By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Authorities who investigated a 2019 mass shooting that left nine dead in Dayton, Ohio, say they found no evidence that the gunman targeted the sister who was among the victims. Newly released Dayton police records say all the people killed outside a strip of nightclubs appear to have been shot
Continue ReadingBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have signed Michael Houser to a one-year, $750,000 contract and called up Aaron Dell from the minors to shore up their injury-depleted goaltending ranks. The signing comes with Buffalo adding goalies Ukko-Pekka Luukonen and Malcolm Subban to their injured list. Luukonen is considered week-to-week after sustaining a lower
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not changed its guidance on mask usage, but the Biden administration is “strongly considering” making higher quality masks, like N95 and KN95 masks, more available to Americans. The consideration comes as some experts warn Americans should be wearing those types of masks
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La participación de Novak Djokovic en el Abierto de Australia le dio un panorama distinto al torneo. El tenista número 1 del mundo está retenido en Australia por una disputa sobre el visado y su estatus de vacunación contra el covid-19, y el martes publicó un extenso comunicado en el que abordaba sus
Continue ReadingANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — The Belgian city of Antwerp has put its faith in monkey business to put kids at ease for their first COVID-19 jab. With the expansion of the country’s vaccination campaign to include children as young as 5, Belgian authorities are getting creative as they try to prevent kids getting spooked by
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — The Orioles are moving the wall in left field back as much as 30 feet in an effort to make Camden Yards a bit easier on pitchers. An Orioles spokesman confirmed the team’s plans, sharing an email sent to fans whose seats will be affected. The email said the height of the
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Richard R. Buery, Jr., is starting his first full year as CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation, but he is no stranger to New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization. He first encountered the nonprofit 20 years ago, when Groundwork Inc., the group providing support to children in public housing
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Richard R. Buery, Jr., is starting his first full year as CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation, but he is no stranger to New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization. He first encountered the nonprofit 20 years ago, when Groundwork Inc., the group providing support to children in public housing
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays say bullpen catcher Jean Ramirez died unexpectedly this week at the age of 28. The team made the announcement on Twitter on Tuesday, with baseball operations president Erik Neander describing the former minor league player as a “caring teammate and friend” who “exuded so much joy
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos who was convicted earlier this month on four out of 11 federal fraud and conspiracy charges, will not be sentenced until September 26, according to a new filing. The prosecution and defense had proposed September 12 for a sentencing hearing in a
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Kamila Valieva began her run-up to the Beijing Olympics by heading to the lower-level Finlandia Trophy in early October, where the 15-year-old Russian superstar broke the world record for the free skate and total score. She continued it three weeks later by breaking those new marks at Skate Canada.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it’s seeking new U.N. sanctions against North Korea in response to Pyongyang’s latest ballistic missile test. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, tweeted Wednesday night that each of North Korea’s six ballistic missile launches since September have violated U.N. Security Council resolutions. Earlier in the
Continue ReadingBy MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals have used the NFL draft wisely by drafting players who drove the success of their worst-to-first AFC North champion team. Quarterback Joe Burrow and receiver Tee Higgins were drafted in the 2020 class. Last spring’s draft brought receiver Ja’Marr Chase, Burrow’s former teammate
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say they are going to keep a close eye on Citigroup’s proposed sale of its Mexico subsidary, Citibanamex, noting the transaction poses “delicate” regulatory issues. Citibanamex is Mexico’s third-largest bank and regulators are apparently concerned that whoever acquires it could accumulate too big a share of the banking market.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say they are going to keep a close eye on Citigroup’s proposed sale of its Mexico subsidary, Citibanamex, noting the transaction poses “delicate” regulatory issues. Citibanamex is Mexico’s third-largest bank and regulators are apparently concerned that whoever acquires it could accumulate too big a share of the banking market.
Continue ReadingCNN By Gabby Orr and Steve Contorno, CNN Former President Donald Trump appeared to take a shot at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his refusal to disclose whether he’s received a Covid-19 booster shot in a new interview with the far-right channel One America News. Trump, who announced at an event last month that he
Continue ReadingBy Gabby Orr and Steve Contorno, CNN Former President Donald Trump appeared to take a shot at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his refusal to disclose whether he’s received a Covid-19 booster shot in a new interview with the far-right channel One America News. Trump, who announced at an event last month that he had
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Distrust, misinformation and other factors have combined to produce what authorities say are alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11. As of Tuesday, just over 17% of these youngsters were fully vaccinated, more than two months after shots for them became available. There was
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Nathan Chen has accomplished just about everything that one can accomplish in the sport of figure skating. Six consecutive national championships, the most since two-time Olympic champion Dick Button in the 1940s and ’50s. Three consecutive world championships, the best run by an American since Scott Hamilton in the
Continue ReadingHarmeet Kaur, CNN Toni Morrison spoke often about the incoherence of race. “When you know somebody’s race, what do you know? Virtually nothing,” Morrison mused in one such instance during a “60 Minutes” interview in 1998. “You add to it all the stereotypical information and all the baggage that goes with race. But you don’t
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