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By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer The Arizona State women’s basketball team forfeited games Friday at No. 10 Utah and Sunday at Colorado because the Sun Devils said they didn’t have enough healthy players. “We came to the conclusion after meeting with our doctors and medical staff we will not be making the trip to
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FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Universal Parks & Resorts is bringing a theme park to Texas that will focus on entertaining young children, officials announced Wednesday. The “one-of-a-kind” park in the Dallas suburb of Frisco will include attractions, interactive shows and opportunities for meet-and-greets with characters, the company said in a news release. It is expected
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — No, the public has not tired of hearing about Prince Harry. Sales for “Spare” have placed the Duke of Sussex in some rarefied company. Penguin Random House announced Wednesday that first day sales for the Harry’s tell-all memoir topped 1.4 million copies, a record pace for non-fiction from a company that
Continue Reading RENO, Nev. (AP) — The city council has confirmed Reno’s first female police chief in the city’s history. Kathryn Nance is a 26-year veteran of the Stockton Police Department in California. City Manager Doug Thornley nominated Nance to replace retiring Reno Police Chief Jason Soto. The city council unanimously ratified and confirmed her appointment on
Continue ReadingBy Joyce Lupiani Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WANF) — A federal lawsuit has been filed against the owner of the popular plant-based Atlanta restaurant “Slutty Vegan,” Aisha “Pinky” Cole by a former employee who claims she and others were not paid minimum and overtime wages while working for Bar Vegan. Bar
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN Jeff Beck, the rock guitarist often regarded among the greatest of all time, has died, according to a statement posted to his official social media accounts. He was 78. “On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck’s passing,” the
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Cuando Austin Butler subió al escenario para aceptar su primer premio Globo de Oro como mejor actor en una película de drama por su poderosa interpretación de Elvis Presley en “Elvis”, su discurso no fue nada fuera de lo normal. Como muchos otros ganadores, Butler agradeció a su director, Baz
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las tormentas históricas que devastan California han convertido barrios enteros en lagos, han desbordado las aguas residuales y han cobrado la vida de al menos 17 personas. Y aún no terminan. Alrededor de 5 millones de personas están bajo alerta de inundaciones este miércoles, a medida que otro río atmosférico lleva
Continue ReadingBy Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Dr. Jill Biden on Wednesday spent several hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, undergoing a scheduled outpatient procedure that revealed a second area of concern for skin cancer. According to a letter issued by White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden had a Mohs surgery to remove
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s telecast for the 80th Golden Globes on Tuesday averaged a near-record low of 6.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen, the second-smallest audience for the annual ceremony and only slightly better than the viewership garnered by the Globes press conference held during the 2008 writers’
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN The Walt Disney Company has named Nike executive chairman Mark Parker as its new board chair, replacing longtime director Susan Arnold, whose term limit is expiring. Parker, a Disney board member since 2016, takes over Disney’s board at a time of transition for America’s largest media company. Bob Iger recently returned
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is cutting about 500 jobs following a period of rapid hiring. A spokesperson for BlackRock told CNN on Wednesday that the layoffs amount to less than 3% of the company’s workforce. BlackRock, a leader on Wall Street, has been on a major hiring spree in
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature embarked on a path toward legalizing recreational marijuana for adults Wednesday when a legislative committee held the first hearing of the year on a bill that backers say is designed to avoid the pitfalls experienced by states that have already legalized it.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature embarked on a path toward legalizing recreational marijuana for adults Wednesday when a legislative committee held the first hearing of the year on a bill that backers say is designed to avoid the pitfalls experienced by states that have already legalized it.
Continue ReadingBy Adam Pourahmadi, Hira Humayun and Zahid Mahmood, CNN Alireza Akbari, a dual British-Iranian citizen and former Iranian official, has been sentenced to death in Iran for spying for the United Kingdom, according to Iranian judiciary-affiliated outlet Mizan on Wednesday. Akbari previously served as Iran’s deputy defense minister and was the head of the Strategic
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FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Universal Parks & Resorts is bringing a theme park to Texas that will focus on entertaining young children, officials announced Wednesday. The “one-of-a-kind” park in the Dallas suburb of Frisco will include attractions, interactive shows and opportunities for meet-and-greets with characters, the company said in a news release. It is expected
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Surgeons removed a cancerous lesion above first lady Jill Biden ‘s right eye and one on her chest, the White House said Wednesday, while a third lesion on her left eyelid was being examined. Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the physician to President Joe Biden, said examinations showed that
Continue Reading By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — From a litter box that automatically cleans itself to buttons designed to allow your dog to communicate with you, this year’s CES tech show in Las Vegas featured a range of products aimed at gadget-loving pet owners. Big and small companies representing everything from the food
Continue Reading By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — From a litter box that automatically cleans itself to buttons designed to allow your dog to communicate with you, this year’s CES tech show in Las Vegas featured a range of products aimed at gadget-loving pet owners. Big and small companies representing everything from the food
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s telecast for the 80th Golden Globes on Tuesday averaged a near-record low of 6.25 million viewers, the second-smallest audience for the annual ceremony, and only slightly better than the viewership garnered by the Globes press conference held during the 2008 writers’ strike. After a
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