By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — U.S. regulators approved a plan Thursday to demolish four dams on a California river and open up hundreds of miles of salmon habitat that would be the largest dam removal and river restoration project in the world when it goes forward. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for stabbing two men outside the state Capitol in Albany during a clash between supporters of then-President Donald Trump and counterprotesters on Jan. 6, 2021. A jury last month convicted Alexander Contompasis of nearby Rensselaer of assault and attempted
Continue Reading By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A jury has found two Native Hawaiian men guilty of a hate crime for the 2014 beating of a white man. Christopher Kunzelman says he was beaten while trying to fix up a home he purchased in a remote Maui village. He says his attackers, Kaulana
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By Gregory Krieg and Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama on Thursday praised Democratic organizers and campaigns for successfully defeating election-denying Republican candidates in a handful of midterm races in states that could play a major role in deciding the 2024 presidential contest. “They got thumped. They got beat. And particularly in these secretary
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — Si alguna vez te has preguntado de dónde proviene el agua de la Tierra, una nueva investigación sobre un meteorito que cayó en el patio delantero de una familia en Inglaterra el año pasado podría tener la respuesta. Los investigadores del Museo de Historia Natural de Londres y de la
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — James Moors scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Colorado State beat South Carolina 85-53 in the Charleston Classic. Colorado State scored 54 points in the paint — one more than South Carolina’s point total. The Gamecocks turned it over 16 times and made 19 field goals. Colorado
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Lamar Jackson was taken 32nd in the 2018 draft by the Baltimore Ravens. That was 31 spots behind Baker Mayfield. Cleveland drafted Mayfield, but he’s now with the Carolina Panthers. He’s set to face Jackson and the Ravens this weekend. Jackson and Mayfield have faced off plenty because they
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt won his first-ever National League MVP award on Thursday night. The slugger beat out his teammate, third baseman Nolan Arenado, for the honor. The 35-year-old led the National League in slugging and OPS through the 2022 season. He hit .317 with 115 RBIs and 35 home
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By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award Thursday night, taking the coveted trophy for the first time after a couple of close calls earlier in his career. The first baseman received 22 of 30 first-place votes and eight seconds
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award Thursday night, taking the coveted trophy for the first time after a couple of close calls earlier in his career. The first baseman received 22 of 30 first-place votes and eight seconds
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans will have Jeffery Simmons back for their Thursday night matchup with the Green Bay Packers after the Pro Bowl defensive lineman missed one game with an ankle injury. Simmons wasn’t included among the Titans’ list of inactive players. He had been
Continue Reading TURIN, Italy (AP) — Taylor Fritz advanced to the final four of the ATP Finals by beating Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-2 at the year-end tournament. The American will face five-time champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. The match went with serve until the final set when Fritz broke twice in the final
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By Jamiel Lynch and Alaa Elassar, CNN DC Attorney General Karl Racine has announced another lawsuit against the Washington Commanders NFL team, this time for allegedly cheating ticket holders out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The complaint alleges that Pro Football Inc., the owner of the Commanders, implemented a “decades-long unlawful scheme” to withhold
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Gaza (CNN) — Al menos 21 personas, incluidas familias enteras y niños, murieron el jueves cuando se produjo un incendio en un edificio residencial ubicado dentro de un campo de refugiados en el norte de Gaza, según indicaron las autoridades palestinas en Gaza. El incendio estalló en el campo de refugiados de Jabaliya,
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Hoosiers have suspended punt returner Connor Delp indefinitely from all team activities. No reason for the punishment was cited in the news release. The announcement comes two days before Indiana visits Michigan State as the teams battle for the Old Brass Spittoon. Delp played high school football in suburban
Continue Reading CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — JaCobi Wood scored 23 points and Murray State held off No. 24 Texas A&M 88-79 on Thursday in the Myrtle Beach Invitational. The Racers (2-1) will take on UMass in the semifinals while Texas A&M (2-1) faces Colorado on Friday. The victory was the first for Murray State over a ranked
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals has won the National League MVP award.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El secretario de Seguridad de Aguascalientes, en el centro de México, era una de las cinco personas que murieron en un accidente de helicóptero, según la gobernadora del estado. “Lamentamos profundamente la muerte de estos cinco hombres”, dijo este jueves en conferencia de prensa la gobernadora de Aguascalientes, Teresa Jiménez, quien
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The ball New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit for his American League record 62nd homer has gone up for auction. Cory Youmans, who caught the ball, sold its rights to the auction house Goldin. Founder Ken Goldin says the ball will “almost certainly” bring in the highest price ever paid
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By Ibrahim Dahman and Philip Wang, CNN At least 21 people, including whole families and children, were killed when a fire broke out at a residential building in a refugee camp in northern Gaza on Thursday, according to Palestinian authorities in Gaza. The fire broke out in Jabaliya refugee camp, Gaza’s Interior Ministry said. A
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