By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Evan Mobley isn’t just any rookie. Cleveland’s young forward has had a major impact in his first season as one of the biggest reasons for the Cavs’ turnaround. After missing five recent games with a sprained ankle, the 20-year-old Mobley is back and ready for his
Continue ReadingBy GEOFFREY KAVITI, CHINEDU ASADU and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press KIAMBU COUNTY, Kenya (AP) — Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed up fertilizer prices that were already high, made scarce supplies even harder to find and pinched farmers, especially those in the developing world. Higher fertilizer prices are making the world’s food supply more expensive
Continue ReadingBy GEOFFREY KAVITI, CHINEDU ASADU and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press KIAMBU COUNTY, Kenya (AP) — Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed up fertilizer prices that were already high, made scarce supplies even harder to find and pinched farmers, especially those in the developing world. Higher fertilizer prices are making the world’s food supply more expensive
Continue ReadingVerónica Ojeda (CNN) — Un sistema de tormentas que azotan los estados de Oklahoma en el Medio Oeste trajo tornados y granizo a Arkansas este lunes. La oficina del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional en Little Rock, Arkansas, declaró una emergencia por un tornado grande y destructivo confirmado. “Un tornado grande, extremadamente peligroso y potencialmente mortal está
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Guardians newcomer Steven Kwan has quickly become the biggest story in baseball after a sensational start in a season-opening series at Kansas City. The 24-year-old rookie is the first player in major league history to reach base at least three times in each of his first four games. Kwan hit a
Continue ReadingBy Jean Casarez and Lauren del Valle, CNN A jury deliberating the legal fate of an Ohio doctor accused of overprescribing the powerful opioid fentanyl to patients near death will continue its work for a third day on Thursday. Dr. William Husel has pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of first-degree murder. The state charges
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Manny Machado’s RBI groundout in the seventh inning put San Diego ahead, Austin Nola hit his first home run of the season and the Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2. Twin brothers relieving for opposing clubs, Taylor and Tyler Rogers, both pitched and factored
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for actress Amber Heard are warning a jury that a six-week libel trial sought by Johnny Depp will likely devolve into a mudslinging soap opera. A civil jury in Fairfax, Virginia, heard opening statements Tuesday in the case. Depp sued Heard after she wrote an
Continue ReadingSergio Gomez (CNN Español) — Real Madrid y Chelsea se enfrentan de nuevo en el partido de vuelta de los cuartos de final de la UEFA Champions League en el Santiago Bernabéu. Los madridistas juegan en casa y pueden confirmar su plaza para semifinales ante su afición. Los de Carlos Ancelotti llegan tras cosechar una
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seoul says North Korea is destroying a South Korean-owned golf course at a scenic mountain resort in the second confirmed case of South Korean assets being eliminated in the area that was once a symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Tuesday it has
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seoul says North Korea is destroying a South Korean-owned golf course at a scenic mountain resort in the second confirmed case of South Korean assets being eliminated in the area that was once a symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Tuesday it has
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has become the first state to criminalize the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender people under age 19. In line with some other Republican-led states, legislators here also passed a law requiring students to use bathrooms corresponding to their sex at birth
Continue ReadingLeah Dolan, CNN A fisherman’s wedding ring looped around a neckerchief for safekeeping. Buttons made of precious metals to serve as a form of life insurance for the wearer. Sculptural white hats made from fabric stretching up to 10 feet long. These curious sartorial details, ubiquitous in Dutch clothing over 100 years ago, are alive
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The National Urban League has released its annual report on the State of Black America, and its findings are grim. This year’s Equality Index shows Black people still get only 73.9% of the pie white people enjoy. While Black people have made gains in economic indicators and
Continue ReadingBy AHMAD MANTASH Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Security officials say at least one person was killed and several were injured after an explosion demolished a building in southern Lebanon. The explosion early on Tuesday in the town of Banaafoul, near the port city of Sidon, destroyed the two-floor building that had served as
Continue ReadingBy VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer Scientists say an extra-contagious version of the omicron variant is spreading globally, but it doesn’t seem to cause more severe disease. Since the “stealth omicron” was first identified in November, it has been driving new surges in parts of Asia and Europe. BA.2 is now the dominant variant in
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Michael Lorenzen allowed one run on two hits over six innings in his Angels debut and Brandon Marsh hit a three-run homer in Los Angeles’ 6-2 victory over the Miami Marlins. Jo Adell also went deep for the Angels, who bounced back after losing three
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Algunos rasgos de la personalidad podrían ser un factor crucial para que algunas personas desarrollen un deterioro cognitivo leve en la edad adulta, según un nuevo estudio. Ser más minucioso y extrovertido mantiene a raya el deterioro cognitivo leve durante más tiempo, mientras que tener niveles más altos de neurosis aumenta
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Business Factories shut down, new model launches delayed and sales plunging. China’s huge car market has been thrown into disarray by the country’s latest Covid surge, with stringent lockdowns across several cities hitting vehicle production. China’s worst Covid outbreak in two years has prompted authorities to ramp up the country’s zero-Covid
Continue ReadingCNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business A deadly and highly infectious avian flu is forcing US farmers to kill millions of egg-laying hens, reducing the country’s egg supply and driving up prices. On Thursday, retailers paid between $2.80 and $2.89 for a dozen large grade A white eggs in the Midwest, according to the USDA’s
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