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By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the winning goal for Barcelona to secure a 2-1 victory over Galatasaray on Thursday and send the struggling European powerhouse into the quarterfinals of the Europa League. Aubameyang netted from close range four minutes into the second half as Barcelona came from a goal down to maintain
Continue ReadingBy Sergey Makarov and Daria Markina Editor’s note: Sergey Makarov, 34, a photographer from the city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine, told CNN about his experience surviving the Russian siege and his eventual evacuation. On February 24, I woke up to a friend calling me. He said that the war had begun. He suggested I
Continue Reading By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Needing to fill a shortstop hole, the Colorado Rockies think they’ve got a smooth fit with José Iglesias. Iglesias signed a one-year, $5 million contract to step in for franchise fixture Trevor Story, an addition made with an eye toward extending the Rockies’ defensive prowess in
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By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added Bradford Island on the Columbia River to its Superfund list of toxic waste sites. That starts the process for eventual cleanup of the area. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for years dumped toxic waste on the island
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Florida Gulf Coast is a No. 12 seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament, something some outside of the committee that put the bracket together seems to understand. And the Eagles’ conference wants answers. ASUN Commissioner Ted Gumbart said Thursday that his league will ask how the Eagles merited such
Continue Reading GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — All-Pro linebacker De’Vondre Campbell is staying with the Green Bay Packers. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst announced Friday they had re-signed Campbell, who arrived in Green Bay last year and produced a breakthrough season. Terms weren’t disclosed. Campbell was the Packers’ first inside linebacker to earn first-team All-Pro honors since
Continue ReadingBy David Wright, CNN Republicans are leveraging voter frustration with high prices to hammer Democrats in midterms campaign ads. GOP groups and campaigns up and down the ballot have produced 93 distinct TV ads mentioning inflation, spending $13 million on more than 30,000 airings from the start of 2021 through Thursday. By comparison, their Democratic
Continue Reading By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JILL BLEED and ANITA SNOW Associated Press HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman says a 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a fiery collision that killed nine people. NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg said Thursday the truck’s left front tire,
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN WATCH LIVE BELOW: The Artemis I mission is another step closer to its lunar launch. The massive 322-foot-tall (98 meters) stack, which includes NASA’s Space Launch System rocket topped by the Orion spacecraft, will roll out for its testing debut at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday. The integrated stack,
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CNN By Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN A federal judge has unsealed a video taken by the California Highway Patrol that captures the death of Edward Bronstein, a 38-year-old man who was in their custody following a March 2020 traffic stop in Los Angeles County. Bronstein is heard repeatedly telling officers, “I can’t breathe,”
Continue ReadingBy Curt Devine, Casey Tolan and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN The sprawling billion-dollar palace that sits on a hilltop overlooking the Black Sea is seen by some Kremlin critics as the ultimate emblem of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s legacy of corruption. Dubbed “Putin’s Palace,” the 190,000 square-foot mega-mansion was purportedly built for his personal
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer The Dallas Cowboys are releasing right tackle La’el Collins in the second cost-cutting move involving one of their starters on offense. Collins is being designated as a post-June 1 cut to save more money under the salary cap this year. Dallas gets $10 million in cap space this
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By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have agreed to contracts with pitchers Daniel Norris and Robert Gsellman. Right-hander Chris Martin also finalized his one-year deal with Chicago, and left-hander Brad Wieck was placed on the 60-day injured list with a left elbow strain. Norris’ one-year contract is worth $1.75
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have agreed to contracts with pitchers Daniel Norris and Robert Gsellman. Right-hander Chris Martin also finalized his one-year deal with Chicago, and left-hander Brad Wieck was placed on the 60-day injured list with a left elbow strain. Norris’ one-year contract is worth $1.75
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer The Los Angeles Rams have agreed to a three-year contract with receiver Allen Robinson. He has been one of the NFL’s most dependable veteran pass-catchers during his eight seasons in the league. Robinson has three 1,000-yard seasons during a productive career split between Jacksonville and Chicago. Last season with
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer The Los Angeles Rams have agreed to a three-year contract with receiver Allen Robinson. He has been one of the NFL’s most dependable veteran pass-catchers during his eight seasons in the league. Robinson has three 1,000-yard seasons during a productive career split between Jacksonville and Chicago. Last season with
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — When last seen on the the golf course, Jhonattan Vegas bladed a simple wedge shot that cost him making the cut at The Players Championship. Thursday was more like it. Vegas made an eagle on his 10th hole and shot a 64 to take
Continue Reading In a story published March 16, 2022, about the U.S. Department of Energy approving additional liquefied natural gas exports, The Associated Press erroneously reported that producer Cheniere Energy Inc. would now be allowed to export the equivalent of 0.72 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day. That amount is in addition to what it
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By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JILL BLEED and ANITA SNOW HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — A 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a fiery collision that killed nine people, including six members of a college golf team and their coach, a National Transportation Safety Board official said Thursday. The child
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Matthew Mayer scored a career-high 22 points and defending national champion Baylor opened the NCAA Tournament with an 85-49 victory over Norfolk State. Freshman standout Jeremy Sochan added 15 points and seven rebounds. The top-seeded Bears are 27-6. Baylor traveled less than 100 miles
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