By Allie Malloy and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden will take extra precautions to avoid catching Covid-19 at this weekend’s White House Correspondents Dinner as anxiety about a potential superspreader event rises ahead of the widely attended gala. Biden will skip the meal portion of the event, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said
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The Oasis Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park will shut down permanently at the start of May, park officials announced on Wednesday. The center will close its doors for the final time at 5 p.m. on May 2. “Over the years, OVC has been a place to get information, become a junior ranger, peruse
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators will be without goaltender Juuse Saros for the final two games of the regular season because of an injured left leg. The Predators announced Saros will miss Thursday night’s game at Colorado and the regular season finale Friday at Arizona. They also recalled Connor Ingram from their AHL
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Las ejecuciones extrajudiciales cometidas por algunos miembros de las Fuerzas Armadas de Colombia durante varios años son conocidas en ese país como falsos positivos. La Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (JEP) determinó en febrero de 2021 que en Colombia, al menos 6.402 personas fueron víctimas de los llamados falsos positivos,
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Very little is certain heading into an NFL draft. Not that the prospects on hand seem to care. There’s a level of confidence that, for them, Thursday night’s first round is a sure thing. “I know I am the best cornerback in this draft,”
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By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Very little is certain heading into an NFL draft. Not that the prospects on hand seem to care. There’s a level of confidence that, for them, Thursday night’s first round is a sure thing. “I know I am the best cornerback in this draft,”
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By Omar Jimenez, CNN The Kenosha Police Department has asked the FBI to look into the case of an off-duty police officer seen on video putting his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old girl for more than 20 seconds to break up a school fight in March. “Chief (Eric) Larsen asked the FBI to
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Kaiser and Taylor Ward, CNN Life-threatening heat waves arrived in India a month earlier than normal, shattering temperature records, with highs reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) — and it will only get hotter. The worst of the heat wave is expected late this week into this weekend with high temperatures
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — El Senado de la República Dominicana aprobó este martes el proyecto de ley que suspende totalmente por seis meses los impuestos a la importación de 67 productos alimenticios de la canasta básica familiar. Este proyecto, que responde a una iniciativa del Poder Ejecutivo, busca mitigar los efectos de la pandemia, inflación,
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have picked up the fifth-year option on defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons. The Titans announced they picked up the option worth $10.7 million on the 19th pick overall of the 2019 draft. Simmons is coming off his best season yet after posting a career-high 8 1/2 sacks, including three
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Megan Fox quiere aclarar lo que la gente piensa sobre ella y su prometido Machine Gun Kelly luego de que hablaran sobre beber la sangre del otro. “Supongo que beber la sangre del otro podría confundir a la gente o que la gente nos está imaginando con un cáliz y que
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The Philadelphia 76ers were up 3-0 in their series against the Toronto Raptors just a few days ago. The lead has since been sliced to 3-2. That is waking up some echoes for 76ers coach Doc Rivers. He’s the only coach in NBA history to lose three series in
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The Philadelphia 76ers were up 3-0 in their series against the Toronto Raptors just a few days ago. The lead has since been sliced to 3-2. That is waking up some echoes for 76ers coach Doc Rivers. He’s the only coach in NBA history to lose three series in
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — A goalkeeping blunder handed Bologna a 2-1 win as Inter Milan wasted a lead and a chance to reclaim the Serie A lead in a match that was postponed from January. Defending champion Inter was left trailing city rival AC Milan by two points with four matches remaining. Reserve goalkeeper Ionut Radu
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook parent Meta’s first quarter profit and its count of daily users jumped past Wall Street’s expectations despite the company’s slowest revenue growth since going public a decade ago. Shares were up sharply in after-hours trading. Meta cut a sharp contrast with Google parent Alphabet, which on Monday reported
Continue Reading MUNICH (AP) — Eighteen-year-old Danish player Holger Rune has stunned top-seeded Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the BMW Open on Wednesday. Rune broke in Zverev’s first service game in each set to take control of the match on his way to his first career win over a player ranked in the
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a woman killed when a 17-year-old driver crashed his father’s Lamborghini into her car in Los Angeles has reached an $18.85 million settlement in the case, attorneys announced Wednesday. Monique Munoz, 32, was on her way home from work at a hospital on Feb. 17, 2021, when the
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Melvin Gordon III is returning to the Denver Broncos, but it’s likely that he’ll serve as the second jab in the team’s 1-2 punch. Gordon and rookie Javonte Williams split carries right down the middle last season, each one getting 203 handoffs, but Gordon
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Microsoft, Visa rise; Boeing, F5 fall
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Heaven Hill Distillery says it plans to revive its whiskey production in its Kentucky hometown. The family-owned and operated spirits company announced plans Wednesday to build a $135 million distillery expected to open by 2024 in Bardstown, Kentucky. It comes more than a quarter century after a devastating fire destroyed
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