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By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — One of the most anticipated events at the Beijing Olympics is the imminent legal hearing in Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s doping case. At stake is the Russia’s gold medal in the team event and the 15-year-old star’s right to compete in the women’s individual event
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By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Car crashes and traffic deaths decreased in Utah after the state enacted the strictest drunken driving laws in the nation. A study published Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration suggests Utah’s roads became safer after the state lowered the drunken driving threshold to
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By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Car crashes and traffic deaths decreased in Utah after the state enacted the strictest drunken driving laws in the nation. A study published Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration suggests Utah’s roads became safer after the state lowered the drunken driving threshold to
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olivertapia (CNN) — Dos hombres blancos enfrentan cargos criminales después de que un conductor negro de FedEx Express alegara que lo persiguieron y le dispararon mientras entregaba paquetes en Brookhaven, Mississippi. Cuando llamó a la policía para informar del tiroteo, dice que el despachador le dijo que acababan de recibir una llamada sobre una persona
Continue ReadingCNN, HLN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Super Bowl commercials are more expensive than ever. But for advertisers, they’re a better deal than ever. NBC — which is broadcasting this year’s game — announced last week that it is sold out of Super Bowl ads, with multiple 30 second spots having sold for a record
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Super Bowl commercials are more expensive than ever. But for advertisers, they’re a better deal than ever. NBC — which is broadcasting this year’s game — announced last week that it is sold out of Super Bowl ads, with multiple 30 second spots having sold for a record $7 million
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS Opinion by Tim Calkins for CNN Business Perspectives The Super Bowl is the biggest single advertising event of the year. Companies line up to spend millions of dollars buying commercial time during the game, and they spend months working on the ads, surveying consumers and testing different creative ideas. But unlike most
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American freestyle skier Winter Vinecki is set to become the first athlete with the first name Winter to compete at the Winter Games. It’s just another in a long line of notable accomplishments for the 23-year-old who hunts and fishes, grows her own vegetables, launched
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — U.S. hockey player Jake Sanderson is finally practicing with his teammates at the Olympics after being a late arrival to Beijing because of coronavirus protocol. The University of North Dakota defenseman tested positive for COVID-19 while at USA Hockey’s pre-Olympic camp in Los Angeles. Sanderson woke
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Voters begin the midterm year primarily focused on economic issues, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS in January and February. The survey also showed that Democrats are suffering an early deficit in enthusiasm about voting, a dynamic that could be compounded by voters’ concerns over the economy. A
Continue Reading By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — South Korea’s famed women’s curling team has arrived at the Olympics in Beijing ready to do what they couldn’t four years ago at the Pyeongchang Games: have fun. The team known as the “Garlic Girls” for their hometown’s prolific garlic production won the silver medal in curling
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv Las señales que podrían indicar que Rusia está lanzando una invasión a Ucrania, según EE.UU. ¿Deberías seguir usando mascarillas donde han levantado los mandatos de uso? Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Todo lo que debes saber del Super Bowl Ya falta poco para el Super Bowl
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence was under immense pressure to overturn the 2020 presidential election when fellow Republicans turned to an under-the-radar source for reassurance: his older brother, GOP Rep. Greg Pence. It was late December 2020, and Greg Pence had just received his Covid shot in the
Continue ReadingCNN By Joseph Ataman, CNN Business France has announced plans to build up to 14 new nuclear reactors in a move that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide a buffer against volatile energy prices. President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France would construct six nuclear reactors, and study the possibility of commissioning a
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Ataman, CNN Business France has announced plans to build up to 14 new nuclear reactors in a move that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide a buffer against volatile energy prices. President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France would construct six nuclear reactors, and study the possibility of commissioning a further
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Shaun White’s brilliant and transcendent Olympic career is over. It ended with a fall on his final run down the halfpipe, a heartfelt ovation from the crowd and then a tearful farewell to a sport he helped define. A few mountains away, Mikaela Shiffrin finally made
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The athletes of the U.S. men’s bobsled program needed to quickly raise $70,000. They came up with the idea of a calendar featuring 12 months of the U.S. men’s bobsledders in various provocative poses. A separate GoFundMe more than covered the money they needed for a
Continue Reading By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Marte Olsbu Roeiseland of Norway replicated her top form from throughout this season, using fast skiing and composed, deliberate shooting to become the Beijing Olympic biathlon sprint champion. Roeiseland, the overall World Cup leader and sprint leader, hit all 10 targets and finished the 7.5-kilometer race
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — An annual report from the United Nations labor agency has highlighted the work conditions of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China’s western Xinjiang region. The report by an International Labor Organization committee of experts issued on Friday noted signs of “coercive measures” that deprive workers of
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN A new Super Bowl champion will be crowned for the 17th consecutive season, extending the longest streak without a repeat winner in NFL history. The Los Angeles Rams will face the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI (56) on their home field at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Kickoff is set
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