By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Silicon Valley councilmember delayed entering his pleas Monday on criminal charges for allegedly lying about leaking a grand jury report on the San Francisco 49ers’ political influence and relationships with the city’s elected officials. Prosecutors say Santa Clara City Councilmember Anthony Becker leaked a grand
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Dani Alves, futbolista brasileño, admitió por primera vez ante la justicia de España haber mantenido contacto sexual con la joven que lo denunció por una presunta agresión sexual en una discoteca, aunque afirmó que el acto fue consentido. Así lo confirmó el despacho de abogados que lleva su defensa, Martell
Continue ReadingCNN, WESH By Steve Contorno, CNN Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political allies overseeing Disney’s special taxing district threatened on Wednesday to hike taxes, raise utility rates and develop land around the entertainment giant’s Central Florida theme parks as retribution for the company’s efforts to avoid a state takeover. In a meeting full of harsh words for
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Hellen Obiri says the biggest lesson she took from her first major marathon experience in New York last month was to be patient. It paid off in her first Boston Marathon, when the Kenyan broke away in the final 2 miles to win the women’s title,
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — The ASUN Conference and the Western Athletic Conference have announced their football partnership is now a new league known as the United Athletic Conference. The nine schools in the two conferences have teamed up for football-only competition the last two seasons. The ASUN and WAC sponsor other sports but didn’t have enough
Continue ReadingCNN’s Nicky Robertson Sen. John Fetterman has returned to the Senate after receiving treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The Pennsylvania Democrat began inpatient treatment in February and was discharged at the end of March. “It’s great to be back,” he told reporters as he arrived at the Capitol Monday
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani had his start shortened by a lengthy rain delay Monday afternoon after he allowed a run in two hitless innings against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The 28-year-old Ohtani gave up a run in the first inning by walking leadoff hitter Raimel Tapia and throwing
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN and DAMIAN DOVARGANES Associated Press/Report for America PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — As a child, Lawrance W. McFarland lived on a small piece of land on a Native American reservation in Palm Springs he described as a “little world of its own,” surrounded by the parts of the city that were tourist
Continue ReadingBy Nima Elbagir, Tamara Qiblawi, Mick Krever and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN As fighting between warring factions has engulfed Sudan in recent days, hospitals treating people wounded in clashes have themselves become the targets for attacks, dealing the nation’s healthcare sector a devastating blow. In one episode, five eyewitnesses told CNN that the paramilitary group battling
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN Planet-warming methane pollution from the US oil and gas industry was 70% higher than the Environmental Protection Agency’s own estimates between 2010 and 2019, scientists reported Monday. The new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests the federal government’s current system for detecting methane leaks from
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president appealed for national unity as the country marked the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day after months of mass protests that have roiled the nation. Yom Hashoah, the solemn day Israel observes as a memorial for the 6 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and its allies in the Holocaust, began
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A judge has ended the nearly 50 years of federal oversight of police in Hartford, Connecticut. That comes amid criticism by observers that the department still hasn’t hired enough minority officers to reflect the city’s population. U.S. District Judge Kari Dooley in Bridgeport ruled Friday that
Continue ReadingBy KEITH JENKINS Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow walked through the Cincinnati Bengals locker room on Monday with the same confident stroll he often displays on game day. Burrow, sporting a headband, smiled and joked with his teammates. The two-time defending AFC North champion Bengals were officially back to work. Cincinnati held its
Continue ReadingBy WDSU News Staff Click here for updates on this story LULING, Louisiana (WDSU) — St. Charles Parish deputies had a busy day capturing alligators Sunday. St. Charles Parish deputies responded to the first alligator reported in Ormond area of Destrehan. The second alligator was captured near the Winn Dixie in Luling. Both alligators were
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Tras la reaparición de Néstor Gregorio Vera Fernández, “Iván Mordisco”, este fin de semana, el exministro de Colombia Diego Molano afirmó el domingo que la recompensa por la información que condujo al operativo en el que Vera Fernández había sido dado por muerto “nunca se pagó”. Molano mostró en
Continue ReadingBy Jonathan Greco Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A roof collapsed at a church after a three-alarm fire sparked Monday morning in southwest Oklahoma City. Shortly before 5:15 a.m., a passerby called authorities to report a fire at a church near Southwest 74th Street and Walker Avenue, just
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Past coverage of the 2021 and 2020 hurricane season and the latest weather news can also be found on CNN. Follow the storm tracker for the path and forecasts of the latest storm. Facts The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan prosecutors have criminally charged a second government minister with corruption-related offenses in a scandal stemming from the diversion of roofing sheets that should have been distributed to vulnerable people. The state minister for finance in charge of planning pleaded not guilty to the charges when
Continue ReadingBy Ross Adams Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A special judge said he is working with the mayor and Jackson City Council to “see what we can do to right the ship here.” Judge H. David Clark heard arguments Monday from attorneys for the Jackson City Council and Mayor
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers ratcheted up pressure on Walt Disney World on Monday by announcing legislation that will use the regulatory powers of Florida government to exert unprecedented oversight on the park resort’s rides and monorail. Lawmakers will introduce a bill in coming weeks
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