By Kylie Atwood, CNN Biden administration officials are concerned that China could seek to declare a no-fly zone over Taiwan ahead of a possible visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as an effort to upend the trip, potentially raising tensions even further in the region, a US official told CNN. China could also respond by
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — It’s prime time in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Jackson State coach Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders has emerged as the most high-profile advocate for the league and HBCUs in general, but his colleagues are embracing potential change and celebrating the status quo as well. Sanders touted
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to freeze a lower court order that blocked the Department of Homeland Security from implementing new immigration enforcement priorities, in a case marking Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson‘s first vote since joining the court. Jackson and Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and
Continue ReadingPALERMO, Sicily (AP) — French teenager Diane Parry beat second-seeded Yulia Putintseva 6-3, 6-4 to reach her first tour-level quarterfinal at the Palermo Ladies Open. It was the 19-year-old Parry’s third career win against a top-50 player. Also advancing on the red clay courts of the Country Time Club was local hope Lucia Bronzetti, who
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Breakout rookie Julio Rodríguez and the Mariners can match a franchise record with their 15th consecutive win as they open a home series against AL West-leading Houston. Seattle went into the All-Star break a victory shy of matching the 2001 club for the franchise’s best run. They haven’t lost since July
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, who is in a tough reelection battle in Wisconsin, indicated he would vote for a bill to codify same-sex marriage, moving supporters closer to the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster in the Senate. In a statement, Johnson called the bill “unnecessary,” but
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former sports superstar Bo Jackson helped pay for the funerals of the 19 children and two teachers who were killed in the Uvalde school massacre in May. Jackson’s rare success in pro football and baseball made him one of the greatest athletes of his generation. The
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — Las temperaturas altas no solo amenazan la vida de los humanos: nuestras mascotas también pueden sufrir golpes de calor. Incluso un paseo corto al mediodía o quedar en el coche encerrado por unos minutos pueden resultar mortales. Aquí, una guía sobre las señales para reconocer y responder de manera inmediata
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson La Habana, Cuba (CNN) — Para los cubanos, el calor no va a ningún lado y la energía podría cortarse en cualquier momento. Soportar las calurosas temperaturas del verano y los cortes de la red eléctrica ha sido parte del día a día de Cuba durante mucho tiempo, pero ahora la isla está
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting, Chiney Ogwumike had a season-high 15 points and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Atlanta Dream 85-78. Nneka Ogwumike sank a 3-pointer with 1:50 left in the fourth quarter to give Los Angeles an 83-70 lead. Aari McDonald scored the next six points
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge says Georgia Republicans who signed a certificate falsely stating that Donald Trump had won the state in 2020 and that they were the state’s “duly elected and qualified” electors will have to appear before a special grand jury investigating whether the former president and others
Continue ReadingBy Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist New satellite images released by NASA Wednesday reveal the dramatic loss of water at Lake Mead due to the ongoing mega-drought. “The largest reservoir in the United States supplies water to millions of people across seven states, tribal lands, and northern Mexico,” NASA wrote about the image. “It now also
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Blame it on lingering effects of the pandemic, resentment over the lockout or economic fears. Major League Baseball is struggling to fill the stands at pre-COVID levels as the sport heads into the last 2 1/2 months of its first season since 2019 without capacity restrictions.
Continue ReadingPEARL, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Corrections says a string quartet has brought classical music into a prison. Two violinists, a viola player and a cellist from First Baptist Church of Jackson performed for an audience of 68 inmates. It happened Tuesday at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl. The musicians played hymns
Continue ReadingSAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) — YouTube will begin removing misleading videos about abortion in response to falsehoods being spread about the procedure that is being banned or restricted across a broad swath of the U.S. The move announced Thursday by the Google-owned video site comes about a month after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe
Continue ReadingSAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) — YouTube will begin removing misleading videos about abortion in response to falsehoods being spread about the procedure that is being banned or restricted across a broad swath of the U.S. The move announced Thursday by the Google-owned video site comes about a month after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce will not appeal the latest court decision upholding the city’s tax on big businesses. A lawsuit filed by the chamber in 2020 argued that Seattle’s JumpStart tax — which requires high-earning companies to pay an annual tax on salaries over $150,000 — was unfairly and illegally
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce will not appeal the latest court decision upholding the city’s tax on big businesses. A lawsuit filed by the chamber in 2020 argued that Seattle’s JumpStart tax — which requires high-earning companies to pay an annual tax on salaries over $150,000 — was unfairly and illegally
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won’t allow the Biden administration to implement a policy that prioritizes deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk. The court’s order Thursday leaves the policy frozen nationwide for now. The vote was 5-4 with conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining liberal Justices
Continue ReadingGLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) — Glen Day never expected to be a contender at the Senior British Open this week. Not after his clubs failed to arrive from the United States. So imagine his surprise at taking a share of the lead after the first round at Gleneagles. Day converted an 8-foot eagle putt at the
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