By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has declined to validate a contract granting permanent access to federally controlled water for the nation’s largest agricultural water supplier. A state court needs to approve the deal for the U.S. government to be bound by its terms. Environmentalists had blasted the deal
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns starting quarterback Baker Mayfield practiced for the second straight day and tested his injured shoulder while wearing pads and a new harness as he tries to get ready to play Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mayfield sat out last week’s win over Denver with
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By Tierney Sneed A US Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading investigation into stock trades made by Sen. Richard Burr and his brother-in-law at the outset of the pandemic remains open, the SEC said in court filings made public this week. Burr, a North Carolina Republican, sold $1.65 million in stock on February 13, 2020,
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — State officials say more than 14,000 low-income Mississippi children had their pandemic food cards mistakenly deactivated this week. The Mississippi Department of Human Services apologized for the error. It said the mistake was made Monday by a processing vendor and that parents of the affected children should all receive replacement cards
Continue Reading By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A sheriff’s officer has accused former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping a woman in an investigation stemming from the scandal that drove him from office earlier this year. But prosecutors said Thursday they didn’t know the document had been filed. And the woman’s attorney
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN President Joe Biden saw the number of Senate-confirmed members of his Justice Department leadership team nearly double Thursday, with the upper chamber approving four nominees to critical positions. Biden’s picks to lead the DOJ’s National Security Division, Office of Legal Counsel and Office of Legal Policy were all confirmed in floor
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By Matt Egan, CNN In the wake of the revelations in the Facebook Papers, Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert on Thursday called for companies to join the brand in pressuring Facebook to fix its platforms. “We believe Facebook has a responsibility to make sure its products do no harm, and until they do, Patagonia will continue
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple’s iPhone sales soared yet again in the past quarter, but didn’t grow as rapidly as analysts anticipated because of supply shortages that have made it more difficult to meet the demand for a wide range of products. Until recently, the shortages that affected
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN Already massively wealthy, America’s billionaires saw their collective fortunes soar more than 70% to more than $5 trillion during the pandemic. That’s one reason why congressional Democrats were zeroing in earlier this week on this elite group of roughly 700 people to help pay for their massive social spending package. They
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Halloween is coming up very soon on this Sunday.
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York’ Giants defense was supposed to be their strength heading into 2021. The unit performed well last year under new coordinator Pat Graham and much was expected. It didn’t happen. The Giants had to wait seven weeks for the defense to play
Continue Reading By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, an 18-year-old Illinois man accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest over police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year. Prosecutors say Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time, fatally shot Joseph
Continue Reading By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press A federal indictment accuses a former Louisiana police officer of kicking an arrested man in the face and head, then lying about it when the man complained to his superiors. Jared Desadier was arrested last year on state charges in the incident involving Timothy Williams, who sued him and other
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press The term “metaverse” is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry’s imagination _ so much so that one of the best-known internet platforms is rebranding to embrace the futuristic idea. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Thursday announcement that he’s changing his company’s name to Meta Platforms Inc.,
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press The term “metaverse” is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry’s imagination _ so much so that one of the best-known internet platforms is rebranding to embrace the futuristic idea. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Thursday announcement that he’s changing his company’s name to Meta Platforms Inc.,
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats want to again try letting millions of immigrants stay temporarily in the U.S. as part of President Joe Biden’s economic plan. People familiar with the effort say Democrats want to let migrants in the U.S. before 2011 apply for a temporary permit letting them work
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Halloween is this weekend, and Owens Family Lights 2021 Halloween Spook Festival “Skeleton Dance Party” is full of holiday spirit.
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By Aleks Klosok, CNN David Henderson, who organized the flight that crashed and left soccer player Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson dead, has been found guilty of endangering the safety of the aircraft, Cardiff Crown Court confirmed to CNN on Thursday. Sala and pilot David Ibbotson were traveling from France to Wales after Cardiff
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By Frankie McLister Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — Businesses across the state are having a tough time hiring. Arizona’s Family is hearing a lot of applicants are skipping out on the interview or just not showing up after they get the job. Hiring managers say they’re being ghosted. A
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Waiting for the wild housing market to calm down before buying a place? Don’t bother, said Barbara Corcoran, the founder of the Corcoran Group real estate firm and star of “Shark Tank,” during a CNN Business Foreseeable Future discussion on the current housing market madness. “I don’t think it is
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Waiting for the wild housing market to calm down before buying a place? Don’t bother, said Barbara Corcoran, the founder of the Corcoran Group real estate firm and star of “Shark Tank,” during a CNN Business Foreseeable Future discussion on the current housing market madness. “I don’t think it is
Continue Reading NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Lorenzo Insigne converted two penalties to help Napoli beat Bologna 3-0 and move back level with AC Milan at the top of the table. Fabián Ruiz scored the opener in the 18th minute. Napoli moved above Milan on goal difference after the Rossoneri beat Torino 1-0 on Tuesday.
