By Robert Ilich, CNN (CNN) — Chris Mortensen, an award-winning journalist and longtime NFL insider for ESPN, has died, the network announced. He was 72. Mortensen was a fixture on ESPN for three decades, appearing on “Sunday NFL Countdown,” an analyst for the NFL Draft and as a contributor on “SportsCenter.” “Mort was widely respected
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf and Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — It’s an important new phase of presidential primaries, when the early contests are over and voters from multiple states cast ballots in primaries timed to occur on the same date. It’s called “Super Tuesday,” and it is important even though neither Democratic President Joe
Continue Reading By Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — OPEC+ member nations have agreed to extend their voluntary cuts to crude oil production through the second quarter, the group announced Sunday. The move is a part of the group’s perpetual balancing act to stabilize oil prices by reducing supply. OPEC+, a coalition of the world’s top oil producing
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press TULSA, Okla. — Cameron Faas and Jamar Brown scored 14 points apiece to help Kansas City defeat Oral Roberts 71-54.
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders on Sunday came out with a package of six bills setting full-year spending levels for some federal agencies, a step forward in a long overdue funding process beset by sharp political divisions between the two parties as well as infighting among House Republicans. The release
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After a record setting Sunday, we’re tracking another warm start to the week, but also our first chance for a few strong storms of 2024. A cold front to our northwest will approach the region tomorrow, with warm temperatures and instability increasing through the day. Isolated to scattered storms could develop along the front by
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El gobierno de Haití declaró el estado de emergencia este domingo por la noche y un toque de queda en medio de la creciente violencia de las pandillas y dos fugas de prisión durante el fin de semana. El gobierno citó el “deterioro de la seguridad”, en particular en
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Maine seized more than 4,760 marijuana plants and arrested three New York residents in Somerset County – their third search in two weeks involving suspected illegal marijuana cultivation sites. Officers also seized over $7,000 in suspected illicit drug proceeds, along with a Toyota Tacoma truck and other
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A mass shooting at a club in West Point, Mississippi, Sunday left one woman dead and as many as 12 other people injured, Mississippi law enforcement officials said. The shooting happened early Sunday inside Club Oasis, Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott told CNN. When deputies arrived, they found a
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STARKVILLE, Miss. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team ended the regular season with a loss in Starkville, on Sunday. Head coach Robin Pingeton and company led by one at halftime, but let Mississippi State come back for a 90-75 win. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Coach Pingeton and forward Hayley Frank
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TONIGHT: Windy and mild with increasing clouds. Isolated shower or two possible north of I-70 overnight. Lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Windy and partly cloudy with wind gusts up to 30 mph. Highs in the upper 70s with a chance of a few storms around or shortly after sunset. EXTENDED: After another record-breaking warm
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By Matt Schooley Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The MBTA says someone smashed the window of a bus during an apparent road rage incident. It happened Friday night near Morton and Theodore streets in Mattapan. Transit police said someone punched the driver’s side window of the bus for an
Continue ReadingVALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Planes dropped fire retardant over the Texas Panhandle on Sunday and a small community was ordered to evacuate as firefighters kept up efforts to stamp out the largest wildfire in state history while contending with new blazes. Strong winds spread the flames further, prompting an evacuation order
Continue ReadingBy Matt Schooley Click here for updates on this story WATERTOWN, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A referee died after collapsing in the closing moments of a Watertown high school basketball game on Friday, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association confirmed. It happened during a girls basketball playoff game between Watertown and Old Rochester. An MIAA spokesperson said
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El volcán La Cumbre, ubicado en la isla Fernandina del archipiélago de las Galápagos en Ecuador, entró en erupción cerca de la medianoche de este sábado, informó en un comunicado el Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica (MAATE). Aunque la isla no está habitada, la Dirección del
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Matthew Lee and Cesare Edwards both scored 12 points off of the bench to lead the Missouri State Bears past the UIC Flames 69-59 on Sunday. The Bears are now 16-15 on the season, while the Flames fell to 11-20.
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A volcano on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun erupting, lighting up the nighttime sky as lava tumbled down its sides toward the sea. The La Cumbre volcano on Fernandina island began erupting Saturday around midnight in what officials with Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute said could be its largest eruption
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Cientos de personas acudieron en multitud a la tumba del fallecido opositor ruso Alexey Navalny. Imágenes de OVD-Info, un grupo independiente ruso de derechos humanos que vigila la represión en Rusia, muestran una larga fila de personas ante la tumba de Navalny dejando flores en el cementerio Borisovsky de Moscú. Esta
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Venezuela y México suscribieron este viernes un acuerdo sobre migración, dentro del plan denominado “Vuelta a la Patria”, que facilita el retorno de venezolanos que han salido del país y que no cuentan con los medios para volver. Los ministros de Exteriores de Venezuela, Yván Gil Pinto, y de México,
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — It’s been 10 years since Ellen DeGeneres broke X (then still Twitter) by posting an instantly iconic selfie packed with A-List actors during the 2014 Oscars telecast. DeGeneres managed to squeeze Meryl Streep, Bradley Cooper, Jared Leto, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Spacey, Lupita Nyong’o
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