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CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s journey in the limelight began in 2000 when she was crowned Miss World – thanks in part to a nudge from her younger brother, Siddharth Chopra. In a new interview with CNN’s Chris Wallace, the “Citadel” star says that it was her brother who encouraged
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brittney Griner had 18 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots Friday night in her first WNBA regular-season game since being jailed in Russia. Her Phoenix Mercury lost to the Los Angeles Sparks 94-71 in the teams’ opener. “Not good enough, didn’t get the dub,”
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brittney Griner had 18 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots Friday night in her first WNBA regular-season game since being jailed in Russia. Her Phoenix Mercury lost to the Los Angeles Sparks 94-71 in the teams’ opener. Griner made an immediate impact. She fired
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brittney Griner wasted no time making her presence felt in her first WNBA regular-season game since she was jailed in Russia. She fired a pass to Moriah Jefferson, who hit a 3-pointer to open the Phoenix Mercury’s game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Gustavo Dudamel and the New York Philharmonic received a seven-minute standing ovation Friday night following his first performance with the orchestra since he agreed to become music director. Dudamel conducted a performance of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony at David Geffen Hall, a program he is scheduled to repeat on Saturday night and
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Gustavo Dudamel and the New York Philharmonic received a seven-minute standing ovation Friday night following his first performance with the orchestra since he agreed to become music director. Dudamel conducted a performance of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony at David Geffen Hall, a program he is scheduled to repeat on Saturday night and
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By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again Friday at the U.S. Capitol, a dizzying series of events in high-stakes negotiations to avoid a potentially catastrophic federal default. President Joe Biden’s administration is reaching for
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El bombardeo masivo de misiles rusos en Kyiv esta semana fue el ataque más rápido y complejo contra la capital de Ucrania hasta el momento. El Kremlin afirmó que había alcanzado uno de los prestigiosos sistemas de defensa antimisiles Patriot de Estados Unidos. Fue una afirmación audaz, pero resultó que no
Continue Reading Sofía Narváez (CNN Español) –– Joran van der Sloot sería entregado a las autoridades de EE.UU. de parte de Perú en una fecha que “no excedería mediados de junio”, afirmó a CNN una fuente con conocimiento del proceso. Van der Sloot, ciudadano de Países Bajos, fue una de las últimas personas que vio con vida
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The former chief lobbyist for the San Francisco 49ers has testified that a Silicon Valley city councilman illegally leaked a confidential report criticizing the team’s political influence, it was reported Friday. Rahul Chandhok told a criminal grand jury March 21 that Santa Clara City Councilmember Anthony Becker digitally sent him the
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CNN By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Claims that homeless veterans were pushed out of a Newburgh, New York, hotel to make room for migrants are false, according to two homeless men who told CNN they were part of a group of 15 who were offered money to pose as veterans. The men allege they
Continue Reading By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Claims that homeless veterans were pushed out of a Newburgh, New York, hotel to make room for migrants are false, according to two homeless men who told CNN they were part of a group of 15 who were offered money to pose as veterans. The men allege they were
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the first time since last season, Phoenix coach Vanessa Nygaard opened her pregame comments without announcing how many days Brittney Griner had been jailed in Russia. Griner has been free s6-ince December when she was part of a high-profile prisoner swap. She hit the
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the first time since last season, Phoenix coach Vanessa Nygaard opened her pregame comments without announcing how many days Brittney Griner had been jailed in Russia. Griner has been free s6-ince December when she was part of a high-profile prisoner swap. She hit the
Continue Reading By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ke’Bryan Hayes had three hits and three RBIs, Bryan Reynolds homered for the first time in six weeks and drove in four runs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled over ace Zac Gallen and the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-3 on Friday night. Gallen (6-2) lasted just 3 2/3 innings
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Forget defending his PGA Championship title. Justin Thomas had to scramble on his final hole to simply make the cut at Oak Hill on Friday. Two former PGA champions, Jason Day and Jimmy Walker, are out. So is Talor Gooch, whose failure to make the
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En un reciente vuelo transatlántico de Florida a Londres, los auxiliares de vuelo Hunter Smith-Lihas y John Lihas, ambos casados, cruzaron miradas al otro lado del pasillo. Ambos se sonrieron antes de volver a servir champán a los pasajeros de primera clase. Esta sonrisa compartida fue fugaz, pero lo dijo todo.
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We’re hearing from the Palm Springs couple whose dog just won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Six-year-old Buddy Holly beat out nearly 3,000 other pooches to win the top prize. Buddy is a PBVG And the first of his breed to ever win the prestigious award in the long history
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Michael Block is supposed to work on Monday, just like nearly every other PGA club professional this time of year. The 46-year-old’s daily routine at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Southern California is a mixture of lessons and paperwork. It’s typically followed by an early
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The long-awaited College of the Desert West Valley Campus in Palm Springs may face even more delays. During a board meeting on Friday, the Board of Trustees was deadlocked over approving more funds for a design consultant working on the project. That means that the consultant firm will finish the design in June and not continue
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