MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have added some backcourt depth by signing Luca Vildoza. Vildoza is a 26-year-old guard from Argentina. He played two NBA Las Vegas Summer League games last year with the New York Knicks. The Knicks waived him in early October. The 6-foot-3 Vildoza was named the Spanish ACB League Finals
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has ordered the demolition of the deteriorating Packard auto plant in Detroit, finding that it had become a public nuisance. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Brian Sullivan wrote in a March 31 order that the plant’s Peruvian owner, Fernando Palazuelo, and his company, Arte Express
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has ordered the demolition of the deteriorating Packard auto plant in Detroit, finding that it had become a public nuisance. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Brian Sullivan wrote in a March 31 order that the plant’s Peruvian owner, Fernando Palazuelo, and his company, Arte Express
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A security guard at the British embassy in Berlin has been extradited from Germany and charged with spying for Russia. The Metropolitan Police force said 57-year-old David Ballantyne Smith was sent back to Britain on Wednesday. He faces nine charges under the Official Secrets Act related to “the collection and communication of
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball will miss the rest of the season following another setback in his recovery from surgery for a torn meniscus in his left knee. Ball’s final game was Jan. 14, and he had surgery two weeks later. The Bulls hoped a recent 10-day shutdown in activities after
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER and PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Family members of an Indiana couple that had been missing for more than a week are trying to figure out how they got lost in Nevada’s high desert. She survived but he didn’t. Authorities say 72-year-old Ronnie Barker was dead when a search
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker got married. Well, not exactly. Kardashian shared a series of snapshots of herself and Barker taken at a Las Vegas wedding chapel, following the Grammy Awards on Sunday. She said in the caption on Instagram that they did not obtain a marriage license, therefore they aren’t
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Leading oil company CEOs declined on Wednesday to endorse a call from Democrats to reduce dividends and share buybacks and plow the money into ramping up production instead. During a hearing, Rep. Frank Pallone, a New Jersey Democrat, asked the top executives from ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, Shell, Pioneer Natural Resources
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Las imágenes devastadoras que muestran cadáveres de civiles esparcidos por las calles de Bucha, un suburbio de la capital de Ucrania, provocaron horror mundial en los últimos dÃas, mientras aumenta la urgencia de investigaciones sobre los presuntos crÃmenes de guerra de Rusia. Sin embargo, hay una narrativa completamente diferente en los medios
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN Business Russia is in imminent danger of default after the United States cut off the country’s ability to pay its debt using frozen dollars sitting in American banks. Western countries sanctioned about half of Russia’s foreign reserves — roughly $315 billion — because of its invasion of Ukraine. Although the US
Continue ReadingBRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez hopes to rebound in Hall of Fame voting after falling far short in his first try on the ballot. The three-time MVP appeared on 34.3% of ballots in January. He says “I hope I get in one day. It would be an incredible honor. I’d be terribly disappointed if
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business Pinterest on Wednesday announced a new policy prohibiting users from sharing climate misinformation on its platform, making it the rare social platform to ban such content outright. Pinterest, a service where users can bookmark and share visual posts, said it will remove content that denies the existence or impacts of
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on New York’s highest court has been referred to a disciplinary commission and could be kicked off the bench for failing to comply with a rule requiring all court personnel to provide proof they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19. Judge Jenny Rivera is one
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, no ha renunciado necesariamente a intentar capturar la ciudad capital de Ucrania, Kyiv, incluso cuando Rusia ha cambiado su enfoque en los últimos dÃas hacia el sur y el este de Ucrania, según funcionarios estadounidenses y occidentales. Durante las próximas semanas, los funcionarios esperan
Continue ReadingBy KOVR Staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Firefighters found themselves making a rescue at Raging Waters on Tuesday inside an empty pool. The Sacramento Fire Department says, just before 3 p.m., crews responded to the water park at Cal Expo after an employee reportedly fell. Crews found the
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been far costlier and less successful than most analysts expected over its first six weeks — and experts now believe that Moscow is changing its military approach. President Vladimir Putin’s revised war strategy will now focus on trying to take control of the Donbas and other
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister says he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to call an immediate cease-fire in the war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he spoke with Putin by phone on Wednesday and urged the Russian leader to end the military conflict in neighboring Ukraine.
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas and Lisa Respers France, CNN The Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences has moved up its planned date to decide on possible sanctions against Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars ceremony. “I am calling a board meeting for this Friday morning, April
Continue ReadingCNN By Chloe Melas and Lisa Respers France, CNN The Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences has moved up its planned date to decide on possible sanctions against Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars ceremony. “I am calling a board meeting for this Friday morning,
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Matthew Broderick will sit out Broadway’s “Plaza Suite” after testing positive for Covid-19. The actor tested positive on Tuesday, “despite strict adherence to COVID safety protocols,” the production announced. Broderick stars in the Neil Simon play alongside his wife Sarah Jessica Parker, who has tested negative and will continue performing. The show
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