NEW YORK (AP) — Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer will miss the start of the season after his administrative leave was extended through April 16 by Major League Baseball and the players’ association. He was placed on seven days’ paid leave last July 2 under the union and MLB’s joint domestic violence and sexual assault policy
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man convicted of trying to help the Taliban fight American forces has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Delowar Mohammed Hossain was sentenced Thursday in Manhattan federal court. He was convicted during a one-week trial in October of trying to provide material support for terrorism by
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A federal labor board wants to reinstate an Amazon employee who was fired from his New York City warehouse job after leading a protest in the early days of the pandemic calling for better COVID-19 protections. Gerald Bryson got into a dispute with another worker while off the job during the
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera, Raja Razek and Andy Rose, CNN A 47-car pileup on Interstate 57 in southeastern Missouri left six people dead and closed the highway in both directions Thursday. Photos from the scene show several tractor-trailers scattered along I-57, both on the road and in the median of the highway. The contents of the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of astronaut James Lovell. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1928 Birth place: Cleveland, Ohio Birth name: James Arthur Lovell Jr. Father: James Lovell Sr. Mother: Blanche Lovell Marriage: Marilyn (Gerlach) Lovell (1952-present) Children: Jeffrey, Susan, James III, and Barbara Education: Attended University of Wisconsin, 1946-1948; US
Continue ReadingFORT MYERS, Fla, (AP) — Left-hander Jake Diekman is guaranteed $8 million in his two-year contract with the Boston Red Sox. Diekman gets $3.5 million in each of the next two seasons. Boston has a $4 million option for 2024 with a $1 million buyout. The 35-year-old reliever was 3-3 with a 3.86 ERA with
Continue ReadingBy FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Constitutional Court has approved the release from prison of former President Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year sentence for murder and corruption charges. A court official says the court restored a humanitarian pardon granted to Fujimori on Christmas Eve in 2017 by then President
Continue ReadingBy TERRY WALLACE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Former Dallas Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson is suing the Mavericks, alleging that team owner Mark Cuban fired him in retaliation for reporting sexual misconduct by a team executive. Nelson said his relationship with Cuban soured after he called for action against a team executive who is
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Dos preguntas siguen acaparando la atención de todo el mundo en este momento, a un año del inicio de los primeros combates. ¿Cuándo será el fin de la guerra en Ucrania y cómo se dará la conclusión del conflicto bélico más grande que ha visto Europa desde la Segunda Guerra
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The NL West was already a good division and it should be even tougher in 2022. The Los Angeles Dodgers added Freddie Freeman and the Colorado Rockies secured Kris Bryant in free agency, giving the five-team division a few more big bats. It’s a group
Continue ReadingSAO PAULO (AP) — MLS club New York City FC has signed 20-year-old Brazilian forward Gabriel Pereira from Corinthians. Both clubs confirmed the deal on Thursday. The right-winger scored two goals and had three assists for Corinthians in 48 matches. NYCFC did not provide financial details of the deal, but Brazilian media reported that the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Santiago Vescovi scored 18 points and Tennessee pounded Longwood 88-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, showing exactly why it felt it deserved better than a No. 3 seed. The Volunteers shot 60% from the field and had four players score in double figures.
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say two people were killed and two others were wounded during a shooting on a South Florida commuter bus. Fort Lauderdale police say the shooting occurred Thursday on a Broward County Transit bus just outside police headquarters, but no officers were involved in the shooting. Police say one victim
Continue ReadingALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions signed wide receiver DJ Chark to a $10 million, one-year contract. Detroit made a short-term investment for a former Pro Bowl player coming off an injury-shortened season. A broken ankle limited Chark to four games last season in Jacksonville. He earned Pro Bowl recognition in 2019 after
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee campaign finance regulators have voted to pass prosecutors their investigations surrounding a former House speaker and his then-chief of staff. Former House Speaker Glen Casada and his former chief of staff Cade Cothren have been implicated in an alleged political consulting kickback scheme that former
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Jeremy Herb, CNN Thousands of Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began nearly one month ago, US and NATO officials told CNN this week, and Russia is now struggling to resupply those forces as it faces sagging troop morale and fierce Ukrainian resistance. Russia’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Jeremy Herb, CNN Thousands of Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began nearly one month ago, US and NATO officials told CNN this week, and Russia is now struggling to resupply those forces as it faces sagging troop morale and fierce Ukrainian resistance.
Continue ReadingBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) — Donations intended to assist those both defending and fleeing Ukraine are pouring into a Detroit-area warehouse. Dozens of volunteers have been sorting, packing and shipping items ranging from diapers and feminine hygiene products to medical supplies and non-lethal personal protective gear since the beginning of the
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Wisconsin center Al Johnson has left a Division II head coaching position to return to his alma mater as the Badgers’ running backs coach. He replaces Gary Brown, who stepped away from coaching to take an off-field role with Wisconsin’s program. Brown coached Wisconsin’s running backs last season but didn’t
Continue ReadingBy JASON P. SKODA Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Hendricks hopes to return to the form that made him one of the Chicago Cubs’ most reliable pitchers in recent years. The team is counting on the veteran right-hander to do just that. The 32-year-old right-hander won 14 games last season to match his
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