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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Phil Mickelson withdrew Friday from the PGA Championship, electing to extend his hiatus from golf following incendiary comments he made about a Saudi-funded rival league he supports and the PGA Tour he accused of greed. Mickelson authored one of the most stunning victories last year when he won the
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Son apenas 18 hectáreas de roca y hierba sin agua dulce (y sin serpientes tampoco), pero la isla de las Serpientes en el mar Negro ha adquirido un significado icónico en el conflicto entre Ucrania y Rusia. La isla, conocida como Zmiinyi Ostriv en ucraniano, se encuentra a unos 48 kilómetros
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A post office in the Pacoima section of Los Angeles was dedicated to the late rock ‘n’ roll legend Ritchie Valens in a ceremony on Friday, which would have been his 81st birthday. Valens was born and raised in Pacoima before he became a teenage star with hits including “Donna” and
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By The Associated Press Lawyers for more than two dozen Jewish passengers say they will sue German airline Lufthansa for what they termed an antisemitic incident last week. Lawyers from the American Center for Law & Justice, a conservative group in Washington, say they will detail their clients’ demands next week. Lufthansa apologized for the
Continue Reading SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The grandfather and uncle of a 3-year-old girl killed last fall during an exorcism at a Northern California church were arrested this week in connection with her death, police said Friday. The child, Arely Naomi Proctor, died last September after family members performed a ceremony because they believed she was
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Power used the final lap of qualifying Friday to leapfrog five other drivers and win the pole for the IndyCar Grand Prix. The Australian will start from the No. 1 spot for the 64th time in his career after posting a fast lap of 1
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Next year’s Academy Awards will take place March 12, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Friday. The date for the 95th Academy Awards moves the show up slightly from this year, when they where held unusually late on March 27, partly due to the February Olympics. But it
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer The Minnesota Wild are once again taking the empty achievement of a stellar regular season into the summer. The early exit from the Stanley Cup playoffs is an exasperatingly familiar experience for one of the NHL’s strongest fan bases. The Wild lost in six games in the first round
Continue Reading TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Defending champion Phil Mickelson withdraws from PGA Championship.
Continue ReadingBy WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story NORTH AURORA, ILLINOIS (WBBM) — Police in North Aurora reported officers had to shoot a dog Thursday afternoon after the dog attacked a 6-year-old boy and the animal’s owner. Police were called to the 200 block of Hidden Creek Lane in North Aurora, just off
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — El año electoral en América Latina avanza en medio de climas políticos polarizados e incertidumbre económica. Tras los comicios en Costa Rica, y antes de que llegue el turno de Brasil, Colombia celebrará el 29 de mayo una de las elecciones presidenciales más importantes en las últimas décadas del país,
Continue Reading ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions signed defensive end Aidan Hutchinson to a $35.7 million, four-year contract with a team option for a fifth season on Friday. Hutchinson’s fully guaranteed deal includes a $23.15 million signing bonus, according to agent Mike McCartney. Detroit drafted the former Michigan star with the No. 2 pick
Continue ReadingBy Kasie Hunt, CNN Can a Bernie Sanders-supporting advocate for legal marijuana and lower prison sentences flip a Republican Senate seat in Pennsylvania and help keep the Senate in Democratic hands? Conventional wisdom would say no. But John Fetterman, the tattooed, 6-foot 8-inch, cargo-short-wearing lieutenant governor of the Keystone State is anything but conventional. “We
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press The U.S. baby formula shortage has sparked a surge of interest at milk banks around the U.S. with some mothers offering to donate breast milk and desperate parents calling to see if it’s a solution to keep their babies fed. It’s a pathway that won’t work for
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Republicans, furious that five of their own have been subpoenaed by the January 6 select committee, are discussing their own plans to retaliate if they win back the majority: Issuing subpoenas to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats. Several rank-and-file Republicans, likely committee chairmen and members
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers went 51-31 and lost in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Sixers basketball President Daryl Morey said Doc Rivers will return for a third season as coach. Morey also said the 76ers plan to sign James Harden to a contract after
Continue Reading By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cleveland Guardians first baseman Josh Naylor has been added to the team’s COVID-19 injured list, marking the first player to be sidelined by the team’s recent outbreak. Cleveland’s game at the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday was postponed because of COVID-19 concerns, and the team was off
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Holt Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — When it comes to dream wedding spots in the city, the Boston Public Library is high up there on the list. That is, if you can afford it. “The Public Library will always be considered the place to get married for
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee rookie quarterback Malik Willis says his new teammate Ryan Tannehill is a good dude. Titans coach Mike Vrabel then dismissed any lingering issue over his veteran pointing out the obvious. Tannehill is the Titans’ starting quarterback. Tannehill is not a mentor or
Continue ReadingBy Kasie Hunt, CNN Can a Bernie Sanders-supporting advocate for legal marijuana and lower prison sentences flip a Republican Senate seat in Pennsylvania and help keep the Senate in Democratic hands? Conventional wisdom would say no. But John Fetterman, the tattooed, 6-foot 8-inch, cargo-short-wearing lieutenant governor of the Keystone State is anything but conventional. “We
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