Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The CrossFit Games have resumed a day after a competitor died after going underwater and not resurfacing during a swimming event in a Texas lake. In a post on the social platform X, officials said they resumed the event Friday after deciding that “the best way to grieve is together.”
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Russian man is being held without bail in the United States on charges that he conspired to smuggle American microelectronics to Russia to aid its war in Ukraine. Arthur Petrov made a brief appearance Friday in Manhattan federal court, where the 33-year-old man agreed to remain detained. He
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani pleaded guilty Friday to running an illegal gambling business. Mathew Bowyer, 49, entered the plea in federal court in Santa Ana. He also pleaded guilty to money laundering and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The European Union and the United States have marked the fourth anniversary of massive protest in Belarus by calling for the release of all political prisoners voicing support for the Belarusian people. EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell emphasized that “the EU remains united in its support to the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois sheriff who hired the deputy charged in the death of Sonya Massey has announced that he will retire, five weeks after the 36-year-old Black woman was fatally shot in her home. Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell announced his retirement Friday. Massey’s father had repeatedly called for Campbell
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — A South Florida man has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for attacking a Muslim U.S. Postal Service worker and trying to pull off her hijab. Court records show that 47-year-old Kenneth Pinkney was sentenced Friday in Miami federal court. He pleaded guilty in April to assault
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani pleaded guilty Friday to running an illegal gambling business. Mathew Bowyer, 49, entered the plea in federal court in Santa Ana. He also pleaded guilty to money laundering and
Continue ReadingSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California bookmaker pleads guilty to running an illegal gambling business used by Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter.
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, Emma Tucker and Jennifer Feldman, CNN (CNN) — Less than a month after one of his deputies was indicted by a grand jury on charges of first-degree murder in the shooting of Sonya Massey, Jack Campbell, the sheriff of Sangamon County, Illinois, announced he will retire by the end of the month.
Continue ReadingCNN By Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump recounted a story to reporters on Thursday about being involved in a helicopter emergency landing with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. Asked by a reporter about Vice President Kamala Harris’ previous relationship with Brown and whether it helped her career trajectory, Trump said he knew Brown “very well” and told a story about
Continue ReadingBy Em Steck and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Michele Morrow, the Republican nominee to run K-12 public education in North Carolina, filmed a video after attending the January 6 riot at the US Capitol urging then-President Donald Trump to put “the Constitution to the side” and use the military to stay in power. In
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Crowds of women have shown up at Imane Khelif’s fights during the Paris Olympics to rally around the Algerian boxer as she faces online abuse over misconceptions about her sex. Hours before Khelif battled for a gold medal in the women’s welterweight division Friday night, women arrived at Roland
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The all-star team from Eastvale will play for a berth in the Little League World Series tonight after winning its first two games in the West Region Tournament. The 6 p.m. game is a rematch of Eastvale’s 11-3 victory over the all-star team from the Central East Maui Little League in Wailuku, Hawaii Tuesday, Eastlake’s
Continue ReadingReport for America/Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An investigation funded by the state of Alabama says the last known U.S. slave ship is too broken and decayed to be extracted from the murky waters of the Gulf Coast without dismembering it. The task force headed by the Alabama Historical Commission says the ship had
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A Van Nuys man was sentenced today to 20 years behind bars for attacking police with a metal pole and other makeshift weapons on Jan. 6, 2021, during the U.S. Capitol riot. David Nicholas Dempsey’s prison term is the second-longest Capitol riot sentence handed down among the hundreds of Capitol breach prosecutions to date in
Continue ReadingOXNARD, Calif. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings traded Andrew Booth Jr. to the Dallas Cowboys for Nahshon Wright on Friday in a low-level swap of cornerbacks who might be at risk of getting cut by the end of training camp. Booth was a second-round pick by the Vikings out of Clemson in 2022 but had
Continue ReadingCNN By Olga Voitovych, Victoria Butenko, Allegra Goodwin, Christian Edwards and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — A video that surfaced online appears to show bodies on burnt-out Russian military trucks in the country’s southwestern Kursk region, the latest sign that Ukraine’s cross-border assault is probing more deeply and inflicting significant damage on Moscow’s troops. In
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The union that represents train engineers says Union Pacific is holding back on its promises to make their schedules more predictable. These quality of life concerns nearly caused a nationwide rail strike two years ago. The nation’s largest railroad is telling the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Karsten Warholm has the world record. Alison dos Santos had the purple hair to match the purple track. Rai Benjamin? The American who had consistently finished behind his Norwegian and Brazilian rivals in the 400-meter hurdles showed he’s got staying power. And gold now, too. After three silver
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) – Here’s a look at the life of Nancy Pelosi, a US representative from California. Personal Birth date: March 26, 1940 Birth place: Baltimore, Maryland Birth name: Nancy Patricia D’Alesandro Father: Thomas D’Alesandro, Baltimore mayor and US congressman Mother: Annunciata (Lombardi) D’Alesandro Marriage: Paul F. Pelosi (1963-present) Children: Nancy, Christine, Jacqueline,
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