By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Tough restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic and debates over police funding have sparked conservative movements in traditionally liberal cities, including Norman, Oklahoma. Supporters of Unite Norman say the group has galvanized conservatives in the college town just south of Oklahoma City. But opponents say it has
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Anti-abortion centers across the country are receiving tens of millions of tax dollars to talk women out of ending their pregnancies. An Associated Press tally shows that the spending is a nearly fivefold increase from a decade ago. It’s the result of an often-overlooked effort by
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Anti-abortion centers across the country are receiving tens of millions of tax dollars to talk women out of ending their pregnancies. An Associated Press tally shows that the spending is a nearly fivefold increase from a decade ago. It’s the result of an often-overlooked effort by
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer John Elway received all the attention leading up to the game. Phil Simms ended up with all the glory. And Bill Parcells got drenched with the first Super Bowl-winning Gatorade shower. Those were some of the lasting memories from the New York Giants’ 39-20 win over the
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With a win over Great Britain, Italy stayed unbeaten in mixed doubles curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II marked the eve of her Platinum Jubilee with a special reception at Sandringham House on Saturday. On Sunday, the 95-year-old will become the first British monarch to celebrate 70 years on the throne. A day before reaching the landmark milestone, the Queen welcomed members
Continue ReadingCNN By Celine Alkhaldi and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Moroccan rescuers are continuing rescue efforts to reach a 5-year-old boy who is trapped in a well in the north of the African country. The child, identified only as Rayan, is stuck in the well which reaches more than 100 feet (30 meters) underground in Chefchaouen province.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El niño marroquí que había estado atrapado en un pozo desde el martes murió, según dos medios de comunicación estatales separados, la agencia de noticias estatal de Marruecos, Maghreb Arab Press (MAP) y SNRT. El niño de 5 años, Rayan, fue recuperado del pozo por equipos de rescate el sábado, pero no
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A look at the current Olympic mixed doubles curling standings as round robin play winds down.
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Germany’s Johannes Ludwig, Austria’s Wolfgang Kindl or Italy’s Dominik Fischnaller will more than likely be the Olympic men’s luge champion on Sunday. That’s what history says at least. Ludwig, Kindl and Fischnaller were the leaders after the first two runs at the Yanqing Sliding Center and
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After competing in the first round of men’s moguls finals, U.S. skier Cole McDonald reflected on what it meant to take part in the Winter Olympics and why he was amazed by the support of his friends and family back home.
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Gold in the men’s moguls came down to Walter Wallberg’s Final 3 run, which netted him an 83.23 and an upset over reigning Olympic champion Mikael Kingsbury.
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After the United State was disqualified in the semifinal, China won its first-ever Olympic gold medal in the short track mixed team relay competition, barely edging out Italy.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHANIE MORALES Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — “Alias” actor Jennifer Garner is being celebrated for her star power both on- and off-screen. Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals is parading Garner through the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Saturday afternoon before roasting her as the troupe’s 2022 Woman of the Year. Hasty Pudding organizers
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — China won its first gold of the Beijing Games in short track speedskating’s mixed team relay in the event’s Olympic debut. Wu Dajing edged Pietro Sighel of Italy by .016 seconds to claim gold. Hungary earned bronze. Qu Chunyu, Fan Kexin and Ren Ziwei joined Wu
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Leading after two heats, German luger Johannes Ludwig broke a course record at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre.
Continue ReadingBy SARA BURNETT Associated Press Before he was fatally shot by a Minneapolis police officer, Amir Locke had been making plans. The 22-year-old Black man had filed paperwork to start a music business with help from his mother, and had already designed a logo. His family says he planned to move to Dallas next week,
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, Lauren Fox and Brenda Goodman, CNN President Joe Biden‘s pick to lead the US Food and Drug Administration has found himself locked in an intense confirmation battle as he fights to secure enough votes to run the agency that’s at the forefront of the pandemic. Dr. Rob Califf, a longtime cardiologist, was
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s chief prosecutor has referred a well-known businessman to trial on charges of sexually assaulting seven girls in an orphanage he founded. Mohmed el-Amin, a pro-government tycoon who also founded several Egyptian media outlets, was additionally charged with human trafficking, public prosecutor Hamada el-Sawy said in a statement. The statement said the
Continue ReadingBy ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 600 sitting senators have died or resigned since the first Congress met in 1789. That doesn’t mean another will happen soon. But it does underline the precarious position that President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats face after the stroke by New Mexico Democratic Sen. Ben
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