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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill isn’t expected to return anytime soon from the abdominal strain that has prevented him from playing thus far in their first-round playoff series with the Chicago Bulls. Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said before Wednesday’s Game 2 that “we don’t expect him in the short term.” Budenholzer said
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN Tetiana Poudel’s father, a deputy commander in Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces, needed combat boots. Russia had just invaded Ukraine, and his unit was desperately lacking basic protective gear and medical supplies. So Poudel, a 31-year-old Ukrainian American citizen — who’s on leave from her California day job as an attorney for
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By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Attorneys representing two Republican congressmen and a GOP state House member running to be Arizona’s top election official urged a judge in Phoenix to dismiss lawsuits seeking to kick them off the November ballot. The lawsuits filed by voters allege that Reps. Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a city struggling with rising crime and a homeless crisis, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is proposing boosting spending for police and funneling a record amount into housing and other programs to help those those living on the streets. In a proposed budget, Garcetti says he wants to spend $1.2
Continue Reading By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A prisoner scheduled to be executed in three weeks in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in nearly eight years will die by lethal injection and not in the gas chamber — a method that hasn’t been used in the United States in
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US State Department is expecting its strongest year for foreign service intake in a decade, a department spokesperson told CNN, reversing a trend that began under the Trump administration. According to the spokesperson, internal numbers show that 327 career foreign service employees have been onboarded this fiscal year, which began
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Costa Rica informó este miércoles en conferencia de prensa que algunas plataformas digitales oficiales sufrieron ataques cibernéticos lo que llevó a aplicar un plan de contingencia y desactivarlas de manera preventiva. Los ministerios de Hacienda y de Ciencia, Innovación, Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones, la Caja Costarricense de Seguro
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jurickson Profar threw out Joey Votto at home and then hit a two-run home run for the San Diego Padres, who won 6-0 to hand the Cincinnati Reds their ninth straight loss and their longest skid in five years. Profar’s homer in the fourth gave
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jurickson Profar threw out Joey Votto at home and then hit a two-run home run for the San Diego Padres, who won 6-0 to hand the Cincinnati Reds their ninth straight loss and their longest skid in five years. Profar’s homer in the fourth gave
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El pleno de magistrados de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Honduras confirmó este miércoles la decisión de un juez que autorizó la extradición a Estados Unidos del exdirector de la Policía Nacional, Juan Carlos “El Tigre” Bonilla, informó el Poder Judicial hondureño en un comunicado. El fallo del máximo
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Natanael Cano presentó a inicios de abril su producción “NATAKONG”, el disco más personal de su carrera, dice, y en el que quiso dejar a sus seguidores queriendo más del género asociado con su nombre: los corridos tumbaos. La producción, que consta de 18 temas, entró este miércoles al
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) dijeron este miércoles que pidieron al Departamento de Justicia que apele la resolución de una jueza federal que derogó efectivamente el mandato de uso de mascarillas en el transporte público el lunes. “Para
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN The Ukrainian Air Force has added about 20 more operational aircraft to its fleet because of an influx of spare parts, according to a senior US defense official. Though the official wouldn’t specify which country had provided the aircraft parts, the official said Wednesday that the US and other countries had
Continue ReadingCNN By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Ukrainian Air Force has added about 20 more operational aircraft to its fleet because of an influx of spare parts, according to a senior US defense official. Though the official wouldn’t specify which country had provided the aircraft parts, the official said Wednesday that the US and other countries
Continue Reading SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse’s Carrier Dome is getting a new name. The university and Carrier Global Corporation have agreed to a deal that ends the company’s hold on naming rights to the on-campus venue that’s home to the Syracuse basketball, football, and lacrosse teams, effective May 1. Carrier inked a $2.75 million deal with
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves and Colton Herta both crashed during tests at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Castroneves slammed hard into the wall. Herta hit the wall in the first turn while trying to avoid Will Power, whose car also spun as did Alexander Rossi. All
Continue Reading BALTIMORE (AP) — Towson has hired Coppin State’s Laura Harper as its new women’s basketball coach. Towson announced the move Wednesday. Harper coached Coppin State for two years. The Eagles went 15-13 last season for their first winning season since 2013-14. Harper replaces Diane Richardson, who led Towson to a school-record 24 wins last season
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By Megan Marples, CNN Taylor Swift has countless Grammys and American Music Awards, but this new honor will be a first for the global pop star. A newly discovered species of millipede was named after Swift, according to a study published in the journal ZooKeys. It’s called Nannaria swiftae, or Swift twisted-claw millipede. Lead study
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle has been put on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left elbow that halted his terrific start to the season. The two-time All-Star left-hander was a member of Washington’s 2019 World Series championship team, played for Cincinnati and Seattle last
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle has been put on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left elbow that halted his terrific start to the season. The two-time All-Star left-hander was a member of Washington’s 2019 World Series championship team, played for Cincinnati and Seattle last
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