ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has confirmed that four contenders are competing to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup. FIFA confirmed this on Monday days after the joint United States-Mexico bid entered the race. Brazil, South Africa and the European project teaming Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands were previously announced as intended candidates. The vote by
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Celebrities, professional athletes and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don’t know why their blue check marks reappeared — nor do they seem too happy about it. Twitter removed the blue marks last week from accounts that don’t pay a monthly
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy and Marshall Cohen, CNN Fox News and Tucker Carlson, the right-wing extremist who used his prime time perch at the talk network to exert a firm grip over the Republican Party, have severed ties, the network said in a stunning announcement that rocked the media and political worlds Monday. “We thank him
Continue ReadingSofía Narváez (CNN Español) — Este año, el primer ciclón tropical con nombre de la temporada de huracanes del océano Atlántico se llamará Arlene, según el listado de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial. Le seguirán Bret, Cindy y Don. La temporada de huracanes del Atlántico se extenderá oficialmente, como es habitual, del 1 de junio al
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Defenseman Justin Braun has decided to retire at age 36 after 13 NHL seasons. The NHL Alumni Association announced Braun’s retirement a week and a half after he played in Philadelphia’s season finale. Braun skated in 961 regular-season and playoff games with the San Jose Sharks, Flyers and New York Rangers. He
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Continue ReadingBy Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Miles of empty fields where you might expect a build-up of armor. Tank tracks that emerge in the mud from nowhere, and lead there too. Distant artillery duels that locals say peak and ebb. The silence is beginning to be telling. Ukraine has made extraordinary efforts to conceal the start
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer European clubs feeling left out of soccer’s politics and marginalized by the Champions League’s wealthy elite have launched a new lobby group. The Union of European Clubs met in Brussels with about 40 clubs including from Spain, England and Germany. It claims to complement and not be a rival
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON and SAM METZ Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republicans persisted in forbidding Democratic transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from participating in debate for a second week and her supporters brought the House session to a halt Monday — chanting “Let her speak!” from the gallery before they were escorted out.
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Year-end exams don’t come much tougher than the one facing Erik ten Hag and Manchester United. The Dutch manager was hired to return the storied club to its former glories. Against Manchester City in the FA Cup final on June 3 he will get the
Continue ReadingCNN, WSOC By Mitchell McCluskey and Pete Muntean, CNN Two incidents involving American Airlines flights — one of them an apparent bird strike — frightened passengers who saw flames flowing from their aircraft. In one of the incidents, Phoenix-bound Flight 1958 returned to the airport in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday morning after the crew calmly reached
Continue ReadingCNN, WCCO By Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Former Minnesota officer Kimberly Potter has been released from prison after serving 16 months of a two-year sentence in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, whom she shot after mistaking her gun for a Taser during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, according to the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN Elementary students lined up behind a white curtain in the middle of a grand gymnasium at their school in northern California. They stood still as a dog handler walked a yellow Labrador along the other side of the curtain. Hidden from the children’s view, the 2-year-old female pup sniffed each child’s
Continue ReadingBy Shoshana Stahl Click here for updates on this story FLORISSANT, Missouri (KMOV) — The Florissant Valley Fire Protection District held the Fire Up St. Louis female firefighter camp this weekend. Firefighter and paramedic Kate Freshman said 30 women between the ages of 18 and 40 signed up. “These women can take these experiences into
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Emoni Bates is entering the NBA draft, banking on teams in the league being intrigued with his potential as a scorer after two years in college basketball. Bates made the announcement Monday on social media. The 6-foot-10 wing averaged 19.2 points and 5.8 rebounds in 30 games at Eastern
Continue ReadingBy Jon Passantino Disney is laying off several thousand workers across the company this week in the second and largest wave of cuts as part of the media giant’s previously announced plan to slash its workforce by 7,000 employees. The latest round of job cuts will impact ESPN, Disney’s entertainment division, Disney Parks, and its
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Herb Douglas, who turned a chance encounter with Jesse Owens as a teenager into fuel to win a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Olympics, has died at 101. The University of Pittsburgh, where Douglas starred on both the football and track teams
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A hearing is being held to determine whether two New York City Police officers should face disciplinary action for their involvement in the shooting death of a Black man in his apartment. Monday’s hearing is a likely last-ditch attempt to find the officers accountable in the
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — U2 is familiar with rocking out in major sporting arenas and stadiums, but the legendary band will soon hit the stage to create a new immersive concert experience inside a high-tech, globe-shaped venue in Las Vegas. Live Nation and Sphere Entertainment announced Monday the
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer NAPLES, Italy (AP) — It’s a celebration more than three decades in the making and Napoli fans are not waiting for it to become official before coloring their city in the team’s blue colors. Naples Mayor Gaetano Manfredi says in an Associated Press interview that when the team clinches
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