By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff’s job is safe with the organization’s backing, despite a swift first-round exit from the NBA playoffs. Making their first postseason appearance since LeBron James left five years ago, the Cavs were bounced in five games by the New York Knicks.
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — The uncle and former coach of Rafael Nadal says the 22-time Grand Slam winner plans to be back fit in time to play the French Open next month. Toni Nadal tells Spain’s Radio Marca his nephew will soon be ready to return from a hip injury that has sidelined him since January.
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By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Three months before that Westport fire pumper crash killed three people, supervisors were warned about Dominic Biscari’s “horrendous driving.” Biscari, age 21, was speeding and ran a red light (lights and sirens were on) in December of
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN A former cheerleader on the Navarro College cheerleading squad has filed a civil lawsuit in a Dallas federal court, accusing Monica Aldama, head coach and star of Netflix’s popular “Cheer” series, of discouraging her from reporting a sexual assault, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by CNN. Navarro College
Continue ReadingCNN By Kia Fatahi and Laura Ly, CNN A seventh grader in Michigan is being praised as a hero for preventing his school bus from crashing after his bus driver lost consciousness, according to a school official. Dillon Reeves, a student at Lois E. Carter Middle School in Warren, took immediate action on a bus
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey James Corden has said farewell to his late show, but he left a legacy of laughs for his audience (and the internet) with his “Carpool Karaoke” segments. The talk host drove to work with some of the most famous singers in the world over nine seasons, talking and singing along to everything
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Jenny Craig is reportedly shutting down some of its weight-loss centers and warning employees of mass layoffs amid upheaval in the industry from popular new prescription drugs like Ozempic. Jenny Craig alerted employees to potential layoffs as it begins “winding down physical operations” and hunts for a buyer, according to NBC
Continue ReadingBy CARLA BRIDI and FABIANO MAISONNAVE BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday granted official recognition of nearly 800 square miles of Indigenous lands, most of it in the Amazon, in a move that seeks to safeguard critical rainforest from the unchecked exploitation that marked his predecessor’s administration. Lula’s
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN First Republic Bank’s fate is looking grim. The bank’s stock has plummeted about 75% this week, after a disappointing first-quarter earnings report Monday revived Wall Street’s fears about a banking crisis and catalyzed an exodus out of First Republic stock. While a small rally on Thursday suggested that investors were hopeful
Continue ReadingKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a Tennessee teacher was grazed when a gun discharged in a high school classroom Friday, but no other injuries were reported. Knoxville Police said in a tweet that it appears the gun was in a student’s backpack when it discharged in a classroom at West High School and the
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s governor signed four gun control bills Friday, following the lead of other states struggling to confront a nationwide surge in violent crime and mass shootings, despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expanded Second Amendment rights. Before the ink was even dry on
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Lo hemos visto antes. Esos cortes durante el Draft de la NFL a los aspirantes que esperan que se elijan sus nombres mientras se eligen otros jugadores antes que ellos. Las expresiones van desde la confusión y la incredulidad hasta la incomodidad y la ira. Algunos nombres emblemáticos han tenido que
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Finley Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Along with shoppers and security, dressed in dark navy, walking the halls of Opry Mills mall on Friday, April 21, was Nick Jordan. He strolled among side other security, many wearing the word “police” on vests or patches. Jordan, wearing a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s economy grew by 1.1% in the first quarter of 2023, bringing growth to an annualized rate of 3.8% compared to the same period of 2022. Mexico’s National Statistics Institute said the growth was spurred by expansion in industry and services, which offset a 3.2% drop in agriculture and
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The number of applications for visas used in the technology industry soared for a second straight year, raising “serious concerns” that some are manipulating the system to gain an unfair advantage, authorities said Friday. There were 780,884 applications for H-1B visas in this year’s computer-generated lottery,
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In massive victories for Republicans, North Carolina’s newly GOP-controlled state Supreme Court has thrown out a previous ruling against gerrymandered voting maps and upheld a photo voter identification law that colleagues had struck down as racially biased. Friday’s rulings should make it significantly easier for
Continue ReadingCNN By Nic Robertson, AnneClaire Stapleton and Maria Avdeeva, CNN Russia unleashed what is believed to have been the deadliest attack on Ukrainian civilians in months on Friday, killing at least 23 people in an early-morning missile strike on an apartment block in the city of Uman. The attack, which drew international condemnation, came around
Continue ReadingBy Emily McCain Click here for updates on this story HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Florida (WFTS) — Six gallons of a chemical solvent known as liquid ecstasy or “coma in a bottle” destined for Hillsborough County were seized in Philadelphia, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers announced this week. According to a press release, the gallons
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan is in hot water, with Republican lawmakers calling for her resignation and the Democratic governor seeking investigations because Fagan took a consulting job with a marijuana firm. Fagan released a statement late Friday saying she welcomed the governor’s inquiry. “I
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan is in hot water, with Republican lawmakers calling for her resignation and the Democratic governor seeking investigations because Fagan took a consulting job with a marijuana firm. Fagan released a statement late Friday saying she welcomed the governor’s inquiry. “I
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