By Alex Marquardt, Jasmine Wright and Zachary Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — China has been operating military and intelligence facilities in Cuba since at least 2019 and is continuing to expand its intelligence gathering capabilities around the world, a Biden administration official and two other sources told CNN Saturday. The administration official said China “conducted
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El juez de la Unidad Judicial Multicompetente de Yaguachi, Erick Rodríguez, admitió un pedido de medidas cautelares a favor del exvicepresidente de Ecuador, Jorge Glas, quien cumple dos sentencias por corrupción. En la resolución, el juez Rodríguez ordena la devolución de los derechos políticos de participación para “elegir
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — For sporting greatness to be achieved, there needs to be a defining moment. The Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on Saturday was Manchester City’s, the scene where an obsession finally became reality and history was made. Ever since Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Abu Dhabi United Group
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jena Antonucci turned a Triple Crown marred by thoroughbred deaths on the track and threatened by bad air quality from wildfires in Canada into a celebration for racing and women. Arcangelo took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the Belmont Stakes
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — This week, Texas beachgoers along the Gulf Coast may have observed a startling sight along the coastlines: possibly thousands of dead fish washed up on the sand. One couple walking along Quintana Beach near Freeport, observed fish that were scattered for miles down the coast, according to CNN
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos París (CNN) — ¿Pueden los humanos y las ratas vivir juntos? Eso es lo que los líderes de la ciudad de París están tratando de averiguar. La capital francesa, como muchas metrópolis, tiene un notorio problema de roedores. La alcaldesa de París, Anne Hidalgo, está formando un comité para estudiar la “cohabitación” —y
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Former UFC champion Conor McGregor knocked out the Miami Heat mascot in a midgame bit that went wrong. Burnie — more specifically, the man who occupies Burnie’s costume — briefly sought medical attention Friday night after taking two punches from McGregor during a third-quarter stoppage of Game 4 of the NBA Finals
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Former UFC champion Conor McGregor knocked out the Miami Heat mascot in a midgame bit that went wrong. Burnie — more specifically, the man who occupies Burnie’s costume — briefly sought medical attention Friday night after taking two punches from McGregor during a third-quarter stoppage of Game 4 of the NBA Finals
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Griff O’Ferrall led off the game with the first of Virginia’s four home runs Jake Gelof went 3 for 5 with a double, a home run and four RBIs, and the Cavaliers set a program record for runs in a super regional game in their 14-4 win over Duke 14-4. The
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earned his first gubernatorial endorsement Saturday from Oklahoma GOP Gov. Kevin Stitt. Ahead of DeSantis’ remarks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Stitt said DeSantis is “the right guy to beat Biden for the next eight years.” Stitt highlighted DeSantis’ handling
Continue ReadingBy Nic Anderson and Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — A New York firefighter drowned while attempting to save his teenage daughter who had been swept away in rough surf on the Jersey Shore on Friday, authorities said. First responders were able to rescue the girl and her father was transported to a local hospital where
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jena Antonucci turned a Triple Crown marred by thoroughbred deaths on the track and threatened by bad air quality from wildfires in Canada into a celebration for racing and women. Arcangelo took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the Belmont Stakes
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Cole Irvin earned his first victory with Baltimore, Gunnar Henderson and Adam Frazier homered and the Baltimore Orioles stretched the Kansas City Royals’ losing streak to five with a 6-1 victory. Baltimore has won three in a row for the first time since a May 19-21 sweep
Continue ReadingBy AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rookie Bobby Miller won for the third time in four starts, J.D. Martinez hit a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Philadelphia 9-0 after the ejection of Phillies manager Rob Thomson in a pitch clock flap. David Peralta homered, doubled and drove in a run
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The Toronto Raptors are in the process of finalizing a contract with Memphis assistant Darko Rajakovic to become the team’s next coach, a person with knowledge of the matter said Saturday. The team and Rajakovic entered into an agreement in principle for him to become the franchise’s 10th head
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press PONCA, Okla. (AP) — Ron DeSantis ventured far from the usual presidential campaign trail Saturday, heading to a rodeo in reliably red Oklahoma to make the case that he’s the top alternative to Donald Trump — even as the former president’s indictment threatens to upend the 2024
Continue ReadingBy GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. and Marcell Ozuna each hit a two-run homer in the second inning off MacKenzie Gore and the Atlanta Braves won their seventh consecutive game, 6-4 over the Washington Nationals. After reeling off five straight comeback victories, the Braves avoided any suspense by taking
Continue ReadingBy JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The New York Mets stopped a seven-game losing streak, their longest in four years, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 behind Mark Canha’s tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning and three RBIs. Kodai Senga (6-3) allowed an unearned run and two hits in seven inning with six
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A woman fell to her death and a teenager was seriously injured at a popular southern California hiking trail during the woman’s attempt to help the girl, who had slipped, authorities said. Sarah Louise Crocker, 48, was hiking with four teenagers Thursday morning at Three Sisters Falls in
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer ISTANBUL (AP) — Inter Milan was left lamenting a late miss from a chance that would have tied the game in the Champions League final. The ball floated slowly across the Manchester City goalmouth in the 89th minute toward the head of towering striker Romelu Lukaku, who stooped slightly
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