By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer New Mexico State agreed to pay $8 million to settle a lawsuit involving two basketball players who said they were sexually assaulted by teammates. Terms of the settlement were released on the state’s open-records site. Deuce Benjamin and his father, William, who was a co-defendant, will receive $4.125 million,
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The Teamsters union says it has walked away from negotiations with United Parcel Service with just over a month to go before its contract expires. The union, whose rank-and-file members have already authorized a strike if a new deal with the parcel carrier is not reached by
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Two people familiar with the plan say the NFL is finalizing disciplinary action against more players for gambling violations, including Indianapolis Colts defensive back Isaiah Rodgers Sr. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because an official announcement won’t be made until later this week. Rodgers
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Justin Thomas may have skipped the Rocket Mortgage Classic if this was just another usual year in his career. It hasn’t been. The 2022 PGA Championship winner with 15 PGA Tour titles has fallen out of the top 10 in the world ranking for the first
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man who has been on the run for almost four decades for a 1984 murder has been caught in California and extradited back to Florida, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Donald Santini was wanted for the murder of Cynthia Wood. Santini was
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) website launched a fresh look Wednesday. The redesigned website is more accessible, mobile-friendly, has more Spanish-language content and new language access features. The vision of ODHS is that everyone in our communities can access the services they need. Our website, with over 10 million
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis have asked that a trial involving Disney be postponed until the middle of 2025, well after the GOP presidential nomination race wraps up and voters have picked a winner in the November 2024 general election. In a Tallahassee federal court filing
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Corps program has launched a summer recruitment drive in Oregon, offering immediate openings and free career training in the nation’s leading industries for 16- through 24-year-olds from low-income households. “Job Corps offers a path to apprenticeships and higher-paying careers in the nation’s fastest-growing industries,” said Rachel Torres,
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, Kevin Liptak, Betsy Klein and Jasmine Wright, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is racing to boost his campaign war chest as the end of the fundraising quarter approaches Friday, marking the first major test of his campaign’s ability to generate the cash and enthusiasm needed to compete against Republicans in 2024.
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El argentino Gerardo “Tata” Martino será el nuevo director técnico del Inter de Miami de la Major League Soccer (MLS), anunció el club en su cuenta de Twitter. “El club ha nombrado a Gerardo Martino como director técnico”, señala el Inter. “El técnico ganador de la MLS Cup y del premio
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Madonna está tomándose un tiempo para recuperarse luego de sufrir una complicación de salud, por lo que deberá aplazar al menos una parte de su gira mundial Celebration, que debía comenzar en julio. En una publicación compartida en su cuenta verificada de Instagram, Guy Oseary, representante de Madonna desde hace mucho
Continue ReadingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida state prison inmate already serving a three-decade sentence will serve an additional one year and three months in federal prison for threatening to kill a federal judge and his family. Court records show that 35-year-old Curtis Brown was sentenced Tuesday in Jacksonville federal court. He pleaded guilty in December
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Cayman Islands say a controversial legislator and former premier has been charged with rape and indecent assault. McKeeva Bush pleaded not guilty to the charges Wednesday that police said stem from a 2000 incident. Bush told The Associated Press in a
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s 23 largest banks passed the Federal Reserve’s so-called stress tests this year, a sign that the nation’s banking system remains resilient despite the recent banking crisis that that led to the failure of three banks. But Wednesday’s results did show some relative weakness
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Internet gambling would be allowed to take place for at least five more years under the latest proposal by New Jersey lawmakers. On Wednesday evening, legislators abandoned a move they made just a day earlier to drastically cut the extension of internet casino gambling in
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — A neurologist says a gunman who massacred 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue has schizophrenia and epilepsy. Dr. Siddhartha Nadkarni testified Wednesday as a defense expert at Robert Bowers’ federal death penalty trial. Bowers has already been convicted in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Jurors must now decide whether Bowers
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden has started using a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine at night to help with sleep apnea. The White House made the revelation Wednesday after indents from the mask were visible on the president’s face as he departed the
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Inter Miami confirmed the hiring of Gerardo “Tata” Martino as coach on Wednesday, setting the stage for him to be reunited with Lionel Messi next month. Martino coached Messi with both Barcelona and Argentina’s national team. Messi has announced that he is coming to Major League Soccer to play for
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Tottenham has completed the signing of England midfielder James Maddison from Leicester. Spurs entered advanced talks with the recently relegated Foxes earlier this week and secured Maddison in a deal worth 40 million pounds ($50 million) plus add-ons. Maddison has agreed a five-year deal with the club and becomes new boss Ange
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets owner Steven Cohen is threatening his underperforming team with the prospect of a trade deadline selloff unless New York gets back into contention for a playoff berth. Cohen said manager Buck Showalter and general manager Billy Eppler will keep their jobs no matter that
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