By Rob Frehse, CNN The University of Southern California coach who created fake athletic profiles for the children of wealthy parents, including Lori Loughlin’s daughter Olivia Jade Giannulli, was sentenced Wednesday to time served, according to court records. Laura Janke, the 36-year-old former assistant women’s soccer coach at the university in Los Angeles, previously agreed
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business It has a square shape, no stick, and will make your fingertips cold and sticky as you gingerly bite into its thin chocolate covering to reach the delicious vanilla ice cream encased inside. This is the iconic Klondike ice cream bar, which is hitting a major milestone birthday this year:
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — De las 30 ciudades brasileñas con las mayores tasas de muertes violentas, 13 se encuentran en la región amazónica, según los datos recopilados por el Anuario de Seguridad Pública de Brasil en un informe publicado este martes. Las 30 ciudades tuvieron tasas superiores a 100 muertes por cada 100.000 habitantes entre
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers exercised their team options for next season Wednesday on Stanley Johnson and Wenyen Gabriel. Johnson started 27 of his 48 games last season for the Lakers, who signed the Orange County native as a free agent on Christmas Eve. Johnson emerged as a solid rotation defender
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess and Christina Maxouris, CNN Members in the Missouri community where an Amtrak train struck a dump truck and killed four people this week had previously raised concerns about the crossing where the crash took place, a top federal official said Wednesday. “The community has really been focused on this crossing for years,”
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN Former President Donald Trump is no longer in contempt of a New York court, a judge said in an order Wednesday. Trump was held in civil contempt in April for failing to comply with a subpoena from the New York Attorney General’s Office for documents as part of its investigation into
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN As President Joe Biden’s administration prepares to hold its first onshore oil and gas drilling lease sales, environmental groups have filed a new lawsuit to attempt to stop the largest of these sales, in Wyoming. It’s the second lawsuit in a week to challenge the administration on its drilling plans. The
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings acquired high-scoring forward Kevin Fiala from the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday in exchange for their first-round pick in the upcoming draft and prospect Brock Faber. Fiala is a restricted free agent, but the Kings are expected to sign the Swiss star
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla is increasingly turning to machines rather than humans as it attempts to develop autonomous vehicles. As part of Tesla’s plans to cut 10% of salaried staff, the company has laid off a significant number of its data annotation specialists. These specialists do grunt work that is critical to empowering
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN After an eight-year hiatus, Cameron Diaz is making movies again. Diaz, who officially confirmed her retirement from Hollywood in 2018, is set to star in the new Netflix film “Back in Action,” alongside Jamie Foxx. The two previously starred together in 2014’s “Annie,” Diaz’s last feature film appearance. “(Jamie Foxx) only
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Let the talking begin. The trading, too, and eventually the signing. Free agency officially opens Thursday in the NBA, with teams able to begin negotiating at 6 p.m. Eastern with players who are not under contract — although, in reality, free agency and the slew of offseason movement is
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that states have the authority to prosecute non-tribal members who commit crimes against Native Americans on Indian territory. The ruling limits a major tribal ruling issued by the Supreme Court in 2020 and cuts back on tribal sovereignty. Oklahoma Republican Gov.
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former University of Southern California soccer coach who took bribes in exchange for helping unqualified kids into the school was sentenced Wednesday to six months in home confinement after cooperating with authorities investigating the college admissions scandal. Prosecutors had not been seeking home confinement or
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Despite a growing recognition of the newspaper industry’s problems among politicians and philanthropists, a new report says a downward trend continues. A report from Northwestern University says local newspapers in the United States are dying at the rate of two per week. There has been
Continue Reading SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cain Velasquez, the former UFC heavyweight champion accused of trying to kill the man he claims molested his 4-year-old son, is suing the man and his family who own a day care where the alleged molestation occurred. Velasquez was arrested in San Jose, California, last February after he shot at
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Adela Ramírez decidió emigrar de Cuyamel, en el norte de Honduras, luego de que su madre y sus hermanas lograran llegar a Estados Unidos. Ella no lo logró: fue una de los 53 migrantes que fallecieron en un camión en San Antonio Texas este lunes en una tragedia. “Nos llevábamos como hermanas”, dijo
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The new head of the government’s road safety agency says it will intensify efforts to understand the risks posed by automated vehicle technology so it can decide what regulations may be necessary to protect drivers, passengers and pedestrians. In an interview Wednesday, Steven Cliff, who was
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Estamos a punto de tener una perspectiva totalmente nueva del universo. El telescopio espacial James Webb publicará sus primeras imágenes a color de alta resolución el 12 de julio. Una de esas imágenes “es la imagen más profunda de nuestro universo que jamás se haya tomado”, dijo el administrador de la
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks ended mostly lower on Wall Street Wednesday, keeping the market on track for its fourth monthly loss this year. The S&P 500 index has been volatile all week, and is down 20% for the year as investors worry about inflation and rising interest rates. Small company stocks fell sharply. On Wednesday:
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By The Associated Press When the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established a right to abortion, it sparked legal changes and court challenges in states nationwide. In some states, there are multiple bans and multiple lawsuits in play, keeping the landscape unsettled. And further legislation could soon
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