MILAN (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo simply took over with the game on the line. And as usual, he did it on both ends of the floor. Antetokounmpo scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Tyler Dorsey also finished with 27 points and Greece held off Croatia 89-85 in the opening Group C game for both
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard and Jorge Engels, CNN Three people have died and several others in Argentina have become sick after developing pneumonia with no clear cause, the World Health Organization said Friday. Cases in eight health care workers and one other patient are linked to a private clinic in San Miguel de Tucumán, WHO spokesperson
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez and Meron Moges-Gerbi Protests and calls for justice are increasing in Ohio’s capital after the police killing of an unarmed Black man this week bluntly signaled the continuation of years of racial inequality and strained relationships with law enforcement. Donovan Lewis was in bed around 2 a.m. Tuesday when he was shot
Continue ReadingCNN By Michael Warren, Dan Merica and Gabby Orr, CNN As Republicans try to salvage their troubled quest to win the Senate majority this fall, party operatives are pointing their fingers at the fundraising failures of two GOP nominees and their idiosyncratic tech mogul backer, Peter Thiel. Thiel’s $15 million super PAC investments helped boost
Continue ReadingBy JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal authorities reviewing a Chinese company’s purchase of land in North Dakota for a wet corn milling plant say more information is needed before they can decide whether project is detrimental to national security. Fufeng Group’s planned $700 million project in Grand Forks is near a
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican candidate for governor in Wisconsin endorsed by Donald Trump is calling for people to take up “pitchforks and torches” in reaction to a story that detailed his giving to anti-abortion groups and others. Democrats and the campaign of Gov. Tony Evers say that Tim
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out an indictment charging a boat captain with manslaughter in the deaths of 34 scuba divers three years ago off the California coast. Judge George Wu ruled Friday that the indictment charging the captain with seaman’s manslaughter failed to allege that
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has brought back a veteran of past Democratic administrations to put in place the climate part of the Inflation Reduction Act. Biden on Friday put John Podesta in charge of shaping the administration’s ambitious climate package, newly invigorated by $370 billion from Congress. Biden
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer After 14 1/2 months of haggling over details and questioning motivations, a plan to expand the College Football Playoff to 12 teams was finally approved Friday, setting the stage for a multibillion-dollar tournament as soon as the 2024 season. What still needs to be determined is just
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man will spend nine years in federal prison after pleading guilty to defrauding more than 30 women of more than $1.3 million by pretending to be a doctor on online dating services. U.S. Attorney Jason Cody announced the sentence Thursday. Brian Brainard Wedgeworth who formerly lived in the Florida
Continue ReadingMartha C. White On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the US unemployment rate had ticked up to 3.7% in August, an increase that surprised economists who had expected it to remain at July’s 3.5%. In a normal labor market, rising unemployment is a red flag. But even though today’s labor market is
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Britney Spears publicó una carta abierta a sus hijos. La ganadora del Grammy acudió a Instagram el jueves y respondió a una entrevista que dio su hijo, Jayden Federline, de 15 años, para un próximo documental británico de ITV sobre la familia Federline. El documental fue presentado por el periódico británico
Continue ReadingCNN By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Former Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday said the decision by a Florida judge to grant former President Donald Trump’s request for a special master to review the documents seized by the FBI from Mar-a-Lago is “deeply flawed” and urged the Justice Department to appeal it. “The opinion, I think,
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose 26 cents to $86.87 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for November delivery rose 66 cents to $93.02 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for October delivery rose 8 cents to $2.46 a gallon. September heating oil rose 2 cents to $3.58 a gallon. October natural gas
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team to respond to the devastating flooding in Pakistan. According to the agency, the Disaster Assistance Response Team, or DART, will “lead the US government’s response efforts in Pakistan,” where at least 1,100 have been killed and at
Continue ReadingFARSO, Denmark (AP) — English golfer Ross McGowan sunk a 12-foot birdie putt on the last hole to take a one-stroke lead into the weekend at the European tour’s Made in HimmerLand. McGowan was the overnight leader and started his second round also with a birdie. He scored a 6-under-par 65 to total 15 under
Continue ReadingSYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) — California teenager Lucy Li has the 36-hole lead on the LPGA Tour. The 19-year-old Li had another bogey-free round in the Dana Open. She shot a 64 for a two-shot lead over 19-year-old Ruoning Yin of China and Carlota Ciganda. Li is playing with a lot more freedom than some of
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out an indictment charging a boat captain with manslaughter in the deaths of 34 scuba divers three years ago off the California coast. Judge George Wu ruled Friday that the indictment charging the captain with seaman’s manslaughter failed to allege that
Continue ReadingLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — A cap designed for Black swimmers’ natural hair that was banned from the Tokyo Olympics has been approved for competitive races. Swimming governing body FINA says the Soul Cap was on its list of approved equipment. FINA executive director Brent Nowicki says it’s “very important that all aquatic athletes have access
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Five days have passed since a gunman opened fire at the Bend Eastside Safeway, killing two men then himself, shaking our small Central Oregon community.
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