By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz has reached the round of 16 of the Madrid Open with a straight-set victory over Grigor Dimitrov. It was the 17th straight win for the 19-year-old Alcaraz on home soil. The second-ranked Spaniard will next face 13th-seeded Alexander Zverev in a rematch of last
Continue ReadingCNN By Kaanita Iyer, CNN President Joe Biden joked about a range of topics at the White House Correspondents’ dinner on Saturday but struck a serious tone as he called for the release of wrongfully detained Americans abroad. The annual dinner, hosted inside the Washington Hilton, drew thousands of guests in support of freedom of
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bound to Sudan by ailing parents and his devotion to treating the poor there, American doctor Bushra Ibnauf Sulieman kept working as long as he could after fighting engulfed Sudan’s capital. For days after battles between two rival Sudanese commanders erupted in Khartoum on April 15, the
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN For Erling Haaland, breaking records has become as routine as scoring goals. Arguably no player has made such an impact in his first season in the English Premier League. The Manchester City forward scored a third-minute penalty Sunday to help his team to a 2-1 win over Fulham, a victory which
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police have arrested a man suspected of setting two fires that damaged mosques in the city last week as part of what the police chief called “an attempt to inflict terror onto our Muslim community.” Police Chief Brian O’Hara announced the arrest of 36-year-old Jackie Rahm Little early Sunday, but didn’t
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s still Mario Time at the box office. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” led ticket sales for the fourth straight weekend in U.S. and Canadian theaters with $40 million as the global haul for the Universal Pictures release surpassed $1 billion, according to studio estimates
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Scott McLaughlin took advantage when he finally got an opening to surge past Romain Grosjean and was scarcely challenged the rest of the way to his fourth IndyCar win at Barber Motorsports Park, It was the second time this season they’ve battled for a potential
Continue ReadingBy ANDREA ROSA Associated Press UMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Relatives and friends cried next to coffins as they buried children and others killed in a Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Uman. Six of the 23 victims were children, and almost all of the dead in Friday’s attack were killed when two
Continue ReadingBERN, Switzerland (AP) — Young Boys has regained the Swiss league title and earned a first trophy for coach Raphaël Wicky since returning home from the United States. A 5-1 win over Lucerne lifted Young Boys into an 18-point lead with five rounds left. Young Boys’ 16th league title comes one year after Zurich ended
Continue ReadingBy Josh Pennington, CNN The head of the Russian private military company Wagner has threatened to withdraw his mercenaries from the embattled eastern city of Bakhmut if they don’t receive more munitions to continue the fight. Those responsible for weapons procurement in Russia “stopped giving us ammunition,” Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed in an interview with the
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Millman, CNN House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said Sunday that President Joe Biden “doesn’t have to negotiate” over the debt ceiling, saying that “Republicans in the House, led by Kevin McCarthy, have passed the solution.” House Republicans last week narrowly passed their bill to raise the nation’s $31.4 trillion debt limit by
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Millman, CNN House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said Sunday that President Joe Biden “doesn’t have to negotiate” over the debt ceiling, saying that “Republicans in the House, led by Kevin McCarthy, have passed the solution.” House Republicans last week narrowly passed their bill to raise the nation’s $31.4 trillion debt limit by an
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, bromeó este sábado sobre diversos temas en la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca, pero adoptó un tono serio al pedir la liberación de los estadounidenses detenidos injustamente en el extranjero. Biden bromea que Trump fue una “plaga horrible” en declaraciones durante la
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York Knicks All-Star forward Julius Randle missed Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat because of a sprained left ankle. Randle was originally hurt late in the regular season, missing the final five games, before returning for the first round against Cleveland. But he was hurt
Continue ReadingBy Michael Lee Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — More than 375 Canadians have been flown out of Sudan as of Friday and at least one evacuation flight is planned Saturday as fighting continues in the northeast African nation. Federal officials from the immigration and defence departments provided an update
Continue ReadingBy Creeson Agecoutay and Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story Halifax (CTV Network) — A Canadian socialite has plead guilty to killing a senior police officer in Belize. On Tuesday, 34-year-old Jasmine Hartin plead guilty to manslaughter over the May 2021 death of Belizean police superintendent Henry Jemmott. Jemmott was shot in
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly, CNN Fleeing what she called the “dire condition” of life in Haiti, Dieuvena came to the US, hoping “she can at least get on her feet, find a job, and take care of her family.” For Dieuvena, 28, that family includes her husband Banel, 28, and their 4-year-old son, Matéo Sebastien. She
Continue ReadingNEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Callum Wilson came off the bench at halftime to score twice as Newcastle fought back to strengthen its Champions League pursuit and edge last-place Southampton toward the second tier with a 3-1 win in the Premier League. The England striker canceled out Stuart Armstrong’s first-half opener and then helped himself to
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Fulham manager Marco Silva says United States international Tim Ream has suffered a suspected arm fracture. The 35-year-old defender slipped and landed awkwardly in the first half of Fulham’s 2-1 loss to Manchester City at Craven Cottage. Ream was substituted in the 22nd minute and replaced by Issa Diop. Fulham suffered another
Continue ReadingCNN By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday brushed aside concerns about President Joe Biden’s age following the president’s reelection bid announcement, saying “Age is one thing. I think experience is another.” The independent senator, who, at 81, is a year older than Biden, told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the
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