By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The Vatican said Thursday it will hand over evidence in the disappearance of a 15-year-old daughter of one of its employees 40 years ago to the Rome city prosecutor. Emanuela Orlandi, who was the daughter of a prominent Vatican employee and lived within the walls
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer An independent infractions panel handed a two-year show-cause penalty and a 10-game suspension to former LSU and current McNeese State men’s basketball coach Will Wade on Thursday for multiple rules violations. The ruling came from a panel of the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP). It determined Wade failed to
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — So much for Carlos Alcaraz being a novice on the grass. The new big thing in men’s tennis looked quite at home on the lush green surface at the Queen’s Club Championships in beating Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals. Alcaraz is ranked No. 2 and
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates ticked lower for the third week in a row as investors absorbed strong signals from the housing industry and last week’s pause on rate hikes by the Federal Reserve after 10 consecutive hikes. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.67% in the week ending June 22,
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A man and his two dogs were rescued off a cliff at Fort Funston in San Francisco Wednesday afternoon. The San Francisco Fire Department tweeted about the rescue just after noon Wednesday at the national park at the southwestern corner of
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business (CNN) — Vice Media, the once-high flying digital media company valued at billions of dollars, is set to be acquired out of bankruptcy by three investment companies, including Fortress Investment Group, for $350 million. The acquisition of the one-time media powerhouse by its three creditors — made up of Fortress,
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Business rivalry seemingly isn’t enough for two of the tech industry’s most powerful billionaires. Now Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg say they want to settle their scores in a cage fight. Twitter owner and Tesla (TSLA) CEO Musk recently tweeted that he would be “up for a cage
Continue ReadingCNN By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Business rivalry seemingly isn’t enough for two of the tech industry’s most powerful billionaires. Now Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg say they want to settle their scores in a cage fight. Twitter owner and Tesla (TSLA) CEO Musk recently tweeted that he would be “up for a
Continue ReadingBy MARLEE GINTER Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — It’s been nearly a year since a beloved Sacramento high school football coach was gunned down outside a downtown nightclub. His parents spoke candidly about their mission to turn their grief into community empowerment. “I break down a lot and my husband,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Wendy Rush, the wife of the pilot killed in a Titanic-bound submersible that coast guard officials say suffered catastrophic implosion, is the descendant of a couple who perished on the ship in 1912. Rush is the great-great granddaughter of retailing magnate Isidor Straus and his wife, Ida, who
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Chris McIntosh’s emergence as Wisconsin’s athletic director after playing football for the Badgers and working as predecessor Barry Alvarez’s right-hand man seemed to indicate things would stay essentially the same at a school that prides itself on stability. It hasn’t worked out that way. McIntosh
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a man whose conviction on gun charges was called into question by a recent high court decision is out of luck. The court’s conservatives were in the 6-3 majority against the man, Marcus DeAngelo Jones, who was given a 27-year prison sentence for violating a federal
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the year since the Supreme Court overturned the national legal right to abortion, President Joe Biden has made little progress toward restoring access. But the White House has maintained an intense focus on the issue as the first anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision approaches
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The desperate search for a submersible that disappeared while taking five people to view the Titanic wreckage has drawn attention to other deep-sea rescues. Those rescue efforts — from a submersible off Ireland to a submarine off the New Hampshire coast — offer some measure of hope
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — IOC president Thomas Bach has criticized the Ukrainian government for blocking some athletes from qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics that also include Russians and Belarusians. Ukrainian athletes have in recent weeks missed world or European championship events in judo, fencing and taekwondo. Russians and
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature has voted to expand sovereignty for Native American tribes in the state. Lawmakers voted to let most federal laws apply to Wabanaki tribes, putting them on the same footing as other federally recognized tribes nationwide. The Maine House and Senate approved the bill
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Bud Light is trying to revive its slumping brand with a new marketing campaign aimed at – appropriately – overcoming adversity. The struggling beer brand unveiled a new ad following its Dylan Mulvaney controversy: The transgender influencer posed with a custom can of Bud Light, and
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and seventh-ranked Coco Gauff have had upset losses to Russian players in the second round of the Berlin Open. Sabalenka was beaten 6-2, 7-6 (2) by Veronika Kudermetova despite improving after an error-strewn start and Gauff lost 6-4, 6-0 to Ekaterina Alexandrova. Both Sabalenka and Gauff were playing their
Continue ReadingBy Christine Koh, CNN (CNN) — When a friendship hits a stumbling block, how do you know whether to work on the relationship or let it go? It can be tempting to let a friendship fade instead of facing conflict — especially when life feels overwhelming in other ways — because conflict is hard. But
Continue ReadingCNN By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A US Coast Guard ship “conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit” on Tuesday, according to a statement released by the US Navy. “The Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on June 20 (local time) through waters where
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