PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — There have been about 7,200 rounds played at the Honda Classic since it moved to PGA National 17 years ago. Only two of those rounds were better than the one turned in Friday by Chris Kirk. Kirk shot an 8-under 62 in the second round, moving him to 9
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor has stepped into the fight over how federal land managers are eradicating wild cows in the Gila Wilderness. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a statement Friday as the U.S. Forest Service conducted an aerial shooting operation aimed at killing as many
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La Justicia de Estados Unidos concedió asilo político a un piloto cubano que hace cuatro meses huyó de la isla en una avioneta fumigadora de fabricación soviética y aterrizó en un aeropuerto del sur de la Florida, informó el viernes su abogado Eduardo Soto. Martínez Machado estaba en un centro
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A Lebanese and Belgian citizen labeled a “global terrorist” by the United States in 2018 when $10 million was offered for information about his whereabouts has been captured in Bucharest, Romania’s capital. Friday’s arrest of Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi on charges describing him as a key Hezbollah financier was announced by federal
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A rematch is in sight for Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie in the Rio Open final. Both have advanced to the semifinals of the clay court tournament and could repeat last weekend’s Argentina Open decider, which the Spaniard won. Defending Rio Open champion Alcaraz
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo was in the Milwaukee Bucks’ starting lineup just four days after traveling to New York to get his injured right wrist examined. Antetokounmpo sprained his right wrist Feb. 16 as the Bucks won 120-100 at Chicago in their last game before the All-Star break.
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By Dan Berman and Devan Cole, CNN Twelve states led by liberal attorneys general announced Friday that they had sued the Food and Drug Administration, saying its limits on mifepristone, one of the two drugs used for medication abortion, are too strict. The suit is a possible hedge by states waiting to see how a
Continue Reading By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — James Abourezk, a South Dakota Democrat who grew up on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, became the first Arab American U.S. senator and was known for his quick wit as he advocated for populist causes, died Friday. He was 92. Abourezk died at his home in
Continue Reading By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says an internal review of the state’s execution procedures is complete and the state will begin scheduling lethal injections. Ivey made the announcement on Friday. She initiated the review in November after three lethal injections were aborted because of problems with intravenous
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has struck down a federal rule requiring Gulf of Mexico charter boat operators to equip their vessels with tracking devices. The ruling handed down Thursday by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed a lower court decision. It
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By Janelle Chavez, CNN Two people who received Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine during a clinical trial were later diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, and the US Food and Drug Administration has asked Pfizer to conduct a safety study if the shot is approved, according to agency documents released Friday. The cases were confirmed in
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A medida que una feroz tormenta invernal de varios días comienza a ceder después de producir fuertes nevadas y hielo a una gran franja del país esta semana, y de dejar a miles de personas sin electricidad en el Medio Oeste, otra tormenta está amenazando con llevar lluvia y nieve al
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By Brad Lendon, CNN A day after China said it drove a US Navy destroyer away from Beijing-claimed waters in the South China Sea, the US 7th Fleet said the same warship sailed through those waters to challenge the Chinese claims. The “guided-missile destroyer USS Milius asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Es indiscutible que muchos de nosotros pasamos gran parte de nuestra vida frente a las pantallas, especialmente en nuestros teléfonos. Lo que también es indiscutible es que algunas de esas actividades pueden llevarnos a una madriguera de conejo en espiral que absorbe el tiempo. De hecho, el 31% de los adultos
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By Emma Tucker, CNN After weeks of testimony, a South Carolina court finally heard this week from Alex Murdaugh, who is facing two counts of murder in the deaths of his wife and son. The disgraced former attorney pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and two weapons charges in the killings of his
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer A federal judge declined Friday to postpone the trial date in LIV Golf’s antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour, even while conceding that might be inevitable if LIV owner Saudi Arabia appeals a ruling that officials with its sovereign wealth fund be required to testify. Friday’s case management hearing
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer A federal judge declined Friday to postpone the trial date in LIV Golf’s antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour, even while conceding that might be inevitable if LIV owner Saudi Arabia appeals a ruling that officials with its sovereign wealth fund be required to testify. Friday’s case management hearing
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has directed federal agencies to go door-to-door in East Palestine, Ohio, to check on families affected by the toxic train derailment that has morphed into a political controversy. House Republicans, meanwhile, have opened an investigation into the derailment, blaming Transportation Secretary
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By PAUL J. WEBER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence says the U.S. should step up support for Ukraine, marking the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion with calls for faster military aid that put him out of step with some of his likely 2024 presidential rivals.
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is declaring its solidarity with Ukraine by piling sweeping new sanctions on Moscow and approving a fresh $2 billion weapons package for Kyiv. The U.S. action aims to fortify Ukraine a year after Russia’s invasion. New sanctions introduced by the
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