Continue Reading By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Over 20 million people are under alerts for coastal flooding, including residents of Baltimore and Washington, DC, as a large and powerful low pressure system shifts from the central US toward the Northeast. “Right now we’re expecting it to be one of the worst tidal flooding events that we’ve had
Continue Reading By Sonia Moghe, Gregory Krieg and Brian Vitagliano, CNN A criminal complaint alleging forcible touching, a sex crime, has been filed against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany, according to a copy of the complaint obtained by CNN. Cuomo, a Democrat who resigned from his post in August after multiple women accused him
Continue Reading By Catherine Holland Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KTVK, KPHO) — A Laveen family is desperate to get their dog back after she bolted from a Phoenix veterinarian’s office nearly three weeks ago. Veronica Lowe said Sadie got sick with gastrointestinal issues on Oct. 8. Because her usual vet could not
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A Russian man accused of being part of cybercrime ring that infected millions of computers worldwide was arraigned in federal court in Ohio on Thursday after being extradited from South Korea, the Justice Department announced. US prosecutors allege that 38-year-old Vladimir Dunaev was part of a transnational criminal group that since
Continue Reading By Andrew Carey and Hadas Gold, CNN Israel’s plan to greenlight thousands of new Israeli housing units in the West Bank is drawing outcry from the US, UK and a dozen European countries. The government of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett earlier this week published immediate tenders for more than 1,300 housing units to be
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Defending champion Lille hopes to get back in the race for European spots when it visits league leader Paris Saint-Germain. Stuck in the middle of the table, Lille can rediscover its form against a weakened PSG side that will miss the suspended Achraf Hakimi and Marco Verratti, the injured Sergio Ramos
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Derrick Henry is the NFL’s two-time defending rushing champ. Jonathan Taylor is the emerging challenger. On Sunday, the league’s top two runners will step onto center stage for Round 2 of the Titans-Colts matchup. Henry leads the league with 869 yards. Taylor is second with 579
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Strong U.S. sales helped make up for weakness in other markets in Starbucks’ fiscal fourth quarter. The Seattle coffee giant said its North American same-store sales — or sales at locations open at least a year — jumped 22% in the July-September period. But same-store sales in China fell
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Native groups and advocates are demanding that the Atlanta Braves eliminate the “Tomahawk chop” symbol and gesture from its branding and game day traditions, saying the team is perpetuating racist stereotypes as the Braves take the national stage in the World Series. Leaders from the Native community said this week
Continue Reading By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press South Dakota’s labor secretary says officials had decided to give Gov. Kristi Noem’s daughter another chance to win her state real estate appraiser license even before a meeting in the governor’s mansion that has spurred conflict of interest questions. Secretary of Labor and Regulation Marcia Hultman testified Thursday before a
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Welcome back coach Bronco Mendenhall as he faces his former team for the first time since leaving for the Virginia head coaching job. While at BYU, he recorded five 10-win seasons in his 11 seasons. He also took the Cougars to a bowl game each season he was in charge. But
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By The Associated Press Welcome back coach Bronco Mendenhall as he faces his former team for the first time since leaving for the Virginia head coaching job. While at BYU, he recorded five 10-win seasons in his 11 seasons. He also took the Cougars to a bowl game each season he was in charge. But
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Racine County sheriff is accusing the Wisconsin Elections Commission of breaking the law by telling local elections officials not to send poll workers into nursing homes to assist residents with voting last year. Sheriff Christopher Schmaling on Thursday called on the Wisconsin Department of Justice
Continue Reading By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Some Spanish-speaking voters in a heavily Hispanic city in Pennsylvania are at risk of being disenfranchised in the November election because of an error in instructions that accompanied 17,000 mail-in ballots. That’s according to activists who rallied Thursday to demand more aggressive action to fix the situation. The erroneous Spanish
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon isn’t just grappling with the easing of pandemic-induced splurges. The online retail behemoth is also contending with surging costs as it navigates a snarled supply chain and labor shortages. Those challenges resulted in Amazon reporting Thursday a shortfall in third-quarter profits and sales. It
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon isn’t just grappling with the easing of pandemic-induced splurges. The online retail behemoth is also contending with surging costs as it navigates a snarled supply chain and labor shortages. Those challenges resulted in Amazon reporting Thursday a shortfall in third-quarter profits and sales. It
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Construction Crews hope to have half the walls of the center up by Monday.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 22 Iowa State will go after its fourth straight win when the Cyclones play at West Virginia on Saturday. Iowa State hopes to stay firmly in contention for a spot in the Big 12 championship game. The Cyclones are tied for second place with Oklahoma State and Baylor, behind No.
