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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas had waited a day to close out his opening match at the Barcelona Open with three-set win over Ilya Ivashka. The match was suspended because of rain on Wednesday with Tsitsipas leading 5-1. Rain again delayed the match’s resumption on Thursday but the fifth-ranked Greek eventually finished off
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is telling a judge there are multiple reasons why a lawsuit brought against it by three Black coaches who allege racist hiring practices should fail. The league said in a letter in advance of an initial hearing before a Manhattan federal judge that it
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Renowned Regional Mexican group Grupo Firme will be honored with the key to the city of Coachella on Friday. The band is fresh from performing Weekend 1 of the Coachella Music & Arts Festival. 🔥🔥 @GrupoFirme pic.twitter.com/nKj0eT1nTW— Coachella (@coachella) April 16, 2022 Coachella Mayor Steven Hernandez and the city council will present the band with
Continue Reading RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco Bay Area authorities announced they solved a 1999 murder through the use of a California state familial DNA search program. Richmond police said at a news conference Thursday that Jerry Lee Henderson killed Meekiah Wadley at her home in January 1999. He died of a suspected drug overdose 11
Continue ReadingBy Star Connor and Jordan Honeycutt Click here for updates on this story RIVER BEND, North Carolina (WLOS) — A woman is thanking the emergency responders who helped her after she was pinned underwater by her lawnmower and she nearly drowned. Aleta Syvertsen said if it weren’t for the River Bend Police Department, she doesn’t
Continue Reading By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — After a brief break in the weather allowed for new aerial attacks on some of the many fires burning in the Southwest, crews are preparing for ferocious winds to return through the end of the week. Resources are tight, and fire managers are scrambling to get
Continue ReadingCNN, CLARE DUFFY, SPECTRUM NEWS NY1, WFTS, WSB, KSTU By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon announced Thursday that it will let third-party merchants offer Prime membership benefits such as free and fast shipping directly to Prime customers through their own online stores rather than solely through the e-commerce giant’s platform. The option, called Buy with
Continue Reading STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has defeated Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch 6-0, 2-6, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals of the Stuttgart Open. The 19-year-old Raducanu next faces top-ranked Iga Swiatek for her first match against a top 10 opponent. Raducanu could break into the top 10 herself if she wins the Stuttgart
Continue ReadingBy Crystal Bui Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — An Atlanta woman is working to make it safer for other women to get around. Staggering statistics prompted her to launch a rideshare service just for women. Lyft says they had more than 4,000 sexual assaults reported from 2017 to 2019,
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon announced Thursday that it will let third-party merchants offer Prime membership benefits such as free and fast shipping directly to Prime customers through their own online stores rather than solely through the e-commerce giant’s platform. The option, called Buy with Prime, will initially be available by invitation only for
Continue ReadingBy Joyce Lupiani Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — Atlanta Falcons defensive end Grady Jarrett is claiming that he was denied service at Le Bilboquet Atlanta in Buckhead on Wednesday. According to his Instagram post, he was turned away because of his attire despite the fact other patrons were wearing
Continue ReadingBy Drew Marine Click here for updates on this story KEIZER, Oregon (KPTV) — Last Tuesday, Taleaha was worried when a neighbor called Keizer Police with a scary tip. “He had seen a cat with an arrow through it and the officer had asked if I seen one and I said no but that’s extremely
Continue Reading LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky guard Shaedon Sharpe will enter the NBA draft and be evaluated while maintaining his collegiate eligibility after not playing last season with the Wildcats. Several NBA mock drafts have projected the 6-foot-6 Sharpe as a possible top-10 selection this summer despite his absence of playing time last season. The freshman
Continue Reading By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Carrasco pitched into the eighth inning for the first time in almost three years, leading the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants 6-2. Francisco Lindor, who had three hits, and Eduardo Escobar each connected for solo homers. Escobar’s second-inning shot gave the Mets
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Germán Padinger (CNN) — Hasta la invasión rusa de Ucrania iniciada en febrero de este año, la guerra más nueva en el mundo tenía lugar en África, en una fracción de territorio en el norte de Etiopía conocido como Tigray. La violencia y las atrocidades de este conflicto poco difieren con la que estamos viendo
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CNN By Amir Vera, Jacob Lev and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A junior college baseball pitcher in Texas is no longer on the team after he attacked an opposing team’s baserunner during a game, Weatherford College head baseball coach Jeff Lightfoot said Thursday. The opposing player had just hit a home run Wednesday and was rounding
Continue Reading By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is keeping alive a California man’s hope of reclaiming a valuable impressionist masterpiece taken from his family by the Nazis and now on display in a Spanish museum. The question in the case was not directly about whether San Diego resident David Cassirer can
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks shed early gains and closed broadly lower on Wall Street Thursday after the head of the Federal Reserve said the central bank needs to take more aggressive action to fight high inflation. The S&P 500 fell 1.5%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1%
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals have placed reliever Hunter Harvey on the 10-day injured list with a right pronator strain and promoted right-hander Erasmo Ramírez from Triple-A Rochester. Harvey, 27, has appeared in four games this season, pitching 2 2/3 scoreless innings. The right-hander was claimed off waivers from San Francisco on March 22.
Continue Reading PICACHO, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say three people were killed Thursday in a head-on Arizona freeway collision that involved attempted human smuggling, The Arizona Department of Public Safety said the collision occurred when an SUV being pursued by a state trooper crossed the median of Interstate 10 and collided with a tractor-trailer rig. A DPS
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