SEATTLE (AP) — The NBA is returning to Seattle — for the preseason, that is. The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers will play a preseason game at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena on Oct. 3, the teams announced Wednesday. It will be the first NBA event since the former KeyArena was gutted and reconstructed
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CNN, WLS By Sonia Moghe and Dakin Andone, CNN Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday following his conviction last year on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges stemming from his efforts over years to use his fame to ensnare victims he sexually abused. Prosecutors had asked the judge
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By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a teenager wounded during a mass shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan are suing the shop that sold the handgun used to kill four students and injure six other people. The federal complaint filed Tuesday on behalf of Matthew and Mary
Continue Reading By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court has thrown out the 2020 conspiracy and bribery convictions of a former major political donor in North Carolina and his associate. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the convictions and ordered new trials for Greg
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Indirect talks between US and Iranian officials in Doha, Qatar, aimed at salvaging the Iran nuclear deal ended without any progress, a senior administration official said Wednesday. Instead, the talks — which were brokered by the European Union — were left in a stagnant spot, “which at this
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El cantante de R&B R. Kelly fue sentenciado a 30 años de prisión el miércoles, según la Oficina del fiscal federal del Distrito Este de Nueva York, luego de su condena el año pasado por cargos federales de extorsión y tráfico sexual derivados de sus esfuerzos durante años para usar su
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NEW YORK (AP) — R&B star R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for using his superstardom to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse. The singer and songwriter, 55, was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking last year at a trial that gave voice to accusers
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Daria Mattingly es una historiadora ucraniana especializada en el Holodomor. Es doctora por la Universidad de Cambridge, donde enseña historia soviética y rusa, y forma parte del comité de selección del Seminario de Investigación Danyliw sobre Ucrania Contemporánea, de la Universidad de Ottawa. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario le
Continue ReadingBy Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large On Tuesday, Elmo — yes, the perennially joyful red Muppet who loves, literally, everyone — got vaccinated against Covid-19. “Elmo got the COVID vaccine today, just like Elmo’s mommy and daddy!” tweeted the puppet. “Elmo’s daddy had a lot of questions, but Elmo’s doctor said the vaccine would help keep
Continue Reading STANTON, Calif. (AP) — A 76-year-old man was wounded and a 49-year-old pizza delivery driver who came to his aid was killed in a shooting in a Southern California neighborhood, authorities said. Both men were found with gunshot wounds on a street in suburban Stanton after deputies responded to reports of gunfire Tuesday evening, according
Continue ReadingBy Xiaofei Xu, CNN and Reuters Salah Abdeslam, who is believed to be only surviving member of the group that carried out a series of deadly gun-and-bomb attacks across Paris in November 2015, was found guilty on Wednesday and handed France’s harshest sentence — life without the possibility of parole. The attacks, which ISIS claimed
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Palms Springs Police Chief Andrew Mills recently shared his thoughts on what it means to be a leader in law enforcement, as the fall out continues from the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Chief Mills’ blog post examines the insufficiencies he believes contributed to the botched response at Robb Elementary on
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By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The only surviving attacker from the 2015 terrorist massacre at the Bataclan theater and other sites in Paris has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. That is the most severe sentence possible in France, and very
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks shifted between gains and losses on Wall Street Wednesday, keeping the market on track for its fourth monthly loss this year. The S&P 500 was down 0.2% as of 2:45 p.m. Eastern. The benchmark index has been volatile all week, and is down about
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The Plaza Theatre in downtown Palm Springs is inching closer to its fundraising goal for a multi-million dollar restoration of the 1936 landmark. The project received a $2.5 million allocation in the state’s budget plan that’s awaiting final approval Thursday. After a $5 million contribution from TV producer and Palm Springs resident David Lee, and
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Wednesday will vote on a plan to spend $308 billion in taxpayer money over the next year as the coffers of the world’s fifth largest economy continue to swell during the pandemic. The centerpiece of the operating budget crafted by Democratic Gov. Gavin
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON, JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIE CORBET MADRID (AP) — NATO has for the first time singled out China as one of its strategic priorities for the next decade, warning about its growing military ambitions, confrontational rhetoric toward Taiwan, and increasingly close ties to Russia. While Russia’s war against Ukraine has dominated discussions at
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story IPSWICH, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Fire officials in Ipswich are crediting a business’s sprinkler system for saving hundreds of thousands of dollars of classic cars. On Saturday, flames broke out under the hood of a 1972 Lamborghini inside Clam Town Classics on Old Right Road. According
Continue ReadingBy Payton Major and Judson Jones, CNN It’s been a concerning hot and dry start to summer in southern Alaska. Anchorage is experiencing its second-warmest June, according to climate scientist Brian Brettschneider. And with only 0.07 inches of rain this month in Anchorage, southern Alaska’s parched wilderness has become fuel for wildfires. The year is
Continue Reading By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A car bomb targeting a security official in the southern Yemen city of Aden has killed at least six people and wounded eight others. That’s according to Yemeni officials who say a car carrying explosives detonated Wednesday while the convoy of the official from a neighboring
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