Continue Reading By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook Inc. says it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., joining a long list of companies that have tried to rebrand themselves over the years. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company will focus on the “metaverse,” a virtual computer-generated space where people can
Continue Reading By Raquel Ciampi Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — One hundred and ten handmade superhero capes were donated to the tiniest of patients at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital. Rachel Maretsky, an 11th grader at an Orlando high school, has been crafting the tiny costumes for babies in the neonatal
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday, marking more record highs for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also rose but landed just shy of the record high it set on Tuesday. Small-company stocks rose more than the rest of the market, a sign that investors
Continue Reading By Lee Anne Denyer Click here for updates on this story HIGH POINT, North Carolina (WXII) — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Lalani Reaves, of Greensboro, is a survivor of domestic violence and in the years since leaving the relationship has rebuilt her life and become an advocate for those who have also experienced
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen The chief judge in Washington, DC’s federal court laid into the Justice Department on Thursday for its “schizophrenic” and “puzzling” approach to January 6 cases, saying judges’ hands are tied from giving hefty punishments because prosecutors keep offering misdemeanor deals to rioters. Calling the insurrection the “crime of the century,” Chief Judge
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Sociedad has broken the four-way tie at the top of the Spanish league with a 2-0 win at Celta Vigo. Alexander Isak and Aritz Elustondo scored second-half goals to put the Basque Country club back in sole possession of the lead after 11 matches. It
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Park officials ask visitors and local residents to practice vigilance while driving in Grand Teton National Park.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 21 San Diego State heads into a huge Mountain West Conference showdown against Fresno State looking to improve to 8-0 for the first time since 1975 and keep its lead over the Bulldogs in the West Division. The Aztecs are also looking to hang onto the Old Oil Can in
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — When the Baltimore Ravens lost running backs J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards to preseason knee injuries, it felt like a crisis — and the team’s health concerns have not exactly gone away since then. Through it all, the Ravens have kept winning. The Ravens
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Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit made three arrests this week in Pocatello and Coeur d’Alene.
Continue Reading By Natasha Williams Click here for updates on this story OLDHAM COUNTY, Kentucky (WLKY) — A Kentucky mother is fighting to change the law so child abusers serve more time behind bars. And now, she’s getting help from a 12-year-old Oldham County girl who wrote the bill to bring about change. The bill is known
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Ford, KLA rise; Twilio, eBay fall.
Continue Reading OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued a consumer alert warning about illegal, potent cannabis edibles for sale that are being packaged to look like snack and candy brands that are popular with children and teens. Bonta said Thursday that the marijuana edibles are being sold online and at unlicensed California
Continue Reading By Sharon Chin Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, California (KPIX) — A Concord man is devoting his retirement to creating what he calls a Love Revolution among the homeless in his community. Jack Fliehmann rises at 2:30AM to make breakfast and lunch for about 50 homeless people around Concord. He loads bags
Continue Reading By The Associated Press SMU remains undefeated at 7-0 for the second time in three seasons. Houston is on a six-game winning streak and looking for its first 5-0 start in conference play since 2015. The Mustangs have won two straight and three of the last four meetings between the two schools.
