By Devan Cole and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — The man who attacked US Rep. Angie Craig in her Washington, DC, apartment earlier this year pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting the Minnesota Democrat and two metro police officers who attempted to arrest him after the incident. Kendrid Hamlin, who has a lengthy criminal history
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los responsables de la OTAN se encuentran en una carrera contrarreloj para evitar la vergüenza de ver cómo la alianza incumple su propio objetivo declarado de admitir a Suecia antes del 11 de julio. Tanto Suecia como su vecina Finlandia declararon su intención de unirse a la OTAN a través de
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The new National Women’s Soccer League team in the San Francisco Bay Area will be called Bay Football Club, or Bay FC for short. The team’s name, logo and colors of navy, poppy red and fog gray were unveiled on Thursday. Bay FC is set to join the
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Deep in an open coal mine in southern Greece, researchers have discovered the antiquities-rich country’s oldest archaeological site, which dates to 700,000 years ago and is associated with modern humans’ hominin ancestors. The find announced Thursday would drag the dawn of Greek archaeology back by as
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday thanked U.S. Air Force Academy graduates for choosing “service over self” but said they now have the “great privilege” of leading in a world that will only get more confusing in the years to come. His appearance was punctuated by
Continue ReadingBy MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — The family of a Black Kansas City teenager who was shot by a white man after he mistakenly knocked on the man’s door are frustrated with the prosecutor’s handling of the case, attorneys for the family said Thursday. The complaints came after a preliminary hearing for
Continue ReadingBy 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 dinner
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is attacking former President Donald Trump for “turning the country over to [Dr. Anthony] Fauci in March 2020” but DeSantis was praising the chief public health official at the same time in previously unreported quotes, saying Fauci was “really, really good and really, really
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Oregon (KPTV) — Wildlife officials captured a 25-lb snapping turtle found wandering through a Harrisburg pasture on Apr. 28. The invasive species, which wildlife officials say poses a threat to native fish and wildlife habitats, “not to mention human hands and feet,” was a
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The Covid-19 pandemic set US life expectancy back by years, but new research shows that the country has been falling behind for decades. In 1950, the US had the 12th longest life expectancy among certain populous countries, with more than half a million residents, according to a study published
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Portland police are searching for a person who stole a dump truck and crashed it into several cars early Thursday morning. Just after 4:30 a.m., officers responded to a hit-and-run crash in the 6300 block of Northeast Rodney Avenue. According to
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stony Brook University, a part of the public State University of New York system, will receive $500 million from a philanthropic foundation started by a hedge fund billionaire who once taught math there, the foundation announced Thursday. The gift from the Simons Foundation will be delivered
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — NCAA rules state schools cannot recruit athletes who are currently on another team’s roster. But with college football players freer to transfer than ever before — and name, image and likeness compensation opportunities being dangled — coaches are frustrated the recruiting starts even
Continue ReadingBy IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Kevin Gausman pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings to win back-to-back starts for the first time this season, Bo Bichette and Matt Chapman both homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1. Gausman struck out 11, giving him 100 on the season and reclaiming the
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BULBOACA, Moldova (AP) — The leaders of France and Germany have urged new municipal elections in northern Kosovo in the hopes that another ballot will quell a flare-up of ethnic tensions that have led to violent protests in the region. Speaking at a summit in Moldova on Thursday, French President
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Los Angeles startup that is designing facilities to remove carbon dioxide from the ocean says it has struck a pre-purchase agreement with Boeing. Equatic says it will provide the aerospace giant with a byproduct of the carbon removal process to help it cut emissions from
Continue ReadingHAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Maximilian Kieffer has delighted home fans at the European Open with a 4-under 69 for a share of the lead on the opening day. The 32-year-old Kieffer carded five birdies and an eagle to share a one-stroke lead with Simon Forsström. Forsström carded five birdies and a bogey at Green Eagle
Continue ReadingBy Jesse Zanger Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — Legendary performer Billy Joel has put so many fans in a New York state of mind with his famed residency at Madison Square Garden. But now, the Piano Man’s run is coming to an end. “Billy’s monthly residency at
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — For anyone who brought “ethnic” food to the lunch table at school, answering the seemingly simple question of “What did you bring for lunch?” could be quite complicated. Karen Chan endured a gamut of “lunch shaming” as an Asian kid growing
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Rylie West hit a three-run homer and No. 4 seed Tennessee defeated No. 5 seed Alabama 10-5 in the opening game of the Women’s College World Series. Jamison Brockenbrough and Katie Taylor had two hits and Kiki Milloy scored twice for the Lady Vols. Tennessee’s
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