CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo on Wednesday announced a tentative agreement with the Oakland Athletics and legislative leaders for a stadium funding plan after weeks of negotiations over the state’s contribution. state at a $1.5 billion baseball stadium in Las Vegas, according to a joint statement. The tentative agreement says … Read more
CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival is on, which means that the stopwatches are off. Nowhere is the duration of standing ovations at high-powered premieres more carefully recorded and analyzed than at Cannes. Has a movie garnered a triumphant eight-minute standing ovation? Or did the audience stand for only four or five minutes? … Read more
BALTIMORE (AP) — National treasure Bob Baffert won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, ending Mage’s Triple Crown bid when the coach returned from suspension — and just hours after another of his 3-year-old horses were euthanized on the track. Baffert headed to the winner’s circle the same day his colt Havnameltdown fatally injured his left … Read more
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jim Brown was virtually unstoppable in every way. Whether on the court, as a Hollywood movie hero or a civil rights activist, Brown was a force. One of the greatest players in NFL history, Brown, who retired at the peak of his playing career to continue playing and remained in the public … Read more
CANNES, France (AP) — Like the Cannes Film Festival the crowd stood in rapturous applause, a visibly moved Harrison Ford stood on stage, trying to keep his emotions in check. The warmth of the audience and a clip reel that had just played had Ford rattling. “They say when you’re about to die you see … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A first-of-its-kind RSV vaccine for pregnant women is protecting their newborns against the scary respiratory virus — and federal health advisers backed Pfizer’s vaccine on Thursday despite some questions persistent. RSV fills hospitals with whistling babies every fall and winter, and the virus hit earlier than usual and particularly hard in the … Read more
LONDON (AP) — Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the German lender should have seen evidence of sex trafficking by Jeffrey Epstein when he was a client, according to lawyers for women who say they were abused by the late financier. A woman identified only as Jane Doe … Read more
IMOLA, Italy (AP) – Unusual rains Wednesday in a drought-stricken region of northern Italy swelled rivers on their banks, killing at least eight people, forcing the evacuation of thousands and prompting officials to warn that Italy needs a national plan to tackle climate change-induced floods. Heavy rain also forced Formula 1 to cancel this weekend’s … Read more
DETROIT (AP) — A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after it denied a request to recall millions of potentially dangerous airbag inflators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is asking ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville to recall 67 million inflators in the United States because they … Read more
DETROIT (AP) — A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after it denied a request to recall millions of potentially dangerous airbag inflators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is asking ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville to recall 67 million inflators in the United States because they … Read more
