LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a downtown Los Angeles building where an explosion injured 12 firefighters has been allowed to enter a judicial diversion program that allows him to avoid jail time. A court commissioner on Wednesday granted Steve Sungho Lee’s request to enter the two-year program. Lee owned a commercial building that
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Russell Knox recorded four straight birdies on the back nine and fired a 7-under 65 for a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Valero Texas Open. Knox closed out his round with a seven-foot putt to save par at the par-5 18th at TPC San Antonio, and was one
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Byron Blunt and Daria Markina, CNN A child’s doll lies curb side, covered in dirt and debris, in the war-torn Kyiv suburb of Irpin. There’s not a sign of the child who owned it, or of any of the residents of the building next to it, which was shattered
Continue Reading By TALIA GOODMAN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins honored Tuukka Rask before their game against the New Jersey Devils. The longtime Bruins goaltender announced his retirement midseason after a setback in his comeback from a hip injury. Rask was accompanied by his wife and three daughters when he dropped the ceremonial first
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MAPLEWOOD, Minnesota (WCCO) — It doesn’t take much to create dangerous driving conditions. Wet weather and cooler temperatures can cause chaos. Add in rush hour traffic, and you get what happened Thursday morning on Interstate 94 in Maplewood. MnDOT traffic cameras captured more than a
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is refusing to say if he thinks transgender people actually exist. At a news conference Thursday, he twice dodged that exact question just a day after signing legislation limiting transgender rights. The Republican instead defended his signatures on bills barring transgender girls and
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is refusing to say if he thinks transgender people actually exist. At a news conference Thursday, he twice dodged that exact question just a day after signing legislation limiting transgender rights. The Republican instead defended his signatures on bills barring transgender girls and
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la junta de supervisores del condado de riverside por su parte otorga el premio de mujer del ano del cuarto distrito a una incasable mujer latina que ha luchado por decadas por las comunidades mas vulnerables, esta hija de padres provenientes de Zacatecas no olvida sus raices, y es precisamente la falta de acceso a la salud que se
Continue Reading DELANO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say the death of an inmate at a central California prison is being investigated as a homicide. State prison officials say 26-year-old Juan Mendoza was found unresponsive in his cell at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano on Wednesday evening. He had visible injuries and died despite life-saving efforts. His
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscars producer Will Packer says Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. In a clip released Thursday of an interview with “Good Morning America,” Packer says police called the incident battery and laid out
Continue Reading Leticia De Lara dice que continuará apoyando el bienestar de las comunidades
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Chloe Melas, CNN After Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage Sunday at the Academy Awards ceremony, Los Angeles police officers were prepared to arrest Smith, according to an interview with the award show’s producer, but the comedian was adamant he did not want to press charges. In an excerpt
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By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The parents of a 3-year-old boy who died last year after a contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba at a splash pad in Arlington, Texas, have reached a $250,000 settlement with the city. Bakari Williams died last September after spending five days in the hospital with primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare and
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By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers in Alabama appear to have rejected a union bid in a tight race, according to early results on Thursday. But outstanding challenged votes could change the outcome. Warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, voted 993 to 875 against forming a union.
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César Chavez murió en 1993 y hoy se cumplen 95 años de su natalicio.
Continue Reading AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Harris English has decided not to play in the Masters next week. He’s still recovering from surgery to repair a torn labrum. English won twice on the PGA Tour last year and finished third in the U.S. Open. He has not played since the Sony Open in Honolulu the second week
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jeff Walz has had a lot of success getting players to transfer to Louisville over the last few years, including three starters on his Final Four team this season. He’s not the only coach in the Final Four who has bolstered the roster by using the transfer portal
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jeff Walz has had a lot of success getting players to transfer to Louisville over the last few years, including three starters on his Final Four team this season. He’s not the only coach in the Final Four who has bolstered the roster by using the transfer portal
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Title IX has been a passionate subject for Candace Parker ever since she learned of its impact while doing a paper on it in the eighth grade. So, it is no surprise her first documentary as an executive producer is about the landmark legislation. Parker considers herself to be
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Katelyn Polantz, Jamie Gangel, Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Ashley Semler, CNN In the seven hours during which White House records show no phone calls to or from then-President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, among the calls that are conspicuously absent is one Trump made to then-Vice President Mike Pence that
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