By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Skip Schumaker thought his meeting with the Miami Marlins might last an hour. Turns out, he’ll be around them for quite a bit longer. Schumaker was introduced as the Marlins’ manager on Thursday, a little over a week after accepting the job and replacing Don Mattingly
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Las Vegas Raiders are coming off their worst game in years. The Jacksonville Jaguars just went 0-for-October. One of them should feel much better about themselves Sunday when the Raiders try to win their first road game of the season and the Jaguars look to end a five-game skid. The
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted underwater in January, it created a plume of ash and water that broke through the third layer of Earth’s atmosphere. It was the highest-recorded volcanic plume and reached the mesosphere, where meteors and meteorites usually break apart and burn up in our atmosphere. The
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El ministro de Defensa Nacional de Corea del Sur, Lee Jong Sup, dijo este jueves que “cualquier ataque nuclear” por parte de Corea del Norte “resultaría en el fin” del régimen de Kim Jong Un debido a “la respuesta abrumadora y decisiva de la alianza”. En una conferencia de prensa conjunta
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Lyft on Thursday said it will lay off 13% of its staff, or nearly 700 employees, as it rethinks staffing amid rising inflation and fears of a looming recession. In a memo to staffers on Thursday, a copy of which was shared with CNN Business, Lyft co-founders Logan Green and
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx have signed coach Cheryl Reeve to a multi-year contract extension. They also elevated her front office title from general manager to president of basketball operations. The length of the new deal was not disclosed. Reeve has the all-time league lead with 281 regular season wins and 41 playoff game
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Game, set … best in show? The Westminster Kennel Club dog show is moving next year to a new venue: the home of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. The kennel club announced Thursday that canine champs will take over the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis
Continue ReadingBy FRANK BAJAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Top U.S. election security officials say protecting the nation’s voting systems has become increasingly challenging. That’s due mostly to the embrace by millions of Americans of unfounded conspiracy theories and false claims about widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential race. With the midterm elections just days away
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore. revealed new information Thursday about an increase in deceptive marketing practices targeting seniors with Medicare Advantage plans. “Older Americans and those living with a disability count on Medicare to deliver dependable and high-quality health care when they need it most,” Wyden said. “It is unacceptable for this
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The No. 9 Southern California Trojans will try to stay on track towards playing for the Pac-12 title and a possible spot in the College Football Playoff hosting the California Golden Bears on Saturday night. USC quarterback Caleb Williams continued his brilliant first season, throwing for 411 yards and five touchdowns
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is pausing hiring for its corporate workforce, the latest move by the company to cut costs amid worries about the wider economic environment. Company executives have decided to halt “new incremental hires” for the entire corporate workforce and anticipate the pause to be in
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a group of individuals, firms and vessels connected to an oil smuggling outfit said to benefit the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. More than a dozen companies, six individuals and 11 vessels flagged from around the world
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Sigue el luto por Takeoff, a medida que se revelan nuevos detalles sobre su muerte. Takeoff, que llegó a la fama como un tercio del grupo de rap Migos, ganador de un platino, fue baleado en la madrugada de este martes en una fiesta privada en Houston, Texas, a los 28
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN Pro Football Hall of Fame punter Ray Guy has died at the age of 72, the National Football League and the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Thursday. According to his alma mater the University of Southern Mississippi, Guy died Thursday morning following a lengthy illness. Considered by many to be
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Mackintosh, CNN When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, he was lauded as a regional peacemaker. A year later, he launched a conflict that spiraled into a brutal civil war, spawning one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. In November 2020, Abiy ordered a military
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council has unanimously approved a former public safety director from New Jersey as the city’s next police chief. Brian O’Hara, the deputy mayor of Newark, will start serving as Minneapolis’ police chief on Monday. O’Hara will lead the department through changes expected to be ordered as the result of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The ride-hailing service Lyft is cutting 13% of its workforce, nearly 700 employees, as it tries to lower operating expenses. The company said in a regulatory filing that it anticipates incurring approximately $27 million to $32 million in restructuring and other charges related to employee severance and benefits costs. The charges are expected
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A win will keep No. 19 Tulane in the Top 25, but a loss would likely mean an exit from the poll. A victory keeps the Green Wave undefeated in the American Athletic Conference standings. Challenging games at home against No. 25 UCF, SMU, and Cincinnati remain on the schedule. For
Continue ReadingBy BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Ukraine is counting on more Western technological support as its war against Russia drags on, with Microsoft pledging Thursday to extend its backing for Kyiv’s “extraordinary” wartime innovation through the end of next year. Microsoft’s financial commitment of more than $400 million enables the Ukraine government
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Three more people have been killed in the past seven months by Takata air bag inflators that exploded and hurled shrapnel. Stellantis, formerly Fiat Chrysler, said Wednesday that people should not drive older Dodge and Chrysler cars until the air bags are replaced. The cars were recalled in 2015.
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