By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Luis Suárez’s teammates at Gremio and the Brazilian club’s president have expressed concern after media speculation that the striker is on the verge of retirement because of persistent knee pain. The 36-year-old former Barcelona and Liverpool striker has not commented on Brazilian media reports this
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Los conductores del estado de Washington reciben el comienzo oficial del verano boreal con una noticia poco agradable: tienen los precios de gasolina más caros de Estados Unidos. El costo promedio de la gasolina regular en el estado de Washington ha aumentado US$ 0,32 en el último mes, alcanzando
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Federal regulators want first responders to a train derailment to know exactly what they are dealing with even before they reach the scene. That’s because dangerous chemicals trains carry might require a specialized response. A new rule proposed Wednesday would require all railroads to electronically push
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s top legal chief says that Vanderbilt University Medical Center turning over medical records for transgender patients is part of a “run-of-the-mill fraud investigation.” Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti on Wednesday also argued that his office purposefully kept the probe private to avoid a
Continue ReadingBy Isabel Yip, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Colorado are searching for an Indigenous woman who went missing last week on her first night in Denver after relocating to the city. Christine Tail, a 32-year-old member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, was last seen on June 14 in downtown Denver, according to a Missing Indigenous
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The PGA Tour said Wednesday that it would appear next month before a Senate subcommittee whose leader asked executives from the tour, Saudi golf interests and LIV Golf to testify as Congress investigates the business deal that upended the sport. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., announced that the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kim Kardashian is her eldest daughter North West’s biggest advocate, especially when it comes to North’s ability to express her creativity on social media. Kardashian shares a joint TikTok account with 10-year-old North, whose father is Kardashian’s ex-husband Kanye “Ye” West. The account has racked up over 16 million
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three days after being placed on the injured list for mental health reasons, Minnesota Twins reliever Jorge López was on the mound participating in pitchers’ fielding practice. López is happy to be around the team, appreciative of the support he has received and is working toward a
Continue ReadingBy BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Trevor Williams outpitched Miles Mikolas in steady rain, CJ Abrams went 3 for 3 with a homer and the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 to end a five-game skid. With the rain getting heavier in the fifth inning, Abrams sent a 1-0 fastball
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Geminid meteor shower, which lights up the sky each December, is one of the most active and dependable celestial displays of the year. But the actual origin of the winter light show is something of a mystery. Now, astronomers using NASA’s Parker Solar Probe have gained more insight
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Adults 60 and older will be eligible to get a shot that could protect them from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, this fall if the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention follows the advice of its independent vaccine advisory committee. The US Food and Drug Administration approved GlaxoSmithKline’s
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia women’s lacrosse coach Julie Myers has resigned, ending a 28-year stint in which she guided the Cavaliers to the postseason every year except 2020, when NCAA spring championships were canceled because of the pandemic. Myers led Virginia to the 2004 NCAA championship, five Atlantic Coast Conference titles and compiled a
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer If you want to be in the NBA, it helps to be, among other things, excellent at the playing of basketball. If you want to be in the NBA draft, basketball skills aren’t required. There is a group of 18 people who are officially “draft eligible” for Thursday’s draft
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Arlette Saenz, Jennifer Hansler and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Welcoming Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House this week for a state visit – the most elevated form of American diplomacy – required President Joe Biden to make certain trade-offs and Modi to step out of his comfort zone,
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Flower and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A Utah school district that pulled the Bible off elementary and middle school library shelves this month, citing concerns over the text’s age appropriateness, unanimously reversed that decision Tuesday following appeals from the community. The Davis School District chose to remove the King James version of
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday halted a lower court ruling that would have shut down southeast Alaska’s chinook salmon troll fishery for the summer to protect endangered orca whales that eat the fish. The ruling by a three-judge 9th Circuit Court panel
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday halted a lower court ruling that would have shut down southeast Alaska’s chinook salmon troll fishery for the summer to protect endangered orca whales that eat the fish. The ruling by a three-judge 9th Circuit Court panel
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — It’s nicknamed the “city of dreams,” and it seems the Austrian capital may just be a dream place to live. The ranking of the world’s most liveable cities for 2023 has just been released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), and Vienna has come out on top yet again.
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to censure California Rep. Adam Schiff for comments he made several years ago about investigations into Donald Trump’s ties to Russia, rebuking the Democrat and frequent critic of the former president along party lines. Schiff becomes the 25th House lawmaker to be
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers on Wednesday officially passed amended versions of the two bills — relating to guns, and abortion and gender-affirming care, respectively — that were at the center of a six-week Republican walkout. Their final passage — coming the week after Republicans stopped their
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