By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden tripped on a sandbag and fell as he completed handing out diplomas at the US Air Force Academy commencement in Colorado on Thursday. Biden appeared fine afterward, walking without assistance to his seat in the stands. He was seen smiling and jogging toward his vehicle at
Continue ReadingBy Amanda McClelland and Dr. Tom Frieden (CNN) — A pandemic emerges. It spreads around the world, claims lives and devastates economies for decades. Climate change makes it even deadlier. It infects hundreds of millions of people and kills millions, especially in areas with limited resources. Is this a future scenario? A tabletop exercise? No.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El borrador nunca antes visto de la letra de “Bohemian Rhapsody” de Queen sugiere que Freddie Mercury consideró darle a su himno un título algo diferente: “Mongolian Rhapsody”. El descubrimiento ocurrió tras la aparición de un folio de 15 páginas con letras, líneas vocales y armonías escritas a mano por el
Continue ReadingSTUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Hamburger SV’s five-year wait to rejoin the Bundesliga looks set to continue. Serhou Guirassy helped to put Stuttgart in a commanding position to keep its place in Germany’s top division with a 3-0 win over Hamburg on Thursday in the first leg of their playoff. Guirassy grabbed Stuttgart’s third goal early
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Rozner Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — There is controversy surrounding a 31-year-old man who died this weekend after being released from custody on Rikers Island. On Thursday, the Department of Correction said it will no longer notify the press when someone dies in custody. There
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Alabama’s Nick Saban is among a contingent of coaches and administrators from the Southeastern Conference scheduled to meet with lawmakers in Washington next week. The SEC is pushing for federal assistance in regulating how college athletes can earn money off their fame. The
Continue ReadingBy Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story OLATHE, Kansas (KMBC) — One Olathe woman who collected nearly $15,000 to help citizens in Ukraine with humanitarian relief has made a trip to the country. She says the relief is helping. In the last week, Paige Barrows, a volunteer from Olathe, Kansas, has seen
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Patrick Kane underwent hip resurfacing surgery and is expected to miss four to six months. Agent Pat Brisson confirmed Kane’s operation in a text message to The Associated Press. Kane has been dealing with a nagging hip injury that hampered him this past season with the Chicago Blackhawks and
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana and nine other states filed a lawsuit against the federal government Thursday to block sharp increases in national flood insurance rates that are slated to be phased in over the coming years, saying the steeper price could cost some people their homes. Dozens of local
Continue ReadingORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have added veteran depth to their offensive line by signing Brandon Shell to a one-year contract. The 29-year-old Shell has seven years of NFL experience. He started 11 games for Miami last season after being promoted off the Dolphins’ practice squad. He spent his first four seasons
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two-time NCAA individual champion Rose Zhang made an impressive debut on the LPGA Tour in the Mizuho Americas Open in the shadow of New York City. The 20-year-old from Stanford who has dominated women’s amateur golf for more than two years shot a 2-under
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Arizona officials announced Thursday the state will no longer grant certifications for new developments within the Phoenix area, as groundwater rapidly disappears amid years of water overuse and climate change-driven drought. A new study showed that the groundwater supporting the Phoenix area likely can’t meet additional development demand in
Continue ReadingCNN By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Bill Cosby is being sued by Victoria Valentino in a new civil lawsuit claiming decades-old allegations of sexual assault, that her attorney shared with CNN and said it was filed in Los Angeles on Thursday. Shortly after meeting Cosby in 1969, Valentino claims she and a friend had
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A record-breaking water plume erupted from Saturn’s moon Enceladus, and the James Webb Space Telescope was watching when it occurred. Beneath the thick, icy crust of Enceladus is a global saltwater ocean. Previous missions like Cassini have spied plumes jetting for hundreds of miles between cracks — dubbed “tiger
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu will no longer work with Sebastian Sachs, who had been her fifth coach in the past two years. Raducanu announced the split via a Twitter post on Thursday. He hasn’t played since April and announced last month she would miss the French Open and Wimbledon because
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Thursday a plan to cover a new class of Alzheimer’s disease drugs if they receive full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration – and with some limitations. Alzheimer’s drugs that slow the progression of cognitive decline will be covered
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens sees a team in need of small tweaks, not massive disruption to leadership or its core. Stevens says coach Joe Mazzulla will return next season after guiding the Celtics to 57 wins and the No. 2 seed in the
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden tripped on a sandbag and fell as he completed handing out diplomas at the US Air Force Academy commencement in Colorado on Thursday. Biden appeared fine afterward, walking without assistance to his seat in the stands. He was seen smiling and jogging toward his vehicle
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill Thursday to comply with a voter ID requirement mandated by voters in November. The vote came on the last day of the 2023 legislative session and despite a filibuster effort by conservative Sen. Julie Slama, who was the only lawmaker
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal jury in Florida has awarded $63.5 million to a pair of businessmen who claimed a city of Miami commissioner used his office to harass them after they supported the commissioner’s political opponent. Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo was found civilly liable Thursday of violating the First Amendment rights
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