By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — There used to be a time when Simone Biles would find “beauty in the blindness” ahead of the Olympics, reveling in not knowing what she didn’t know. That was eight years ago. Back when she was still just a teenager. Still kind of “ditzy.”
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A 46-year-old man required surgery after he was bitten multiple times by a shark while swimming off the coast of San Diego, according to local authorities. The man “sustained multiple bites” in Del Mar, California Sunday morning, Jon Edelbrock, community services director and chief lifeguard for the city, told CNN.
Continue ReadingKGTV By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A 46-year-old man required surgery after he was bitten multiple times by a shark while swimming off the coast of San Diego, according to local authorities. The man “sustained multiple bites” in Del Mar, California Sunday morning, Jon Edelbrock, community services director and chief lifeguard for the city, told
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Four teams from the Southeastern Conference, including No. 1 national seed Tennessee, and four from the Atlantic Coast Conference won regionals in the NCAA Tournament and will take the next step in their bids to reach the College World Series. The Pac-12 will have its final baseball season extended
Continue ReadingOpinion by Shreeja Rao Pune, India (CNN) — I come from India’s Dalit community of some 200 million people, a community that suffers the worst health outcomes, lacks access to clean water and sanitation and has been deprived of educational and occupational opportunities for centuries. Dalits were once contemptuously dismissed as “untouchables,” a term which today is understood to be a
Continue ReadingGRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — The popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions in the country’s southwest, has reopened after authorities said a nearby volcano had stabilized after erupting four days earlier. Hundreds of tourists bathed in the lagoon Sunday, with the view of the erupting crater in the background. The eruption
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — A swimmer suffered serious injuries from a shark attack on the Southern California coast Sunday, prompting temporary beach closures. Authorities say the 46-year-old man was swimming with about a dozen people off the Pacific coast of Del Mar, north of San Diego, when the attack happened. He was bitten in the
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CNN By Tara John and Michelle Velez, CNN (CNN) — Mexicans headed to the polls on Sunday to vote in a historic election, overshadowed by violence, that is expected to return the country’s first woman president. The two leading presidential candidates are women: Claudia Sheinbaum from the leftist Morena party and Xochitl Gálvez, from the
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La represa hidroeléctrica más grande de Ucrania, la central hidroeléctrica de Dnipro (HPP), se encuentra en “estado crítico” después de que fue alcanzada por un ataque ruso contra instalaciones energéticas de Ucrania, dicen las autoridades. El jefe de la administración militar de la región de Zaporiyia, Ivan Fedorov, dijo
Continue ReadingBy JEFF LATZKE Associated Press MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Austin Cindric emerged as the surprise winner of the NASCAR Cup series race Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway when teammate Ryan Blaney ran out of gas while leading on the final lap. Blaney, the reigning NASCAR Cup series champion, appeared to be on his way
Continue ReadingBY VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, TEXAS (AP) — At least two Texas border mayors are headed to Washington on Tuesday when President Joe Biden is expected to announce an executive order that will mark his latest and most aggressive plan to curtail the number of migrants allowed to seek asylum in the U.S. Brownsville
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Dar vueltas en la madrugada. Un zumbido bajo pero constante en el cerebro que frustra la concentración. Una sensación de tensa inquietud. La mayoría ha experimentado este tipo de ansiedad, no una ansiedad clínica, que podría resultar en un ataque de pánico total, sino el tipo común y corriente
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Earthquakes have again struck Japan’s north-central region of Ishikawa that is still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1. Five houses damaged in the New Year’s quake collapsed in Wajiima city, but no major injuries or significant damage was reported. The strongest
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — The first Filipina to win the U.S. Women’s Open, and now the first from Japan. Sweetest of all for Yuka Saso was sharing the biggest prize in her sport with countries of both her parents. Saso delivered a masterpiece on the back nine at tough
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Royals snapped a three-game skid in walk-off fashion on Sunday afternoon. KC’s Nick Loftin hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to lift his team to a 4-3 win over the Padres. With the victory, Kansas City avoided getting swept by San Diego at Kauffman Stadium. Despite
Continue ReadingCNN By Amanda Musa, Rebekah Riess, Ashley R. Williams, Sara Smart, Raja Razek and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta’s mayor has declared a state of emergency following a massive water main break that left parts of the city’s downtown district without water and prompted a major hospital to transfer patients elsewhere. The significant disruption to water
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Monday’s UV index will be lower with scattered storms in the forecast. Pollen levels will be high Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday following rain chances.
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Maldivas anunció que prohibirá la entrada al país a los titulares de pasaportes israelíes en medio de la guerra contra Hamas en Gaza. La oficina presidencial de la nación insular del océano Índico, conocida por sus lujosos complejos turísticos y sus playas de arena blanca, hizo el anuncio en
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s election has decided little, other than the African National Congress that liberated the country from apartheid in 1994 has lost its 30-year majority. It remained the biggest party, though. With no one holding a majority, South Africa’s party leaders are embarking on
Continue ReadingBY CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nick Loftin hit a walk-off sacrifice fly, Nelson Velázquez hit two RBIs and the Kansas City Royals defeated the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Sunday. Cole Ragans allowed one run on five hits in six innings with six strikeouts and two walks. Will Klein earned
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