By Thomas Schlachter and Homero De la Fuente, CNN They say good things come to those who wait, and Drew Maggi has been waiting a long time for his major league call-up. The third baseman for the Altoona Curve — the Pittsburgh Pirates’ AAA affiliate — was drafted by the Pirates in the 15th round
Continue ReadingFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A key measure of German business optimism rose in April for the seventh month in a row amid lower natural gas prices and the reopening of the Chinese economy after COVID-19 restrictions. The Munich-based IFO institute’s confidence index has gone up to 93.6 from 93.2 in March. Analysts said Monday that
Continue ReadingRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces operating in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank killed a Palestinian man. The ministry says the man was shot and killed on Monday in the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp in central West Bank. The Israeli military said it was operating in
Continue ReadingWKMG By Raja Razek, CNN A former Disney World theme park employee was arrested and charged in Florida after allegedly recording a video up the skirt of a park guest late last month — and may have been similarly attacking other visitors for years, according to an arrest affidavit. Authorities responded to Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los asesores del presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden se están moviendo rápidamente para finalizar los detalles operativos y de personal de su campaña de reelección antes de lo que se espera sea un duro esfuerzo de 19 meses para convencer al público de sus logros y su habilidad para
Continue ReadingBy DAVID RISING Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian-appointed authorities in Crimea say the military has fended off a Ukrainian strike on a main naval base, while an exploding drone was also reportedly found in a forest near Moscow. The attacks come as Ukraine is preparing for a major counteroffensive. The Moscow-appointed head of
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Len Goodman, a long-serving judge on “Dancing with the Stars” and “Strictly Come Dancing” who helped revive interest in ballroom dancing on both sides of the Atlantic, has died, his agent said Monday. He was 78. Agent Jackie Gill said Goodman “passed away peacefully.” He had been diagnosed with bone cancer. A
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Former “Dancing With the Stars” judge Len Goodman has died at age 78. The English dance expert, who featured in the ballroom competition from 2005 until last year, died on Saturday in a hospice in Kent, southern England, following a battle with bone cancer, his manager confirmed. “He was surrounded by
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Raja Razek, CNN A woman delivering for DoorDash in Florida was attacked and kidnapped before being rescued by her family members, police say, and a male suspect has been arrested. The driver was trying to make a delivery to the Residence Inn in Tampa at night on April 18 when she
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY and NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Foreign governments have airlifted hundreds of diplomats and other citizens out of Sudan, and several have said more evacuations are possible if security conditions allow. Meanwhile, many Sudanese are desperately seeking ways to escape the chaos that has engulfed their country as two
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government says it respects the sovereignty of former Soviet Union republics after Beijing’s ambassador to France caused an uproar in Europe by saying they aren’t sovereign nations. The governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania rejected Ambassador Lu Shaye’s comment to a French broadcaster. Lu said there was no agreement to
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden está a punto de nombrar a Julie Chávez Rodríguez, una asesora principal de la Casa Blanca, para supervisar su campaña de reelección, le dijeron a CNN dos asesores demócratas de alto nivel, una decisión que allana el camino para su anuncio esta semana
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN Jurors will begin deliberating Monday morning in the case against former Fugees member Pras Michel, who the Justice Department has accused of being the linchpin of an international, multimillion-dollar conspiracy. The three-week trial featured testimony from a diverse cast, including Leonardo DiCaprio and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and took members
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN The Golden State Warriors narrowly beat the Sacramento Kings in a playoff thriller, winning 126-125 to level the first round series at 2-2. Former Warrior Harrison Barnes, who played a key role in Golden State’s 2015 title run, missed a game-winning buzzer beater that would have given Sacramento a commanding series
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — Two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar says he was lucky to escape from his weekend crash with only a broken left wrist. The injury is not expected to derail his Tour preparations. Pogacar was expected to travel home on Monday after undergoing successful surgery on
Continue ReadingMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian jockey has died after falling from a horse in a race in regional Victoria state. Racing Victoria says Dean Holland died as a result of injuries sustained in a fall at Donald Racecourse on Monday. The 34-year-old Holland was one of two jockeys dislodged from their horses in the
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Employees at Berlin and Hamburg airports are staging walkouts in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions for security staff, leading to flight cancellations in both German cities. German news agency dpa reported that in Berlin all departures and 70 out of 240 incoming flights were canceled on Monday. Due to a
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Former U.N Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has made a surprise visit to military-run Myanmar on behalf of a group of elder statesmen that engages in peace-making and human rights initiatives around the world. The arrival of Ban, the deputy chair of The Elders, in the capital Naypyitaw was
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un dragón animatrónico se incendió en el parque Disneyland de California el sábado por la noche, según informaron funcionarios de Disney. “Durante la proyección final de ‘Fantasmic’ en el parque Disneyland el sábado por la noche, el dragón se incendió”, dijeron funcionarios de Disney a CNN en un correo electrónico. “Anaheim
Continue ReadingBy DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press CARROLLTON, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police officer who fired the fatal shot that killed Breonna Taylor has a new job in law enforcement – a controversial hiring that drew protesters to a rural Kentucky county northeast of the city. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday confirmed the
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