JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a chemical company has been ordered to pay $16 million and sentenced to two years of probation for its role in a poisonous gas leak that killed four workers. During a court hearing Monday in Houston federal court, DuPont, along with a former supervisor,
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer A Finnish soldier is the NBA’s Most Improved Player. All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen of the Utah Jazz was announced Monday night as the winner of the award. The selection is made by a panel of 100 writers and broadcasters who cover the league. The news came just past 2
Continue ReadingGASTONIA, N.C (AP) — As the bullet pierced his lung and liver, the only thing Jamie White could think about was getting his 6-year-old daughter to safety. A North Carolina neighbor had opened fire after some children went to retrieve a basketball from his yard. The violence was the latest in a string of recent
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, anunció este lunes que las facciones en guerra en Sudán acordaron un alto el fuego “a partir de la medianoche del 24 de abril, con una duración de 72 horas”. El acuerdo entre las Fuerzas Armadas de Sudán (SAF, por sus siglas
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The Arizona Cardinals and owner Michael Bidwill deny they are liable to front office executive Terry McDonough for any of the claims he made against the team in a demand for arbitration, and say his “erratic behavior eventually damaged his career.” In a response obtained by The Associated
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The Oregon State Marine Board is conducting its annual two-week marine law enforcement training academy on Lake Billy Chinook through Friday.
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s new Attorney General Gentner Drummond plans to ask the state’s Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday to recommend sparing the life of death row inmate Richard Glossip, a highly unusual move for the state’s top prosecutor’s office that typically urges the board to reject
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, Claudia Dominguez, Taylor Romine and Kyung Lah, CNN Advocacy groups sued the Missouri Attorney General Monday after he announced an “emergency rule” limiting transgender care for minors and adults — a rule that is expected to go into effect this week, his office announced this month. Gender-affirming care is medically necessary, evidence-based
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The $787.5 million settlement between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems spared executives and on-air talent from taking the stand in a defamation lawsuit that centered on Fox airing false claims of a stolen election in the weeks after former President Donald Trump’s 2020 loss. The lawsuit still
Continue ReadingBy Em Steck and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN A scam PAC operator was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Monday after pleading guilty to wire fraud and money laundering for operating a scheme to collect more than $3 million from donors during the 2016 election. Matthew Tunstall, 36, was one of three men who ran
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer, Alayna Treene and Sara Murray, CNN House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has issued a subpoena to Jennifer Leigh Moore, executive assistant director of human resources at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, demanding she answer questions from the select subcommittee on the so-called weaponization of the federal government. Russell Dye, Jordan’s
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La última vez que Adele estuvo junto a James Corden en el segmento de “Carpool Karaoke” se volvió viral. Y pronto habrá una nueva oportunidad para verla. CBS anunció este lunes que la superestrella será la invitada final del segmento de “The Late Late Show” con James Corden. Hemos pronunciado mal
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Estados Unidos envió un vuelo de deportación a Cuba este lunes, informó un portavoz de Seguridad Nacional a CNN. Esta es la primera vez que EE.UU. realiza un vuelo de este tipo a la isla desde diciembre de 2020. El Gobierno de Biden lidia con un número creciente de cubanos que
Continue ReadingOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have re-signed defensive back Kevon Seymour. The Ravens announced the move Monday. The team also said backup quarterback Tyler Huntley has signed his restricted free agent tender. Seymour played 14 games for Baltimore last season, primarily on special teams. He’s played the past two seasons for the
Continue ReadingBy Jason Morris and Devan Cole, CNN Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis plans to announce this summer whether she’ll bring charges against former President Donald Trump or his allies for their attempts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results, according to a letter obtained by CNN. Willis told local law enforcement officials in a
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — New general manager Ran Carthon confirmed Monday that the Tennessee Titans did ask two-time All-Pro safety Kevin Byard to take a pay cut earlier this year. Carthon also made clear that Byard did not ask to be released or traded. The first-time general manager hired in January said he talked with
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Ginnie Newhart, who was married to comedy legend Bob Newhart for six decades and inspired the classic ending of his “Newhart” series, has died. She was 82. Publicist Jerry Digney said Newhart died Sunday in Los Angeles after a long illness. No further details were available. The couple recently celebrated their
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. has brought the sister of an American imprisoned in Russia to the U.N. Security Council for a session being chaired by the Russian foreign minister, urging him to “look into her eyes and see her suffering.” U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield called on Russian
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Ime Udoka has been hired as the new coach of the Houston Rockets, a source familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. Udoka led the Celtics to the NBA Finals last season, then was suspended for this season after the disclosure of an
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — An independent union won the right to bargain at a U.S. auto parts manufacturer in central Mexico after U.S. authorities trotted out a special weapon against the use of pro-company unions in Mexico that have long kept wages low. But abuses continued, after Mexican authorities revealed
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