By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has opened its quarterback competition after its offense ranked near the bottom of the Football Bowl Subdivision. Spencer Petras has started 19 of the last 20 in which he’s appeared. Alex Padilla started three times last season. The Hawkeyes went 10-4 last season and
Continue ReadingBy JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — A question is hovering over the transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy such as wind and solar: What happens when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine? The hydropower industry says the answer is developing more pumped storage plants. They function like
Continue ReadingBy JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — A question is hovering over the transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy such as wind and solar: What happens when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine? The hydropower industry says the answer is developing more pumped storage plants. They function like
Continue ReadingBy JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — A question is hovering over the transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy such as wind and solar: What happens when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine? The hydropower industry says the answer is developing more pumped storage plants. They function like
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Mena and Fredreka Schouten, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Voting rights advocates had warned that controversial elections laws Georgia legislators passed in 2021 would lead to partisan takeovers of local election boards, resulting in
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis escalated his weeks-long feud with Disney on Tuesday, challenging lawmakers to eliminate the unique status that allows the entertainment company to operate as an independent government around its Orlando-area theme parks. Within hours, Republican lawmakers delivered, quickly advancing a pair of bills targeting Disney over its objections
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Like many of us, Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys picked up some weight while quarantining at home during the pandemic. But he also found some inspiration. The father of three with his wife Lauren Kitt told CNN he was at home when a song idea came to him about
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Like many of us, Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys picked up some weight while quarantining at home during the pandemic. But he also found some inspiration. The father of three with his wife Lauren Kitt told CNN he was at home when a song idea came to him
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Prices at the pump have stopped falling from their recent highs — and some forecasters are warning of another uptick as the summer driving season looms and the war in Ukraine continues. After a slow-but-steady decline, the national average price for regular gasoline bottomed out at $4.07 a gallon last
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s economy minister says Beirut is close to reaching an agreement with the World Bank in which the international agency would give the crisis-hit country a $150 million loan for food security and to stabilize bread prices. Amin Salam told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — John Millman has tainted Dominic Thiem’s return from injury by beating the Austrian 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Serbia Open. Thiem was playing his first tour-level match since injuring his right wrist last June. The former world No. 3 showed some signs of encouragement before Millman prevailed
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Watts, Elizabeth Joseph and Dakin Andone, CNN An autopsy commissioned by Patrick Lyoya’s family shows the 26-year-old was shot in the back of the head following an April 4 encounter with a Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer, attorneys representing the family said Tuesday. Lyoya and the officer, who has not been publicly identified,
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN Business Face masks are now optional for Uber and Lyft riders and drivers in the United States, the ride-hailing companies said Tuesday, shortly after several major airlines announced a similar change in policy. “The CDC order requiring masks while using rideshare platforms such as Uber is no longer in
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Watts, CNN The mother of 5-year-old Elijah Lewis, who was found dead in Massachusetts last year, has been indicted on charges that include first-degree murder, court records show. Danielle Dauphinais, 35, was indicted in Hillsborough County Superior Court, Southern District of New Hampshire, on “one count of first-degree murder for purposely causing the
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is appealing for a halt in fighting in Ukraine during Orthodox Christians’ Holy Week. He called Tuesday for a four-day “pause,” starting Thursday, to allow humanitarian aid and evacuations. Guterres said the goal is to open “humanitarian corridors” so civilians can escape
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Fayetteville State cornerback Joshua Williams closely followed Kyle Dugger’s journey from Division II star to the NFL. Now he’s trying to use Dugger’s blueprint to start his own pro career. Both were late-blooming defensive backs who were overlooked as high school recruits. Both played college football
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — President Joe Biden is making his second trip to New Hampshire since he signed bipartisan infrastructure legislation in November. During his first trip, he gave a speech at an old bridge that’s overdue for repairs. On this one, he’s visiting a harbor that is receiving new
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press HALLE, Belgium (AP) — Nature’s beauty is rapturous again this springtime — flaunting its purple haze of bluebells in the woods south of Brussels. This time though, it can show off to any and all following two years of pandemic measures that had kept visitors to a trickle. And what’s
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv No te pierdas la entrevista completa al cardenal Michael Czerny, en una nueva edición de Cara a Cara, este sábado 23 de abril, a las 7 p.m. (hora de Miami) (CNN Español) — El papa Francisco envió a dos cardenales a Ucrania, que atraviesa una sangrienta guerra por la invasión de Rusia, para
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Spoiler warning: At the end of “The Batman,” director Matt Reeves has a scene where Paul Dano’s The Riddler is at Arkham Asylum, sharing a cell with an “Unseen Arkham Prisoner” with a distinct laugh. Reeves has since revealed that the character, played by actor Barry Keoghan, is The Joker. An earlier
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