By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — MLS Commissioner Don Garber figures Lionel Messi’s arrival is just the start of an exciting few years for soccer in North America. The United States, Mexico and Canada are hosting the World Cup in 2026. Before that, the 2024 Copa America and 2025 Club World Cup
Continue ReadingCNN By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday, brushed aside concerns about the state of his presidential campaign, continued to downplay the conflict in Ukraine and steered clear of supporting national abortion restrictions similar to the six-week ban he signed
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Un niño de tres años que conducía un carrito de golf atropelló y mató a un niño de siete años en la tarde de este lunes en Fort Myers, Florida, según un comunicado de prensa de la Patrulla de Carreteras de Florida. El niño de tres años se acercaba a una
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK and NICHOLAS INGRAM Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — With the Powerball jackpot topping $1 billion for this week’s drawing, millions of people across the country will be lining up at convenience stores, grocery and gas station counters hoping to hit it big. HOW DOES THIS LATEST POWERBALL JACKPOT STACK UP?
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT, JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. and MARIA SHERMAN Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police confirmed Tuesday that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of Tupac Shakur, propelling the case back into the spotlight nearly 30 years after his death. Shakur, one of the most
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — A broad effort to find two young siblings who were swept away from their car during flash flooding in the Philadelphia suburbs over the weekend may soon pivot to underwater searching, authorities said Tuesday. Upper Makefield Fire Chief Tim Brewer provided an update near the search area, saying the team
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Advocates for juveniles held in a former death row building at a Louisiana prison for adults say the youths are suffering through dangerous heat and psychologically damaging isolation in their prison cells with little or no mental health care, inadequate schooling and foul water. In a
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Economic bubbles come in all shapes, sizes and levels of insanity, but the Beanie Baby craze was easily one of the most absurd. The 1990s frenzy over the $5, understuffed toys made some people rich but left a lot of people with useless surpluses stashes of stuffed animals. Kristin
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found in northwestern Oregon is being held in a state prison after Gov. Tina Kotek reinstated a prison sentence that was commuted by her predecessor. Jesse Lee
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s escalating measures to stop migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico came under a burst of new criticism Tuesday after a state trooper said migrants were left bloodied from razor-wire barriers and that orders were given to deny people water in sweltering
Continue ReadingBRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Human waste leaking from a tractor trailer on a Connecticut highway caused crashes including one involving two state police cruisers as vehicles spun out of control, authorities said. No major injuries were reported in Monday night’s mayhem on Interstate 95 in Bridgeport. Troopers arrested the truck driver on several charges, alleging
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police confirmed to CNN on Tuesday that it executed a search warrant at a location in Henderson, Nevada in connection with the ongoing investigation into the murder of musician Tupac Shakur in 1996. The statement from the LVMPD reads: “LVMPD can confirm a search warrant
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has reached out to his top allies on Capitol Hill to strategize how they can help defend him against potential criminal charges over his effort to overturn the 2020 election – the latest example of Republicans racing behind the scenes to use
Continue ReadingBy Chip Scarborough Click here for updates on this story HOOVER, Alabama (WVTM) — Those who helped search for Carlee Russell over the weekend say they never stopped leaning on their faith as the search grew longer and in extremely hot weather. At one point on Saturday, organizers say as many as 300 people were
Continue ReadingTAUNTON, England (AP) — Nat Sciver-Brunt hit another century as England claimed a Women’s Ashes series draw with a 69-run win over Australia under the DLS method in the final one-day international at Taunton. Victory saw the multi-series format drawn 8-8 on points and meant England had won both the ODI and Twenty20 series 2-1.
Continue ReadingCNN, KABC By Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles City Controller’s office is investigating after NBCUniversal severely trimmed a row of trees outside its studios where members of SAG-AFTRA were picketing company executives, eliminating shade during a searing heatwave. “Trees are essential to providing Angelenos with significant environmental and public health benefits, especially
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Before talks between the Hollywood actors’ union and major film and TV studios broke down, the SAG-AFTRA union enlisted Tom Cruise to lobby on behalf of its members, according to the Hollywood Reporter. At issue was the use of artificial intelligence, or AI. According to the report, superstar Cruise
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Hilyard Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (WISN) — As the highly-anticipated “Barbie” movie hits theaters this week, here’s a little-known fact: Barbie is from Wisconsin. “Mattel originally in the ’60s put out a series of books about Barbie, and in those books, she was identified as having graduated from
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Robinson Click here for updates on this story ALTOONA, Florida (WESH) — The swimming area of a Central Florida spring has been closed down after an alligator attack. According to National Forests in Florida, a snorkeler was attacked Monday at the Alexander Springs Recreation Area in the Ocala National Forest. The man was
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Fourth overall draft pick Wyatt Langford has agreed to an $8 million signing bonus that was the largest ever for a player drafted by the Texas Rangers. Langford is a catcher-turned-college outfielder who hit 47 homers at Florida the past two seasons. He signed his
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