By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer The Newport Beach, California, Police Department said Wednesday that its detectives are conducting an investigation into an accusation that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey had an improper relationship with an underage girl. In a since-deleted post, an anonymous social media user last week said a girl who is
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer The Newport Beach, California, Police Department said Wednesday that its detectives are conducting an investigation into an accusation that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey had an improper relationship with an underage girl. In a since-deleted post, an anonymous social media user last week said a girl who is
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The family behind one of the world’s largest casino empires reached a deal to buy a majority stake in the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks from billionaire Mark Cuban, according to a statement released by Miriam Adelson and family, the majority shareholders of Las Vegas Sands, on Wednesday.
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Debido a trabajos de ampliación, mañana jueves de 9 de la noche a las 5 de la mañana del viernes estará cerrada la calle Indian Canyon en el área del vado entre las calles Sunrise y Garnet por lo que los automovilistas deberán utilizar rutas alternas. Las cuadrillas trabajaran en la ampliación de dos a
Continue ReadingBy Carmyn Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Months after going into cardiac arrest after a Tennessee Titans football game, a woman is reportedly fully recovered. The Prues had traveled from Myrtle Beach to cheer on the Titans against the Jaguars in January. Andrew Prue said they were getting
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Con al menos 25 estados y 80.000 kilómetros a sus espaldas, Frankie puede ser la cabra que más ha viajado en Estados Unidos. Este animal doméstico, cruce de cabra pigmea y enana nigeriana, pasa varios meses al año viajando por todo el país en una Airstream con sus devotos dueños, Cate
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Liz Whitmer Gereghty, the sister of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, ended her campaign for New York’s 17th Congressional District on Wednesday and endorsed former Rep. Mondaire Jones, sparing Democrats a bruising and expensive primary fight as they try to win back the suburban seat – and
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS and SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writers Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has entered into an agreement to sell a majority stake in the NBA franchise to the family that runs the Las Vegas Sands casino company, it was announced Wednesday. The deal could be completed in the coming weeks. The agreement would
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man serving life in prison for a deadly 2004 flower shop robbery had a simple message at a hearing reexamining his conviction: “I’m innocent 100 percent.” Marvin Haynes has spent nearly two decades behind bars for the shooting death of 55-year-old Randy Sherer, who was killed inside his family business
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The proposed NewRange Copper Nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota has suffered a fresh setback. An administrative law judge recommended late Tuesday that state regulators should not reissue a crucial permit for the long-delayed project. The judge said the design for the mine’s waste basin won’t adequately prevent
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By Skylar Harris and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — A Vermont girls’ high school basketball team deemed ineligible to play in future activities after forfeiting a game against a team with a transgender student-athlete is now suing educational authorities in the state for religious discrimination, arguing they are punishing the school for its religious beliefs. In a lawsuit filed
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has launched an investigation into certain treatments for cancer and whether these therapies themselves may be associated with the risk of developing secondary cancers. The FDA announced Tuesday that it had received reports of T-cell malignancies or cancers, including a type of lymphoma, in
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway says the billionaire Haslam family tried to bribe at least 15 executives at the Pilot truck stop chain with millions of dollars to get them to inflate the company’s profits this year because that would force Berkshire to pay more for
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s government says it has reached a deal with Google for the company to contribute $100 million Canadian dollars annually to the country’s news industry. That’s to comply with a new Canadian law requiring tech companies to pay publishers for their content. The agreement removes a threat
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Several stores where George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in 2020 are suing the city for about $1.5 million. The lawsuit by Cup Foods and several other businesses accuses the city of not policing the area and blocking customers from the businesses. City officials have said they offered a range of
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s leader has presented a $34.8 billion spending plan for 2024 to federal lawmakers with a focus on stabilizing Africa’s largest but ailing economy and tackling a deadly security crisis. President Bola Tinubu projects the economy will grow by at least 3.76% next year. He lists
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — International mediators on Wednesday worked to extend the truce in Gaza, encouraging Hamas militants to keep freeing hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and further relief from Israel’s air and ground offensive. The cease-fire will otherwise
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Washington (CNN) — In her new book, former Rep. Liz Cheney paints a scathing portrait of the Republican Party, condemning her former colleagues and party leaders as “enablers and collaborators,” who after the 2020 election were “willing to violate their oath to the Constitution out of political expediency and loyalty to Donald Trump.” The book,
Continue ReadingWAYNESBURG, Pa. (AP) — A judge has dismissed all charges against three western Pennsylvania emergency management supervisors accused of obstructing an investigation. The investigation was into an emergency dispatcher accused of failing to send an ambulance to the rural home of a woman who died of internal bleeding about a day later. The (Washington) Observer-Reporter
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The irreverent feminist website Jezebel is making a comeback less than a month after it was shut down. Paste Magazine, a digital pop culture publication, announced Wednesday that it was buying Jezebel.com from G/O Media, which closed Jezebel and laid off its staff earlier this
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