By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The Colorado Avalanche are favorites to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final. They’re not trying to think about that. One of Colorado’s few players who have won the Cup says the team is focusing on its recipe for success and not the outside noise. Andre
Continue ReadingCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Guard Jahari Long is transferring from Seton Hall to Maryland, following in the footsteps of coach Kevin Willard. The Terrapins hired Willard following the end of last season. They announced the signing of the 6-foot-5 Long on Monday. Long played two seasons under Willard for Seton Hall. He played only
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A few weeks before 31 members of a white supremacist group were arrested for allegedly planning to riot at a northern Idaho LGBTQ pride event, a fundamentalist Idaho pastor told his Boise congregation that gay, lesbian and transgender people should be executed by the government. Around
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday placed three new destinations in its “high” risk category for Covid-19, including a North American travel behemoth. In April, the CDC overhauled its ratings system for assessing Covid-19 risk for travelers. The Level 3 “high” risk category is
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver canceled plans to attend Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Warriors and Celtics because of the league’s health and safety protocols. Silver typically attends all finals games. The league did not say if Silver had tested positive for COVID-19 or been deemed a close contact
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Pride Month display at the Macon County Library is at the center of community controversy. Numerous people attended last week’s library board of trustees meeting to voice their opinions. Librarian Karen Wallace said several residents objected to this year’s
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Prologis, Revlon fall; Day One, Bluebird bio rise.
Continue ReadingLENOIR, N.C. (AP) — Investigators say a suspect has been fatally wounded in a shootout with a trooper and a deputy along a highway in western North Carolina. The Highway Patrol said authorities were called to a report of a crash involving an overturned vehicle and an armed man on a highway in Caldwell County
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A few weeks before 31 members of a white supremacist group were arrested for allegedly planning to riot at a northern Idaho LGBTQ pride event, a fundamentalist Idaho pastor told his Boise congregation that gay, lesbian and transgender people should be executed by the government. Around
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A few weeks before 31 members of a white supremacist group were arrested for allegedly planning to riot at a northern Idaho LGBTQ pride event, a fundamentalist Idaho pastor told his Boise congregation that gay, lesbian and transgender people should be executed by the government. Around
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Wall Street entered a bear market Monday as the S&P 500 sank 3.9%, bringing it more than 20% below the record high it set in January. Fears about a fragile economy and stubbornly high inflation have slammed the stock market in recent days and sent Treasury yields surging to their highest levels
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Microsoft on Monday announced it has entered into a labor neutrality agreement with Communications Workers of America (CWA), the union that has been supporting Activision Blizzard employees in their organizing efforts. The agreement, unusual in the tech industry, has the potential to ease the path for workers at Activision Blizzard
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Halasz, CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted Monday he has tested positive again for the virus that causes Covid-19. Trudeau tweeted “I’ll be following public health guidelines and isolating. I feel okay, but that’s because I got my shots. So, if you haven’t, get vaccinated — and if you can, get boosted.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La comisión de la Cámara de Representantes que investiga el atentado del 6 de enero de 2021 en el Capitolio de Estados Unidos detalló este lunes cómo quienes rodeaban al entonces presidente Donald Trump le dijeron que había perdido las elecciones de 2020, pero él se negó a escuchar, recurriendo en
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Watergate, the 1970s political scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Timeline June 17, 1972 – Five men are arrested after breaking into Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in the Watergate complex in Washington, DC. White House press secretary Ron Ziegler describes the incident as
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has upheld Josh Donaldson’s one-game suspension, a penalty that was assessed after the New York Yankees third baseman made a remark to White Sox star Tim Anderson about Jackie Robinson that Chicago manager Tony La Russa called racist. A person familiar with
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN When “a little army” of men with shields and other riot gear was spotted near a Pride parade in Idaho on Saturday, authorities soon linked the men to a relatively new White nationalist group and charged them with conspiracy to riot. “It is clear to us based on the gear that
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An autopsy says a Missouri teenager died of blunt force trauma after falling from a 430-foot (130-meter) Florida drop-tower amusement park ride. The report Monday by the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office also ruled that 14-year-old Tyre Sampson’s death in March was an accident. Sampson slipped out of his seat about
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — South Korea’s top diplomat said Monday that North Korea has completed preparations for a new nuclear test and that only a political decision by the country’s top leadership can prevent it from going forward. After talks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, South Korean
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. In 2023, Ramadan is expected to begin at sundown on March 22 and end on April 21. (Dates may vary slightly by country depending on the first sighting of the crescent moon.) https://www.almanac.com/content/when-start-ramadan Facts Ramadan is the ninth month of
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