MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Memphis and men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway have been accused of serious violations of NCAA rules, including failing to cooperate with an investigation. That’s according to The Daily Memphian and The Commercial Appeal. The newspapers reported that they obtained copies of notices of allegations from an investigation by
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Florida tiene otro visitante en el “spring break”: Scot, un enorme tiburón blanco, se registró nadando frente a la costa del Golfo. Scot, un macho adulto, mide 3,65 metros de largo y pesa 725,74 kg, según OCEARCH, el grupo marino sin fines de lucro que vio al gran pez este jueves.
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El ministro de Defensa de Colombia, Diego Molano, informó este domingo en su cuenta de Twitter que un niño falleció tras la explosión ocurrida la noche de este sábado en Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá. “Los terroristas son culpables de la muerte de un niño en Ciudad Bolívar. Condolencias para su
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By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Projects show that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left Social Democrats are headed for a clear election win in a western state that their conservative rivals have led since 1999. Sunday’s election was the first test at the ballot box since Scholz’s national government took office in December.
Continue ReadingBy Yong Xiong, Simone McCarthy and Hafsa Khalil, CNN Shanghai has said it will lock down each half of the city by turns for mass Covid-19 testing starting Monday amid surging infections. The eastern half of the city — comprising around 11 million residents — will go into lockdown at the start of the week
Continue ReadingCNN By Yong Xiong, Simone McCarthy and Hafsa Khalil, CNN Shanghai has said it will lock down each half of the city by turns for mass Covid-19 testing starting Monday amid surging infections. The eastern half of the city — comprising around 11 million residents — will go into lockdown at the start of the
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of central and Southern California grocery workers have voted to authorize their union to call a strike against several major supermarket chains. About 47,000 workers at more than 500 Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions stores started voting last week and the results were announced Sunday. No strike date was immediately
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CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline dropped 6 cents over the past two weeks to $4.37 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that the decrease comes after nine straight weeks of price hikes totaling 98 cents. The price at the pump
Continue Reading CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline dropped 6 cents over the past two weeks to $4.37 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that the decrease comes after nine straight weeks of price hikes totaling 98 cents. The price at the pump
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business The Academy Awards ceremony is Hollywood’s biggest night, and for decades, it was one of the most watched television events each year. Not anymore. Last year the broadcast experienced record low ratings, bringing in a mere 9.8 million viewers. Just eight years ago, the Oscars nabbed more than 40 million
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Britain’s Prince William says he’s not in the business of “telling people what to do” and any future relationship between countries in the Caribbean and the UK is “for the people to decide.” The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have spent the last week traveling through three Commonwealth
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of central and Southern California grocery workers have voted to authorize their union to call a strike against several major supermarket chains. About 47,000 workers at more than 500 Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions stores started voting last week and the results were announced Sunday. No strike date was immediately
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN A 500-pound black bear prowling around a Tennessee university has been captured and relocated, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The bear was living near the Tusculum University campus in Greeneville. In a Facebook post, the agency said the bear “had become habituated to human and unnatural foods.” The large
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Another Boeing plane has been grounded after a fatal crash, this time in China. That may be the least of the company’s problems in a crucial market. The decision to ground the Boeing model 737-800 was made by China Eastern Airlines, which operated the jet that crashed March 21, killing
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The Annual Bed Race & Parade is the signature event of Cathedral City LGBT Days. Teams of five decorate a bed on wheels and race for cash, prizes and glory down Ave Lalo Guerrero in front of City Hall while crowds cheer them on. People are also invited to come early and stay late for a
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey said Sunday that there were moments during Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings last week that invoked a “familiar hurt” many Americans could relate to. “I got a chance to witness firsthand what I think many people in America
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Exit polls indicate that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left Social Democrats are headed for a clear election win in a western state that its conservative rivals have led since 1999. Sunday’s election was the first test at the ballot box since Scholz’s national government took office in
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Joe Biden has canceled more student loan debt than any other President — a notable fact that’s flown under the radar. Taking a piecemeal approach, the Biden administration has expanded existing loan forgiveness programs for borrowers who work in the public sector, those who were defrauded by for-profit colleges and borrowers
Continue Reading Biniam Girmay produced the biggest win of his career by outsprinting his breakaway companions in the one-day Gent-Wevelgem classic race. The 21-year-old rider from Eritrea was part of a four-man group that resisted the peloton’s chase in the 249-kilometer (154.7-mile) race through Belgium. Girmay launched the sprint from the back of the group in the
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in Tucson say a suspect has been arrested in connection with a double homicide case. Tucson police say 24-year-old Zachary Joseph Thomas Naifeh is being held in the Pima County Jail on suspicion of two counts each of first-degree murder and being a prohibited possessor of a firearm. They say
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