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STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Olympic champion Karsten Warholm has won his 400-meter hurdles race which saw environmental protesters get on the track before it had finished. Afterward Warholm turned to join in the crowd booing protesters who had disrupted the Diamond League race. Three people kneeled on the track about eight meters from the finish
Continue Reading By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni. It’s the latest effort in a growing push against legacy admissions, the practice of
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — The European Union’s climate chief has expressed concern over the expansion of China’s coal industry, with the building of new coal-fired plants. At a conference in Beijing on Monday, Frans Timmermans said that while China plans to expand its use of renewable resources such as wind and solar energy, the country has
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WMUR By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Maine woman was bitten Friday after she punched a bear in the face after it started chasing her dog. The woman, 64-year-old Lynn Kelly, was working in her backyard in Porter, which hugs the New Hampshire border, when her dog started barking and ran into the woods,
Continue Reading WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Wimbledon gets started on Monday with some of the biggest names in tennis in action. That includes Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, Venus Williams and Coco Gauff. It is the year’s third major tournament — and Djokovic won the first two: the Australian Open in January and the French Open in June.
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “The Idol” presented a cautionary show-business tale, all right, just not the one that was intended about suffering for art or “All About Eve”-like scheming to get ahead; rather, the show serves as a warning about the dangers executives brave when they allow hot talent to run wild
Continue ReadingBy Casey Barber, CNN (CNN) — No disrespect to s’mores and hot dogs, which have earned their spot at the top of the “food you eat around a campfire” pyramid. But they’re not the only foods (sweet or savory) you could cook and enjoy in the great outdoors — or in your backyard. I’m a
Continue ReadingBy Casey Barber, CNN (CNN) — No disrespect to s’mores and hot dogs, which have earned their spot at the top of the “food you eat around a campfire” pyramid. But they’re not the only foods (sweet or savory) you could cook and enjoy in the great outdoors — or in your backyard. I’m a
Continue Reading KTRK By Rosa Flores and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A Houston man who went missing as a teen more than eight years ago was found sleeping in front of a local church, according to police. Rudolph “Rudy” Farias IV had been missing since March 6, 2015, according to a missing persons flyer published by
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is institution that says it’s responsible for the “custodianship of the laws of the cricket” and on its website there is a section devoted to the sport’s “spirit.” In it, the MCC highlights the respectful manner in which the sport should be played, notably:
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — For Bernhard Langer, age is just a number. So too, is 46. One month shy of his 66th birthday, the German won the US Senior Open on Sunday to clinch an unprecedented 46th victory on the PGA Tour Champions. Langer carded seven-under overall at a punishing SentryWorld course in
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A Houston man who went missing as a teen more than eight years ago was found sleeping in front of a local church, according to police. Rudolph “Rudy” Farias IV had been missing since March 6, 2015, according to a missing persons flyer published by the
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi is to earn between $50 and $60 million per year when he joins Inter Miami, the club’s part-owner Jorge Mas told Spanish publication El Pais in an interview. The lower of those figures would make Messi the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer (MLS) by over
Continue ReadingFeride Yalav-Heckeroth, CNN (CNN) — Rize province, on the Black Sea coast near Turkey’s northeast border with Georgia, is still largely unknown to many international travelers. Yet it is here that some of the country’s most untouched alpine terrains continue to fascinate nature lovers who want to take the road less traveled. Away from Rize
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Odesa, Ucrania (CNN) — La respuesta del presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, a la rebelión armada del grupo Wagner fue “débil” y el mandatario ruso está perdiendo el control de su propio pueblo, dijo a CNN el presidente de Ucrania Volodymyr Zelensky en una entrevista exclusiva. Putin enfrentó la mayor amenaza a
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Parents of teens and preteens say it used to be that they only had to worry about explaining the mechanics of sex and pregnancy to their kids. But since the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision ended 50 years of protected access to abortions in the United States last year,
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — “El tenis es una combinación perfecta de acción violenta que tiene lugar con un ambiente de total tranquilidad”, supo decir Billie Jean King, ganadora de 20 títulos Wimbledon entre individuales, dobles y mixtos y cuatro Roland Garros. Francisco Cerúndolo aplica a la perfección con la frase de la icónica mujer
Continue ReadingCNN By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN (CNN) — Good news for your Fourth of July cookout — it’s more affordable than last year. Families can expect to pay $67.73 for a party of 10, down 3% from last year’s record high, according to a survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation. The cookout includes 12 staple
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La superestrella del fútbol argentino Lionel Messi ganará entre US$ 50 y US$ 60 millones al año cuando fiche por el Inter de Miami, según dijo el copropietario del club, Jorge Mas, en una entrevista concedida al diario español El País. La menor de esas cifras convertiría a Messi en
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Russia’s armed forces are bruised but by no means beaten in the war in Ukraine, a top NATO military officer said Monday, as he laid out the biggest revamp to the organization’s military plans since the Cold War should Moscow dare to widen the conflict. “They might
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