By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing a Colorado Christian graphic artist to refuse to work with same-sex couples has LGBTQIA+ people across the country worried about just how far the consequences will reach. The high court’s conservative majority sided with Lorie Smith, a designer of wedding websites for heterosexual
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — A union representing 15,000 workers at 65 major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties followed through with their planned strike Sunday morning, according to a spokesperson for Unite Here Local 11, the union representing the workers, in a push for significantly improved wages. Workers at hotels
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA has changed its reinstatement process for athletes involved in sports wagering. Any athlete who bets on their own games, influences the outcome of their games, bets on other teams at the school they attend or knowingly provides information to someone involved with sports betting action could face a permanent college
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Es posible que hayas visto en acción a quienes practican kitesurfing y notado cómo aprovechan la fuerza del viento para moverse sobre el mar. Ahora imagina el mismo concepto aplicado a una cometa de 1.000 metros cuadrados que vuele a 300 metros sobre el agua, solo que en lugar de remolcar
Continue ReadingBy RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — After being pulled in many directions as one of the most hyped prospects in the NBA history, French phenom Victor Wembanyama is finally enjoying being a player again. The 7-foot-3 1/2 center took the court Wednesday to practice with the Spurs for the first time in
Continue ReadingBy JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado activated Kris Bryant before the Rockies’ game against the Detroit Tigers on Friday, a month after the outfielder was placed on the injured list with a left heel bruise. Bryant was scheduled to start in right field and hit second. The 32-year-old Bryant is hitting .263
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, anunció este viernes un “nuevo camino” para el alivio de la deuda de préstamos estudiantiles, después de que la Corte Suprema fallara en contra de su programa de condonación que habría beneficiado a millones de estadounidenses. La Corte Suprema bloquea el programa de condonación de
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s decision in favor of a Christian web designer in Colorado who refuses to create websites to celebrate same-sex weddings out of religious objections will have a far-reaching impact on other minority groups and could open the door to a slew of cases seeking to further
Continue ReadingCNN By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — With a vibrant purple hue, a meme-able mascot and limited window of availability, McDonald’s had all the ingredients to turn its Grimace milkshake into a viral sensation. What the company likely did not intend was for the shake’s success to come from TikTok users playing dead. Since the
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement Friday on the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan: “Once again, the far-right extremist Supreme Court has decided to radically alter people’s lives for the worse and this time it’s chosen to shackle millions of working-class borrowers in
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News will pay one of its former producers $12 million to settle her claims that she faced a discriminatory workplace and that the network coerced her into giving false or misleading testimony in Dominion Inc.’s defamation lawsuit, her lawyer said Friday. The payout to Abby
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A Montana man was killed Thursday afternoon when he drove his pickup across the median into the oncoming lanes of Highway 97 in Wasco County and crashed head-on into a semi-truck, Oregon State Police reported Friday.
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — For local elections in the United States, voting eligibility rules differ from place to place. But usually the baseline requirement is that voters be humans who are alive and voting on their own behalf. Some municipalities in Delaware, however, have broadened the definition of a voter to include “artificial
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man arrested near former President Barack Obama’s Washington home on charges in the U.S. Capitol riot had two guns, 400 rounds of ammunition as well as a machete in his van, a federal prosecutor said Friday. Taylor Taranto, 37, was arrested Thursday after being spotted a few blocks from
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — There are seven 90-degree turns. There are manhole covers, and transitions from concrete to asphalt and back. The margin for error is small, and any rain will make the course exponentially more difficult. Welcome to the first street race in NASCAR Cup Series history. NASCAR brings
Continue ReadingBy Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge will allow a ban on most abortions in North Carolina after 12 weeks of pregnancy to go into effect on Saturday but temporarily blocked one provision included in the law. US District Court Judge Catherine Eagles on Friday issued a narrow temporary restraining order putting on
Continue ReadingBy MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Justin Steele tossed a three-hit shutout into the seventh inning and won his third straight start, and the Chicago Cubs snapped a four-game skid with a 10-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Christoper Morel hit a two-run homer and finished with three RBIs, and Nick Madrigal added
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Saturn has a fresh new look thanks to NASA’s Webb Space Telescope. The gas giant is dark in the latest photo by Webb, but its rings are aglow. Webb snapped the picture in the infrared. At this wavelength, the planet appears dark because sunlight
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA is at the midway point in its process of joining the Big Ten Conference. Friday marked one year since the Bruins and Southern California shook up the collegiate landscape by announcing they were leaving the Pac-12 in 2024. UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond and
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden vowed Friday to push ahead with a new plan providing student loan relief for millions of borrowers, while blaming Republican “hypocrisy” for triggering the day’s Supreme Court decision that wiped out his original effort. Biden said his administration had already begun
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