By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Movie star Leonardo DiCaprio testified in federal court Monday morning as part of a trial involving international money laundering, bribery and a prominent rap artist. Prakazrel “Pras” Michel — a founding member of the iconic 1990s hip-hop group, The Fugees — is accused of funneling money from
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Espanyol has fired Diego Martínez and hired former player Luis García as its new coach. The coaching change was made after Espanyol lost at Girona 2-1 on Saturday. The result left the team in the relegation zone after 27 matches. It was Espanyol’s fourth straight league loss. The 42-year-old García was
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El juez federal Brian Cogan, que está a cargo del juicio en Nueva York contra el exsecretario de Seguridad Pública de México Genaro García Luna por narcotráfico y otros cargos, admitió este lunes un pedido de la defensa para aplazar la lectura de su sentencia hasta el 27 de septiembre.
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Michael Keane made amends for giving away a penalty by scoring off a long-range thunderbolt in the 90th minute to earn Everton a 1-1 draw with Tottenham in a feisty English Premier League game. Both teams finished with 10 men. Keane’s dipping strike took Everton out of the relegation zone and
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By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — While residents across parts of the South and Midwest pummeled by deadly storms and wildfires sifted through the wreckage of their homes Monday, forecasters warned of more severe weather and fire danger in the days ahead across much of the same region. The fierce storms
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rookie Brice Turang hit a grand slam for his first major league homer to cap a seven-run fifth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers opened their home schedule by routing the New York Mets 10-0 on Monday. Brian Anderson also homered and Freddy Peralta pitched six shutout
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach man suffered serious injuries in a Monday afternoon crash after the Missouri State Highway Patrol says he jumped from his vehicle. Richard Scharlott, 50, jumped from a 2020 Zhejiang Huaw on private property at 28270 Highway 175, according to an MSHP report. He was brought to Lake Regional
Continue ReadingBy Esme Murphy Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis police have agreed to a major overhaul of the department after reaching an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. The agreement follows an investigation of MPD by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR). During the pandemic, violent crime
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Olympic volleyball gold medalist Wallace de Souza has been suspended for one year by Brazil’s Olympic Committee for online abuse of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The committee’s ethics council agreed unanimously to suspend de Souza “due to the anti-ethical action of promoting and
Continue Reading AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Olympic gymnastics champion Sunisa Lee says a kidney issue cut short her college career, but she still has her sights set on the Paris Games next year. Lee already had announced plans to leave college and resume training at the elite level this spring. She missed the end of the season
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La esperada comparecencia del expresidente Donald Trump ante una corte de Nueva York este martes ha generado un estallido modesto de amenazas en internet que hacen llamados a la violencia. Sin embargo, funcionarios federales dicen que las conversaciones han sido desorganizadas, esporádicas y carecen de la planificación coherente que definió el
Continue ReadingBy Shanila Kabir Click here for updates on this story PUNA, Hawaii (KITV) — Five years after the Kilauea eruption tore through several Hawaii Island neighborhoods, residents said they are still dealing with the destruction. Some said it is still challenging to access their homes because of damage to the roadways. A resident at Kapoho
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN) — La conversación entre el secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Antony Blinken, y el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Rusia, Sergey Lavrov, sobre el periodista detenido Evan Gershkovich fue “enormemente reconfortante”, dijo la editora en jefe del diario The Wall Street Journal, Emma Tucker, en “Face the Nation” de CBS
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and breezy with lows near 60. TOMORROW: Warm and windy early with partly cloudy skies. Highs into the mid-80s with a chance for isolated severe storms late in the afternoon. Another round of storms ramping up late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning could bring heavy rain and damaging winds. EXTENDED: A warm
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By Amy Simonson, CNN The missing Florida toddler who was found dead in the mouth of an alligator last week was put in the lake by his father, who is also accused of killing the child’s mother, according to St. Petersburg police affidavits. Thomas Mosley, 21, is facing two counts of first-degree murder, according to
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By Allison Morrow, CNN Twitter’s traditional bird icon was booted and replaced with an image of a Shiba Inu, an apparent nod to dogecoin, the joke cryptocurrency that CEO Elon Musk is being sued over. Musk addressed the change Monday afternoon, tweeting, “as promised” above an image of a year-old conversation in which another user
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Alzheimer’s disease strikes women harder than men — over two-thirds of those who descend into dementia’s devastating twilight are female at birth. That’s likely due to biological reasons that remain poorly understood, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. One key piece of the enigma: Women lose sexual hormones such as estrogen when
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ricochet, the beloved Golden Retriever who found her calling as a therapy dog when she learned to surf, has died in Southern California. The 15-year-old canine helped countless veterans and kids during more than a decade providing therapy in the waves off San Diego, according to her owner Judy Fridono. The
Continue Reading By The Associated Press CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman who was caring for a toddler that died with fentanyl and another drug in her system is facing criminal charges. Mary Curtin is jailed on $1 million cash-only bond. Prosecutors on Thursday charged her with endangering the welfare of a child in the death
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By Katelyn Polantz and Evan Perez, CNN Special counsel prosecutors have secured evidence including daily notes, texts, emails and photographs and are focused on cataloging how Donald Trump handled classified records around the Mar-a-Lago resort and those who may have witnessed the former president with them, according to multiple sources familiar with the investigation. The
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