By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer New York coach Sandy Brondello isn’t scoreboard watching with the Liberty two games out of a playoff spot — and may not have too. There are eight postseason berths in the WNBA and New York (10-17) is 10th in the standings heading into Tuesday night games with nine contests
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer New York coach Sandy Brondello isn’t scoreboard watching with the Liberty two games out of a playoff spot — and may not have too. There are eight postseason berths in the WNBA and New York (10-17) is 10th in the standings heading into Tuesday night games with nine contests
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education will investigate the University of Southern California after a Jewish student claimed she resigned from student government because she endured harassment over her pro-Israel views. The probe by the department’s Office for Civil Rights stems from a complaint by the Jewish advocacy nonprofit Louis D. Brandeis
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy shrank in the first half of this year, the government confirmed in a report Thursday, underscoring fears of a broad-based slowdown that could lead to a recession. At the same time, the number of people seeking unemployment benefits — a figure that often reflects
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Evan Perez, CNN The move by the Justice Department to bring two top aides to former Vice President Mike Pence in front of a federal grand jury is the most aggressive public step taken yet by prosecutors investigating the plots to subvert the 2020 election. It signals that the Department’s probe
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La educación sexual precisa y completa puede ser difícil de encontrar en Estados Unidos, y la gente no siempre es consciente de que no está recibiendo suficiente información. Hasta este julio, solo 29 estados de EE.UU. y el Distrito de Columbia obligan a impartir educación sexual, y de esos estados, solo
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe it was just too good to be true. For a few weeks in late January and early February, the U.S. economy seemed to have reached a rare sweet spot. Inflation was steadily slowing from painful heights. And growth and hiring remained surprisingly sturdy despite ever-higher
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — AJ McLean, integrante de los Backstreet Boys, lanzó este mes “Smoke”, el primer sencillo de su nuevo proyecto en solitario. Se trata de un tema en el que McLean habla de cómo se debería sentir el amor: sin dolor, sin esfuerzo, simplemente fácil. AJ McLean explica cómo nació “Smoke”
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Después de compartir una declaración en su cuenta verificada de Facebook el martes por la mañana de que Tony Dow, un actor y director mejor conocido por su papel como el hermano mayor Wally Cleaver en “Leave It to Beaver”, había muerto, el equipo de representantes de Dow eliminó la declaración. Según Judy
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Long dreamed about and in development for longer than the big league career of the man it honors, the Jackie Robinson Museum opened Tuesday in Manhattan with a gala ceremony attended by the widow of the barrier-breaking ballplayer and two of his children. Rachel Robinson,
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The parents of a 14-year-old girl killed by Los Angeles police in a clothing store last year have filed a lawsuit against the department and the officer whose rifle round pierced a dressing room wall. Valentina Orellana Peralta and her mother were shopping for Christmas clothes
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union governments have agreed to reduce consumption of natural gas this winter to protect against further supply cuts by Russia as it pursues its invasion of Ukraine. EU energy ministers on Tuesday approved a draft law intended to lower demand for gas by 15% from August through March, although the measure
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has advanced a $280 billion bill designed to boost the U.S. semiconductor industry and accelerate high-tech research. Backers of the measure say it will be critical to the economy in coming decades. The legislation is now on a glidepath to final passage in the Senate,
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Ante la fuerte inflación que solo parece ir al alza en todo el mundo, las diferentes monedas empiezan a sufrir los golpes y a reflejar la incertidumbre de una economía con dos años de pandemia a cuestas, una guerra de Rusia en Ucrania que ha impactado los precios del petróleo y
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN Scientists in the United Kingdom say they’ve found “strong circumstantial evidence” linking an obscure type of sidekick virus called adeno-associated virus to unexplained cases of liver damage in children around the world. The research also suggests that affected children may share a genetic susceptibility, though it’s not clear what role it
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew After sharing a statement on his verified Facebook account Tuesday morning that Tony Dow, an actor and director best known for his role as older brother Wally Cleaver on “Leave It to Beaver,” had died, Dow’s management team has removed the statement. According to Judy Twersky, a longtime friend of Dow’s, he
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An attorney for the parents of one of the children who were killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting told jurors that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones repeatedly “lied and attacked the parents of murdered children” when he told his Infowars audience that the 2012 attack
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CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The Mega Millions lottery jackpot grew to an estimated $810 million Tuesday and players are testing their luck nationwide — including Todd Graves, the founder of fast-food restaurant chain Raising Cane’s. At $2 a ticket, Graves spent $100,000 and bought 50,000 tickets Monday, one for each of his 50,000 employees
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Mesquite Golf Club in Palm Springs has been purchased by Oswit Land Trust to be transformed into a nature preserve. When the property went up for sale, Oswit Land Trust founder and executive director Jane Garrison saw an opportunity to make history. “A piece of land is not safe until it’s safe,” Garrison said. The
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The Mega Millions lottery jackpot grew to an estimated $810 million Tuesday and players are testing their luck nationwide — including Todd Graves, the founder of fast-food restaurant chain Raising Cane’s. At $2 a ticket, Graves spent $100,000 and bought 50,000 tickets Monday, one for each of his 50,000 employees at
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