FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A deadlocked jury prompted a mistrial Saturday in the South Florida trial of rapper YNW Melly on charges that he murdered two of his friends five years ago. The 12-member panel could not reach a unanimous verdict after three days of deliberations. Broward County prosecutors, who had been seeking the
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M has banned its players from the football team’s facilities after a rap video featuring some Rattlers was shot in their locker room without proper permission being granted. Coach Willie Simmons told The Associated Press that the locker room, weight room and access to the stadium field were off-limits to
Continue ReadingNICE, France (AP) — Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz beat No. 15-ranked Borna Coric of Croatia 6-3, 6-7, 10-5 in the Hopman Cup in Nice. The top-ranked Spaniard had only three aces compared to six for Coric but saved the only two break points he faced. It was Alcaraz’s second straight victory here after winning against
Continue ReadingBy Karol Suarez, Marlon Sorto, Philip Wang and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Mexico say they have arrested a man suspected of intentionally setting a bar on fire after being kicked out, killing 11 people near the Arizona border in the Mexican state of Sonora. The fire broke out at 1:33 a.m.
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Five-time Olympic cycling champion Laura Kenny has given birth to her second child. Kenny and her husband Jason, the winner of a British record seven Olympic titles, welcomed son Montgomery on Thursday. On Saturday, they announced the birth of Montgomery, their second son. Laura won the Madison gold alongside Katie Archibald, adding
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Kyle Busch has a plan for his young son to replace him eventually in a NASCAR ride. The 38-year-old Busch and wife Samantha are parents to 8-year-old Brexton. Brexton already has started driving in dirt races and in other racing disciplines across the country.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Los cuidadores del Zoológico y Acuario de Columbus se toparon con una gran sorpresa este jueves por la mañana: un gorila bebé recién nacido y la noticia de que su madre no era el gorila macho que ellos creían que era. El gorila, Sully, ha vivido en las instalaciones con su
Continue ReadingHAVRE, Mont. (AP) — A train derailment in northern Montana spilled freight and left cars tangled up along a major east-west railroad corridor but caused no injuries. The accident comes less than a month after a railroad bridge collapse in southern Montana sent tanks cars with oil products plunging into the Yellowstone River, spilling molten
Continue ReadingBy Isabel Rosales, Jaide Timm-Garcia and Raja Razek, CNN New York (CNN) — Ahead of a looming UPS nationwide strike, Teamsters union President Sean O’Brien said during a rally speech in Atlanta Saturday, “We’ve organized, strategized, now it’s time to pulverize.” Speaking with CNN’s Isabel Rosales, O’Brien said 95% of the contract has been negotiated,
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — All-Star shortstop Dansby Swanson has been activated by the Chicago Cubs after he was sidelined by a bruised left heel. Swanson had two hits and drove in a run in an 8-6 victory over St. Louis in his first big league game since he got hurt
Continue ReadingLINZ, Austria (AP) — A young Italian cyclist has died after crashing during a junior race in Austria. The 17-year-old Jacopo Venzo succumbed to his injuries after crashing during the first stage of the race. The Campana cycling team says, “The boy suffered a terrible fall yesterday on the downhill during the first stage of
Continue ReadingBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s preseason match against Juventus in Santa Clara on Saturday has been canceled after Barcelona players fell sick. Barcelona says in a the statement the friendly was called off hours before it was to be played at Levi’s Stadium. The club says a “significant part of the (Barcelona) squad has a
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s National Guard says security forces killed a heavily-armed gunman who broke into a private house in Moscow’s suburbs and fired at them. The assailant reportedly threatened to march on the Kremlin. The man was spotted by security guards after he had broken into an unoccupied house located in an elite cottage
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Local sheriffs are investigating after they discovered human remains inside luggage on a property in a rural area outside San Antonio. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office received a call Thursday morning for a suspicious package at the property. People feeding animals while the property’s owners were
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — Switzerland striker Noah Okafor is the latest addition in AC Milan’s summer spending spree. The Rossoneri have announced that Okafor has signed a five-season contract following a transfer from Red Bull Salzburg that was reportedly worth 14 million euros. Okafor joins fellow arrivals Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Tijjani Reijnders at Milan.
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican state Sen. Jeremy England says he intentionally wore a “very embarrassing” Halloween costume to raise money for breast cancer research. Now, England says a photo of him in the shiny pink tutu has been misused in a divisive Republican primary as he supports
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that an Arizona law limiting how close people can get to recording law enforcement is unconstitutional, citing a clearly established right to film police doing their jobs. The ruling Friday from U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi permanently blocks enforcement of the law that he suspended last
Continue ReadingBy JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Will Power put together two fast laps to win both pole positions for this weekend’s IndyCar Series doubleheader at Iowa Speedway. The lineups for the series’ lone doubleheader were determined by individual lap speeds — the first lap determined the lineup for Saturday’s 250-lap race, with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A freshman football player at Austin Peay State University has died after a single-car crash near the school’s campus in Clarksville, Tennessee. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says 18-year-old Jeremiah Collins was driving too fast Friday night while exiting Briley Parkway West and his pickup truck rolled several times
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A freshman football player at Austin Peay State University has died after a single-car crash near the school’s campus in Clarksville, Tennessee. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says 18-year-old Jeremiah Collins was driving too fast Friday night while exiting Briley Parkway West and his pickup truck rolled several times
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