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By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford has hired Kyle Smith away from Washington State to take over its struggling men’s basketball program. Athletic director Bernard Muir announced Monday that Smith had agreed to take over the Cardinal after Jerod Haase was fired earlier this month. “The opportunity to serve as
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Usain Bolt’s sprint world records were never in danger. Then again, even the world’s fastest-ever human likely wouldn’t have been so quick while balancing a tray with a croissant, a coffee cup and a glass of water through the streets of Paris, and without spilling it everywhere.
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae, CNN (CNN) — South Korean soccer star Son Jun-ho, who was detained in China for allegedly accepting bribes, has recently returned home, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Monday. The ministry has been communicating with the Chinese authorities through “various channels” and requested cooperation to “ensure a
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing CEO David Calhoun will step down from the embattled plane maker at the end of the year as part of a broad management shakeup Monday after a series of mishaps at one of America’s iconic manufacturers. Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing’s commercial airplanes unit, will retire
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By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — The Prince and Princess of Wales expressed their gratitude for the outpouring of support they have received from the public after Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced she has cancer. “The Prince and Princess are both enormously touched by the kind messages from people here in
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a story published March 20, 2024, about an interactive exhibit at the National WWII Museum, The Associated Press erroneously identified the Medal of Honor winner and Battle of Iwo Jima veteran who participated in the exhibit before his death in 2022. His name is Woodrow “Woody” Williams.
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court on Monday agreed to hold off collection of former President Donald Trump’s $454 million civil fraud judgment — if he puts up $175 million within 10 days. If he does, it will stop the clock on collection
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A major European Union plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc has been indefinitely postponed. The member states were supposed to give final approval to the bill on Monday following months of proceedings. Alain Maron, a Belgian regional climate minister who
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The CONCACAF Nations League final between the US men’s team and Mexico on Sunday was marred by “discriminatory chanting” from spectators at the AT&T Stadium in Texas, forcing the referee to twice stop the game. Goals from Tyler Adams and Gio Reyna secured the US a 2-0 win and
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — A former official at soccer clubs in England and Wales has been accused by an anti-racism body of stereotyping Black players with “callous language.” Stuart Webber, who left his role as sporting director of Norwich City last year, made the comments in reference to five Black players he had
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Intentar imaginar corderos blancos, gordos y peludos, saltando uno a uno por encima de una valla, es un remedio bien conocido para el insomnio. Cuando solía probar esto, de vez en cuando insertaba una elegante oveja negra con una pajarita roja, un guiño a mi rebelde interior. No tengo insomnio a
Continue Reading dzaratsian (CNN) — Démosle un vistazo a la tradición de Pascua y de Semana Santa. El domingo de Pascua, los cristianos celebran la resurrección de Jesucristo al tercer día después de su crucifixión. También marca el final del período de penitencia de 40 días llamado Cuaresma. La Pascua es considerada como una de las temporadas
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Medication abortion has become increasingly common since it first became available in the United States two decades ago, and a new study finds that requests for abortion pills through sources outside of the formal health-care system surged after the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision removed the federal right to
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money case was weighing Monday when, or even whether, the former president will go on trial after a postponement due to a last-minute document dump. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee arrived in court
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In the time Catherine, Princess of Wales, spent away from the public before revealing her cancer diagnosis, one of her biggest priorities was finding the right way to tell her children, she said. “Most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte
Continue ReadingCNN, GETTY IMAGES By Madeline Holcombe and Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In the time Catherine, Princess of Wales, spent away from the public before revealing her cancer diagnosis, one of her biggest priorities was finding the right way to tell her children, she said. “Most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH Associated Press SPRAKEBUELL, Germany (AP) — These are turbulent times for wind and solar energy. High interest rates needed to finance renewable projects are coming on top of long waits to buy equipment. And those headwinds are blowing at a time when investment needs to massively ramp up to meet ambitious climate
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will have one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors, if it withstands expected legal challenges. Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that will ban social media accounts for children under 14 and require parental permission for 14- and
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The internal furor over NBC News’ decision to hire former Republican National Committee head Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor spread Monday, with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” hosts saying on the air that they strongly objected and wouldn’t have her on their show. “We hope NBC
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council on Monday issued its first demand to halt the fighting in Gaza, calling for a cease-fire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan after the U.S. abstained and drawing an immediate protest from the Israeli prime minister. Prime Minister Benjamin
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