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By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s been nearly five years since Pelicans fans packing a downtown block party erupted as New Orleans officially selected Zion Williamson first overall in the 2019 NBA Draft. On Tuesday night, Williamson is slated to play in a postseason game for the first time since
Continue ReadingNAPLES, Fla. (AP) — NASA says it determined that an object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was a chunk of space junk from equipment discarded at the International Space Station. The debris struck a home in Naples on March 8. NASA recovered the object from the homeowner and took
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — John Sterling, the hyperexcitable New York Yankees broadcaster known for decades of indelible, personalized home run calls, announced his immediate retirement Monday at age 85. Sterling made the unexpected decision a few weeks into his 34th season as the Yankees’ radio play-by-play voice. He had
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature has unanimously passed a bill that would involuntarily commit certain criminal defendants for inpatient treatment. The bill approved Monday would also temporarily remove their gun rights if they are ruled incompetent to stand trial due to intellectual disability or mental illness. The proposal
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday unveiled a complicated proposal for passing wartime aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, leaving its path to passage deeply uncertain as he rejected pressure to simply approve a package sent over by the Senate. The Republican speaker huddled
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A civil trial against a US defense contractor accused of engaging in and directing abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq began Monday in Alexandria, Virginia, two decades after revelations of horrific torture first surfaced. The trial started with testimony from one of the Iraqi men, who said
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By Holly Yan, Holmes Lybrand and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — A trio of new investigations is underway Monday to see who might be responsible for the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse that killed six people, destroyed a major thoroughfare and crippled the local economy. On Monday, authorities confirmed the body of a fourth victim had
Continue Reading By Kareem Khadder and Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — Fifteen bodies were recovered on Monday from around Al-Shifa hospital following the withdrawal of the Israeli military from the area two weeks ago, Gaza residents and medical crews told CNN. Health workers and residents in northern Gaza have been searching and digging for what they believe
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It’s a beautiful day here in the Coachella Valley! It is a fairly mild Monday with high temperatures only in the low 80s. This is warmer than what we felt yesterday, however, warmer temperatures are in store for the rest of this week. As the area of low pressure continues moving off to the east,
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and Ukraine on Monday traded blame before the United Nations Security Council for the attacks on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said have put the world “dangerously close to a nuclear accident.” Without attributing blame, IAEA
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Idaho officials to temporarily enforce a strict statewide ban on gender-affirming care for most minors, in one of the first such cases to reach the nation’s highest court. In an emergency request filed in February, Idaho asked the justices to
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Infielder Donovan Solano signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres. The deal was announced Monday before the Padres’ game with the Milwaukee Brewers. The 36-year-old Solano will report to the Padres’ extended spring camp in Arizona. Solano batted .282 with a .369 on-base percentage, five homers and 38 RBIs
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas lawyer and his wife had been in the middle of a contentious battle for custody of her children from a previous marriage when the woman’s former father-in-law, also an attorney, fatally shot them last week during a deposition hearing in the case, according
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden earned $619,976 in 2023, according to their joint tax return released by the White House on Monday – the deadline date for Americans to file their taxes. The White House also released the return for Vice President Kamala Harris
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — An endangered Bornean orangutan baby has been welcomed into the world at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Florida. The baby orangutan was delivered by cesarean section on Saturday, weighing just over three pounds (1.3 kilograms), park officials said. The mother, Luna, is recuperating from surgery and will be reunited with the
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff (CNN) — President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden earned $619,976 in 2023, according to their joint tax return released by the White House on Monday. Read the Bidens’ tax return here: The White House also released the return for Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff, showing
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Paris Hilton joined California state lawmakers Monday to push for legislation aimed at cracking down on the industry that cares for troubled teens by requiring more transparency from youth treatment facilities. The bill supported by the Hilton Hotel heiress and media personality aims to pry open
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Pete Muntean, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing on Monday scrambled to address safety and quality concerns about its planes ahead of a whistleblower hearing in the Senate on Wednesday. A briefing for journalists came in the wake of reports last week that the Federal Aviation Administration is looking into allegations
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked roadways in Illinois, California, New York and Oregon on Monday, temporarily shutting down travel into Chicago O’Hare International Airport, onto the Golden Gate and Brooklyn bridges and on a busy West Coast highway. In Chicago, protesters linked arms and blocked lanes of Interstate 190
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked roadways in Illinois, California, New York and Oregon on Monday, temporarily shutting down travel into Chicago O’Hare International Airport, onto the Golden Gate and Brooklyn bridges and on a busy West Coast highway. In Chicago, protesters linked arms and blocked lanes of Interstate 190
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