By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield was once the No. 1 overall pick. He’s not anyone’s choice at the moment. Mayfield is a quarterback without a team. Cleveland’s starter the past four seasons, Mayfield lost his job last week when the Browns pulled off a trade that shook the NFL
Continue ReadingWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has wed his fiancée at a small ceremony in the London prison where he is held. Assange, 50, has been held in the high security Belmarsh prison in southeast London since 2019 on a series of charges related to WikiLeaks’ publication of a huge trove of classified documents more than a
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business As Russia’s war in Ukraine and its diplomatic conflict with the United States both continue to escalate, the warnings that Russian hackers could go after US businesses have gained new urgency. US President Joe Biden on Monday urged business leaders to strengthen their online defenses, warning that his Russian counterpart
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business As Russia’s war in Ukraine and its diplomatic conflict with the United States both continue to escalate, the warnings that Russian hackers could go after US businesses have gained new urgency. US President Joe Biden on Monday urged business leaders to strengthen their online defenses, warning that his
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La fuerte lluvia que cayó este martes sobre Asunción causó inundaciones en gran parte de la capital de Paraguay. Los fuertes raudales convirtieron algunas calles en ríos, arrastrando vehículos e inundando casas y comercios. Medios locales mostraron imágenes de un niño que quedó en medio de la fuerte
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Hace casi un mes, las tropas de Rusia cruzaron la frontera para invadir Ucrania y, desde entonces, continúan su ataque desde el norte, este y sur. Pero la velocidad de la ofensiva se ha reducido, y las principales ciudades —entre estas Kyiv, la capital— siguen en manos ucranianas. Las fuerzas
Continue ReadingBy KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story ALAMEDA, California (KPIX) — More than 45 years after Richard Bischel Sr. was killed in an attempted burglary, Alameda police have announced they have identified a suspect in the cold case murder. Using the latest DNA technology, the department’s new cold case unit was able
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say the state of Tennessee could scale back its financial oversight of a majority-Black town near the site of a planned Ford truck plant if it meets certain goals by this summer. Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower said last week that his office was taking over
Continue ReadingBy Velena Jones Click here for updates on this story DAVIS, California (KOVR) — A World War II-era copper still weighing hundreds of pounds is not your typical target item for thieves. “It’s somebody that knew what they were looking after,” said UC Davis Winemaker Leticia Chacon Rodriguez. “That’s the part that breaks my heart.”
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican House speaker says he and other state lawmakers have been subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury. The subpoenas come after one former lawmaker pleaded guilty to wire fraud in an alleged political consulting kickback scheme that implicates the speaker’s predecessor. In a
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press A man who pleaded guilty to planning a kidnapping of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says he and his allies wanted to act before the 2020 election to prevent Joe Biden from winning the presidency. Ty Garbin is a star witness for prosecutors in the trial of four men charged with
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Busari, CNN Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote opened the continent’s largest fertilizer plant this week as war in Ukraine cuts off supplies from Russia, threatening a global food crisis. The $2.5 billion urea and ammonia fertilizer plant was commissioned by Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari in Lagos, where Dangote is also due to open
Continue ReadingLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian and Belarusian swimmers have been banned from competing at the world championships because of the war in Ukraine. The sport’s governing body had broken with most other organizations by continuing to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete as “neutral athletes” without national symbols. FINA says it changed its approach after
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott revealed that she has donated nearly $4 billion to 465 nonprofits in a new blog post Wednesday, confirming the gifts that the groups have been announcing on their own for months. The announcement brings Scott’s publicly disclosed donations to more than $12 billion since 2019,
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott revealed that she has donated nearly $4 billion to 465 nonprofits in a new blog post Wednesday, confirming the gifts that the groups have been announcing on their own for months. The announcement brings Scott’s publicly disclosed donations to more than $12 billion since 2019,
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Miley Cyrus was on her way to Paraguay when her flight had to make an emergency landing. The singer posted a message Wednesday to her fans on her Instagram, telling them that the plane had been struck by lightning. The post included a video of a flash of lightning seen from
Continue ReadingCARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Gareth Bale has declared himself in “very good shape” and ready to play “whatever is necessary” for Wales in its World Cup playoff against Austria. Bale pulled out of Real Madrid’s humiliating 4-0 loss to Barcelona in the Spanish league three days ago for undisclosed reasons. Bale is unwilling to expand
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN The long-anticipated trailer for the movie version of “Where the Crawdads Sing” has arrived. “Normal People” star Daisy Edgar-Jones is featured in the adaptation of Delia Owens’ hit 2018 novel. Taylor Swift’s new song “Carolina” is featured in the trailer. Edgar-Jones plays Kya, a girl left by her family to fend
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob Picheta and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN Several European nations are facing a new spike in Covid-19 cases because they scrapped pandemic restrictions too soon, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has warned. The coronavirus is back on the rise in 18 European countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany,
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN Several European nations are facing a new spike in Covid-19 cases because they scrapped pandemic restrictions too soon, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has warned. The coronavirus is back on the rise in 18 European countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany, Hans
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