GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The upcoming season will likely be the Arizona Coyotes’ final one at Gila River Arena. The city of Glendale announced it will not renew its agreement with the franchise beyond the 2021-22 season. The city tweeted it wants to focus on “larger, more impactful events and uses” for the arena. The
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, Saleem Mehsud and Tim Lister, CNN The Taliban have moved swiftly to crush early opposition to their rule across Afghanistan, clashing with protesters and forcing an entire city to stay inside, as a frantic rush to escape the country intensifies at Kabul’s international airport. A curfew will be imposed “for an indefinite
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob Picheta, Saleem Mehsud and Tim Lister, CNN The Taliban have moved swiftly to crush early opposition to their rule across Afghanistan, clashing with protesters and forcing an entire city to stay inside, as a frantic rush to escape the country intensifies at Kabul’s international airport. A curfew will be imposed “for an
Continue ReadingMASON, Ohio (AP) — Fresh off a hard court win in Toronto, second-ranked Daniil Medvedev is rolling through the Western & Southern Open. The top seed has needed only 2 hours 28 minutes to win his first two matches and move into the quarterfinals. He beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday, surviving a nasty
Continue ReadingBIGELOW, Ark. (AP) — Officials at an Arkansas high school physically tore out pages from the school’s published yearbook claiming “community backlash,” an action the Student Press Law Center condemned as censorship. The SPLC and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette both requested documentation regarding the community backlash. Hadar Harris, executive director of SPLC, said when asked for
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Marvel Studios has released a new trailer for “Eternals,” directed by Oscar winner Chloé Zhao. The latest teaser follows the first “Eternals” trailer released in May. The film features Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, Kumail Nanjiani, Kit Harington, Richard Madden, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh, Don Lee and
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Investigators are considering whether toxic algae blooms or other hazards may have contributed to the deaths of a California couple, their baby and the family dog on a remote hiking trail. The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office had treated the area in the Sierra National Forest as a hazmat site after concerns
Continue ReadingBy MARK LUDWICZAK Associated Press Mitchell Trubisky isn’t dwelling on his past. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 draft lost his starting job in Chicago. For now, Trubisky is settling into his new role as the No. 2 quarterback in Buffalo behind Josh Allen, which Trubisky says has been an unexpected but welcome
Continue ReadingBy Alison Main, Daniella Diaz and Clare Foran, CNN Three US senators — Angus King of Maine, Roger Wicker of Mississippi and John Hickenlooper of Colorado — announced separately Thursday they have tested positive for Covid-19. All three have been vaccinated. King, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, said in a statement that he
Continue ReadingCNN, HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, WHITE HOUSE, JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, POOL By Alison Main, Daniella Diaz and Clare Foran, CNN Three US senators — Angus King of Maine, Roger Wicker of Mississippi and John Hickenlooper of Colorado — announced separately Thursday they have tested positive for Covid-19. All three have been vaccinated. King, an independent
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s state media are reporting Israeli airstrikes around the country’s capital, Damascus. The state-news agency SANA says Syrian air defenses confronted the Israeli planes, while the pro-Syrian government Cham FM Radio reported airstrikes in the Damascus countryside and in the central province of Homs. Residents of the capital reported hearing at least
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez and Harmeet Kaur, CNN The Native American population grew to its largest size in generations after years of fighting for an accurate Census tally. The jump was surprising, experts and advocates say, and much more complicated than the result of successful outreach campaigns. In 2020, the number of people who identified as
Continue ReadingGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The ACC has updated its COVID-19 cancellation policies and now will force teams unable to play scheduled games because of a coronavirus-related shortage of players to forfeit. The policy will affect teams in football, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball. The league says that if both teams are unable
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have placed All-Star right-hander Freddy Peralta on the 10-day injured list with inflammation in his throwing shoulder. Peralta’s shoulder trouble caused him to leave his start Wednesday at St. Louis after only two innings. The Brewers recalled left-hander Hoby Milner from Triple-A Nashville and also sent first baseman
Continue ReadingSTOKE MANDEVILLE, England (AP) — The Paralympic Heritage Flame has been lit in Stoke Mandeville, the village northwest of London that is widely considered the birthplace of the Paralympic Games. The cauldron was lit during a ceremony in the small village in Buckinghamshire, where the Stoke Mandeville Games were first held in 1948 for wheelchair
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — The project director of a new solar telescope in Hawaii hopes scientists will be able to start observations in three months. The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope at the summit of Haleakalā volcano on Maui was supposed to open last fall. But Thomas Rimmele told Hawaii Public Radio COVID-19 travel restrictions set
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Michigan defenseman Owen Power has elected to return to school for his sophomore season rather than make the jump to the NHL after being selected with the No. 1 pick by the Buffalo Sabres in the draft last month. A person with direct knowledge of
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans have signed restricted free agent Josh Hart to a three-year extension worth up to $38 million with $12 million guaranteed. The club announced the signing without providing terms. But a person familiar with the situation provided the length and value of
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer As the Taliban negotiates with senior politicians and government leaders following its lighting-fast takeover of Afghanistan, U.S. social media companies are reckoning with how to deal with a violent extremist group that is poised to rule a country of 40 million people. The last time the Taliban was in
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Facebook anunció este miércoles que había tomado medidas contra los llamados ’12 de la desinformación’ , un mes después de que la Casa Blanca señaló a las doce personas y argumentó que eran responsables de la mayoría de la desinformación sobre el coronavirus. Al hacer el anuncio, Monika Bickert, vicepresidenta de
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