Eric Duane Newman, 55, of Topeka, Kansas, admitted to one count of murder in the second degree after killing his longterm partner Tamara Tucker with malice aforethought while the pair were traveling from Florida to the Bahamas on the Carnival Elation cruise ship just after midnight on January 19. Authorities said the pair boarded the ship in Jacksonville, Florida, on January 18 and were staying together in a cabin room on the 13th floor....

Cruz Azul sits 11th in the table and making the Liguilla again after snapping a long drought last season looks more difficult by the week, though a big win last Saturday has enthusiasm high around the Estadio Azul. Pumas ran out as the Liga MX leader early on after finishing dead last in the Apertura. They’ve been playing more like last season’s version lately, though, entering the weekend winless in their last five league matches and coming off a frustrating home loss to 10-man Necaxa in the Copa MX....

In mid-day trading Monday, Ethereum fetched $4,148.44, just off the record high of $4,172.10 It’s up 7.06% in the last 24 hours and 449.81% this year. The market cap is $480.72 billion, CoinDesk reported. Jason Deane, Bitcoin analyst at Quantum Economics in London, said Ethereum’s rise underscores the strength of the cryptocurrency market. “Effectively, it’s an endorsement for Bitcoin and the crypto market as a whole,” he told Newsweek. “Bitcoin remains the anti-inflationary/store of value against which other coins are measured, including Ethereum....

Technical Analysis Intraday trend - Bullish On the daily chart, the pair is trading above Tenken-sen ($41,552), Kijun-sen ($41,174), and Ichimoku Kumo cloud ($39,400). It hit an intraday high of $44,400 and is currently trading around $44,062. Major support is seen at $43,500, any violation below this level confirms intraday bearishness. A dip till $42,500/$41,700/$41,000/$40,450/$39,000/$37,000 (Mar 7th low) is possible. The immediate resistance is seen around $45,000 - any surge past targets $46,000....

MORE: Every MLB team’s fatal flaw | Greatest strength Both team owner Tom Ricketts and president of baseball operations Theo Epstein agree that a new contract is getting closer. And as Epstein’s five-year deal runs out after this season, he hopes to be in Chicago “for a long time,” ESPN.com reported. “We had good, productive conversations,” Epstein said before the Cubs’ 9-0 opening-day win over the Angels on Monday in Anaheim, Calif....

She loves the Cubs. A lifelong Chicagoan, she’s always loved the Cubs. And in the moments after her Cubs clinched their first trip to the World Series since 1945 — a few years after she was born — Mary was standing on top of the Wrigley Field dugout as the players rushed the field and the fans in the stands went crazy. She was in her baseball heaven. See, Mary’s an usher at Wrigley....

The Cubs president apologized for the rough start to the year, but said he has “zero concern” about making any big changes. “It’s a team-wide issue, and we know we have to play better ball. But to sort of like search for magic bullets and scapegoats, I don’t think that’s really productive,” Epstein said, via the Chicago Tribune. “I understand it, but ultimately it’s all my responsibility — how we play on the field, the talent we have, the direction we’re headed … and yet I’m not in it alone, thank God....

Cubs manager Joe Maddon confirmed Wednesday morning that Arrieta is lined up to get the start in a likely NL wild-card game against the Pirates on Oct. 7, the Chicago Tribune reported. MORE: The 10 greatest Cubs players of all time The news comes the same week the Pirates will skip their ace’s turn in the rotation, to give him a break — and set him up to start that Oct....

The Brazilian is already a cult hero at Anfield following a productive 10-year spell on Merseyside which delivered 346 appearances. He departed the club in the summer of 2017, with fierce competition for places leading to him joining Lazio. With Lucas now based in Rome, but retaining strong ties to Liverpool, the 31-year-old has revealed that he intends to join the away support at Stadio Olimpico on May 2....

Cuomo’s already taken heat for implementing policies that fostered the spread of the new coronavirus in nursing homes, where some of the most vulnerable people live. Those attacks reignited in the wake of a report from state Attorney General Letitia James that found officials undercounted the number of deaths among seniors by “as much as 50 percent.” In defending his administration’s actions, Cuomo said the state Department of Health followed guidance issued by the federal government, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....

Jemma Mossop, 32, had a fright when her cat, George, came home covered head to toe in what she thinks was brown paint. She claimed one of her neighbors had left a tin of paint without the lid on in their yard - and mischievous George decided to check it out. Mossop, from Morecambe, England, rushed 6-month-old George to the vet to get his eyes checked. Cloths and towels were then used to wipe away as much paint as possible before clippers were applied to the fur that was too badly coated to rescue....

“This wasn’t harmless. This wasn’t a joke. This wasn’t some guys having beers and making some fun,” Schilling said, via CBS Sports . “These were people that were malicious — that don’t like me — that tried to destroy my daughter.” MORE: Curt Schilling is a Hall of Famer, and it’s not close On Tuesday, the Yankees fired part-time ticket seller Sean MacDonald for sending sexually explicit tweets about Schilling’s daughter....

Founder Doug Logan revealed the plan through text messages obtained by The Associated Press. He claims that he was initially unable to sell the firm due to “too much negativity around the name,” and that bankruptcy would be the final option. By selling off all of Cyber Ninjas’ assets, Logan claims that he will be able to pay off the debts needed to create a new company. “If Cyber Ninjas goes out-of-business I either need to get a job with someone else,” wrote Logan in an email to The Associated Press, “or start from scratch with a new company....

In the first interview since he lost his job, Christopher Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), rejected allegations made by Trump and his team that any votes had been tabulated in foreign countries. “All votes in the United States of America are counted in the United States of America,” Krebs told 60 Minutes. “I don’t understand this claim. All votes in the United States of America are counted in the United States of America....

When most pairings post images online, it’s usually the woman who sports the baby bump. WATCH: Barca youngster signs unreal solo goal That was not the case for Inter defender Danilo D’Ambrosio, though, who posted a bizarre yet entertaining picture of his swollen belly, with the caption “Today I feel a little bloated.” Rather than appear in a sequel to the Arnold Schwarzenegger comedy Junior, D’Ambrosio was posting with partner Enza de Cristofaro to show off their unborn child....

With Minnesota’s 2021 first-round draft pick (protected to No. 3) and a second-round selection, Golden State gains the means to smoothly rebuild its squad with young talent as Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green age. Wiggins, meanwhile, likely provides a better short-term match alongside Curry and Thompson than Russell. MORE: Andre Iguodala trade analysis The Timberwolves had reportedly been interested in Russell since last summer, wanting the guard to form a potent combination with Karl-Anthony Towns....

That’s what the former Ohio State point guard, likely to be among the first five players chosen in Thursday night’s NBA Draft, reminded ESPN’s “His and Hers” hosts Michael Smith and Jemele Hill of when they were shocked he’d never seen the video for soul singer D’Angelo’s “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” in its entirety. If you’re not 19 and not 30, you may not have either. But the song and the video, which features the artist’s then-chiseled body sans clothing, was all the rage when it dropped way, way back in 2000....