Skip to Content
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they proved a former Los Angeles Angels employee was the only person who could have given Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his death. A defense attorney has suggested in closing arguments the government’s case against Eric Kay
Continue Reading
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they proved a former Los Angeles Angels employee was the only person who could have given Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his death. A defense attorney has suggested in closing arguments the government’s case against Eric Kay
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The defending WNBA champion Chicago Sky have re-signed three-time All-Stars Allie Quigley and Courtney Vandersloot. The veteran guards, who are married to each other, helped Chicago go on a championship run after finishing 16-16 during the regular season. The sixth-seeded Sky became the first team not seeded first or second to win
Continue Reading
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted 65-30 to start debating legislation averting a weekend government shutdown. The bill would keep agencies afloat through March 11. Leaders hope that would give bipartisan bargainers enough time to finally reach a deal financing federal agencies until fall. Without the current legislation, federal
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Apple is the most valuable company on the planet. And as a reward for the iPhone maker’s success, CEO Tim Cook stands to receive nearly $100 million in compensation for 2021. But one influential shareholder rights group has some issues with Cook getting that big of a payday.
Continue Reading
Las autoridades dieron a conocer el nombre de la mujer de 27 años que murió cuando se volcó el auto que manejaba el martes pasado sobre la Varner Road cerca de la Avenida Monterey en Thousand Palms, se trata de Myriam Pérez Machado quien era residente de Indio, también falleció un niño de tres años.
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Clark County Commission has agreed to spend nearly $1 million to buy four high-speed counting machines to tabulate mail-in ballots for the upcoming primary and general elections. The move comes after the Legislature made permanent last summer a law that automatically sends mail ballots to every active registered voter in
Continue Reading
Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Este reportaje contiene descripciones explícitas. (CNN) — Más de 27 años después de que una mujer y su hijo fueran asesinados en un suburbio de Seattle, las autoridades han acusado a un hombre de sus muertes. Jerome Frank Jones, de 51 años, fue acusado de homicidio con agravantes en las
Continue Reading
El concilio de Desert Hot Springs aprobó una ordenanza que prohíbe la posesión ilegal de catalizadores de autos, los cuales tienen metales que los ladrones venden. La nueva ley establece que es ilegal tener un convertidor catalítico no conectado a un automóvil, quien viole esta ordenanza podría ser multada hasta con $500 dólares o podría
Continue Reading By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers report harmful levels of toxic lead were found in the bones of 46% of bald eagles sampled in 38 states. Similar rates of lead exposure were found in golden eagles, according to their study Thursday in the journal Science. Scientists say the raptors likely consumed
Continue ReadingBy Shain Bergan, Zoe Brown Click here for updates on this story SHAWNEE, Kansas (KCTV) — UPDATE: A man has been charged in connection with the death of a baby and house fire in Shawnee that happened over the weekend. According to court documents, Nicholas A. Ecker was charged Monday with first-degree murder and aggravated
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple is about to hold its first big product event of 2022 and the focus will be on performance. That likely means faster chips, more devices with 5G connectivity and more powerful cameras. At a virtual event on Tuesday, which has the tagline “peek performance,” Apple
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business I stood outside a busy New York City subway stop recently, dressed like a celebrity trying not to be recognized. My face was covered with sunglasses, a baseball cap and my black KN95 mask. But my iPhone immediately recognized me as its rightful owner, without needing me to uncover
Continue Reading
CNN By Rob Frehse and Laura Studley, CNN A video showing police officers breaking up a fight between a Black teenager and a White teenager at a New Jersey mall has prompted outrage over the police response. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday that the “appearance of what is racially disparate treatment is deeply,
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jusan Hamilton is set to become the first Black race director in Daytona 500 history. He will call the shots on everything from cautions to penalties to the clean-up crew during NASCAR’s biggest race. NASCAR’s broadened diversity initiatives have made strides over the last
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has fined Nashville Predators coach John Hynes $25,000 for inappropriate conduct at the end of a 4-1 loss to Washington. The league announced the fine Thursday. Hynes was assessed a game misconduct at the end of Tuesday night’s loss in Nashville. It was the Predators’ third straight loss. Nashville
Continue Reading PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers leading scorer Ron Harper Jr. injured his left hand late in a win over No. 12 Illinois, and his status for Sunday’s game against No. 5 Purdue is uncertain. The unversity released a statement saying the injury was to the senior forward’s non-shooting hand. He was undergoing tests and being
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN A new antiviral medication against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, appears to be safe and lowered viral levels and symptoms significantly more than a placebo, according to the results of a study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine. The study is unusual in that it is based on
Continue ReadingCNN, CLEVELAND CLINIC, PFIZER, MODERNA By Brenda Goodman, CNN A new antiviral medication against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, appears to be safe and lowered viral levels and symptoms significantly more than a placebo, according to the results of a study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine. The study is unusual in
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN This week, 24-year-old model Sofia Jirau became the first person with Down syndrome to appear in a campaign for Victoria’s Secret. The Puerto Rican model appeared alongside 17 other women to promote the new all-day-comfort Love Cloud collection, which the brand hopes will “reinforc(e) Victoria’s Secret’s commitment to welcoming and celebrating all
Continue Reading