in debates since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion. Some states have passed laws or constitutional amendments to introduce the standard, and anti-abortion advocates have pushed for similar changes elsewhere. But the differences between personhood laws
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