By David Close, CNN The NBA has fined Phoenix Suns and Mercury managing partner Robert Sarver $10 million and suspended him for a year after an independent investigation found he engaged in hostile, racially insensitive and inappropriate behavior. The report, commissioned by the NBA last fall, found Sarver had “engaged in conduct that clearly violated
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CHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty on a charge of rape of a 19-year-old woman. The verdict was given by a jury on the direction of a judge. Mendy’s co-accused is Louis Saha Matturie. Matturie was also cleared of two counts of rape and one of sexual
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Abdul Hodge was a three-time, all-Big Ten linebacker who played the position in the NFL and spent the last three years coaching future linebackers at South Dakota. Yet the former Iowa star now is working on the other side of the ball as he returns to his alma mater
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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Abdul Hodge was a three-time, all-Big Ten linebacker who played the position in the NFL and spent the last three years coaching future linebackers at South Dakota. Yet the former Iowa star now is working on the other side of the ball as he returns to his alma mater
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Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz answered questions about the Tigers’ brutal defeat at the hands of Kansas State last Saturday and the upcoming home matchup against Abilene Christian.
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN A sexual assault victim filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging San Francisco Police violated her constitutional rights by relying on DNA taken from her rape kit years ago to arrest her in an unrelated burglary case. The woman, identified only as “Jane Doe,” alleges that law enforcement officers took her DNA
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By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials announced plans Tuesday to list the tricolored bat as endangered — the second U.S. bat species recommended for the designation this year as a fungal disease ravages their populations. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in March proposed reclassifying the northern long-eared
Continue Reading LYNN, Mass. (AP) — The largest union representing General Electric Co. workers says it’s reached a tentative deal with the company to speed up pay raises for workers at a Massachusetts aviation plant. Under the agreement, workers at GE’s facility in Lynn would be eligible for raises sooner and could reach the top pay rate
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has filed an ethics complaint against state Attorney General Letitia James, reiterating his oft-repeated concerns about a sexual harassment investigation that led to his resignation last year. Cuomo questioned the accuracy and credibility of the investigation’s findings, alleging James, a fellow Democrat, used the probe
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian politician who questioned Russia’s strategy in Ukraine on national TV says he spoke the truth and doesn’t fear punishment under new laws against spreading fake news about the conflict. Former parliament member Boris Nadezhdin said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was misled by intelligence services that apparently told him
Continue Reading By DAVID KEYTON, JILL LAWLESS and MIKE CORDER Associated Press EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — A military transport plane carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II left her beloved Scotland on Tuesday for the final time to return to London, where she will lie in state. Her son, King Charles III, returned to London from Northern
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Sept. 19 will be a holiday so that federal employees can mourn Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her state funeral. Trudeau says he’s working with the provinces on a possible public holiday for other workers. The late queen was
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Izium, Ucrania (CNN) — Tanques incendiados y camiones con el símbolo de la “Z” rusa yacen al lado de la carretera, destruidos y rojos por el óxido. Un puente derrumbado está cubierto de carteles que advierten de la presencia de minas terrestres. Más adelante, los restos de un auto yacen junto a una
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By Luke McGee, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be invited to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral because of his invasion of Ukraine, a senior British government source told CNN on Tuesday. The source said the full list of invitations had not yet been finalized, but that officials from three countries had been ruled out:
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El precio medio de la gasolina a nivel mundial es de US$ 1,34 por litro, según el sitio Global Petrol Prices. La situación de la mayoría de países de América Latina, no obstante, está lejos de la media: en Venezuela, el país con la gasolina más barata, el litro asciende a
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson, CNN The 127th Boston Marathon is allowing non-binary athletes to register within their own division for next year’s race for the first time. “The Boston Athletic Association (BAA) is currently working on expanding opportunities for non-binary athletes at our events, including the upcoming 2023 Boston Marathon,” race organizers said on their registration
Continue ReadingBy Steve Large Click here for updates on this story LINDA, California (KOVR) — Two deadly discoveries two days in a row has one community on edge. The bodies of two women were discovered in Linda, and both were found near homes in neighborhoods. One was found Thursday on the 1900 block of Linda Avenue
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Toms Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — As Ukraine continues to face war against Russia hundreds of Bay Area organizations have stepped up to aid however they can. Russian forces have lost significant ground in the eastern city of Kharkiv, Ukraine where Russian soldiers have retreated across
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Ryan Armour is 46 and starts a new PGA Tour season this week. That’s a surprise even for him. He was supposed to be out with a rib injury until late October. But when the pain started to subside, he decided to play the last two Korn Ferry Tour
Continue ReadingBy Spencer Wilson Click here for updates on this story HEENEY, Colorado (KCNC) — A crew called 911 for help Wednesday morning after someone from a hunting party didn’t come back to camp Tuesday night somewhere between Surprise Lake and Upper Cataract Lake. Flight for Life made a quick scouting mission but wasn’t able to
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