By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer Women’s basketball is ranked second, behind only college football and ahead of men’s basketball, when it comes to the amount of income generated by name, image and likeness deals. That is according to Blake Lawrence, the chief executive of Opendorse. His company helps colleges and athletes navigate the celebrity
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By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer Women’s basketball is ranked second, behind only college football and ahead of men’s basketball, when it comes to the amount of income generated by name, image and likeness deals. That is according to Blake Lawrence, the chief executive of Opendorse. His company helps colleges and athletes navigate the celebrity
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Bruce Willis is taking a break from acting due to a brain disorder called aphasia, “which is impacting his cognitive abilities,” his family announced Wednesday. “As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him,” his daughter Rumer
Continue ReadingBy KYW Staff Click here for updates on this story CAMDEN, New Jersey (KYW) — At least 25 Pre-K students from the Early Childhood Development Center on Pine Street in Camden were rushed to Cooper Hospital after drinking sanitizer in their milk cartons on Wednesday morning. School officials say the students were taken as a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las imágenes de Plutón captadas por la misión New Horizons de la NASA revelaron una nueva sorpresa: volcanes de hielo. La nave espacial realizó un sobrevuelo del planeta enano y sus lunas en julio de 2015, y la información obtenida entonces todavía está reescribiendo casi todo lo que los científicos entienden
Continue ReadingOpinion by Senator Markey and Mark Wolfe for CNN Business Perspectives The surging and volatile oil and gas prices created by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine highlights the urgent need for the US to reduce its dependence on foreign oil and natural gas and accelerate its move to cleaner energy sources. Never before
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks ended lower on Wall Street Wednesday, breaking a four-day winning streak but keeping major indexes in the green so far for the week. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2%. The Nasdaq fell 1.2% as technology stocks fell
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN It’s pretty much a yearly occurrence these days — some amusement park is setting a new roller coaster record. Maybe it’s for speed. Maybe it’s for a special design feature. But since 1979, The Beast at Kings Island in Ohio has held tightly onto the record as the world’s longest wooden
Continue ReadingBy WJZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Howard County judge has found Jeffrey Burnham—the 47-year-old Cumberland man accused of killing his brother, sister-in-law, and an elderly family friend—incompetent to stand trial. Burnham is charged with murdering Brian Robinette, 58, and his wife, Kelly Robinette, 57, at their Ellicott
Continue Reading By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Republican governor has signed a bill requiring voters to prove their citizenship to vote in a presidential election, drawing fierce opposition from voting rights advocates who say it risks affecting some 200,000 people. The bill signed Wednesday also requires anyone newly registering to vote to
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers rookie star forward Evan Mobley will miss at least the team’s next three games with a sprained left ankle, an injury that could keep Cleveland from clinching one of the top six playoff spots. Mobley got hurt in the first half of Monday’s win over
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Albert Click here for updates on this story ARBUTUS, Maryland (WJZ) — A Halethorpe man who was taking selfies while driving when he caused a fatal accident in Baltimore County last year was sentenced to six months in prison Tuesday. Dylan Shields, 29, was convicted of negligent manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Kehinde Andrews es profesor de Estudios Negros en la Universidad de la Ciudad de Birmingham y autor del libro “The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World”. Las opiniones presentadas en este artículo le pertenecen exclusivamente a su autor. (CNN) — El aguacero torrencial que
Continue Reading By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council has voted to end its mandate for many indoor businesses and operators of large outdoor events to verify that customers have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The measure received enough votes Wednesday to pass as an urgency measure so it can take
Continue Reading By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council has voted to end its mandate for many indoor businesses and operators of large outdoor events to verify that customers have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The measure received enough votes Wednesday to pass as an urgency measure so it can take
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Businessman Mike Gibbons has gained ground in Ohio’s competitive Republican primary for the state’s open US Senate seat. And like some of his rivals, Gibbons has been making wildly inaccurate claims about the 2020 election. At a debate on March 18, Gibbons said, “I know this: Five million more people voted
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Andrew Vaughn feared the worst when he got hurt making a diving catch for the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. Same for his team, which is looking for the slugger to play a key role this year. They’re all feeling much better now. Vaughn was
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Andrew Vaughn feared the worst when he got hurt making a diving catch for the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. Same for his team, which is looking for the slugger to play a key role this year. They’re all feeling much better now. Vaughn was
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar is the next stop on the global tour of major sports events to nations led by autocratic governments who are often decried by human rights activists. The build-up to the World Cup draw on Friday is only reinforcing how toxic the tournament has
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By ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass billions of dollars in additional funding to fight the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, as he received a second booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine a day after federal regulators approved a fourth shot for those aged 50 and older. Happening Now:
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