By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A wooden boat crowded with migrants smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart before dawn Sunday off the Italian coast, authorities said. Rescuers recovered nearly 60 bodies, and dozens more people were missing in the rough waters. Officials feared the death toll could top 100 since some
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is accustomed to increased attention in the years leading up to presidential elections, with the state hosting the South’s first voting contests for several of the last cycles. But even by those standards, 2024 feels different. Democrats elevated South Carolina to the top of
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed defensive lineman Roy Robertson-Harris and running back JaMycal Hasty to contract extensions. Robertson-Harris signed a three-year, $30 million extension, according to NFL Network. He had one year remaining on a three-year, $23.4 million deal. He is coming off the best season of his NFL career. He
Continue Reading By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA director says U.S. intelligence shows that China’s President Xi Jinping has instructed his country’s military to “be ready by 2027” to invade Taiwan. But CIA Director William Burns also says Xi may be currently harboring doubts about his ability to make a move against Taiwan,
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By Miles Montgomery and Madeline Montgomery Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WANF) — Hundreds of runners took over the streets of Downtown Atlanta for the 2023 Publix Marathon Sunday, and 15 of them were running for a cause: raising awareness for kidney donors. “We’re a group of people that already have donated
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The gonzo R-rated horror comedy “Cocaine Bear” sniffed up $23.1 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while Marvel’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” shrank unusually quickly in its second weekend. “Quantumania” was still No. 1 with an estimated $32.2 million in
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A rights group says at least 22 Syrian migrants detained for more than five months in Libya have begun a hunger strike to demand their release. Libyan rights group Belaady said Sunday the group of migrants included three minors and has been held in a prison in
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — The race for second place in Serie A is wide open following Inter Milan’s 1-0 loss at Bologna. The defeat left Inter 18 points behind runaway leader Napoli and just three points ahead of Roma and AC Milan with both of those teams still to play this round. Riccardo Orsolini took advantage
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen are due to meet, with expectations high they will seal a deal to resolve a thorny post-Brexit trade dispute. The U.K. government and the EU said von der Leyen would travel to Britain on
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres’ playoff push hit a speed bump with top-line forward Alex Tuch and top defenseman Rasmus Dahlin ruled out from playing against the Washington Capitals. Tuch was placed on injured reserve. General manager Kevyn Adams says Tuch will miss at least two weeks
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Al menos 63 personas murieron después de que una embarcación de madera que transportaba migrantes se partiera al chocar contra rocas frente a la costa de Calabria, en Italia, informó este lunes la prefecta de Crotone, Manuela Curra, quien un día antes dijo que entre las víctimas hay un bebé, niños y varias
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN The alligator rescued from a New York City park last week had swallowed a bathtub stopper, according to an update from zoo officials. The wayward gator was discovered in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Lake by workers for the New York Department of Parks and Recreation last Sunday. Since then, the reptile, found
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By Megan Thomas, CNN From flying in fighter jets to riding motorcycles off mountains, Tom Cruise’s movie career has allowed him an adventurous life and he’s grateful for it. While accepting the David O. Selznick Achievement Award during the Producers Guild of America Awards on Saturday night, Cruise thanked the film industry and said he
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By Paul LeBlanc and Andrew Millman, CNN Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Sunday that she expects 2024 GOP presidential contenders will have to sign a pledge to back the party’s ultimate nominee in order to participate in primary debates. “We haven’t put the criteria out, but I expect a pledge will be part
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc and Andrew Millman, CNN Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Sunday that she expects 2024 GOP presidential contenders will have to sign a pledge to back the party’s ultimate nominee in order to participate in primary debates. “We haven’t put the criteria out, but I expect a pledge will be part
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — En el boxeo, a menudo hay disgusto entre los peleadores. Ya sea en una trifulca en el pesaje o en una guerra de palabras previa, las rivalidades intensas han sido habituales a lo largo de los años. La rivalidad más reciente tiene un toque muy moderno. En una esquina tenemos a una
Continue Reading CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Australia has won the Women’s T20 World Cup by beating host South Africa by a comfortable 19 runs to underline its status as the best team in the world with a third straight title. Australia has now won six of the eight T20 World Cups played. The latest victory
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El sistema de tormentas que trajo advertencias de ventisca al sur de California el viernes y el sábado producirá un evento de viento destructivo significativo en el centro de Estados Unidos el domingo. Más de 20 millones de personas están bajo la amenaza de tormentas severas el domingo desde el oeste
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo won’t play in the Milwaukee Bucks’ game against the Phoenix Suns because of what the team is describing as a bruised right quadriceps. That means neither team will have its MVP available for the matchup. Kevin Durant remains out for Phoenix because of a
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Police say at least 21 people in New York City have had their fancy Apple headphones stolen right off their heads by a roving team of moped-riding bandits. The thefts started on Jan. 28 and have typically involved four people on two mopeds riding up to victims from behind, snatching their
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