By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Marcus Stroman won at Wrigley Field for the first time since signing with the Cubs, pitching no-hit ball into the sixth inning during a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Stroman, who signed a $71 million, four-year contract, had been 0-5 with a 7.11 ERA in nine
Continue ReadingBy DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of 13 young people who claim that the state’s permitting of fossil fuel projects is exacerbating climate change and violating their constitutional rights. The lawsuit filed by Our Children’s Trust, an Oregon-based nonprofit
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said he intends to use “every penny” of the $12 million his state budgeted to relocate migrants and set the expectation for buses and “likely more” flights full of migrants paid for by the state. “These are just the beginning efforts,” the Republican governor said.
Continue ReadingCNN By Emma Tucker, CNN The relocation of about 50 migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, initiated last week by Florida’s governor, has revived memories of strikingly similar tactics employed by southern segregationists 60 years ago. As news of the relocation spread, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library quickly drew historical parallels to
Continue ReadingCNN By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said he intends to use “every penny” of the $12 million his state budgeted to relocate migrants and set the expectation for buses and “likely more” flights full of migrants paid for by the state. “These are just the beginning efforts,” the Republican governor
Continue ReadingCNN By Katie Hunt, CNN Hundreds of people across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern parts of England spotted an unusual fireball lighting up the night sky Wednesday. It was unclear whether it was a meteor or a piece of space debris, said Aine O’Brien, a doctoral student at the University of Glasgow and a member
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Serie B champion Lecce won at Salernitana 2-1 for its first win since returning to the top division. Gabriel Strefezza scored the winner from beyond the area following a counterattack in the 83rd minute of the all-southern matchup. Salernitana equalized when Lecce midfielder Joan Gonzàlez redirected a corner into his own net.
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/ Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a package of bills aimed at moving away from reliance on fossil fuel-based energy. The sweeping package signed Friday includes legislation protecting communities of color from exposure to oil and gas pollution, creating a framework for capturing
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — El gobernador de Virginia Occidental, Jim Justice, anunció este viernes que firmó un proyecto de ley que prohíbe casi todos los abortos, excepto en ciertas situaciones médicas o en casos de violación o incesto. La legislatura liderada por el Partido Republicano aprobó el martes el proyecto de ley HB 302
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Myles Garrett is on the verge of setting a Browns record. He’s more worried about going 2-0. Cleveland’s star defensive end enters Sunday’s game against the New York Jets needing just two sacks to surpass linebacker Clay Matthews for the most in team history. Matthews
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, who is running for governor in Arkansas, underwent surgery Friday for thyroid cancer. Sanders announced she underwent the surgery after a biopsy earlier this month revealed that she had thyroid cancer. “Today, I underwent a successful surgery to
Continue ReadingBy Rebekka Schramm Click here for updates on this story DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Parents of students at Chapel Hill Middle School in south DeKalb County are learning school officials are looking into an incident involving a student allegedly passing out gummies at school, candy that parents feared might’ve been laced with THC. It’s
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El rey Carlos III y sus hermanos, la princesa Ana, el príncipe Andrés y el príncipe Eduardo, realizaron una breve vigilia junto al ataúd de la reina Isabel II en Westminster Hall el viernes, uniéndose a miembros del ejército que han montado una vigilancia continua sobre sus restos durante los últimos
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: FedEx, General Electric fall; Bowlero, FirstEnergy rise.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is showing no sign of fighting an action taken against her by a state ethics board over her actions surrounding her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser’s license. Friday was the deadline for Noem to say whether she would
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Kwon Alexander has quickly become an emotional force in the New York Jets’ locker room. The veteran linebacker sets the tone for a team he wasn’t even a part of until the start of training camp in late July. Alexander likes to
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street, leaving the market with another week of sizable losses, as a stark warning from FedEx about rapidly worsening trends in the economy gave investors more to worry about. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% Friday. The Nasdaq lost almost 1% and the Dow lost almost half a
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Chance, Katharina Krebs and Rachel Clarke, CNN Russia’s military failures in its war with Ukraine are stirring new opposition to President Vladimir Putin, according to two local politicians who are taking a stand against him. The lack of a quick victory, the inability to take Kyiv and now the successful counter-offensives by Ukraine
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say an inmate who had just been booked into an Oklahoma jail got away from the booking area and raped a handcuffed female inmate. Prosecutors on Thursday charged 44-year-old Donta Ramone Thomas with raping the woman at the Oklahoma County jail. Prosecutors say Thomas had
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Está claro que “Canelo” Álvarez y Gennady “GGG” Golovkin no son precisamente fanáticos el uno del otro. Y después de 24 asaltos juntos en el cuadrilátero, quizás no sea una sorpresa. Pero, tras años de especulaciones, los dos grandes del boxeo reavivarán su rivalidad por tercera y última vez el sábado
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