By Javier Guerra Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — A bike 11-year-old Zoey Rodriguez can use to ride safely and comfortably. When we spoke to Zoey and her mom Stephanie Rodriguez in March, they had entered the great bike giveaway online. In order to receive a bike, you could
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first gene therapy to treat a rare and devastating muscle disease but limited the approval to kids ages 4 and 5 based on available evidence. The drug, from biotech company Sarepta Therapeutics, will need to prove in an ongoing clinical
Continue ReadingCNN By Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s legal team turned over multiple recordings of the former president’s interviews with members of the media and book authors to federal prosecutors during their investigation, according to sources familiar with the matter. Special counsel Jack Smith disclosed in a court filing Wednesday that
Continue ReadingBy Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s legal team turned over multiple recordings of the former president’s interviews with members of the media and book authors to federal prosecutors during their investigation, according to sources familiar with the matter. Special counsel Jack Smith disclosed in a court filing Wednesday that investigators
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — During their quest to find the source of one of the brightest and most powerful explosions in the universe, astronomers discovered a new chaotic way that stars can die. The bright flash of gamma-ray light was first detected by NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory on October 19, 2019. The
Continue ReadingNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils have added former Vancouver Canucks coach Travis Green to Lindy Ruff’s staff. General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the move on Thursday, filling the spot that opened when Andrew Brunette was hired as the head coach of the Nashville Predators. Green had a 133-147-34 record with the Canucks
Continue Readingby CARLOS VALDEZ Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The Vatican has sent Bolivia the diary of the late Alfonso Pedrajas, a Jesuit priest who died in 2009 and allegedly confessed to having abused several minors in the country dating back to the 1980s. It is the latest in a pedophilia scandal involving priests
Continue ReadingBy BEATRICE DUPUY and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A brief but fierce storm pummeled concertgoers at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Denver with golf ball-sized hail, injuring dozens and forcing the cancellation of the show’s headliner, former One Direction member Louis Tomlinson. Authorities say as many as 90 people were treated
Continue ReadingHALLE, Germany (AP) — Andrey Rublev and Jannik Sinner have reached the quarterfinals of the Halle Open as defending champion Hubert Hurkacz was eliminated after a dramatic final-set tiebreaker. Rublev won his second-round match with German wild card Yannick Hanfmann 7-6 (6), 6-3 after turning around a 5-3 deficit in the first-set tiebreaker. He goes
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer A person with knowledge of the sale tells The Associated Press the Qatar Investment Authority is buying a roughly 5% stake of Monumental Sports & Entertainment as part of a $4.05 billion deal. Monumental is the parent company of the NBA’s Washington Wizards, NHL’s Washington Capitals and WNBA’s Washington
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay shortstop Wander Franco has been benched and will not play in Thursday and Friday’s games at least by Rays manager Kevin Cash for the way he has handled frustrating situations this year. Cash said there’s been probably multiple times that the way he has handled his frustrations have
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The intersex documentary “Every Body” shines a warm spotlight on a much-misunderstood community, and three of its most dauntless champions. An estimated 1.7% of the U.S. population has some intersex traits. That’s equivalent to the number of redheads in the country. The film, directed by
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s claim that a jury sided with him when it agreed he didn’t rape an advice columnist in a luxury Manhattan department store in the 1990s was an erroneous interpretation of the jury’s $5 million award and its finding that he sexually abused
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at basketball legend and NBA superstar Michael Jordan. Personal Birth date: February 17, 1963 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Michael Jeffrey Jordan Father: James Jordan, business owner Mother: Deloris (Peoples) Jordan Marriages: Yvette Prieto (April 27, 2013-present); Juanita Vanoy (September 2, 1989-December 29, 2006, divorced)
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of gay rights advocate and tennis great Martina Navratilova. Personal Birth date: October 18, 1956 Birth place: Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) Birth name: Martina Subertova Father: Miroslav Subert Mother: Jana Navratilova Marriage: Julia Lemigova (December 15, 2014-present) Other Facts Her parents divorced
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run homer to cap a five-run 10th inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 for their eighth straight win. The Braves swept the rain-shortened two-game series in their first appearance in Philadelphia since falling to the Phillies in four games
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers will cut the University of Wisconsin System’s budget by $32 million despite a projected record-high $7 billion state budget surplus, leaving the university nearly half a billion dollars short of what it requested, GOP leaders announced Thursday. The cut comes in reaction to Republican
Continue ReadingBy MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Ryan pitched a three-hitter for Minnesota’s first complete-game shutout in five years, Byron Buxton became the first player in at least nine seasons to hit a pair of 460-foot home runs in a game and the Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 6-0. Ryan pitched his
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ketel Marte hit a three-run homer over Washington’s bullpen in right field, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win after Nationals manager Dave Martinez was ejected for complaining about umpire Doug Eddings’ strike zone. Martinez was irked when shortstop CJ Abrams struck out looking to end
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is buying a roughly 5% stake in the parent company of the NBA’s Washington Wizards, NHL’s Washington Capitals and WNBA’s Washington Mystics as part of a $4.05 billion deal, a person with knowledge of the sale said Thursday. The person spoke to The Associated Press
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