VERONA, Italy (AP) — Hellas Verona has improved its chances of escaping Serie A’s bottom three after beating Bologna 2-1 thanks to two goals from Simone Verdi. A first penalty of the season set Verona on the way to the victory that moved it level on points with 17th-placed Spezia. Verona remains below Spezia because
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN After the first test launch of a SpaceX Starship rocket — the most powerful launch vehicle ever constructed — ended in an eruption of flames over the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, the company sought to frame the mission as a success. “With a test like this, success comes from what
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The firearm a 25-year-old man used this month to shoot and kill five of his colleagues at a bank in Kentucky is expected at some point to go up for auction — a practice set by a state law the shooter’s family and Louisville’s mayor say they want changed. The statute,
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Frank Solich is back at Nebraska this weekend for events honoring him for his contributions as a player, assistant and head coach. His return comes 20 years after his controversial firing. Solich was 58-19 in six seasons at Nebraska and went on to become
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado is promising not to enforce its new ban on unproven treatments to reverse medication abortions until state regulators go through a process to determine if they should be allowed. The move came in response to a lawsuit by a Catholic clinic challenging the ban when it
Continue ReadingBryan Mena, CNN In response to last month’s turbulence in the banking industry, financial regulators on Friday proposed a more comprehensive approach in identifying and addressing threats to financial stability, including closer scrutiny of nonbank financial companies. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced a new framework proposed by the Financial Stability Oversight Council that outlines
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas judge has stopped next week’s scheduled execution of a death row inmate who has long said he’s innocent so there can be more time to review his claims that he was convicted more than 20 years ago with false testimony and questionable evidence. Ivan
Continue ReadingAUGSBURG, Germany (AP) — Japan midfielder Wataru Endo has struck late for Stuttgart to draw at Augsburg 1-1 and boost its chances of Bundesliga survival. Endo somehow forced a shot at goal after the ball became lodged between his knees. He then tapped in the rebound from Augsburg reserve goalkeeper Tomas Koubek’s save in the
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States government has not yet made a decision about whether to evacuate US diplomatic personnel from Sudan, but preparations are continuing for a potential evacuation, multiple US officials said Friday. Officials from the White House, State Department, and Defense Department stressed that they are closely monitoring the volatile
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States government has not yet made a decision about whether to evacuate US diplomatic personnel from Sudan, but preparations are continuing for a potential evacuation, multiple US officials said Friday. Officials from the White House, State Department, and Defense Department stressed that they are closely monitoring the volatile situation
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A crash involving a fuel delivery truck and a car sparked a fire on a major Connecticut highway bridge Friday, with flames spreading to land on one side and officials closing Interstate 95 in both directions during the blaze. Officials said the truck driver died and other people were injured.
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A jury has awarded nearly $100 million to the family of a New Jersey man and his son who were killed in a Detroit-area crash. Jude and Zach Attianese were traveling to a funeral in 2018 when they were killed in a crash involving a semitractor-trailer. Zach
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A jury has awarded nearly $100 million to the family of a New Jersey man and his son who were killed in a Detroit-area crash. Jude and Zach Attianese were traveling to a funeral in 2018 when they were killed in a crash involving a semitractor-trailer. Zach
Continue ReadingCLEVELAND (AP) — Miami’s Trevor Rogers has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a left biceps strain. He left Wednesday’s start against San Francisco after allowing hits to the first two batters in the fourth inning and throwing 22 pitches. The 25-year-old is 1-2 with a 4.00 ERA in four starts this season.
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The new president of the United Auto Workers union isn’t happy with Detroit’s three automakers. Shawn Fain took office in March and on Friday listed grievances with Stellantis, General Motors and Ford in a wide-ranging talk with reporters. The disputes surely will become part national contract
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. government is launching a new program to combat the scourge of abandoned crab and lobster traps, which can dilute harvests and kill other fish in coastal waters from Maine to Alaska. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has chosen William & Mary’s Virginia Institute
Continue ReadingBy Omar Jimenez and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed on Friday legislation that expands the state’s law enforcement reach in the city of Jackson and implements major changes to its judicial system. One of the laws signed on Friday, SB 2343, will expand the state-controlled Capitol Police jurisdiction from its current boundaries around state buildings to almost the entire city. The law enforcement agency will
Continue ReadingSTUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has rallied to beat Karolina Pliskova 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 for a place in the semifinals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. Swiatek hadn’t played since last month in the semifinals at Indian Wells because of a rib injury but began her clay season on Thursday with a convincing
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE KELESHIAN Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — As crews continue to try and safely remove debris where a parking garage collapsed in Lower Manhattan, one of the survivors is speaking out. Pierre Vancol, a garage employee, told CBS2 he’s depressed after his boss was killed in the collapse
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, Annie Grayer and Clare Foran, CNN The Republican chairs of the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday asking for information related to the crafting of a public letter signed weeks before the 2020 presidential election by dozens of former intelligence officials, who
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