WASHINGTON (AP) — Magic Johnson has bought an ownership stake in the National Women’s Soccer League’s Washington Spirit. The team announced Johnson has joined the investor group led by owner Michele Kang. Johnson most recently became part of the ownership group that bought the NFL’s Washington Commanders last year and also has shares in Major
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital has rejected an appeal by prosecutors to jail divisive internet influencer Andrew Tate. He will remain under house arrest amid a second human trafficking investigation against him that allegedly involves minors. The Bucharest Court of Appeal also ruled on Thursday to keep Tate’s brother
Continue ReadingAP College Football Writer A federal judge in California probed the terms of a proposed $2.78 billion settlement of antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA and major conferences, revealing a potential snag in the deal. Judge Claudia Wilken questioned whether payments to college athletes from booster-funded organizations should be restricted. She said she was ‘quite concerned’
Continue ReadingBy Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — As the Kansas City Chiefs begin their 2024 season, an infamous superfan will learn his fate in court the morning of the game. Xavier Babudar, known to most as ChiefsAHolic, will be sentenced Thursday, Sept. 5, after pleading guilty to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As billionaire Elon Musk’s clash with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice came to a head last week, there were legal twists, insults, ultimatums, defiance and then, finally, capitulation. When the digital dust settled, X had become an ex. Musk’s social media platform was banned nationwide and Justice Alexandre
Continue ReadingCNN By Paula Reid, Marshall Cohen, Evan Perez and Casey Gannon, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Hunter Biden is offering to plead guilty to the nine tax offenses he faces in federal court, without a deal with prosecutors, his attorneys said in court Thursday. Biden had earlier attempted to resolve his federal tax evasion case
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La luna Ganímedes de Júpiter podría haberse desplazado sobre su eje cuando un enorme asteroide chocó contra ella hace unos 4.000 millones de años, según un nuevo estudio. Ganímedes, la luna más grande del sistema solar, es incluso mayor que Mercurio y el planeta enano Plutón. Y anteriores investigaciones han hallado
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Alex Morgan, una de las goleadoras más prolíficas y una de las estrellas del fútbol más conocidas del mundo, anunció su retiro del fútbol profesional el jueves. Morgan, delantera de 35 años del San Diego Wave de la NWSL, publicó un emotivo video de más de cuatro minutos en
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A woman who was severely injured when a gunman killed five girls and wounded her and four other girls during an attack on their one-room Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania has died 18 years later. A funeral director said Thursday that 23-year-old Rosanna King died at her home this week.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Christian school at the center of a Supreme Court decision that requires Maine to include religious schools in a state tuition program is challenging a state antidiscrimination law. An attorney for Crosspoint Church in Bangor contends that state lawmakers required participating schools to abide by the state antidiscrimination
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Jeremy Herb, CNN Washington (CNN) — It didn’t take long after Thursday’s hearing in the federal election subversion case against Donald Trump – the first proceeding before Judge Tanya Chutkan since the Supreme Court granted the former president some immunity in the prosecution – for the trial judge to decide a
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump promoted her upcoming memoir Thursday, saying in a new video that she feels “a responsibility to clarify the facts.” “Writing this memoir has been a deeply and reflective journey for me. As a private person who has often been the subject of public scrutiny
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s competition watchdog is investigating Ticketmaster over concerns the company treated customers unfairly when selling tickets to the upcoming Oasis reunion tour. The probe presents a fresh headache for Ticketmaster’s parent company Live Nation, which also faces an antitrust lawsuit in the United States that could force a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands’ defense ministry has announced a major plan to “future-proof” the country’s military, including buying more F-35 fighter jets and the return of a Dutch tank battalion as it gears up to face a world of expanding threats. The Netherlands and other members of the NATO military
Continue ReadingBy Cristiana Ramos Click here for updates on this story SANTA FE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Roughly 20 different agencies were involved in “Operation Disruption,” targeting human trafficking and organized crime in Dona Ana and Luna counties. “The whole point here is raising awareness, get jurisdictions to work together like they did in this operation,”
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Simon, Adam Fox and Joe Holden Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — The fate of the SS United States remains up in the air after the Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners in Florida postponed a vote on whether the ship will be taken there and sunk off the
Continue ReadingKYW By Alexandra Simon, Adam Fox and Joe Holden Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — The fate of the SS United States remains up in the air after the Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners in Florida postponed a vote on whether the ship will be taken there and sunk off
Continue ReadingBy Don Riddell and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Former pro soccer player Tosaint Ricketts made a living scoring goals in leagues such as MLS, but now the 37-year-old has turned his attention to the world of competitive gaming. The ex-Vancouver Whitecaps striker and Canada international recently became the first former MLS star to compete
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, Emma Tucker, Paula Reid, Evan Perez and Casey Gannon, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Hunter Biden pleaded guilty Thursday to all nine charges in his federal tax case, in a surprise move on the day that an agonizing weekslong trial was supposed to begin. District Judge Mark Scarsi accepted the guilty plea after a dramatic and
Continue ReadingBy David Close, CNN (CNN) — Alex Morgan, one of the most prolific goalscorers and well-known soccer stars in the world, announced her retirement from professional soccer on Thursday. Morgan, a 35-year-old striker for the NWSL’s San Diego Wave, posted an emotional four-plus minute video on social media to state her last match will be
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