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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The State Department said Tuesday that it still pushing to have regular contact with WNBA star Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury, who has been detained in Russia for nearly three months. A consular official was able to meet with Griner last week, when her pre-trial detention in Russia
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By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have brought in numerous new faces on offense, but none of the most expensive free agents and they used their second-round draft picks for defensive help, so at organized team activity workouts they face questions about how well they’ve supported quarterback Justin
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House has approved several election bills in bipartisan votes. The measures approved Tuesday, which have all already passed the Senate, make relatively minor changes to election procedures. One would raise the threshold for triggering an automatic recount in close elections. Another would require the Game and Fish Department to hand
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A newly organized group of abortion rights supporters on Tuesday filed an initiative that seeks to amend the Arizona Constitution to protect the right to abortion. The effort by a group called Arizonans for Reproductive Freedom is a longshot to make the ballot, since the group needs
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor said Tuesday that given the ferocity and swift movements of a record-setting wildfire burning in the northeastern part of the state, the damage will be significant with estimates of burned homes and other structures likely to range between 1,000 and 1,500. Gov.
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A new online tool allows you to see where your home stands at risk of wildfire, as well as flooding. Risk Factor, a tool provided by the First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research, and technology group, allows you to type in your city or zip code to see how many commercial/residential properties are at risk.
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Cuando se trata de un accidente cerebrovascular, también conocido como derrame cerebral, actuar con rapidez es la clave. “El tiempo perdido es cerebro perdido. Cada minuto cuenta”, según los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). Un accidente cerebrovascular (ACV)
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Tennessee law that required some businesses to post signs outside their bathroom doors if they allow transgender or nonbinary people to use those that match their gender identity — a policy LGBTQ advocates charged was “offensive and humiliating” for members of the community
Continue Reading By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press Milwaukee’s mayor and police chief are pleading with citizens and lawmakers to help address ongoing gun violence punctuated by shootings outside an NBA playoff game that left 21 injured. Police Chief Jeffrey Norman said at a press conference Tuesday that police have arrested 11 people varying in ages from 19
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers may rely on a different formula than usual as they chase their fourth consecutive NFC North title and first Super Bowl berth in more than a decade, The trade of All-Pro receiver Davante Adams could force the Packers to lean
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — With jury selection less than a week away, attorneys scrambled to deal with shifting evidence Tuesday in Bill Cosby’s civil trial over allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl at the Playboy mansion nearly 50 years ago. Plaintiff Judy Huth said in a
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit seeking a court order requiring that casino mogul Steve Wynn register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The complaint alleges that Wynn was working as an agent on behalf of the People’s Republic of China and a former PRC official, Sun Lijun. “Specifically,
Continue ReadingCNN By Maeve Reston, CNN The Republican primary for Pennsylvania’s US Senate race, which could be key to determining control of the chamber in November, was too close to call early Wednesday as Mehmet Oz and Dave McCormick battled for the top spot with thousands of mail-in ballots still to be counted. The race to
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With the broadcast television season winding down and most scripted series about to go into hibernation for the summer, it’s instructive to look at the power of network franchises. Of the Nielsen company’s 20 most popular scripted series on the air last week, 12 were
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Broadcast television networks, inundated with competition from cable and streaming services, have learned the power of franchises. Last week’s Nielsen company list is a stark reminder: 12 of the 20 most popular scripted series last week were parts of existing franchises — the three “Chicago”
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press A bill to keep transgender women and girls in Louisiana from competing on college and K-12 women’s and girls’ athletic teams has been approved by the state House. Tuesday’s vote in Baton Rouge puts it closer to the desk of Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards, who vetoed similar legislation last
Continue Reading By AMY TAXIN and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The man charged with opening fire on a Taiwanese church congregation of mainly elderly people in Southern California wanted to “execute in cold blood as many people in that room as possible,” a prosecutor said Tuesday in announcing murder, attempted murder and
Continue Reading By AMY TAXIN and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The man charged with opening fire on a Taiwanese church congregation of mainly elderly people in Southern California wanted to “execute in cold blood as many people in that room as possible,” a prosecutor said Tuesday in announcing murder, attempted murder and
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Three huge matchups to kick off the college football season, the XFL, a new Australian Open agreement and two new “30 for 30” documentaries were announced Tuesday by ESPN as part of its presentation to advertisers in New York. The five-year agreement with the XFL concluded the presentation. It
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Three huge matchups to kick off the college football season, the XFL, a new Australian Open agreement and two new “30 for 30” documentaries were announced Tuesday by ESPN as part of its presentation to advertisers in New York. The five-year agreement with the XFL concluded the presentation. It
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