By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Golden State has decisions to make now. Big decisions. Phoenix does, too. And Dallas. And Milwaukee. And Portland. And more. It’s the best time of year in the NBA — with the playoff field getting down to its final four on Sunday. It’ll be followed by the co-best time
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Golden State has decisions to make now. Big decisions. Phoenix does, too. And Dallas. And Milwaukee. And Portland. And more. It’s the best time of year in the NBA — with the playoff field getting down to its final four on Sunday. It’ll be followed by the co-best time
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers rookie tight end Darnell Washington may symbolize his team’s “go big” philosophy. The Steelers selected the 6-foot-8 Washington in the third round of the NFL draft, won over by his unusual skill set. Washington made a name for himself as one of the best
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Four influential video games have been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame: “Wii Sports,” “The Last of Us,” “Computer Space,” and “Barbie Fashion Designer.” The four iconic games beat out other finalists like “Angry Birds” and “FIFA International Soccer,” according to a May 4 news release from the
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Issy Ronald, CNN Brittney Griner’s name has been called countless times by stadium announcers throughout her career, including before WNBA All-Star games, Olympic finals, and WNBA finals. But this time was different, even though it was a preseason game, for it marked her first competitive game since she spent nearly 300
Continue ReadingBy Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Diocelina Querales cranes her neck as she tries to catch a glimpse of the faces behind the tinted windows of a bus that just rumbled in. In a matter of moments, she shakes her head. “Nada,” she says. Nothing. Only men are on this bus that’s just arrived from a
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A labor union representing more than 200,000 railway workers in Germany says it is cancelling plans for a two-day strike after employers met one of its key demands. The EVG union said earlier this week that its members would walk out for 50 hours from late Sunday until late Tuesday. Rail company
Continue ReadingBy TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have announced that outfielder Max Kepler was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Outfielder Trevor Larnach was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul to take Kepler’s place on the roster. Kepler left Thursday’s game with what was called a cramp.
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Eberechi Eze’s double has highlighted Crystal Palace’s 2-0 win over Bournemouth in the English Premier League. Both teams have already avoided the drop. Palace remained 12th in the standings, four points above Bournemouth. Eze fired Palace ahead late in the first half in a move sparked by Wilfried Zaha and involving Jordan
Continue ReadingBy Richard Allen Greene, Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman, Duarte Mendonca, Hamdi Alkhshali and Heather Chen, CNN Israel and Islamic Jihad agreed to a ceasefire Saturday, after days of violence that have claimed the lives of at least 35 people — almost all of them Palestinians. The ceasefire was scheduled to take effect at 10 p.m.
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry says the foreign ministers of Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates have spoken following the death of a Lebanese citizen while in custody in the oil-rich Gulf nation. The ministry said in a short statement Friday that Lebanon’s ambassador to the UAE spoke by telephone with the wife and
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Jacob Ramsey and Douglas Luiz have revived Aston Villa’s charge for European qualification with a 2-1 win over Tottenham in the English Premier League. Unai Emery’s team moved level on points with sixth-placed Tottenham with two games left in the race for Europe. Finishing in fifth or sixth place will secure
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing a request to recall millions of potentially dangerous air bag inflators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding that ARC Automotive of Knoxville recall 67 million inflators because
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Gavin Guffey envió un mensaje a su hermano menor y amigos en la madrugada del 27 de julio del año pasado. Fue corto y críptico: el símbolo del amor en forma de corazón —
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Chen, CNN The US has often been described as a “melting pot” — and though some now consider the metaphor outdated, it still holds true when it comes to food. Immigrants from around the world have for centuries adapted their traditional dishes to incorporate native ingredients or to accommodate other tastes on US
Continue ReadingCNN By Nic Robertson, CNN Scrambling out of a Soviet-era armored troop carrier, the first thing we look for is shelter from attack. There are no artillery shells incoming right now, but the shredded trees around us are a silent warning this rare moment of calm on this frontline in Ukraine may not hold. Honza,
Continue ReadingBy Nic Robertson, CNN Scrambling out of a Soviet-era armored troop carrier, the first thing we look for is shelter from attack. There are no artillery shells incoming right now, but the shredded trees around us are a silent warning this rare moment of calm on this frontline in Ukraine may not hold. Honza, a
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Taiwo Awoniyi’s second goal of the day helped relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest earn a 2-2 draw with Chelsea in the English Premier League after Raheem Sterling’s quick-fire goals at Stamford Bridge. Awoniyi had also netted twice last week. He opened the scoring in the 13th minute with a powerful header and nodded home
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — For weeks, Solangel Contreras raced. The Venezuelan migrant and her family of 22 trudged through the dense jungles of the Darien Gap and hopped borders across Central America. They joined thousands of other migrants from across the Hemisphere in a scramble to reach the United States-Mexico
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s main opposition parties easily bested other contenders with virtually all the votes counted from Sunday’s general election, fulfilling many voters’ hopes that the balloting would serve as a pivotal chance for change nine years after incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha first came to power in a
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