By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The global soccer players’ union says is working with FIFA to make sure that payments promised to all players at the Women’s World Cup actually reach them. FIFA confirmed last week that the 732 players participating in the tournament that starts next month in Australia and New Zealand
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The global soccer players’ union says is working with FIFA to make sure that payments promised to all players at the Women’s World Cup actually reach them. FIFA confirmed last week that the 732 players participating in the tournament that starts next month in Australia and New Zealand
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED and TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writers CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan is finalizing a deal to sell the majority share of the Charlotte Hornets, the franchise announced Friday, leaving the 30-team NBA without any Black majority ownership. Jordan is selling to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, the
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg seems increasingly likely to have his term at the helm of the world’s biggest security organization extended again. Members of the 31-nation military alliance are struggling to agree on a candidate to replace him. The former Norwegian prime minister has been NATO’s top
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Memphis guard Ja Morant has been suspended 25 games by the NBA — his second ban in four months — and Commissioner Adam Silver made clear Friday the star must stop his “alarming” habit of flashing guns on social media. The suspension for the upcoming season comes a
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Memphis guard Ja Morant has been suspended for the first 25 games of the upcoming season for his second known incident of displaying what appeared to be a firearm on social media, the NBA announced Friday. Morant will also have to adhere to certain conditions before being reinstated,
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A lawyer who was representing former President Donald Trump in his defamation lawsuit against CNN said Friday that he was withdrawing from the case, in the latest sign of the break-up of the Trump legal team since the lawyer, Jim Trusty, and another Trump attorney stopped representing the former
Continue ReadingSTUTTGART, Germany (AP) — There won’t be an all-American semifinal at the Stuttgart Open after Taylor Fritz was upset 6-4, 7-5 by qualifier Marton Fucsovics in the quarterfinals. Frances Tiafoe won his match with Lorenzo Musetti in three sets to reach the last four. Fritz would have faced his friend Tiafoe in the semifinals. It’s
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — The United States men’s soccer team’s match against Mexico was cut short Thursday night by the referee after repeated homophobic chants could be heard from fans. Four players were ejected in the game, which the U.S. won 3-0 for a spot Sunday in the CONCACAF Nations League final against Canada. Christian
Continue ReadingScarlett Conlon, CNN Capannuccia (CNN) — If stealth wealth and craft-core have united fashion’s latest style tribes through a quiet-luxury lens, then Fendi’s latest moniker shows it’s a trend that has legs. Step forward the “corporate artisan”, star of the Italian fashion house’s SS24 show on Thursday night and proposed pin-up for next season. Part
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs got their Super Bowl rings Thursday night during a private ceremony at Union Station. Some of them, including quarterback Patrick Mahomes, used the chance to take a shot at Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. When he was told that his
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story ASTORIA, Oregon (KPTV) — The Coast Guard rescued a German shepherd after she fell off a cliff and was injured in Ecola State Park Wednesday evening. Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sector Columbia River received an agency assist request from Cannon Beach Fire Department for a
Continue ReadingCNN, KECI, KHBB-LD, KTVM By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Helena, Montana (CNN) — It’s a Big Sky story fit for a big screen. On one side: 16 kids from ranches, reservations and tourist boomtowns across Montana – a group of wannabe climate avengers ranging in age from 5 to 22 and assembled to
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Michael Jordan has reached an agreement to sell his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, it was announced Friday. Jordan will retain a minority ownership stake in the NBA team. The NBA legend became majority owner of the North
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED and TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writers CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan is finalizing a deal to sell the majority share of the Charlotte Hornets, the franchise announced Friday, leaving the 30-team NBA without any Black majority ownership. Jordan is selling to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Erling Haaland has been front and center in Manchester City’s treble-winning festivities since its victory in the Champions League final on Saturday. First there was a big party in Ibiza and then came the bare-chested celebrations aboard an open-top bus in a city-center trophy parade in Manchester. That’s no
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Parker Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Banks County Fire is mourning after a former firefighter died in Florida. Richie Alford saved two swimmers from a rip current off the coast of Panama City Beach, Florida, but was unable to return to shore according to a Facebook post
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Autoridades mexicanas reportaron este viernes ocho personas muertas en lo que va de la temporada de calor que comenzó el 19 de marzo, y se prevé que se extienda hasta octubre. En un comunicado, la Secretaría de Salud detalló que se registraron tres fallecidos en Veracruz, dos en Quintana Roo,
Continue ReadingBy Zac Summers Click here for updates on this story LITHONIA, Georgia (WANF) — The family of a man who was killed after interrupting a reported burglary said he was in the right place, just at the wrong time. In an exclusive interview with Atlanta News First, Crystal McBride said she can’t heal following the
Continue ReadingBy Emily Brown Click here for updates on this story PONTIAC, Michigan (WNEM) — A jury found a woman guilty for throwing lye on her 64-year-old father, which resulted in his death. On Thursday, June 15, a jury of 12 citizens found Megan Joyce Imirowicz guilty for causing the death of her father, Konrad Imirowicz,
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