By ANDREW DAMPF and ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Swiss skier Marco Odermatt won the men’s giant slalom for his second gold medal at the world championships. Odermatt was second after the opening run but beat Swiss teammate Loic Meillard by 0.32 seconds. First-run leader Marco Schwarz of Austria finished 0.40 seconds
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Cinco exagentes del Departamento de Policía de Memphis se declararon inocentes el viernes en su comparecencia por los cargos relacionados con la muerte en enero de Tyre Nichols, quien recibió una paliza brutal tras un control policial de tráfico que quedó grabada en video. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes will host the Washington Capitals in Saturday’s night’s Stadium Series outdoor game. It will take place in the football stadium that typically hosts college football games for North Carolina State. It marks another example of the NHL holding one of its marquee
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN It sounds like Penn Badgley has great respect for his former costar and girlfriend, Blake Lively. In an interview with Variety, Badgley talked about his former relationship with Lively, whom he was romantically involved with for three years during their time on “Gossip Girl,” which aired from 2007 to 2012.
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN It sounds like Penn Badgley has great respect for his former costar and girlfriend, Blake Lively. In an interview with Variety, Badgley talked about his former relationship with Lively, whom he was romantically involved with for three years during their time on “Gossip Girl,” which aired from 2007 to 2012.
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN This year’s Random Acts of Kindness Day falls on Friday, but you may want to consider being kind every day. The foundation behind the day wants you to be a “RAKtivist,” or a “Random Acts of Kindness activist.” Here’s why: Spreading kindness not only helps others feel better about themselves —
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN In 1660, a ship carrying a treasure trove of luxury goods sank off the coast of Texel, the largest island in the North Sea. Nearly four centuries later, little remained of the wooden unidentified Dutch merchant ship. But as the silt and sand covering the wreck washed away, broken chests began
Continue Reading By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police have fired tear gas outside a soccer stadium to disperse fans who were trying to force their way into a match in Central Java province, months after the use of tear gas in another stadium caused one of the world’s worst sporting disasters. No
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By Paula Reid and Zachary Cohen, CNN Kathy Chung, President Joe Biden’s former executive assistant, has agreed to sit for an interview with the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into classified documents found at Biden’s home and office, CNN has learned. The Republican-led committee sent a letter to Chung last month demanding
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The sale of Manchester United is set to test European rules designed to protect soccer’s integrity from the risks of owners controlling multiple clubs. Three widely expected bids to buy the most storied brand in English soccer are closely tied to clubs already established in UEFA
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By Anna Cooban, CNN London’s premier stock index is roaring back to life as investors turn their backs on Big Tech to favor old-time bank, oil and mining stocks. The FTSE 100, whose constituent companies are collectively valued at $2 trillion, hit an all-time high of 8,013 points on Thursday, notching its eighth such feat
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Running back Aaron Jones has agreed to remain with the Green Bay Packers on a restructured deal with a reduced salary for 2023. Drew Rosenhaus, Jones’ agent, said Jones will make $11 million this year – including an $8.52 million signing bonus – rather than the $16 million he
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN Dangerous climate feedback loops are increasing global warming and risk causing a permanent shift away from the Earth’s current climate, according to a new study. Climate feedback loops are cyclical chain reactions that happen when one change triggers further changes, in a process that keeps on repeating itself. Some of these
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — To mark NASCAR’s 75th season, The Associated Press interviewed 12 key contributors to the industry on multiple topics. According to the survey, the 1979 Daytona 500 is considered most memorable race in NASCAR history. The race is best remembered for a fight that included
Continue Reading Inke Kappeler, CNN The director of a leading German ballet company is being investigated by police and has been fired for smearing dog feces on a critic’s face after taking offense to a review she wrote. According to journalist Wiebke Hüster, Marco Goecke, the head of Hanover State Opera’s ballet company, verbally attacked her during
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By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Shortly before leaving for his first state visit to China on Tuesday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a thinly veiled criticism of his powerful ally, saying the two countries’ relationship has not lived up to expectations. The first Iranian president to arrive in China on a state visit in two decades,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El FBI ha estado investigando y trabajando para contener un incidente cibernético malicioso en una parte de su red informática en los últimos días, según personas que fueron informadas sobre el asunto. Los funcionarios del FBI creen que el incidente involucró a un sistema informático que la agencia utiliza en investigaciones
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A fire caused heavy damage to a home north of Columbia but no one was injured.
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool center back Virgil van Dijk is on track to start at Newcastle on Saturday after sitting out for nearly six weeks with a hamstring injury. The Netherlands captain hasn’t played since early January though he was on the bench against Everton in a 2-0 win that Liverpool hopes will reboot
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant watched the Phoenix Suns from afar over the past few years, admiring the budding nucleus of Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton. Now he’s thrilled to be a part of it. The 13-time All-Star was introduced on Thursday on the floor at Footprint
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