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By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Michaela Pejzlova scored on a breakaway with 13:33 left in the third period and the Czech Republic capped its women’s hockey Olympic debut with a 3-1 win over host China at the Beijing Games. Tereza Radova became her nation’s first woman to score in the Olympics
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Belgian skeleton racer Kim Meylemans was permitted to enter one of the Olympic villages hours after she tearfully turned to social media and detailed how upset she was about being in isolation over coronavirus concerns. Meylemans tested positive for COVID-19 upon her arrival in Beijing, which
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Somewhere under the four sheets of curling ice being used for the Beijing Olympics is the swimming pool where Michael Phelps splashed his way to history in the 2008 Summer Games. The few spectators allowed into the National Aquatics Center might think the pool was filled
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By Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann, Jeremy Herb and Eyad Kourdi, CNN ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed Wednesday during a US counterterrorism raid in northwest Syria, President Joe Biden announced Thursday morning. It was the biggest US raid in the country since the 2019 operation that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Qurayshi
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Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Sebastián Yatra lanzó “Dharma”, su tercer disco, uno en el que volcó las lecciones que le dejó 2021 y con el que se ancla en la realidad. La producción, que contiene varios éxitos como “Tacones rojos”, “Pareja del año” o “Chica ideal”, lidera la lista global y en Estados
Continue Reading By The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The controversy surrounding Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s accusations of sexual assault against a former top politician continues to cast a shadow over the Beijing Winter Olympic Games that officially begin on Friday. Within China, however, her case has drawn little attention amid the crushing force of official
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN Business) — Facebook inquietó a los inversionistas este miércoles al publicar una inusual disminución de las ganancias, impulsada por el fuerte gasto de la compañía en su visión del llamado metaverso, al mismo tiempo que enfrenta desafíos publicitarios en sus servicios existentes. Desde los inicios del metaverso hasta ciberataques: 5
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez, CNN From “16 shots and a cover-up!” to 16 shots and an early release from prison. The former became a familiar rallying cry for protesters on the streets of Chicago after the 2014 murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. The latter is the newest reality for former Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke,
Continue Reading By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz (AP) — Christopher Tanev scored the go-ahead goal and had three assists, Blake Coleman scored twice, and the Calgary Flames beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 for their fifth win in six games. Elias Lindholm also scored, and Jacob Markstrom had 24 saves for Calgary. The Flames had 50
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has approved a $1 billion loan as part of a bailout package to Pakistan, following reforms to rein in state spending, increase tax collection and make the central bank more independent, the IMF and the country’s finance minister said. The much-needed tranche was initially to be released last
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Breezy Santa Ana winds will continue into Thursday but the worst is now behind us. Click here if you’d like more information regarding the latest wind event. As the low-pressure system makes its way to the east, cooler-than-normal temperatures are left in its wake. An average high for Palm Springs is 72° but highs will
Continue Reading By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Cam Talbot made 30 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-0 on Wednesday night to extended their points streak to 10 games. Mats Zuccarello, Kevin Fiala and Frederick Gaudreau each had a goal and an assist for
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OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say one person is dead and others are wounded after a shooting on a Greyhound bus in Northern California. It happened at around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the small city of Oroville. The Butte County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect fled after the shooting but was later found in a
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 30 points, Carmelo Anthony added 24 and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 99-94. Davis had 19 points and seven of his 15 rebounds in the final 12 minutes as the Lakers returned
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 30 points, Carmelo Anthony added 24 and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 99-94. Davis had 19 points and seven of his 15 rebounds in the final 12 minutes as the Lakers returned
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Justin Lewis had 19 points and nine rebounds, and No. 24 Marquette never trailed in an 83-73 victory over No. 12 Villanova. Marquette won for the eighth time in nine games and completed its first regular-season sweep of Villanova since 2011-12. The Golden Eagles won 57-54
Continue Reading INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a San Francisco 49ers fan apparently was beaten during Sunday’s NFC championship game against the Rams and is in a medically induced coma. Inglewood police say 40-year-old Daniel Luna was found injured in a parking lot at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood about a half-hour into the game. He was
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Stefan Rogentin of Switzerland posted the fastest time of 1 minute, 44.0 seconds in the opening downhill training session of the Beijing Olympics. Adur Etzezarreta of Spain was 0.08 seconds behind in second and Christof Innerhofer of Italy was 0.26 behind in third. But times and
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen and Martin Bourke, CNN The smell of jet fuel fills the air as an F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares for take-off. Its engines are idle and it’s already unbearably loud on the flight deck of the USS Harry S Truman. A flight director on the United States Navy carrier gestures towards
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen and Martin Bourke, CNN The smell of jet fuel fills the air as an F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares for take-off. Its engines are idle and it’s already unbearably loud on the flight deck of the USS Harry S Truman. A flight director on the United States Navy carrier gestures
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