By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed “a probable threat.” But the plane was actually carrying members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights, who then parachuted into Nationals Park for a pregame demonstration. The
Continue ReadingBy Sam Fossum, CNN The Biden administration is unveiling two new programs, established by the bipartisan infrastructure law, that will provide $20 million worth of rebates to replace old transformers and upgrade electric motor systems, according to the Department of Energy. The draft guidance, which was unveiled Wednesday to solicit public feedback, will help make
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen will miss the rapport he spent four seasons developing with former offensive coordinator Brian Daboll. At the same time, Allen looks forward to establishing a similar bond with Ken Dorsey, Daboll’s replacement. Dorsey takes over the role of overseeing
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed Omarosa Manigault Newman — a former staffer on Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign who then worked for Trump’s White House — was awarded more than $1.3 million in attorney’s fees and costs this week after previously prevailing in a dispute over whether she had violated a Trump campaign non-disclosure agreement. The award was
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A small plane has crashed in the bustling Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, killing at least five people and injuring several others. Police Commissioner Pierre Belamy Samedi told The Associated Press that the plane was headed to the southern coastal city of Jacmel when it tried to
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa and Steve Almasy, CNN South Carolina’s Supreme Court issued a temporary stay of execution Wednesday for Richard Bernard Moore, who was scheduled to be the first person executed by firing squad in the state. Lindsey Vann, one of Moore’s attorneys, told CNN last week that they asked the state’s highest court to
Continue ReadingKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A University of Tennessee fraternity played off baseball coach Tony Vitello’s suspension for chest-bumping an umpire to raise money for an organization serving active military members and veterans. Vitello offered chest bumps to anyone who wanted to donate $2 to the Wounded Warriors Project. The baseball powerhouse’s popular coach already was
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La Policía Nacional de Colombia informó de la captura en Coyoacán, México, de Eduard Fernando Giraldo, alias “Boliqueso”. Según el general Jorge Luis Vargas, director de la institución, Giraldo fue deportado a Colombia para iniciar el proceso de extradición a Estados Unidos en donde, dice, es requerido por una corte
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Londres/París (CNN Business) — Oleg Tinkov, el multimillonario fundador de un gran banco digital ruso, arremetió contra la “guerra demente” de Rusia en Ucrania e instó a Occidente a ayudar al presidente Vladimir Putin a encontrar una salida para “detener esta masacre”. El brutal asalto de Rusia a su vecino comenzó hace casi
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer It’s still advantage Manchester City in the Premier League title race. Three second-half goals earned City a 3-0 win over Brighton to lift Pep Guardiola’s team back into first place after being ousted for 24 hours by title rival Liverpool. City will retain its title by winning its remaining
Continue ReadingBy KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story SYLMAR, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A plane crashed Wednesday afternoon along the westbound lanes of the 210 Freeway in Sylmar. The crash happened just before 12:30 p.m. alongside the westbound lanes at the Hubbard Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. The plane was described
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to seven months in federal prison followed by a year of home confinement for his part in a scheme to smuggle illegally harvested Florida turtles to China, Japan and other places. Court records show 55-year-old Michael Van Nostrand was sentenced Tuesday in Miami federal court. He
Continue ReadingSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse’s Carrier Dome is getting a new name. The university and Carrier Global Corporation have agreed to a deal that ends the company’s hold on naming rights to the on-campus venue that’s home to the Syracuse basketball, football, and lacrosse teams, effective May 1. Carrier inked a $2.75 million deal with
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department says a Mississippi prison violated inmates’ constitutional rights in numerous ways. The conclusion is in a report the department released Wednesday after a two-year investigation. The report says the prison failed to protect inmates from violence, meet their mental health needs
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes and trains and in travel hubs. The notice came minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice Department to
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Stacey Abrams is asking a federal judge to shut down fundraising by a committee controlled by incumbent Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp that can take unlimited contributions. Abrams says it’s unfair that Kemp can raise money for his committee now, but that Abrams can’t raise money until
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to mull over what the future of Covid-19 booster shots might look like — and they acknowledge that entirely different vaccine formulations could be needed. At their meeting Wednesday, the members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
Continue ReadingCNN, JENNY MANGELSEN, DELTA AIRLINES, DUKE UNIVERSITY, FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, KHOU By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to mull over what the future of Covid-19 booster shots might look like — and they acknowledge that entirely different vaccine formulations could be needed.
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — The United States will play 24th-ranked Morocco on June 1 in an exhibition at Cincinnati, the first of six warmup matches for the Americans ahead of the World Cup. The No. 15 U.S. also is planning a friendly for June 5, followed by a pair of matches in the CONCACAF Nations League,
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Mystics rookie Christyn Williams has a season-ending knee injury. The WNBA team announced Wednesday that Williams will have surgery. There is no timeline for her return. Washington picked Williams this year in the second round. The 5-foot-11 guard played at Connecticut. Coach Mike Thibault says Williams was off to a terrific
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