By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Back in the locker room after the most lopsided opening game victory in league history, Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson grabbed her phone and dialed up suspended head coach Becky Hammon. “I just wanted to make sure we was on the right track and she
Continue ReadingCNN By Eddie Sun and Jeffrey Kopp, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — D’Arcy Drollinger, a veteran of San Francisco’s vibrant drag scene, has been named the city’s first-ever Drag Laureate and will become an ambassador for San Francisco’s drag and LGBTQ+ community for an 18-month term, Mayor London Breed’s office announced Thursday. The position is
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — La mayoría de las personas no tienen la suerte de ganar un premio de lotería de US$ 50.000, pero un hombre de Pensilvania lo hizo dos veces en cuestión de semanas. Ambas ganancias fueron en Maryland, donde compró boletos de US$ 20 mientras hacía trabajos de construcción, dijo la lotería del
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former Donald Trump attorney Timothy Parlatore, who departed the former president’s legal team earlier this week, said Saturday he left because of infighting among the group. “It had nothing to do with the case itself or the client,” Parlatore told CNN’s Paula Reid on “Newsroom.” “The real reason
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s fans have shouted “Messi! Messi! Messi” in hopes that the club can bring back its all-time great during a 2-1 loss to Real Sociedad at Camp Nou. Barcelona won the Spanish league in the last round. Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said he hopes Messi
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Mientras el ejército colombiano busca frenéticamente a cuatro niños desaparecidos después de un accidente aéreo en la jungla hace más de dos semanas, surgen nuevos detalles sobre la historia de la avioneta y las preocupaciones locales sobre la seguridad de los viajes aéreos en esa parte del Amazonas. El monomotor Cessna
Continue ReadingBy MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Burger hit a three-run double in the sixth inning, helping Lucas Giolito and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1. Yoán Moncada had two RBIs as Chicago won for the fourth time in five games. Andrew Benintendi and Luis Robert Jr. each scored
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An injury-time blast has given the United States a 1-0 win against Ecuador in one of the opening matches of the Under-20 World Cup in Argentina. After little inspiration from both teams in San Juan, left back Jonathan Gomez shot from the edge of the box one minute before the
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson called herself a “Survivor superfan” on Saturday and offered an audience of graduating law school students lessons from the reality TV show. The show has been on television for 23 years and is now in its 44th season. Jackson said she
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ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — The victims of one of Oregon’s deadliest highway crashes were farmworkers traveling in a van at an hour when agricultural laborers typically commute home after toiling in the harvest, the state’s farmworkers union and Mexican officials said. Authorities have not yet released the names of the seven who died or the
Continue ReadingALBANY, Ore. (AP) — The victims of one of Oregon’s deadliest highway crashes were farmworkers traveling in a van at an hour when agricultural laborers typically commute home after toiling in the harvest, the state’s farmworkers union and Mexican officials said. Authorities have not yet released the names of the seven who died or the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — British novelist Martin Amis, who brought a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility to his stories and lifestyle, has died. He was 73. His death on Friday at his home in Florida, from cancer of the esophagus, was confirmed by his agent, Andrew Wylie, on Saturday. Amis was the son of another British
Continue ReadingALBANY, Ore. (AP) — The victims of one of Oregon’s deadliest highway crashes were farmworkers traveling in a van at an hour when agricultural laborers typically commute home after toiling in the harvest, the state’s farmworkers union and Mexican officials said. Authorities have not yet released the names of the seven who died or the
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis has tasked a leading Italian cardinal with a mission it hopes it can “ease tensions” in the Ukraine war and lead to path of peace. In a brief statement Saturday evening, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Francis had given the mission to Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, a prelate
Continue ReadingZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Emergency teams in Croatia have found the remains of a small plane that crashed Saturday in a remote area. A police statement said the Cirrus 20 aircraft was found in northwest Croatia following an hourslong search that involved 150 people and an army helicopter. Authorities did not say how many people
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 of her 27 points as Dallas built a 17-point halftime lead and the Wings beat the Atlanta Dream 85-78 in the season opener for both teams. Satou Sabally added 25 points and Natasha Howard had 20 points and 10 rebounds for Dallas. Rhyne Howard had 20 points
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Washington (CNN) — When Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered her commencement address to American University law students on Saturday, she leaned on an unexpected source for life advice: The reality television show “Survivor.” “I am a ‘Survivor’ superfan,” Jackson told graduates of the American University
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Manchester City sealed the Premier League title on Saturday, as Arsenal’s shock 1-0 loss at Nottingham Forest ended any lingering mathematical probability of the north London team usurping Pep Guardiola’s side in the title race. The Gunners are now four points behind City in the table and cannot catch
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El Manchester City selló el título de la Premier League el sábado, ya que la sorpresiva derrota del Arsenal por 1-0 contra el Nottingham Forest puso fin a cualquier probabilidad matemática persistente de que el equipo del norte de Londres usurpara al equipo de Pep Guardiola en la carrera
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — The New York Yankees cut Aaron Hicks and owe the struggling outfielder about $27.6 million from more than 2 1/2 seasons remaining in a $70 million, seven-year contract. Hicks was designated for assignment to make room for outfielder Greg Allen, acquired in a trade with Boston on Friday. The 33-year-old Hicks was
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