By Natasha Bertrand, CNN White House officials are losing confidence that Ukraine will ever be able to take back all of the land it has lost to Russia over the past four months of war, US officials told CNN, even with the heavier and more sophisticated weaponry the US and its allies plan to send.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Seven candidates are seeking the Republican nomination in the primary Tuesday for U.S. Senate in Illinois. The winner will take on incumbent Sen. Tammy Duckworth. She’s unopposed in the Democratic primary. Duckworth will be the clear favorite in November as she seeks a second term. Leading the pack of Republicans in
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Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt and Democratic challenger Joy Hofmeister have massive fundraising advantages over their opponents heading into Tuesday’s primary election. Stitt raised about $5.4 million, nearly 20 times as much as his three GOP primary opponents combined, and is a heavy favorite to
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma voters will have the rare opportunity to cast ballots for candidates for both of the state’s U.S. Senate seats. Polls are open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the primary election. Republican U.S. Sen. James Lankford is running for reelection to a
Continue Reading By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Just hours after a judge sentences an ex-congressman from Nebraska for lying to federal agents, voters in his district are expected to elect a different conservative Republican to represent the GOP-dominated district. Former U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry will learn Tuesday in a Los Angeles courtroom whether
Continue Reading By ERIC GAY and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Forty-six people were found dead in and near a tractor-trailer and 16 others were taken to hospitals in a presumed migrant smuggling attempt into the United States, officials in San Antonio said. It’s among the deadliest tragedies to have claimed thousands of lives
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By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Chad Kuhl crouched in a tunnel at Coors Field, sharing the moment with his parents on a FaceTime call as his phone kept buzzing with other messages of congratulations. The fact that the best start of his career came against the powerful Los Angeles Dodgers only made
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and a witness to many critical events and conversations, is expected to testify publicly on Tuesday before the select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack, according to two sources familiar
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California prison guard was charged with taking thousands of dollars in bribes to smuggle contraband, including a jeweled dental “grill” for an inmate, federal prosecutors said Monday. In 2020 Benito Jamar Hugie, a corrections officer at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility near San Diego, allegedly smuggled the jeweled tooth covering
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees lived up to expectations, even trailing by four runs. Unfortunately for Oakland, the Athletics also played to pattern. Two catcher’s interference calls, a hit batter and a walk sparked a bizarre six-run seventh inning highlighted by Josh Donaldson’s go-ahead, two-run double
Continue ReadingBy Rob Frehse and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A 39-year-old man who allegedly slapped Rudy Giuliani on the back Sunday has been charged with assault with intent to cause physical injury, harassment in the second degree and menacing in the third degree and was released on his own recognizance after a court appearance Monday, court records
Continue ReadingWLNY By Rob Frehse and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A 39-year-old man who allegedly slapped Rudy Giuliani on the back Sunday has been charged with assault with intent to cause physical injury, harassment in the second degree and menacing in the third degree and was released on his own recognizance after a court appearance Monday, court
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — South Carolina basketball star Aliyah Boston was named the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year on Monday night. She received the Honda Cup in a ceremony at Galen Center on the University of Southern California campus. Boston’s coach, Dawn Staley, won the award in 1991 as a basketball player at Virginia.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Una delegación estadounidense viajó discretamente a Venezuela “para discutir sobre el bienestar y la seguridad de los ciudadanos estadounidenses en Venezuela”, dijo el lunes a CNN un portavoz del Departamento de Estado. El enviado presidencial especial para asuntos de rehenes, Roger Carstens, y el embajador de Estados Unidos, Jimmy Story, quien
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer John Wall and the Houston Rockets have agreed that his contract will be bought out, a move that will free him to sign with any team of his choosing, two people with knowledge of the situation said Monday night. Wall’s preference will be to sign with the Los Angeles
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels interim manager Phil Nevin was suspended 10 games and Seattle Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker received a seven-game ban from Major League Baseball for their roles in a benches-clearing brawl during the second inning of Sunday’s game. Nevin and Winker were two of
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, Stefano Pozzebon and Kylie Atwood, CNN A US government delegation quietly traveled to Venezuela “for discussions about the welfare and safety of US nationals in Venezuela,” a State Department spokesperson told CNN on Monday. The visit by Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens and US Ambassador Jimmy Story, who heads
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Mary Mara, an actress known for roles on “ER” and “Ray Donavan,” has died, her manager, Craig Dorfman, said in a statement to CNN. She was 61. “Mary was one of the finest actresses I ever met,” Dorfman said. “I still remember seeing her onstage in 1992 in ‘Mad Forest’ off
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