FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU senior guard Damion Baugh is serving a six-game suspension imposed by the NCAA for signing with an NBA certified agent after last season. Baugh had already sat out the first two games for the 15th-ranked Horned Frogs. The team said before its third game Monday night that the NCAA
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s is the last squad to be known among the 32 in the World Cup, and its coach Gustavo Alfaro has not included a player who put the team’s presence in the tournament in doubt. Alfaro announced his squad on Monday evening, close to the deadline. He did not include defender
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Seattle’s Julio Rodríguez and Atlanta’s Michael Harris II had a lot in common — perhaps too much. The 21-year-old center fielders were runaway winners in Rookie of the Year voting on Monday after seasons of power and speed that led to lucrative long-term contracts but
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, CNN A US embassy convoy was attacked in Haiti on Monday, according to a senior US official and a State Department spokesperson. A Haitian driver was slightly injured but no embassy staff were hurt, the official said. “Armed individuals fired shots at the Haitian National Police vehicles, US Embassy vehicles, and Haitian
Continue ReadingBy Dani Birzer Click here for updates on this story PAYSON, Arizona (KTVK, KPHO) — The Western screech owl purchased by a man who was reportedly under the influence of methamphetamine at a Payson gas station is recovering. Liberty Wildlife in Phoenix is now caring for the owl after it was temporarily taken in by
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Business) — Amazon planea despedir a unos 10.000 empleados con trabajos corporativos y tecnológicos, reportó el diario The New York Times este lunes, citando a fuentes anónimas con conocimiento del asunto. Los recortes de empleos podrían comenzar esta semana y probablemente incluirán a trabajadores en las áreas de los dispositivos de Amazon
Continue ReadingBy Megan Thomas, CNN Christina Applegate celebrated receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday. The event marked Applegate’s first public appearance since she shared her multiple sclerosis diagnosis last year. The actress reflected on her career in a moving speech that was filled with heart and humor. “I’ve had a really
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN A New York judge appointed retired Judge Barbara Jones to serve as monitor over the Trump Organization after both the New York attorney general’s office and former President Donald Trump nominated her for the position. Judge Arthur Engoron said he spoke with Jones, who has served as special monitors in several
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO, JIM SALTER and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press While the cause of a deadly collision between two vintage military aircraft at a Dallas air show to commemorate Veterans Day remains unknown, experts say the accident will likely renew discussion over whether additional safety rules are needed for such events. Safety recommendations made
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. banking regulator at the Federal Reserve is urging Congress to pass legislation that would impose regulation on crypto currencies. The call comes in the wake of the swift collapse last week of FTX, a leading crypto exchange. Michael Barr said in prepared testimony
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. banking regulator at the Federal Reserve is urging Congress to pass legislation that would impose regulation on crypto currencies. The call comes in the wake of the swift collapse last week of FTX, a leading crypto exchange. Michael Barr said in prepared testimony
Continue ReadingBy Geneva Sands and Pete Muntean, CNN Airlines have paid more than $600 million in refunds to hundreds of thousands of passengers for canceled or changed flights since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Transportation announced Monday. At the same time, federal regulators are cracking down on a half-dozen airlines they say
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Frontier Airlines and five foreign carriers are paying more than $600 million in refunds to consumers whose flights were canceled or significantly delayed since the start of the pandemic. That’s according to federal officials on Monday. The U.S. Department of Transportation says it has also fined those same airlines
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Frontier Airlines and four foreign carriers are paying more than $600 million in refunds to consumers whose flights were canceled or significantly delayed since the start of the pandemic. That’s according to federal officials on Monday. The U.S. Department of Transportation says it has also fined those same airlines
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN GECKER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 48,000 unionized academic workers at all 10 University of California campuses have walked off the job, demanding better pay and benefits. The strike launched Monday by researchers, postdoctoral scholars, teaching assistants and others threatens to disrupt classroom instruction across the statewide university system. It
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal prison inmate who was able to obtain a firearm at a prison camp in Arizona pulled out the gun in a visitation area and attempted to shoot a visitor in the head, The Associated Press has learned. The weapon misfired and
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump argumentó en una presentación judicial que se hizo pública recientemente que un mandatario puede decidir si los documentos de su Casa Blanca son personales, y que él había determinado que todos los registros que llevó a Mar-a-Lago eran de hecho su propiedad. Este argumento representa el más
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Testimony is under way in a shareholder lawsuit challenging approval by Tesla’s board of directors of a compensation plan potentially worth more than $55 billion for CEO Elon Musk. Attorneys packed a Delaware courtroom Monday as the trial began in a lawsuit filed in 2018.
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Four companies that developed solar energy facilities in Alabama, Idaho and Illinois have agreed to pay a total of $1.3 million for violating construction permits and rules for handling groundwater, authorities said Monday. A statement by the Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency said the companies used a common construction
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