Reaction to the death of Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, who died Monday from brain cancer. He was 58. ___ “I am deeply saddened to hear about Dikembe’s passing. He was a defensive force on the court who changed the way the game of basketball is played. But more importantly, Dikembe truly changed the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks. The contract between the ports and about 45,000 members of the International
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A final day that wasn’t on the schedule and won’t soon be forgotten. An improbable comeback by the New York Mets in the opening game of a makeup doubleheader to secure their playoff berth. A gritty recovery by the Atlanta Braves in the nightcap, stamping their postseason ticket as
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gavin Creel, a Broadway veteran who won a Tony Award for “Hello, Dolly!” and nominations for “Hair” and “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” died Monday of a rare and aggressive form of cancer. He was 48. Publicist Matt Polk says Creel died at his home in Manhattan of metastatic melanotic
Continue ReadingCNN By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo – known for his shot-blocking and famed finger wave after denying opponents at the hoop – died Monday from brain cancer aged 58, according to the NBA. Inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015, he was an eight-time NBA
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A criminal justice reform advocate featured in the movie “Sing Sing” has been exonerated in the 1998 killing of a retired New York City police officer. Jon-Adrian Velazquez served nearly 24 years in prison. A Manhattan judge on Monday vacated his conviction in the killing of Albert Ward during
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian human rights activists have accused the authorities of pressuring political prisoners pardoned by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. During the past three months, Lukashenko has pardoned 115 activists who were convicted for taking part in the protest against his rule. Those pardoned were a small fraction of more than
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the U.S. the “greatest sports nation in the history of the world,” President Joe Biden welcomed U.S. Olympians and Paralympians at the White House on Monday to recognize their achievement in this summer’s games in Paris.“Thank you for representing the very best of America,” Biden said on the South
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Este martes 1 de octubre la presidenta electa de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, tendrá su toma de protesta, como se conoce en México a la investidura. ¿Cómo será y quiénes estarán presentes? Aquí te contamos. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Horario y cómo ver la ceremonia La ceremonia de investidura de
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Kane, CNN Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. You can listen to episodes here. (CNN) — Cannabis, or marijuana, has come a long way on the road back to legitimacy in the United States, and it soon
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GRANTS PASS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Dutch Bros Coffee® has donated more than $1 million to uplift local youth organizations across its 18 states. On Friday, Sept. 20, the drive-thru coffee company celebrated Buck for Kids day by donating $1 from every drink sold to local nonprofits to provide opportunities in education, extracurricular activities and more,
Continue ReadingBy Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of years ago in the Himalayas, a river ate a smaller river and gave an unexpected boost to Everest’s height, scientists have discovered. Mount Everest, or Chomolungma (“Goddess Mother of the World” in the Tibetan language), is one of Earth’s tallest mountains, standing 29,031.69 feet (8,848.86 meters) above
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force trying to tackle gang violence in Haiti. The vote came after it brushed off a call from Haiti’s government to start talks on transforming it into a U.N. peacekeeping mission. According to the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Settlement checks related to Norfolk Southern’s disastrous 2023 derailment could be delayed up to two years now because an appeal of a federal judge’s decision last week to approve the $600 million deal has been filed. Many residents of East Palestine, Ohio, expressed outrage online over the weekend about the appeal because it
Continue ReadingONONDAGA NATION TERRITORY (AP) — The Onondaga Nation has regained 1,000 acres of its ancestral land in upstate New York. The heavily forested land is south of Syracuse and near the Onondaga’s federally recognized territory. The Onondagas say the land was transferred by Honeywell International on Friday under a federal Superfund settlement related to the
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press A study out in Science this month finds that states’ attempts to cut the amount of food waste going into landfills are rarely succeeding. The study found that only one out of the first five states with food waste laws — Massachusetts — has seen its law work. The findings matter because food
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas are closed due to a strike by the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers. The International Longshoremen’s Association is demanding higher wages and a total ban on the automation of cranes, gates and trucks that are used in the loading or unloading of
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Habían pasado 48 horas desde que los vientos y las lluvias del huracán Helene arrasaron el oeste de Carolina del Norte y Sam Perkins seguía sin tener noticias de sus padres. Así que, el sábado por la mañana, se subió a su vehículo y empezó a conducir hacia su casa, enclavada
Continue ReadingDaniela Patiño (CNN Español) — Después de algunas semanas de agotar los boletos de la gira del reencuentro de Oasis en Reino Unido e Irlanda, finalmente la banda originaria de Manchester, Inglaterra, regresará a Norteamérica como parte de su gira mundial que incluye a México, Estados Unidos y Canadá. Los boletos podrán comprarse en preventa
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