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By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Columnist AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The only color Harold Varner III has been focused on at the Masters is red. And maybe, if he lets his mind wander, there’s a thought of green. As in a green jacket. With two straight below-par rounds at Augusta National, Varner has pushed himself
Continue ReadingBy Savannah Louie Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — A bill in the mail feels like a slap in the face for some Decatur residents. William Edge, a senior in Decatur, described himself as a “legacy citizen” after living in the same home for 25 years and pouring thousands of
Continue ReadingBy Susan Raff and Ashley RK Smith Click here for updates on this story NORWALK, Connecticut (WFSB) — Tonight, a story about a mother’s courage to rescue her daughter from the war in Ukraine. Juliia Sanarova was determined to bring her daughter, Tamara Shpylova, back to Connecticut. A few weeks ago, 12-year-old Shpylova was living
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a sweeping abortion bill Friday that would have banned most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, restricted access to medication abortion and made it more difficult for a minor to obtain an abortion in the state. House Bill 3 places a number of restrictions on
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber homered in his first at-bat with the Phillies, reigning NL MVP Bryce Harper knocked in a run and Aaron Nola struck out seven to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-5 win over the Oakland Athletics. Chad Pinder hit a solo homer in the
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber homered in his first at-bat with the Phillies, reigning NL MVP Bryce Harper knocked in a run and Aaron Nola struck out seven to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-5 win over the Oakland Athletics. Chad Pinder hit a solo homer in the
Continue ReadingBy Emerson Lehmann Click here for updates on this story WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Anyone who has visited a short track in Wisconsin over the past decade has probably heard of the Apel family. Steve Apel is a multi-time track champion at Slinger Super Speedway in the Super Late Model division, and even spends
Continue ReadingBy Camilo Rocha and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN and Reuters The portion of Amazon rainforest impacted by deforestation in the first three months of 2022 was the highest ever recorded, according to a new report by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE). According to the INPE report, published Friday, 941.34 square kilometers (363 square miles)
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Denver is going for a record-tying ninth NCAA hockey championship. Minnesota State is hoping for its first. It will be the bluebloods vs. the new blood in the Frozen Four final Saturday night. Denver forward Bobby Brink says the Pioneers have high standards and the only
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. (AP) — Some lawmakers in California want to make it easier to remove homeless people living along rivers and other open spaces. The proposal is in response to a 20-year-old woman’s abduction and murder while walking along a popular river trail in Sacramento. The bill would designate
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Gio Reyna is hurt again and left the field in tears shortly after kickoff of Borussia Dortmund’s 2-0 win at Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. Reyna came off in the second minute and teammates gave him hugs after he appeared to injure a hamstring. He was replaced by Julian Brandt in the
Continue Reading KAYENTA, Ariz. (AP) — Funeral services were held Friday for a former Arizona state representative from the Navajo Nation. Tribal leaders say Daniel Peaches died Tuesday. Peaches’ son says his father died from cancer. He was 82. Peaches was elected to the state House in 1974 as a Republican and served five terms before he
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The Desert Sands Unified School District officially has its next superintendent. On Tuesday, the DSUSD Board of Education voted to appoint longtime Desert Sands educator Dr. Kelly May-Vollmar as the new superintendent of the district. May-Vollmar’s contract will run until 2025 with a base salary of $282,000, however, it could be increased yearly, according to
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By Paradise Afshar and Claudia Dominguez, CNN The Nevada man accused of fatally shooting an 18-year-old woman who disappeared from a Walmart parking lot in mid-March will remain in jail without bail, a judge ruled Friday. Troy Driver, 41, of Fallon, was arrested March 25 in connection with the death of Naomi Irion. She was
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The Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella valley honored local women and one “man of the year.” The organization held its annual “Women Who Rule” luncheon Friday afternoon. Proceeds raised at the luncheon go directly towards college scholarships for the best and brightest enrolled in WLF’s Young Women Leaders Mentoring Program, with up to a
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Finland and Sweden could soon join NATO, moves that would likely infuriate Moscow and that officials say would further underscore Russia’s strategic error in invading Ukraine. NATO officials told CNN that discussions about Sweden and Finland joining the bloc have gotten extremely serious since Russia’s invasion, and US
Continue Reading By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — NASCAR’s top drivers expect some beating and banging to be on the menu when they race at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday night. The track is the smallest in NASCAR’s top series at 0.526 miles and has a history of offering physical racing. That might
Continue Reading CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Belinda Bencic rallied to beat second-seeded Paula Badosa 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Credit One Charleston Open. Bencic will play Ekaterina Alexandrova, who defeated Magda Linette 6-0, 6-2. No. 4 Ons Jabeur also reached the final four in the season’s opening clay-court event,
Continue ReadingCNN By Lianne Kolirin, CNN British Cycling has suspended its transgender and non-binary participation policy after the sport’s world governing body banned a trans rider from competing in a women’s event in the UK earlier this month. The sport’s governing authority in the UK said Friday that it had voted in favor of an “immediate
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN British Cycling has suspended its transgender and non-binary participation policy after the sport’s world governing body banned a trans rider from competing in a women’s event in the UK earlier this month. The sport’s governing authority in the UK said Friday that it had voted in favor of an “immediate suspension”
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