By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The NCAA has set the stage for a dramatic restructuring of college sports. The nation’s biggest and most influential governing body in college athletics released a draft of an 18 1/2-page constitution. That is cut down from 43 pages. It focuses more on the NCAA’s broader goals
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By Pamela Kirkland, Devon M. Sayers and Ralph Ellis, CNN The first police officer who responded to the scene of the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery testified on Monday that William “Roddie” Bryan Jr., the man who recorded video of Arbery being chased, never told him a citizen’s arrest of Arbery was being made. Bryan
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BERLIN (AP) — Austrian authorities say they are stepping up police checks to enforce new rules under which unvaccinated people who haven’t had COVID-19 are barred from restaurants, hotels, hairdressing salons and large public events. The rules, which were announced on Friday night, took effect on Monday across the country of 8.9 million people. They
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — France is showcasing its military muscle with a tour of its new frigate Auvergne to the eastern Mediterranean. The ship’s captain said that underlines the importance that Paris attaches to ensuring security and stability in the region. Captain Paul Merveilleux de Vignaux said Monday that the
Continue Reading By Sheena McKenzie and Joseph Ataman, CNN The United States has reopened its borders to vaccinated international travelers, ending a 20-month travel ban at the same moment Europe is battling a surge of Covid-19 cases that has pushed the continent back into the epicenter of the pandemic. Fully vaccinated travelers from 33 countries — including
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Barack Obama is expressing confidence that the Biden administration will ultimately get its $555 billion climate package through Congress and says that bill will be “historic.” At the U.N. climate talks Monday, he also faulted U.S. rivals China and Russia for
Continue Reading LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a 16-year-old girl held captive by a 61-year-old man was rescued on an interstate highway in Kentucky after another driver noticed her making a silent distress signal with her hand. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office says the driver is being held on charges of unlawful imprisonment and
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By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two suspected hackers accused of ransomware attacks resulting in 5,000 infections have been arrested as part of a global cybercrime crackdown. That’s according to an announcement Monday from Europol. The two individuals were not identified by name, but Europol says they were arrested last week by Romanian
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two suspected hackers accused of ransomware attacks resulting in 5,000 infections have been arrested as part of a global cybercrime crackdown. That’s according to an announcement Monday from Europol. The two individuals were not identified by name, but Europol says they were arrested last week by Romanian
Continue ReadingBy Jenna Rae Click here for updates on this story FLORISSANT, Missouri (KMOV) — After a viral video on social media, one St. Louis girl got to live her dream of owning a bakery for the day. On top of that, customers raised enough money for her to have a once in a lifetime treatment,
Continue ReadingOpinion by Sonja Opper for CNN Business Perspectives Over the last 12 months, China’s government has engaged in an unprecedented regulatory crackdown on the country’s technology sector. Alibaba was hit with a multibillion-dollar antitrust fine; new regulatory rules were crafted that target the emergent online education sector; and the ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing saw its
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN In black-and-white photographs, the relationships of several teenage girls unfold through after-school hangouts, late-night parties and prom photos in mid-1980s New York. They are Blake and Leslie, two Jens, Zoe and Molly, applying makeup in mirrors, deep in conversation on the subway and shielding their cigarettes from the wind. Fast forward and
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are opening higher again on Wall Street, continuing an upward trend that has pushed the S&P 500 to five straight weekly gains. The benchmark index was up 0.2% in the early going. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.4% and the Nasdaq added 0.3%. Small-company stocks outpaced the rest of
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are opening higher again on Wall Street, continuing an upward trend that has pushed the S&P 500 to five straight weekly gains. The benchmark index was up 0.2% in the early going. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.4% and the Nasdaq added 0.3%. Small-company stocks outpaced the rest of
Continue Reading KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s top general has promised he won’t hold a government position after planned elections in July 2023. His comments come two weeks after he toppled a transitional government in a widely condemned coup. The military leader behind the takeover has repeatedly promised to hand over power to an elected civilian government
Continue ReadingBy Drew Marine Click here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Two people died, including a teenager, after being hit by fallen branches from trees in a strong storm that passed through the metro area on Saturday morning. The Portland Police Bureau said it was called to a homeless camp at
Continue Reading FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Italy coach Roberto Mancini has lost another two midfielders ahead of the World Cup qualifier against Switzerland on Friday in Rome. Mancini was already without regular starter Marco Verratti through injury and has now announced that Nicolò Zaniolo and Lorenzo Pellegrini will return to their club Roma after reporting with injury
Continue Reading CNN By Sheena McKenzie and Joseph Ataman, CNN The United States has reopened its borders to vaccinated international travelers, ending a 20-month travel ban at the same moment Europe is battling a surge of Covid-19 cases that has pushed the continent back into the epicenter of the pandemic. Fully vaccinated travelers from 33 countries —
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Chuck Schumer, the US Senate majority leader and Democratic senator from New York. Personal Birth date: November 23, 1950 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Charles Ellis Schumer Father: Abe Schumer, exterminator Mother: Selma (Rosen) Schumer Marriage: Iris Weinshall (1980-present) Children: Jessica, Alison Education:
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Security researchers say spyware from the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group was detected on the cellphones of six Palestinian human rights activists. Half are affiliated with groups that Israel’s defense minister controversially claimed last month were involved in terrorism. Monday’s revelation marks the first known instance of Palestinian activists being targeted
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