By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade has died at the age of 23 following a year-long battle with cancer, his family announced Friday. In a YouTube video entitled “so long nerds,” the content creator’s father shared a final message from his son with his subscribers. “Hello everyone, Technoblade here,” the message began. “If you’re
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — Sí, sucedió otra vez. Llegó el mes de julio y con él la avalancha de memes del julio favorito de internet: Julio Iglesias. En realidad, desde hace semanas que los usuarios de las redes sociales están calentando motores con chistes del cantante español. Junio, hay que decirlo, también estuvo inundado
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By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Heather Watson made it to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time. The 121st-ranked Watson beat Kaja Juvan 7-6 (6), 6-2 in her 12th appearance at the All England Club. The pressure on British players at their home Grand Slam can be immense.
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A former Georgetown University tennis coach has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for pocketing more than $3 million in bribes in exchange for helping wealthy parents cheat their kids’ way into the school. The sentence for Gordon Ernst is by far the toughest punishment handed down
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By Rosa Flores, Chris Boyette and Michelle Krupa, CNN The alleged driver of a tractor-trailer where sweltering conditions led to the death of 53 migrants this week in San Antonio didn’t realize the truck’s air conditioning unit had stopped working, according to a federal criminal complaint filed Wednesday in the investigation into the deadliest human
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By Rachel Ramirez and Taylor Romine, CNN In an attempt to slash the wide-ranging impacts of plastic pollution, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law the country’s most sweeping restrictions on single-use plastics and packaging on Thursday, the same day the Supreme Court limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to tackle the worsening climate crisis.
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By Amy Woodyatt and Jacob Lev, CNN Mychelle Johnson, wife of Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges, posted a series of photographs showing what appear to be injuries to her face and body on Instagram and a hospital discharge document, two days after her husband was arrested and charged with a felony in Los Angeles. Johnson
Continue ReadingBy Jenna Thompson Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Two years ago, Dawn VanArsdale and her father lost their furry best friend. She visited her dad’s house in Ashland one November day in 2020, as she had done countless times. There, her father’s beagle mix played, chased birds
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, with whom Biden served in the Senate. Biden will also recognize Sandra Lindsay, the New
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi will become the first woman to officiate in the Italian top flight after she was promoted to the Serie A refereeing pool from next season. The 31-year-old Ferrieri Caputi already became the first female to referee a match involving a Serie A team last year, in Cagliari’s Italian
Continue Reading THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police investigating suspected doping by the Tour de France team Bahrain Victorious have seized more than 450 capsules of unidentified substances at a house in Slovenia during raids across Europe. The European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation says 14 properties in six countries had been searched and three people
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El presidente electo de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, ha dicho que normalizar las relaciones bilaterales con Venezuela es un proceso que no se hace “de la noche a la mañana”. Desde su elección como presidente el pasado 19 de junio, uno de los retos que tiene Petro es cómo acercarse
Continue ReadingBy Billings Gazette Staff Click here for updates on this story BILLINGS, Montana (Billings Gazette) — A Washington airline passenger on Thursday admitted allegations that he interfered with a flight crew by jumping on a beverage cart and pushing a flight attendant into a seat, screaming and trying to take off his clothes on a
Continue Reading By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial Friday, 4 1/2 months after her arrest on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for a Russian team, in a case that has unfolded amid tense relations between Moscow and Washington. The initial session of the
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By Homero de la Fuente, CNN The DP World Tour, formerly the European Tour, has responded to a letter from sixteen LIV Golf series players who are threatening legal action after they were sanctioned for participating in the first event of the controversial Saudi-backed series in London. In a statement shared with CNN, DP World
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By Brian Fung, CNN US Android app developers will be able to claim money from a new $90 million fund Google will establish as part of a wider settlement with app makers over the tech giant’s app store practices, the company said Thursday. The proposed settlement is designed to address app developers’ years-long allegations that
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN US Android app developers will be able to claim money from a new $90 million fund Google will establish as part of a wider settlement with app makers over the tech giant’s app store practices, the company said Thursday. The proposed settlement is designed to address app developers’ years-long allegations that
Continue ReadingBy Steve Rundio Click here for updates on this story LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (La Crosse Tribune) — A 30-year-old La Crosse man with 14 open cases in three counties is being held in the La Crosse County Jail after allegedly killing a two-month old kitten. Kenneth L. Becker was charged in La Crosse County Circuit
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin En el río Po, Italia (CNN) — La principal arteria que atraviesa el corazón de Italia, donde se produce el 30% de sus alimentos, es el río Po, de 650 kilómetros de longitud, que serpentea desde los Alpes hasta el mar Adriático en la costa noreste de Italia. Pero un invierno y
Continue ReadingBy Jared McNett Click here for updates on this story SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (Sioux City Journal) — No matter the speaker at Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra’s second-annual family picnic fundraiser at the Dean Classic Car Museum on Thursday, a common refrain could be heard and a common opponent was repeatedly named. Whether it was from
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