By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at Wimbledon as neutral athletes after the All England Club on Friday reversed its ban from last year. The players must sign declarations of neutrality and comply with “appropriate conditions,” including not expressing support for Russia’s invasion
Continue Reading By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The 34th GLAAD Media Awards featured a surprise Jennifer Coolidge appearance, honors for Bad Bunny and Christina Aguilera and, of course, jokes about Donald Trump’s indictment. News of the last broke just hours before Thursday’s show. The GLAAD Media Awards are intended to honor “fair,
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say officers shot and killed a man who allegedly tried to seize an officer’s weapons at a flashpoint Jerusalem site. Police say the man slain late Friday was 26 years old and from an Arab village in southern Israel. Authorities say the incident happened when officers stopped the man for
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving children and adults in the next 12 to 18 months, the head of the Nobel prize-winning U.N. World Food Program warned Friday. David Beasley
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By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A tornado raced through Little Rock and surrounding areas Friday, splintering homes, overturning vehicles and tossing trees and debris on roadways as people raced for shelter. There were reports of at least one dead and two dozen or more hurt, some critically. Another tornado hit
Continue Reading By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A tornado raced through Little Rock and surrounding areas Friday, splintering homes, overturning vehicles and tossing trees and debris on roadways as people raced for shelter. There were reports of at least one dead and two dozen or more hurt, some critically. Another tornado hit
Continue Reading By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A tornado raced through Little Rock and surrounding areas Friday, splintering homes, overturning vehicles and tossing trees and debris on roadways as people raced for shelter. There were reports of at least one dead and two dozen or more hurt, some critically. Another tornado hit
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — A group of international experts investigating the 2014 disappearance of 43 students in southern Mexico says Mexico’s military has failed to hand over key information on the case. The group was created by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to investigate the abduction and forced disappearance of students from the Ayotzinapa
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NBA has levied fines for Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert and coach Chris Finch for their public criticisms of the officiating after their previous game. Gobert was fined $25,000 and Finch was fined $15,000. Finch and Gobert sounded off after Minnesota’s 107-100 loss at Phoenix earlier this week. The Timberwolves were
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer DALLAS (AP) — The NCAA has an entirely female crew working the national semifinals and championship game at the women’s Final Four this weekend. It’s the first time that’s ever happened, according to the organization. The NCAA is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX this year, which makes
Continue Reading ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Brandon Naurato was promoted from interim to full-time head coach of Michigan’s hockey team Friday. Naurato has led the Big Ten Tournament champion Wolverines to the Frozen Four — in which they play Quinnipiac on April 6 — after being named interim coach in August. The university said Naurato’s five-year
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Andrew Tate, el exkickboxer convertido en influencer, y su hermano Tristan serán sacados de la cárcel y puestos bajo arresto domiciliario en Rumania, en medio de una investigación criminal en curso sobre denuncias de crimen organizado, trata de personas y violación. La medida fue ordenada por un tribunal rumano el viernes,
Continue Reading By TIM PRICE Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Patrick Rodgers took a step toward his first PGA Tour victory — and his first Masters appearance — on Friday, shooting a 5-under 67 to take a three-stroke lead midway through the second round of the weather-delayed Valero Texas Open. Rodgers, who finished his opening-round 66
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — John Brockington, a former All-Pro fullback who ranks fourth on the Green Bay Packers’ career rushing list, has died. He was 74. The Packers announced that Brockington died Friday in San Diego. Brockington played for the Packers from 1971-77 and rushed for 5,024 yards during that stretch. He was the first
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — For UConn players Adama Sanogo, Samson Johnson and Hassan Diarra a traditional pregame meal before Saturday night’s national semifinal against Miami won’t be possible. The three are Muslims who observe Ramadan and adhere to a strict fast from dawn until sunset daily until April 20. With
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Hugh Grant sabe que tuvo algunas malas actuaciones, pero ¿cuál le gustaría borrar de su currículum? Durante su participación en “The Late Late Show” para promocionar su nueva película, “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”, junto a su coprotagonista Chris Pine, Grant jugó al “Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts”
Continue Reading ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The LIV Golf-Orlando had two groups that were all former Masters champion. The leader after one round is Sebastian Munoz. He’s not eligible for the Masters. The Colombian opened with an eagle and sailed to a 62. That gives him a two-shot lead over 50-year-old Englishman Richard Bland. Brooks Koepka and
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Toronto coach Nick Nurse will take time in the offseason to consider if he wants to return to the Raptors for a sixth season or pursue other options. Nurse’s name has been linked to other coaching jobs and there have reports Toronto could be ready to
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico produced more than 53,000 tons of its most famous crop during the last growing season, meaning more chile peppers found their way into salsas and onto dinner plates than the previous year. State and federal agriculture officials rolled out the latest numbers this
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Rusia podría desplegar poderosas armas nucleares estratégicas en Belarús, además de las ojivas nucleares tácticas que Moscú ya planea desplegar allí, dijo el presidente, Alexander Lukashenko, durante un discurso nacional este viernes. El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, anunció la semana pasada que Moscú completaría la construcción de una instalación de
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