VILLARS-SUR-OLLON, Switzerland (AP) — Russian cyclist Aleksandr Vlasov won the six-day Tour de Romandie after being fastest in the closing time-trial stage in the Swiss mountains. It was a first career win on the World Tour for the 26-year-old Vlasov. He can continue to compete in international races during Russia’s war on Ukraine because he
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — AC Milan was the beneficiary of a massive mistake by Fiorentina’s goalkeeper in a 1-0 win that kept the Rossoneri on track for their first Italian league title in more than a decade. Pietro Terracciano’s clearance attempt landed right at the feet of Rafael Leão and
Continue ReadingBy Brooklyn Neustaeter Click here for updates on this story April 30, 2022 (CTV Network) — A new study has found that microplastics can carry land-based parasites to the ocean, affecting both wildlife and human health. According to researchers out of the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), microplastics can make it easier for disease-causing
Continue ReadingBy Paul Workman and Tom Yun Click here for updates on this story April 30, 2022 (CTV Network) — A South Korean professor’s research is offering a rare glimpse into life in North Korea by analyzing trash that washes up on his country’s beaches near the northern border. “When the wind blew and the waves
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Son Heung-min’s double after Harry Kane’s header gave Tottenham a 3-1 victory over Leicester in the Premier League. That kept the Champions League-chasing side two points behind fourth-place north London rival Arsenal. The South Korea forward curled a 20-yard effort into the top corner in the 79th minute to seal a brace
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans is paying to relocate all remaining residents of a bankrupt apartment complex where people said they faced unsanitary living conditions, including rodents and a broken sewage pipe. The rare move began last week. Oakmont Apartments has 336 units. Mayor LaToya Cantrell says after all residents are out, the complex
Continue ReadingCNN By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas said Sunday that he’s weighing a White House bid in 2024 and that he would still consider running even if former President Donald Trump enters the race. “You’ve got to get through, of course, this year. But that’s an option that’s on the table,”
Continue ReadingBy JAY REEVES Associated Press Harrison Jozefowicz quit his job as a Chicago police officer and headed overseas soon after Russia invaded Ukraine. An Army veteran, he said he couldn’t help but join American volunteers seeking to help Ukrainians in their fight. Jozefowicz now heads a group called Task Force Yankee, which he said has
Continue ReadingLIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton forward Richarlison threw a lit flare after picking it up from the field while celebrating scoring. His goal secured a 1-0 victory over Chelsea on Sunday that helped his team’s push to avoid relegation from the Premier League. Everton moved two points from safety with five matches remaining and a
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas said Sunday that he’s weighing a White House bid in 2024 and that he would still consider running even if former President Donald Trump enters the race. “You’ve got to get through, of course, this year. But that’s an option that’s on the table,” Hutchinson,
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN When a Massachusetts woman ordered a pizza on a routine Friday evening, she had no idea the quick thinking and kindness of her delivery driver would change her life that night. Caryn Hebert Sullivan put in the call for a late dinner on February 11, and DoorDash driver Sophia Furtado brought
Continue ReadingCNN By Dana Bash and Abbie Sharpe, CNN Because SS soldiers used the Nożyk Synagogue as a warehouse and horse stable during World War II, it was the only major Jewish synagogue the Nazis did not destroy in Poland’s capital city of Warsaw. Now, it is once again a house of worship, led by the
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas and Sonia Moghe, CNN Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial concluded its third week in a Virginia court on Friday. Depp is suing Heard, his ex-wife, for $50 million over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in which she described herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”
Continue ReadingCNN, HLN By Chloe Melas and Sonia Moghe, CNN Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial concluded its third week in a Virginia court on Friday. Depp is suing Heard, his ex-wife, for $50 million over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in which she described herself as a “public figure representing
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — In Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra’s mind, the injury situation with Joel Embiid doesn’t doom the Philadelphia 76ers. He figures it’ll only steel their resolve. Clearly, the 76ers are not going to be a better team without Embiid, the scoring champion and MVP finalist currently sidelined
Continue ReadingBy Theresa Waldrop, Jamiel Lynch and Rebekah Riess, CNN Authorities in Alabama are searching for a corrections officer and an inmate who is charged with murder after they went missing last Friday. Vicky White, who was assistant director of corrections for Lauderdale County, took Casey White, the inmate, from the county jail Friday morning, saying
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Dr. Dare Adewumi was thrilled when he was hired to lead the neurosurgery practice at an Atlanta-area hospital near where he grew up. But he says he quickly faced racial discrimination that ultimately led to his firing and has prevented him from getting permanent work elsewhere. His
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Más de 100 civiles han sido evacuados de la planta siderúrgica de Azovstal en Mariúpol, dijo el domingo el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky. El esfuerzo está siendo liderado por el Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja y las Naciones Unidas. Después de la evacuación, la planta siderúrgica volvió a ser
Continue ReadingMUNICH (AP) — Danish teenager Holger Rune has won the BMW Open final. He claimed his first ATP Tour title after Botic van de Zandschulp was forced to retire Sunday. The eighth-seeded van de Zandschulp led 4-3 in the opening set with Rune serving at 40-15 when he withdrew due to chest pains. Rune says
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has laid out some bold, if still vague, plans for transforming Twitter into a place of “maximum fun” once he buys the social media platform for $44 billion and takes it private. But enacting what at the moment are little more
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