The National Women’s Soccer League and its players’ union have agreed to a collective bargaining agreement that will run through 2030, according to two published reports. Sportico and The Athletic, citing anonymous sources, reported some provisions of the new agreement will go into effect before the current CBA expires after the 2026 season. The current
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it’s opted against what would have been its first-ever blocking of aid to an Israeli military unit over rights abuses. In a statement Friday, the State Department said it is now satisfied with Israeli efforts to rectify the abuse. The U.S. has not publicly identified the
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man with a history of political violence has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. David Nicholas Dempsey’s sentence is among the longest among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions.
Continue Reading Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — All Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin had with him when he was released from his penal colony in a swap was his toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, his expired passport and the prison garb he was wearing. But he has hit the ground running. Within days of arriving in Germany,
Continue Reading CNN By AnneClaire Stapleton, Tara John, Duarte Mendonça, Paul P. Murphy, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Vinhedo, Brazil (CNN) — A passenger plane carrying 62 people crashed outside São Paulo on Friday afternoon, killing everyone on board. Dramatic footage circulating on social media showed the plane’s fall and its destroyed fuselage in flames on
Continue Reading AP Media Writer During Kamala Harris’ thrill ride that has upended the 2024 presidential campaign, journalists for the most part have been on the outside looking in. The vice president hasn’t given an interview and has barely engaged with reporters since becoming the Democratic choice to replace Joe Biden. That’s about to change, now that
Continue Reading Associated Press LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) — Republican Bernie Moreno is accusing Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown of trying to distance himself from Vice President Kamala Harris as he seeks to unseat the incumbent in one of the nation’s most competitive U.S. Senate races. The Trump-endorsed Cleveland businessman spoke during a campaign stop in Lancaster. He said
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a dead woman found entangled in a baggage conveyor belt at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport died by suicide. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office concluded following an autopsy on Friday that the 57-year-old woman died by asphyxiation from hanging. Firefighters responding to a 911 call found the woman’s body entangled
Continue Reading By Denise Royal and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Families of three students murdered at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, have reached multimillion-dollar settlements with the shooter, although it’s unclear whether they’ll ever collect. Court documents show the parents of Luke Hoyer, 15, Alaina Petty, 14, and Meadow Pollack, 18, each reached $50
Continue Reading GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A swimmer who crossed Lake Michigan in 1998 has apparently ended his effort to repeat the feat. An online tracking device shows Jim Dreyer appeared to turn around and return to shore by boat Thursday, two days after he began swimming from Michigan to Wisconsin. The 60-year-old Dreyer was attempting
Continue Reading AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — The head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says she is “100% comfortable” with Noah Lyles’ decision to run in the 200 meters after testing positive for COVID-19 two days before the event. Lyles didn’t publicly reveal he’d tested positive for the virus until after he won bronze
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer Major League Baseball is coming to Bristol Motor Speedway with the Braves and the Reds taking part in the Speedway Classic in August 2025. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred were on hand at “Thunder Valley” for the announcement Friday. The game will be held on Aug. 2, the
Continue Reading By AnneClaire Stapleton, Tara John, Duarte Mendonça, Paul P. Murphy, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Vinhedo, Brazil (CNN) — A passenger plane carrying 62 people crashed outside São Paulo on Friday afternoon, killing everyone on board. Dramatic footage circulating on social media showed the plane’s fall and its destroyed fuselage in flames on the
Continue Reading AP Health Writer U.S. health officials have approved the first nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, offering an alternative to injectable products like EpiPen. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it approved the spray as an emergency treatment for adults and older children experiencing life-threatening allergic reactions. The new spray will be marketed
Continue Reading Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Amanda Knox’s hand-written memo at the center of her latest retrial for falsely accusing a Congolese bar owner in the 2007 murder of her British housemate contained enough elements for her to be reconvicted of slander in June, an Italian appeals court said Friday. The slander conviction is the only
Continue Reading Associated Press VINHEDO, Brazil (AP) — A passenger plane crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, killing all 61 people aboard and leaving a smoldering wreck, officials and the airline said. Officials did not say if anyone was killed on the ground in the neighborhood where the plane landed in
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Police in the Nigerian capital Abuja are investigating the killing of a trans TikToker known as Abuja Area Mama after her body was found beside a highway. On TikTok, where she identified as female and openly described herself as a sex worker, Abuja Area Mama styled herself
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the chaotic aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last month, a local police officer told a fellow officer he had warned the Secret Service days earlier that the building where the 20-year-old gunman opened fire needed to be secured. “I (expletive) told them
Continue Reading AP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — Breanna Stewart and the U.S. women’s basketball team cruised to a familiar place — the Olympic gold medal game. Stewart led a balanced offense as the Americans beat Australia 85-64 on Friday in the semifinals to extend their Olympic winning streak to 60 consecutive games dating back to the
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris Olympics organizers have issued health recommendations, but no restrictions, for dozens of athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 during the Games. That allowed athletes like Noah Lyles to compete if they wish and are able to. This comes in sharp contrast with the Tokyo Olympics, which had to be
Continue Reading