PALERMO, Sicily (AP) — Third-seeded Zhang Shuai recovered from a scare early in the second set to advance to the second round of the Palermo Ladies Open. Zhang was broken twice at the start of the second set before rallying to beat Rebeka Masarova of Spain 7-6 (3), 7-6 (7). The Chinese player will face
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Marcus Mumford has teamed up with a film legend for the music video to his powerful new single, “Cannibal.” According to Mumford, lead singer of British rock band Mumford & Sons, the video was filmed on July 3 in a high school gym in New York. “I’ve been overwhelmed by the
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale had surgery on his broken left pinkie finger, a day after he was hit by a line drive in a game against the New York Yankees. The Red Sox called the surgery successful but did not give a timetable for his
Continue ReadingDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke and Arizona have agreed to a home-and-home men’s basketball series for 2023 and 2024. The schools announced the agreement Monday. The first meeting comes in November 2023 with the Wildcats visiting the Blue Devils’ famously hostile Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke travels west to Tucson the following November. The teams haven’t
Continue ReadingBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Two men and an 18-month old child have been fatally shot on Montana’s Blackfeet Indian Reservation. FBI spokesperson Sandra Barker said the shooting happened at abut 10 p.m. Sunday in the community of East Glacier Park, just outside Glacier National Park. In addition to the deaths, two women were flown to
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin provided a strong hint he and other SEC coaches who were former assistants on Alabama coach Nick Saban’s staff, including Georgia coach Kirby Smart, may grow tired of questions about their former boss. Kiffin smirked when his first question at the Southeastern
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois State Police Department has implemented an emergency rule to allow authorities broader discretion in issuing Firearm Owner’s Identification cards. The change comes in response to a mass shooting July Fourth in suburban Chicago. It allows police to consider historical instances when determining whether
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The release of a transcript of previously sealed testimony in Roman Polanski’s long-running sex abuse case in Los Angeles is the latest development in a legal saga that has spanned 45 years. The transcript obtained Sunday by The Associated Press showed that a former prosecutor handling the
Continue ReadingBy AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Washington (AP) — A new research report says the conservative TV channel Newsmax is presenting viewers with an “alternate universe” of how the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol unfolded on Jan. 6, 2021. Newsmax has broadcast at least 40 false claims or conspiracy theories about the attack since June,
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi abortion clinic at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade has been sold and will not reopen even if it’s allowed to do so by a state court, its owner told The Associated Press on Monday. Diane
Continue ReadingBy Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden‘s favorability rating is narrowly positive, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Thirty-four percent of Americans hold a favorable opinion of her, 29% an unfavorable opinion and 37% are unsure. Her husband, President Joe Biden, has a favorability rating of 36%, but his unfavorable rating
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN Former US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb’s interview in which he criticized the federal response to the ongoing monkeypox outbreak was “misinformed and off base,” says Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Gottlieb said Sunday that it may be too late
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Belgium reaches the quarterfinals of the Women’s European Championship for the first time after a 1-0 upset win over Italy also eliminates Iceland. Midfielder Tine de Caigny scored in the 49th minute and Belgium clung on to win. Belgium had to wait for confirmation as Iceland drew with already-qualified France 1-1
Continue ReadingCNN, WTHR, WISH, KABB, WOAI By Alexandra Meeks, CNN America’s CEOs made 324 times more than the workers at their companies last year, according to a new report from one of the nation’s top union groups. S&P 500 CEOs on average got a roughly 18% bump in compensation — about $18 million each — while
Continue ReadingST. CLOUD, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say traffic on Florida’s Turnpike stopped moooooving for several hours after a cattle hauler caught fire, and dozens of cows blocked the roadway. Florida Highway Patrol says the hauler’s semi-cab began to catch fire shortly before noon Monday near St. Cloud, south of Orlando. Officials say the driver pulled
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A man who prosecutors say killed a retired St. Louis police captain during looting on a violent night in 2020 is on trial this week facing a first-degree murder charge. Opening statements were presented Monday in the trial of 26-year-old Stephan Cannon, of Glasgow Village, who is charged with killing Capt.
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court has set an execution date for a mentally disturbed truck driver convicted of killing three men in a workplace shooting rampage more than two decades ago. The clerk’s office says 57-year-old Alan Eugene Miller is set to receive a lethal injection on Sept. 22. Miller could still
Continue ReadingBy Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The most senior US general has ordered a comprehensive review of US military interactions with Chinese forces over the last five years as concerns about Beijing’s assertive behavior in the Indo-Pacific region increases, according to three defense officials. By launching the review, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — For five seasons and 25 episodes, Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been constantly shadowed by cameras. Such is the price of fame for the star of a Norwegian documentary series called “Team Ingebrigtsen,” which chronicles the life and adventures of Jakob, his brothers and his family and
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — For five seasons and 25 episodes, Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been constantly shadowed by cameras. Such is the price of fame for the star of a Norwegian documentary series called “Team Ingebrigtsen,” which chronicles the life and adventures of Jakob, his brothers and his family and
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