By Ella Nilsen, CNN A federal judge on Thursday invalidated a massive oil and gas lease sale for 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico after a coalition of environmental groups sued the Biden administration to stop it. The ruling cancels 1.7 million acres of oil and gas leases from that sale, according to
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray and Jeff Simon, CNN The Cobb County Republican Party headquarters is bustling on a weekday evening as the party gears up for a primary election that Chairwoman Salleigh Grubbs isn’t entirely sure she can trust. “Do I trust the process? It’s a hard question. I trust the election process. Do I think
Continue ReadingCNN, WSB, WGCL By Sara Murray and Jeff Simon, CNN The Cobb County Republican Party headquarters is bustling on a weekday evening as the party gears up for a primary election that Chairwoman Salleigh Grubbs isn’t entirely sure she can trust. “Do I trust the process? It’s a hard question. I trust the election process.
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By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — COVID-19 case numbers are on the decrease in Los Angeles County but a top health official says it’s too soon to consider relaxing mask and vaccination requirements in LA — as San Francisco plans to do next week. LA County reported just over 26,000 new coronavirus
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LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Darius McGhee scored 18 points and Kyle Rode had 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists as Liberty defeated North Alabama 72-53. McGhee added six rebounds for the Lancers (14-6, 5-0 Atlantic Sun Conference), who notched their sixth straight victory. C.J. Brim had 14 points to lead the Lions (8-12, 1-6),
Continue Reading CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Rudi Williams had 20 points as Coastal Carolina defeated Arkansas-Little Rock 65-49. Vince Cole had 17 points for the Chanticleers (12-8, 4-4 Sun Belt Conference). Jordan Jefferson had 18 points to lead the Trojans (7-10, 2-3), who scored a season-low 16 in the first half. Nikola
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a man and woman wanted in connection with a Maryland murder case in 2017 have been arrested at a homeless camp in southern Arizona. Pima County Sheriff’s officials say 46-year-old William Rice and 45-year-old Christina Harnish were taken into custody Wednesday. Both suspects are being held in the county
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul and Vedika Sud, CNN Dharini Mathur’s son had just turned 4 when he started pre-school online. More than 600 days later, he still sits behind his computer screen, attempting to learn virtually — while making zero contact with his classmates and teachers. He is one of more than 4 million children in
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Last year the NFL had a team play in its home stadium in a Super Bowl for the first time. On Sunday, the league will see another first that does put a delay in some of their preparations for this year’s big game. The NFC championship game between the
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Mientras el presentador de podcast Joe Rogan se enfrenta a la condena de científicos del área de la Medicina por difundir información errónea sobre las vacunas y el covid-19, otra de sus entrevistas se ha convertido en objeto de burla, esta vez entre los científicos del clima. El psicólogo clínico canadiense
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lack of security allowed dozens of men to ambush rapper Drakeo the Ruler, who was beaten and stabbed to death backstage at a Los Angeles music festival. That’s according to family members and lawyers of the rapper who’s legal name is Darrell Caldwell. They
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Draymond Green is going into TV. The Golden State Warriors star has received an exclusive multiyear agreement to join Turner Sports as an active player, set to make appearances with the network’s Inside the NBA program among other content opportunities with Turner Sports and Bleacher Report.So, this means Green will sit
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — Top-ranked Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas made the birdies they needed to keep pace on the easier North Course at Torrey Pines and shared the lead with hard-charging Adam Schenk after two rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open. Schenk made eight straight birdies to shoot a career-low, 10-under 62, also on
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El actor Vachik Mangassarian murió por complicaciones de covid-19, informó su manager. Tenía 78 años. Mangassarian, un actor que apareció en “NCIS: Los Ángeles” y “El mentalista”, fue vacunado, dijo a CNN su manager, Valerie McCaffrey. Recientemente estaba filmando una próxima película con Lily Tomlin y Jane Fonda llamada
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Palm Desert is moving forwards with plans to replace a statue paying tribute to the sacrifice of service members that was stolen from a park last year. In May, thieves stole a life-size bronze statue of a young boy from the park. The statue was part of a set called “For Our Freedom,” a tribute
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Metz, CNN Business The next time you try to log in to the Internal Revenue Service’s website you’ll be urged to use facial-recognition software to verify you are who you say you are. The verification process includes taking a picture of a photo ID, like a driver’s license or passport, and then taking
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 22 points and 12 rebounds for her 13th straight double-double and No. 1 South Carolina improved to 9-0 against ranked opponents this season with a 69-40 victory over No. 24 Mississippi. The game Thursday was a makeup from a postponed contest earlier
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James will return to Cleveland as an All-Star Game captain, and Ja Morant and Andrew Wiggins are headed there as first-time selections. MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and Warriors superstar Stephen Curry joined them Thursday as the other players voted as starters
Continue Reading SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Olivia Miles had 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, Sonia Citron added 13 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 20 Notre Dame beat Syracuse 83-62. Notre Dame closed on a 21-6 run to secure its 18th straight home victory in the series. Earlier this season, the Fighting Irish won
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats are making plans to advance his history-making Supreme Court pick, selling the country on a Black female nominee they plan to argue is eminently qualified and barrier-breaking at the same time. Republicans are not yet moved — and it’s unclear if they
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