NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Bourbon Street Extravaganza, a free concert held in New Orleans amid Southern Decadence _ one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ events _ has been canceled over monkeypox concerns. Organizers said Wednesday the concert had been scheduled to return Sept. 3 for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic entirely shut
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By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas tight end Darren Waller was one of several key players who returned to practice for the Raiders on Wednesday. Waller had been out since late last month for undisclosed reasons. He told The Associated Press recently at a WNBA game for the Las Vegas
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new report says the departures of Southern California and UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference could mean an estimated loss of around $13 million per year in media rights for each of the remaining schools. The interim report was released during a Board of Regents meeting held at UCLA to address
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Si creías que nadar en los canales, vandalizar propiedades y posar en topless en un sitio conmemorativo de la guerra era lo peor que podían hacer los turistas en Venecia, piénsalo de nuevo. El miércoles por la mañana, dos personas decidieron ir a surfear. Pero no eligieron las playas de
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas has executed a man who fatally stabbed a suburban Dallas real estate agent more than 16 years ago. Kosoul Chanthakoummane was given a lethal injection Wednesday at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He was condemned for fatally stabbing 40-year-old Sarah Walker
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia dio este miércoles vía libre a la extradición a Estados Unidos de Álvaro Fredy Córdoba Ruiz, hermano de la senadora electa Piedad Córdoba, capturado por la policía colombiana el 2 de febrero de este año en Medellín. De los tres cargos contenidos en
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s chief financial officer is expected to plead guilty to tax violations Thursday in a deal that would require him to testify about illicit business practices at the former president’s company, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Allen Weisselberg is
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Cal Raleigh homered twice, Eugenio Suárez and Jesse Winker each hit a two-run shot, and the Seattle Mariners overcame Shohei Ohtani’s four-hit performance to complete a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with an 11-7 victory. Raleigh had the first multi-homer game of his
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s chief justice has denied that a personality conflict led her to fire all members of a commission that governs the Office of Public Defense Services and appoints its executive director. Chief Justice Martha Walters has had issues with that executive director, Stephen Singer. She said
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Afghan refugee charged in the shooting deaths of two Muslim men and suspected in the killing of two others will remain behind bars pending trial. A New Mexico district court judge granted a motion by prosecutors during a virtual hearing Wednesday, agreeing that Muhammad
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — The coroner’s office says actor Anne Heche died from burns and inhalation injury after her fiery car crash and the death has been ruled an accident. The cause of her death was released on the Los Angeles County coroner’s website Wednesday, although a formal autopsy report is still being completed. Heche
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Indianapolis coach Frank Reich enjoyed watching the first joint practice with the Detroit Lions. He liked the spirited play, the intensity, even the controlled chippiness. Lions quarterback Jared Goff just enjoyed working against a different defense — once he settled in. It was a solid
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked the state’s six-week abortion ban from being enforced, granting a request from state abortion providers for a temporary injunction while their challenge to the law continues. South Carolina’s law, S.1, had been in effect since June 27, when a judge lifted a
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Amir Vera, CNN The cause of death of actress Anne Heche was ruled an accident Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner-Coroner. Heche’s car crashed into a Los Angeles home and erupted into flames on August 5. After the accident, Heche experienced a “severe anoxic brain injury,”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Father Tolton has a lot of underclassmen going into the 2022 season, but head coach Michael Egnew is happy with how far the program has come. As Egnew enters his fifth season with the Trailblazers, he says he has more players than before. “My first year here I had 17 kids and
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El megacohete lunar Artemis I arribó a la plataforma de lanzamiento de la NASA en Florida y esta vez es para despegar en un viaje alrededor de la Luna. Ingenieros y técnicos involucrados en el proyecto han estado ocupados con las comprobaciones y las pruebas finales del cohete del Sistema
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Thundering gas-powered muscle cars will be closing in on their final Saturday-night cruises in the coming years. That’s because automakers are replacing the vehicles with super-fast cars that run on batteries. Stellantis’ Dodge brand has long been the performance flag-bearer of the company formerly known
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — La causa de la muerte de Anne Heche fue declarada un accidente, citando la inhalación y las lesiones térmicas como la causa, publicó el miércoles el Departamento del Médico Forense del Condado de Los Ángeles. El automóvil de Heche se estrelló contra una casa de Los Ángeles y estalló en llamas
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Dodge, famous for offering cars with big and powerful V8 engines, is phasing out some of its iconic, gas-powered muscle cars in favor of electric power. To ease fans into this new era, the company has opted to mimic some muscle car sensations — including shifting gears and a loud
Continue Reading By Gabby Orr, Sara Murray, Kaitlan Collins and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Some allies of former President Donald Trump are urging him to publicly release surveillance footage of FBI agents executing a search warrant on his Mar-a-Lago residence, a proposal that has drawn mixed reaction inside his orbit, CNN has learned. The CCTV footage has been
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