By STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling on Wall Street Tuesday after two reports on the economy came in weaker than expected. The S&P 500 was 0.5% lower in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down by 213 points, or 0.6%, at 33,384,
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina defensive stopper Brea Beal has declared for the WNBA draft. Beal announced her decision on social media. She was part of the Gamecocks’ top-ranked recruiting class in 2019 and helped the team to three Southeastern Conference tournament titles, three Final Fours and a national championship in 2022. Beal is
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Senior diplomats from Russia, Turkey, Syria and Iran have wrapped up two days of talks in Moscow. It’s part of the Kremlin’s efforts to help broker a rapprochement between the Turkish and Syrian governments. The Russian and Turkish foreign ministries issued terse readouts Tuesday, saying the diplomats discussed preparations for a planned
Continue Reading By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leader of Greece’s opposition has promised to legalize same-sex marriage with full parental rights if he wins a general election next month, in a move that would make it the first predominantly Orthodox Christian country to do so. Alexis Tsipras, who heads the main left-wing
Continue Reading NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former U.S. Army major and his wife who prosecutors say routinely beat their young foster children and denied them food and water as punishment will be sentenced for a fourth time. But this time by a different judge. That’s the ruling issued Monday by a federal appeals court. Federal prosecutors
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — In the years it takes Kentucky bourbon to mature in new oak barrels, producers have faced two certainties: They lose a portion of the aging whiskey to evaporation — known as the angel’s share — and pay a tax on the containers. Now they’re going to
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HERMANN, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri police officer who was badly injured in a shooting that killed a colleague will continue his rehabilitation at a specialty hospital in Colorado. Hermann Officer Adam Sullentrup was shot in the head on March 12 while confronting a gunman at a convenience store in the eastern Missouri town of
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER, JENNIFER PELTZ and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump surrendered to authorities Tuesday at a Manhattan courthouse ahead of his arraignment on criminal charges stemming from a hush money payment to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign. Wearing his signature dark suit
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic was handed an eight-game ban by the English Football Association after getting sent off for grabbing the referee against Manchester United in the FA Cup quarterfinals last month. Mitrovic was shown a straight red card after grabbing referee Chris Kavanagh, who had just given United a penalty and
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Today: Temperatures continue to rise into the upper 80s thanks to strong winds out of the south. A Wind Advisory has been issued lasting until 7 AM Wednesday morning with gusts up to 50 mph possible. Storms begin this afternoon just after 3 PM if the environment can overcome a CAP. A CAP acts like
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By Ben Church, CNN Tiger Woods says he’s unsure whether this year’s Masters will be the last of his career with the 47-year-old acutely aware of his injury struggles. The golf icon is preparing for his 25th appearance at the major — which starts April 6 — but told reporters Tuesday that the thought of
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By Jack Bantock, CNN For the 87th time, the center of the golfing world shifts to Augusta National for The Masters on Thursday. The first major of the season will see Scottie Scheffler attempt to defend the green jacket he eased into with a dominant victory at last year’s tournament. The American finished three-shots ahead
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jon Rahm looked nearly unbeatable just a month ago. Now, the world’s No. 3-ranked golfer suddenly finds himself searching for any type of positive momentum this week at the Masters. After winning three tournaments in a six-week span culminating in a victory at Riviera on
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump se entregó este martes en una corte de Nueva York y se declaró inocente de 34 cargos por delitos graves de falsificación de registros empresariales. Los fiscales sostienen que el exmandatario trató de socavar la integridad de las elecciones de 2016. Donald Trump ante la corte en Nueva
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Klaus Teuber, creator of the blockbuster board game Catan, has passed away. “It is with profound sadness that we at Catan Studio acknowledge the passing of Klaus Teuber, legendary game designer and creator of the beloved board game Catan,” the game publisher’s said in a statement posted to Facebook and other
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Klaus Teuber, creator of the blockbuster board game Catan, has passed away. “It is with profound sadness that we at Catan Studio acknowledge the passing of Klaus Teuber, legendary game designer and creator of the beloved board game Catan,” the game publisher’s said in a statement posted to Facebook and other
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El ministro de Seguridad de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Sergio Berni, fue agredido este lunes cuando llegaba a una protesta que llevaba adelante un grupo de choferes de autobuses. El hecho ocurrió en la localidad de Lomas de Mirador, ubicada unos 20 kilómetros al sudoeste de la capital argentina, en
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN So many Barbies, such little time. A teaser trailer for “Barbie” dropped Tuesday, featuring not only Margot Robbie as Barbie, but also Dua Lipa and Issa Rae as other Barbies. The film, directed by Greta Gerwig, has a star-studded cast, including Ryan Gosling as Ken – at least one of
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By Evan Perez, Mary Kay Mallonee and Dave Alsup, CNN Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s one-time chief of staff Roy McGrath has died after a nationwide, three-week manhunt for him ended Monday in a confrontation with the FBI in Knoxville, Tennessee, according to McGrath’s attorney. McGrath, who served as the top aide to Hogan, a
Continue Reading SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky high school football player who suffered a head injury during a scrimmage last week has died. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association said Monday in a statement on Facebook that it joined family, friends and teammates in mourning the loss of Pulaski County High School varsity football player Andrew
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