By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Naomi Osaka has advanced to the third round at the Australian Open by beating Madison Brengle 6-0, 6-4. The four-time major champion is still on course for a fourth-round match against top-ranked Ash Barty at Melbourne Park. Osaka will next face Amanda Anisimova.
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong will euthanize about 2,000 hamsters and other small animals after a pet store worker and several rodents tested positive for coronavirus, as the city pursues an uncompromising zero-Covid strategy two years into the pandemic. The announcement by the Hong Kong government on Tuesday was met with outrage by pet
Continue ReadingCNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. When President Joe Biden walks out at 4pm ET to greet reporters assembled in the White House’s East Room, it will be the first formal press conference he has
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. When President Joe Biden walks out at 4pm ET to greet reporters assembled in the White House’s East Room, it will be the first formal press conference he has convened
Continue ReadingBy JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Thatcher Demko made 31 saves to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-1 victory over the skidding Nashville Predators. Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser and Juho Lammikko scored for Vancouver. The win ended the Canucks’ stretch of nine consecutive road games on a high note. Vancouver last
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SKVARA Associated Press EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Luke Williamson made five 3-pointers and scored 15 points, and No. 22 Loyola Chicago won its 10th straight game, routing Evansville 77-48. Chris Knight added 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting for the Ramblers, who improved to 5-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference. That’s their best start
Continue ReadingDEKALB, Ill. — Samari Curtis scored 21 points and Daeqwon Plowden scored 17 and Bowling Green beat Northern Illinois 92-83. Bowling Green outscored the Huskies 60-51 after halftime which served as season-high point totals after intermission for both teams. Keshawn Williams scored a career-high 32 points Northern Illinois.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — En Guatemala comenzó el juicio en contra del expresidente Otto Pérez Molina y la exvicepresidenta Roxana Baldetti, siete años después de que las autoridades revelaran una presunta red de defraudación aduanera conocida como “La Línea”, una causa por la que ambos están detenidos desde 2015. El Ministerio Público señala a
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Hotel Engine compiled a list of ways people can make the most of reward points when traveling and the types of travel cards that may be more beneficial to budgets.
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The Patel Firm compiled data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to identify how rates of drunk driving have declined since the 1980s.
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All states offer workers’ compensation insurance, but the particulars of each program vary. Simply Business looks at the requirements, regulations, and fines across the country.
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Zinnia Health compiled a list of 10 documentary films and docuseries that explore the opioid epidemic.
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The Federal Work-Study (FWS) program has played a significant role in increasing access to higher education since it was formed in 1964. To explore how the program has kept up with inflation, tuition, and cost of living, StudySoup explored the history of the FWS and how it’s evolved.
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CONWAY, Ark. — Demaree King scored 20 points and Kayne Henry scored 16 and Jacksonville State beat Central Arkansas 86-81. Darious Hall scored 20 points for the Bears.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Jacob Gilyard matched his career high with a season-high 31 points and Richmond beat Fordham 83-70 on Tuesday night. Darius Quisenberry had 23 points and eight assists for the Rams.
Continue ReadingKABC By Stella Chan, Theresa Waldrop and Amir Vera, CNN The suspect wanted in connection with the killing of Brianna Kupfer while she was working at a Los Angeles furniture store was taken into custody Wednesday, police said. Pasadena police officers picked up Shawn Laval Smith, 31, shortly after noon Wednesday, Los Angeles Police Detective
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Adama Sanogo scored 13 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead No. 25 UConn over Butler 76-59 on Tuesday night in first of two games this week between the two programs. It was the third straight double-double for Sanago, who also blocked four shots. He
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Michael Houser made 43 saves in his season debut and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1. Houser became the sixth goalie to start a game for Buffalo this season. Mark Jankowski, Dylan Cozens and Alex Tuch scored for the Sabres. Drake Batherson had the lone goal for Ottawa, and
Continue ReadingCNN By Geneva Sands, CNN Top Biden administration law enforcement officials — including the FBI director, the attorney general and the Homeland Security secretary — sought to reassure more than 1,000 members of the Orthodox Jewish community during a teleconference meeting Tuesday that the federal government recognizes the severity of the recent hostage standoff in
Continue ReadingBy Geneva Sands, CNN Top Biden administration law enforcement officials — including the FBI director, the attorney general and the Homeland Security secretary — sought to reassure more than 1,000 members of the Orthodox Jewish community during a teleconference meeting Tuesday that the federal government recognizes the severity of the recent hostage standoff in Texas
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