By Jacob Lev and Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — The National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Power Five conferences have agreed to a settlement, paving the way to allow schools to pay student-athletes, a profound moment ushering in a new age in college sports. The NCAA, the governing body for college sports, and the leaders
Continue ReadingBy LOUISE DIXON Associated Press ANTIBES, France (AP) — Some of the biggest stars in the French Rivera for the Cannes Film Festival made appearances at the 30th annual amfAR gala to raise money for AIDS research. Demi Moore, whose film “The Substance” caused a stir at Cannes, hosted this year’s gala, a role launched
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By Holmes Lybrand and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for Hunter Biden in a filing Thursday evening outlined some of the arguments they may bring in the upcoming gun trial in Delaware, including his state of mind when he purchased a firearm in 2018. Prosecutors have said they will present evidence – including text
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors won’t be penalized for a last-minute document dump that caused former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial to start later than scheduled. Judge Juan M. Merchan on Thursday rejected the defense’s request that prosecutors be sanctioned for a deluge of nearly 200,000
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El número de personas hospitalizadas por el accidente en el mitin de campaña del partido Movimiento Ciudadano en San Pedro, en el norteño estado de Nuevo León ―que dejó nueve personas muertas―, subió la tarde de este jueves de 27 a 36, informó el gobierno del estado mexicano. En rueda
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 7-seeded Mizzou softball team will host No. 10-seeded Duke in the first NCAA Super Regional in Columbia since 2021. The action will all begin on Friday, May 24. Ahead of the weekend’s big series against the Blue Devils, head coach Larissa Anderson sat down, one-on-one, with ABC 17 Sports Director
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The nearly $2.8 billion settlement that has been approved by the NCAA and the nation’s five largest conferences is a historic step toward a more professional model for college sports. About $1.6 billion is money that would normally be distributed to Division I schools but instead will be withheld. Many smaller
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los grupos de ayuda comenzaron a distribuir la asistencia humanitaria descargada en el muelle estadounidense de Gaza entre los palestinos, tras encontrarse con importantes obstáculos en las rutas de distribución, como drones de Hamas y saqueos que retrasaron las entregas. Más de 500 toneladas de alimentos y otro tipo de ayuda
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has rejected a recommendation to cut a proposal for what would be the state’s largest wind farm in half, giving new life to the $1.7 billion project. Plans for the Horse Heaven wind farm originally included up to 222 wind turbines across 24 miles of hillsides in
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Carter Mathison had three hits and two RBIs, all nine players in the Indiana lineup recorded a hit and the third-seeded Hoosiers advanced to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals with a 14-7 victory over No. 7 seed Ohio State. Indiana (32-22-1) won its first two games of the tournament for the
Continue ReadingOpinion by Ruth Ben-Ghiat (CNN) — “What’s Next for America?” The video posted on, and now deleted from, Truth Social by former President Donald Trump’s campaign asked this question before detailing what would purportedly happen in a second Trump term. It has sparked another round of debate about whether Trump sympathizes with Nazism and its leader Adolf
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The NCAA and the nation’s five biggest conferences announced Thursday night that they have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims, a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start steering millions of dollars directly
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By Isabel Rosales and Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is looking into the attempted foreclosure auction of Elvis Presley’s iconic Memphis home, known as Graceland, by an alleged private investment company. On Wednesday, Naussany Investments and Private Lending LLC dropped its foreclosure efforts against Graceland. Danielle Riley Keough, Presley’s granddaughter
Continue Reading By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — The invitation list for Thursday’s White House state dinner included celebrities, politicians, and allies of the president, as President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden roll out the red carpet for Kenyan President William Ruto and first lady Rachel Ruto. Former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, actor LeVar Burton, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell,
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Una ola de ataques con misiles rusos azotó este jueves varios lugares en Járkiv, incluida una imprenta en la capital regional, y mató a siete personas, a medida que avanzan las fuerzas del Kremlin. Las tropas rusas aprovecharon una línea de frente debilitada en Ucrania y durante las últimas dos semanas
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say a six–day-old U.S. pier project in Gaza is starting to get more aid to Palestinians in need but conditions are challenging. That reflects the larger problems bringing food and other supplies to starving people in the besieged territory. The Biden administration’s $320 million project
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