By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A medical examiner in Florida says comedian Bob Saget died from blunt head trauma, likely from a backwards fall. The 65-year-old was found dead in a Florida hotel room on Jan. 9 after performing stand-up comedy the night before. Thursday’s statement from Medical Examiner Joshua Stephany
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Les Snead really doesn’t mind if the public and the media think he’s a risk-taker whose decade as the Rams’ general manager is defined by his eagerness to mortgage Los Angeles’ future for big-name stars of the present. Snead feels the Rams’ reputation is a
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s women’s basketball game at No. 3 Louisville has been canceled due to mechanical and aircraft staffing issues. The Atlantic Coast Conference made the announcement less than two hours before Thursday night’s scheduled tipoff. The Cavaliers will forfeit the contest. Virginia is the league’s only winless team in conference play. The
Continue ReadingCNN By Darya Tarasova, Sharon Braithwaite, Kara Fox, Katya Krebs and Tim Lister, CNN Russia blasted Western countries and media for spreading a “large-scale disinformation campaign” over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying Friday that they were doing so “to divert attention from their own aggressive actions.” The Russian Foreign Ministry statement comes just
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer In swapping James Harden for Ben Simmons, the Brooklyn Nets decided they needed to act now as they slide down the standings. The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t do the same. A number of deals were made Thursday before the NBA’s trade deadline, topped by the blockbuster between the Nets
Continue ReadingBy AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Documents show authorities searching the Minneapolis apartment where Amir Locke was killed by a SWAT team member said they believed a no-knock search warrant was necessary to protect the public and officers investigating a violent homicide. The applications for the search warrants carried out at the apartment
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — According to arrest affidavits, two Dallas police officers accused of injuring demonstrators during the 2020 protests following George Floyd’s killing fired less-lethal ammunition at people who were backing away from police and didn’t pose any danger. The Dallas Morning News reports that the affidavits it obtained Thursday dispute some police and attorney
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Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir and Terry Gannon are surprised with behind-the-scenes footage of themselves watching Nathan Chen’s free skate—and dancing to the beat. Terry’s reaction: “So that’s what we look like, huh?”
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Tami Luhby, CNN Republican attorneys general in three states filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday challenging President Joe Biden’s move to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour. The case — filed on behalf of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi — argues that Biden did not have the
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Results, updates, and news from Day 7 of competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday, February 11.
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN Sarah Palin testified Thursday that she felt “mortified” and lost sleep after the New York Times published an editorial incorrectly claiming there was a link between a map her political action committee had posted with crosshairs over congressional districts and the shooting that injured former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and killed six
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for a Black delivery driver are calling for a federal hate crimes investigation into the attempted shooting of the driver in Mississippi. They say it’s another example of Black Americans facing danger during everyday activities. The FedEx driver, 24-year-old D’Monterrio Gibson, was not wounded
Continue ReadingBy Omar Jimenez and Bill Kirkos, CNN Authorities have released the no-knock search warrants for the raid that led to 22-year-old Amir Locke’s killing earlier this month — and the documents show St. Paul police argued the controversial method was the safest way to execute their search, for both officers and suspects. “A no-knock warrant
Continue ReadingCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina says Marquette transfer Dawson Garcia won’t return to the men’s basketball team this season while he remains home in Minnesota due to family medical issues. The school announced Garcia’s status Thursday. The 6-foot-11 forward had missed the last six games and hadn’t played since the Jan. 22 loss
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts contestant on “The Price Is Right” was hoping to win a getaway to some tropical locale during a recent appearance on the game show. Instead she won a trip to New Hampshire. Catherine Graham had already won a firepit and a love seat when she was tapped to go up
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Luke Getsy faces a big job as he tries to get the most out of Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields and help turn around a struggling offense. That’s just one part of a major reboot in Chicago after a 6-11 season. The Bears have a new
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS, WRAL By Matt McFarland, CNN Business A California civil rights agency filed a lawsuit against Tesla Wednesday alleging racism and harassment at the automaker’s Fremont manufacturing plant. Earlier Wednesday Tesla called the lawsuit “misguided” and objected to the claims. “Tesla strongly opposes all forms of discrimination and harassment,” the automaker said in
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Ashley Strickland, CNN Beneath a thick cover of clouds, Venus is aglow. The Parker Solar Probe mission, intended to study the sun, has revealed more about what lies beneath the thick atmosphere of Venus. The spacecraft captured its first visible light images of the planet’s surface during a 2021 flyby. As
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Diogo Jota is squeezing every moment out of his understudy role in the Liverpool attack. Even with Egypt striker Mohamed Salah back available after a month away at the African Cup of Nations, Jota still started and scored both goals in a 2-0 victory over Leicester. The second was scored with Salah
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN New satellite images released by a US-based technology company appear to show continuing Russian military buildup in Crimea, western Russia and Belarus, as pressure continues to mount on Ukraine from three directions, underscoring fears that the Kremlin is planning an incursion into Ukrainian territory. In Crimea, a large
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