LONDON (AP) — Sead Kolasinac has joined French club Marseille as a free agent after having his contract terminated by Arsenal. The Bosnia and Herzegovina left back has been with Arsenal since 2017. He had six months left on his deal. Kolasinac is the third player to leave Arsenal in January after Ainsley Maitland-Niles and
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN New Jersey will soon require Asian American history to be taught in public schools. Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation on Tuesday that will make it mandatory for K-12 schools to include Asian American and Pacific Islander history in their curriculums starting on the 2022-2023 school year. The move makes New Jersey
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Golden State Warriors minority owner who said “nobody cares” about the Uyghurs in China is under fire and the team is distancing itself from him. Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya dismissed the situation in China on the latest edition of his All-In Podcast. China is accused
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge has refused to lower the $7 million bail for a jailed South Carolina attorney acccused of stealing millions of dollars in settlement money from vulnerable clients in injury or wrongful death cases. A judge said Tuesday she determined attorney Alex Murdaugh remains a flight
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A candidate for the U.S. Senate in Louisiana has posted a video campaign ad that shows him smoking marijuana while decrying racial disparities in arrests for the drug. The 37-second ad shows Democrat Gary Chambers sitting in a chair in an empty field and puffing what
Continue ReadingBy 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 Meghan
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed In a case involving a Nazi confiscation of a Jewish family’s painting, the Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with how federal courts should decide whether California law or a foreign country’s law should apply. The case, which was filed in federal court in California, is now before the Supreme Court after nearly
Continue ReadingCNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Every day, when Phyllis Fagell goes into work as a school counselor, she brings a duffel bag big enough to pack up her office — awaiting the day that she and her students must adjust to a world closed down again by Covid-19. “It has been such a tumultuous few
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN Every day, when Phyllis Fagell goes into work as a school counselor, she brings a duffel bag big enough to pack up her office — awaiting the day that she and her students must adjust to a world closed down again by Covid-19. “It has been such a tumultuous few years
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A leading World Health Organization official says the worst of the coronavirus pandemic — including deaths, hospitalizations and lockdowns — could be over this year if huge inequities in vaccinations and medicines are addressed quickly. Dr. Michael Ryan, speaking Tuesday on a vaccine inequity panel hosted by
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New York likely surpassed New Jersey for the top spot in the U.S. sports betting market during the first two weekends mobile bets were offered. That’s according to a company that most of the legal U.S. sports betting industry uses to verify that its customers
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s game on for video game mergers. Microsoft’s nearly $69 billion acquisition of the controversial game maker Activision Blizzard comes just one week after Grand Theft Auto developer Take-Two Interactive announced that it was buying FarmVille owner Zynga. Gamers (and investors) are now betting on which company might
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, Pete Muntean and Michael Ballaban, CNN Major international airlines are scrambling to modify or cancel flights to the United States amid uncertainty about potential interference between new 5G cell phone services and critical airplane technologies. Emirates, Air India, All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa and British Airways all announced changes to some
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The Biden White House this month pushed to protect statistical agencies like the U.S. Census Bureau from political interference. Its report was issued just days before newly disclosed documents showed the “unprecedented” extent of the Trump administration’s efforts to gain politically from the 2020 headcount. The report from a White
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: esta historia contiene spoilers de “Encanto”, que actualmente está en los cines y disponible en streaming en Disney+. (CNN) — Kadesha Adelakun compró los juguetes de “Encanto” antes de tener la oportunidad de ver la película. Sabía que los personajes de una familia multirracial afrolatina serían un complemento importante para
Continue ReadingCNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Love at White Castle just got canceled. Thanks, Omicron. The burger chain’s restaurants in select markets have long held a special dining-in experience on Feb. 14 for lovesick couples who want to remember their special day with $1 burgers and french fries. In years past, White Castle would add
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Love at White Castle just got canceled. Thanks, Omicron. The burger chain’s restaurants in select markets have long held a special dining-in experience on Feb. 14 for lovesick couples who want to remember their special day with $1 burgers and french fries. In years past, White Castle would add a
Continue ReadingBy Betty Yu Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A San Francisco woman who had her car’s front license plate stolen uncovered much more than her property when she went searching for it on Monday. KPIX 5 first reported on thieves targeting license plates in San Francisco on Saturday. Crooks
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Defending champion Juventus has reached the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup by beating Sampdoria 4-1. Juan Cuadrado, Daniele Rugani, Paulo Dybala and Álvaro Morata scored in a dominant performance by Juventus. The Biaconeri will face either Sassuolo or Cagliari in the next round. Andrea Conti had briefly
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Police say an ex-boyfriend has been arrested and charged with murder in the killing of a 16-year-old Houston girl who was shot 22 times as she walked her dog. Diamond Alvarez was killed Jan. 11 a couple of blocks from her home near a park. Houston
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