By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky is The Associated Press men’s college basketball player of the year. The 6-foot-9, 255-pound junior received 46 of 60 votes from a national media panel. Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis was second with 10 votes. Tshiebwe averaged 17.4 points and a national-best 15.1
Continue ReadingBy Paul Horton Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KTVK, KPHO) — We Paid It Forward at a furniture store in Scottsdale to David Shillinglaw, who does all he can to help teachers and students. Suzanne Hooper, who nominated him, said, “He takes time out of his day and takes old fabric
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Elam, CNN Snowpack in the California Sierra this winter is just 38% of normal, California water officials said Friday, in the latest sign the state’s drought is growing more devastating by the month. South of Lake Tahoe at Phillips Station, where officials set out Friday to conduct the annual end-of-winter snowpack measurement, the
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is on the verge of retiring a state song with racist roots, two years after it surrendered a Confederate-themed state flag. “Go, Mississippi” uses the tune of a 1959 campaign song for Ross Barnett. He won the governor’s race proclaiming support of segregation. Legislators
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — José María Figueres Olsen, de 67 años y expresidente de Costa Rica, quiere volver a gobernar el país. Es el candidato del partido de centroizquierda Liberación Nacional y uno de sus lemas principales de campaña es “Volvamos a tener presidente”. Se enfrenta en segunda vuelta al economista y exministro de
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stock indexes ended a bumpy day higher on Wall Street Friday while Treasury yields soared, after a healthy report on the U.S. job market strengthened expectations for coming interest rate hikes. The two-year Treasury yield approached its highest level in more than three years after a report showed the labor market remained
Continue ReadingCatherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon CEO Andy Jassy received a pay package valued at $212.7 million in 2021, marking a substantial compensation increase for the executive during his first year running the tech giant, according to a company filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. Nearly all of Jassy’s compensation comes in
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN and TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A controversial face recognition company that’s built a massive photographic dossier of the world’s people for use by police, national governments and the Ukrainian military now plans to offer its technology to banks and other private businesses. Clearview AI co-founder and CEO
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd has been named The Associated Press men’s basketball coach of the year after leading the Wildcats to the Sweet 16 in his first season. Lloyd received 28 votes to edge Providence’s Ed Cooley, who got 21 votes. Lloyd spent 22 seasons at Gonzaga and took the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: NIO, Dexcom rise; BlackBerry, Ford fall.
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The homicide conviction of a former Tennessee nurse for a medication error that killed a patient has become a flashpoint in the campaign for Nashville district attorney. After a jury found RaDonda Vaught guilty last week, two challengers to District Attorney Glenn Funk issued statements critcizing
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — COVID-19 hospitalization numbers have plunged to their lowest levels since the summer of 2020, offering a much needed break to health care workers and patients alike following the omicron surge. The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen more than 90%
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Rodrigo Chaves, exministro de Hacienda, tenía su mirada puesta en la presidencia de Costa Rica y asumirá el cargo desde el 8 de mayo. Como líder del conservador partido Progreso Social Democrático, Chaves, de 60 años, se plantea buscar un gobierno “fuerte y unido”. Se enfrentó en segunda
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The Oregon Psilocybin Services Section at the Oregon Health Authority released a new set of proposed rules Friday related to psilocybin products, testing and training programs.
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s top prosecutor has asked a federal judge to postpone her trial on charges that she made false statements on financial documents to withdraw money from her retirement savings and purchase two Florida vacation homes. But prosecutors are opposed to State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s request on Friday to move her trial from
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — An effort by Nevada casino regulators to impose a $500,000 fine and discipline former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn over allegations of workplace sexual misconduct has new life. The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a judge in Las Vegas acted prematurely when she sided
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — An effort by Nevada casino regulators to impose a $500,000 fine and discipline former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn over allegations of workplace sexual misconduct has new life. The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a judge in Las Vegas acted prematurely when she sided
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN Jerrod Carmichael’s latest stand-up special might be his most revelatory yet. The acclaimed comedian comes out as gay in his new HBO special, “Rothaniel,” a few years after he first referenced relationships with men in a previous film for HBO. (CNN shares parent company WarnerMedia with the network.) In the intimate
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hay errores de los que es difícil librarse y el nombre Machu Picchu es uno de ellos. Durante más de 100 años, uno de los sitios arqueológicos más famosos del mundo, Machu Picchu, ha sido conocido por un nombre equivocado, según un informe publicado en la revista académica Ñawpa Pacha: Journal
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Alaska Airlines canceled dozens of U.S. West Coast flights Friday as off-duty pilots picketed in several major cities over an impasse in nearly three years of contract negotiations, and the airline said more cancellations were possible through the weekend.
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