By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just one week ago, Robert Rochell was a rookie cornerback hoping to contribute on special teams while he waited for the opportunity to make plays for the Los Angeles Rams’ defense. When the Rams visit the New York Giants on Sunday, there’s a good chance
Continue Reading By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, its onetime attorney Rudy Giuliani and conservative media figures are asking a judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by a former employee of Dominion Voting Systems who argues he lost his job after being named in false charges as trying
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By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, its onetime attorney Rudy Giuliani and conservative media figures are asking a judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by a former employee of Dominion Voting Systems who argues he lost his job after being named in false charges as trying
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Rich Bisaccia, now in his 20th season as an NFL coach, is the interim head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. Bisaccia steps in for Jon Gruden, who resigned Monday after reports surfaced of emails he sent that contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments. Bisaccia, general
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By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Rich Bisaccia, now in his 20th season as an NFL coach, is the interim head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. Bisaccia steps in for Jon Gruden, who resigned Monday after reports surfaced of emails he sent that contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments. Bisaccia, general
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A Dallas man has been sentenced in a scheme to target gay men for violent crimes using the dating app Grindr, according to the Department of Justice. Daniel Jenkins, 22, was sentenced Wednesday to a maximum of 26 years in federal prison on charges including kidnapping, carjacking and hate crimes. He
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Los beneficiarios del Seguro Social en Estados Unidos recibirán un ajuste anual por costo de vida del 5,9% el próximo año, el mayor aumento desde 1982, anunció el miércoles la Administración del Seguro Social. El aumento aumentará los pagos mensuales de los jubilados en US$ 92 a un promedio estimado
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and other Republicans are trying to fire up the party’s right-wing base ahead of Virginia’s critical November elections. Trump phoned into a rally held in suburban Richmond Wednesday that was marked by falsehoods about the 2020 election and tirades against vaccine and
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have been celebrating home runs by giving the hitter a ride through the dugout in a laundry cart. The new tradition started last year during the pandemic when coach Jason Varitek suggested they needed to put some fun back in the game.
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas injured his right adductor muscle during a World Cup qualifier against the United States and was replaced by Leonel Moreira at the start of the second half. The 34-year-old Navas, the starter for Paris Saint-German, made his 99th international appearance and had allowed a tying goal
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The Coachella Valley community is mourning the loss of former College of the Desert Athletics Director John Marman. For 26 years, Coach Marman influenced the lives of countless members of the community on the field, but those who worked closely with him also remember his many accomplishments as a leader and mentor off the field.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — El presidente Vladimir Putin rechazó las acusaciones de que Rusia hace subir deliberadamente los precios del gas natural en Europa al retener las exportaciones. En una conferencia sobre energía celebrada este miércoles en Moscú, Putin calificó las acusaciones de estar “motivadas políticamente” e infundadas. Sus comentarios se produjeron en un
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans exercised options on four former first-round draft choices including star forward Zion Williamson and also added undrafted rookie guard John Petty Jr. to their roster. The Pelicans picked up fourth-year options on 2019 first-round draft choices Williamson, center Jaxson Hayes and guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker, keeping them under
Continue ReadingBy Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A larger-than-life marble statue of civil rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune is replacing one of a Confederate general in the US Capitol’s Statuary Hall. The daughter of former slaves, Bethune became an influential Black educator and civil and women’s rights leader. She opened a boarding school for Black children in 1904,
Continue Reading SYDNEY (AP) — The men’s Australian Open golf tournament and Australian Women’s Open scheduled for next year have been canceled because of COVID-19-related travel and quarantine restrictions. Golf Australia chief executive James Sutherland says “we believe it to be the right outcome under the current circumstances.” The men’s Australian Open was originally scheduled for next
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, CNN The White House formally rejected the request by former President Donald Trump to assert executive privilege to shield from lawmakers a subset of documents that has been requested by the House committee investigating January 6, and set an aggressive timeline for their release. The latest letter came after the Biden administration
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California Highway Patrol says it will begin assisting the Coachella Valley with its newest premier aircraft as soon as next week. With a state of the art system as far as helicopters go, the 2021 Airbus H125 will provide air support in and around the Coachella Valley where it is needed. This new helicopter is
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN I never add salt to my food at home or in restaurants. Nor do I add salt to any recipe while I’m cooking. I’m well aware of the link between salt, high blood pressure and heart disease, which is the leading killer of American men and women. Yet I am still
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Cornerback Tre Flowers has been released by the Seattle Seahawks as they struggle to find the right combination at the position. Flowers started the first three games but was benched in favor of Sidney Jones after Minnesota dissected Seattle’s secondary in Week 3. Coach Pete
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — Varias organizaciones de veteranos militares de Guatemala bloquearon varias carreteras del país para exigir al Congreso que apruebe una ley que les daría una indeminización por su servicio militar, informaron medios de comunicación locales. Según la Dirección General de Protección y Seguridad Vial (Provial), los manifestantes mantenían bloqueadas al menos
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