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CHICAGO (AP) — Sergiño Dest will miss the United States’ last three World Cup qualifiers after straining his left thigh and was replaced on the roster by left back George Bello. Dest, the top American choice at right back, was hurt Thursday during Barcelona’s Europa League win at Turkey’s Galatasary. His injury left DeAndre Yedlin
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — NFL prospect David Ojabo appeared to be injured at Michigan’s Pro Day workout. The NFL Network reported Friday that the defensive end was injured in a pass-rushing drill, went down clutching his left leg and had to be helped off the field. His agent
Continue Reading LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville women’s basketball coach Jeff Walz has agreed to a contract extension through the 2028-29 season. Walz thanked athletic department and school officials for recognizing his program’s success with the extension. The 15-year coach, 410-112 at the school with three women’s Final Four appearances and four Atlantic Coast Conference regular season
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By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president and South Korea’s prime minister have inaugurated a massive suspension bridge over the Dardanelles Strait that connects the European and Asian shores of the key waterway. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that the “1915 Canakkale Bridge,” with a 2,023-meter (6,637 feet) span
Continue Reading By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy MacKenzie Scott has donated $281 million to Boys & Girls Clubs of America and 62 local Boys & Girls Clubs around the country, the 160-year-old nonprofit announced Thursday. It is the largest public gift Scott has given so far. Scott directed $25 million
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN When Diane Lynn Dahn missed her shift at the San Diego Transit Corporation on May 2, 1988, a coworker went to her apartment to check on her. Her coworker discovered her lifeless body in her bedroom. Dahn’s 2-year-old was wandering around the apartment complex. Dahn had been bludgeoned and stabbed, according
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Formula One champion Max Verstappen has quickly got back to business for Red Bull by leading the second practice session at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix under floodlights. Rival Lewis Hamilton continues to struggle for Mercedes and is only ninth fastest. Verstappen is fifth
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story OTTUMWA, Iowa (KCCI) — An Ottumwa woman is facing serious charges and police said she was unable to care for her kids. Marissa Frederick, 34, is accused of drinking and driving with children in the car. Officers who went to her home Monday to investigate
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Wingo Click here for updates on this story ELK GROVE, California (KCRA) — Cars rolled through a DUI checkpoint in a steady stream Thursday night as Elk Grove police looked for impaired drivers. Drivers were required to stop as they approached the checkpoint on Laguna Boulevard near Bighorn. Officers checked licenses, and they
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By AMY TAXIN Associated Press A California man is desperate to get his 2-year-old American-born son out of Ukraine. Cesar Quintana has spent more than a year trying to get his son Alexander back after his estranged wife abducted the boy from Quintana’s home in Southern California. Quintana has custody of the boy in California
Continue Reading LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi failed a physical Thursday, undoing Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles’ first big free-agent deal. Poles announced the situation in a statement Friday when the former Cincinnati Bengals player was set to appear for an introductory news conference at Halas Hall. Ogunjobi injured his right foot
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Stone Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Tucked away off Saddle Creek and Pine, Schroeder Vogel isn’t one of the largest parks in town and perhaps not the best known in the neighborhood. “You know, we also encompass Elmwood Park,” said Jen Bauer, president of the Aksarben Elmwood
Continue ReadingBy Dianne Gallagher, CNN State investigators in North Carolina are looking into the voter registration of Mark Meadows, the former Republican congressman and White House chief of staff who pushed baseless claims of voter fraud to try to overturn the 2020 election results. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation confirmed to CNN Thursday that
Continue ReadingBy Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story OLATHE, Kansas (KMBC) — An Olathe woman is trying to get the United States to allow Ukrainian orphans into temporarily foster homes here. Ukrainian orphans who have no family to take them out of the country are being sent to one main location in west
Continue Reading By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer Kenny Payne has been hired as Louisville’s men’s basketball coach with a six-year contract through 2027-28 to lead the program. The University of Louisville Athletic Association approved the contract on Friday. Financial terms were not immediately available. Payne is a former Cardinal player and was introduced during a
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — First baseman Luke Voit was traded from the Yankees to the San Diego Padres, a day after New York completed a two-year contract with Anthony Rizzo. New York received 20-year-old right-hander Justin Lange, the 34th overall pick in the 2020 amateur draft. Voit, a 31-year-old right-handed hitter with power, led the
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — First baseman Luke Voit was traded from the Yankees to the San Diego Padres, a day after New York completed a two-year contract with Anthony Rizzo. New York received 20-year-old right-hander Justin Lange, the 34th overall pick in the 2020 amateur draft. Voit, a 31-year-old right-handed hitter with power, led the
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — First baseman Luke Voit was traded from the Yankees to the San Diego Padres, a day after New York completed a two-year contract with Anthony Rizzo. New York received 20-year-old right-hander Justin Lange, the 34th overall pick in the 2020 amateur draft. Voit, a 31-year-old right-handed hitter with power, led the
Continue ReadingBy Breana Albizu Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — It’s been weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine and started a war. Yet despite the time, each day still brings fear to Luda Kostyk. “Ukraine is a beautiful country. People are very hard workers,” she said. Kostyk was born and raised
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Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, anunció este viernes que está disponible la cuarta dosis contra el covid-19 para quienes quieran recibir la vacuna 90 días después de la tercera inyección. En redes sociales, el mandatario explicó que la vacunación es voluntaria y que las dosis están disponibles para
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