Continue Reading By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has asked the company’s board to slash his pay to the “lowest amount California law will allow” until the gaming company fixes its issues with gender discrimination and harassment, he said in a letter to employees on Thursday. If the board approves, Kotick will be
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The World Series shifts to Georgia on Friday amid a complicated stew of politics and commerce. Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver over the summer in protest of Georgia’s restrictive new voting law. The move sparked howls of protest
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The World Series shifts to Georgia on Friday amid a complicated stew of politics and commerce. Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver over the summer in protest of Georgia’s restrictive new voting law. The move sparked howls of protest
Continue Reading By Jenny Fulginiti Click here for updates on this story ODENTON, Maryland (WBAL) — Don’t miss your chance to get some last-minute spooks in this Halloweekend at a free Odenton haunted house. Husband and wife duo Greg and Gretchen Abel are self-proclaimed Halloween nuts who wanted to capture the old school haunted houses they experience
Continue Reading By Betty Yu Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — ormer ‘Survivor’ contestant Michelle Yi, who goes by “Piper,” spoke exclusively to KPIX 5’s Betty Yu about a vicious attack that may have left her with a detached retina. “I never thought I would be the victim of an attack like
Continue Reading By Melanie Wingo Click here for updates on this story ARDEN-ARCADE, California (KCRA) — We’re hearing from the owner of an Arden-Arcade business who rushed to help stop what the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said was an attempted kidnapping on Monday. It’s a dramatic encounter that was captured on surveillance video from Express Smog Pros,
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A Minnesota man has been charged with trying to extort $150,000 from the MLB as he illegally streamed copyrighted content from major professional sports leagues online. Joshua Streit of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court. Michael J. Driscoll, head of New York’s
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A Minnesota man has been charged with trying to extort $150,000 from the MLB as he illegally streamed copyrighted content from major professional sports leagues online. Joshua Streit of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court. Michael J. Driscoll, head of New York’s
Continue Reading By WLWT Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — As winter approaches, a popular downtown Cincinnati restaurant and bar is adding heated igloos and greenhouses to its rooftop. The View at Shires’ Garden decked out its rooftop with igloos and greenhouses just in time for cooler weather, so guests can
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 17 Pittsburgh will try to cement its spot as the favorite in the ACC’s Coastal Division when the Panthers host Miami. Pitt is coming off a 27-17 victory over Clemson and has reached its highest in-season ranking in the AP poll since 2009. Quarterback Kenny Pickett has thrown for 23
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three men have pleaded guilty in connection with a summer shooting that left a 12-year-old New Orleans girl dead and outraged the city. The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate reported that the parents of Todriana Peters were in the courtroom Wednesday. One man admitted to opening fire during the May
Continue Reading By Laura Terrell Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A Des Moines couple has transformed their home into a Harry Potter fan’s dream. Sandy and John Selby turned their garage and front yard into a haunted Hogwarts. The couple has been putting on a massive Halloween display at their
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 16 Baylor can solidify its place as a Big 12 title contender with a win over Texas that would also bury the Longhorns’ hopes to climb back in the race. The Bears have a powerful run game behind backs Abram Smith and Tristan Ebner. Texas has surrendered huge chunks of
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan star striker Lautaro Martínez has signed a new deal until 2026. It’s an important deal for Inter in the wake of a turbulent offseason. Coach Antonio Conte left shortly after leading Inter to the Serie A title and the club sold two of its top players in Romelu Lukaku and
Continue Reading CNNEE Nota del editor: Carlos Alberto Montaner es escritor, periodista y colaborador de CNN. Sus columnas se publican en decenas de diarios de España, Estados Unidos y América Latina. Montaner es, además, vicepresidente de la Internacional Liberal. Las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivamente suyas. (CNN Español) — Se llamaba Formosa, “la isla hermosa” en portugués.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 15 Oklahoma State is looking to bounce back from its first loss of the season last week at Iowa State. Kansas is seeking to gain momentum from a valiant effort last week that saw them nearly upset No. 4 Oklahoma.
Continue Reading By Gabe Cohen, CNN The free food delivery that arrives at Beth Greenlee’s door each week is much more than an endpoint of the US supply chain. It’s her lifeline. The 61-year-old has Stage 4 endometrial cancer and little income. For eight months, she’s been relying on food from MANNA, a non-profit that provides free
Continue Reading By Gabe Cohen, CNN The free food delivery that arrives at Beth Greenlee’s door each week is much more than an endpoint of the US supply chain. It’s her lifeline. The 61-year-old has Stage 4 endometrial cancer and little income. For eight months, she’s been relying on food from MANNA, a non-profit that provides free
Continue Reading By Gladys Bautista Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — It’s not uncommon to see abandoned cars throughout the metro. Issues with LMPD’s current impound lot revolve around its size and the lack of capacity to take all of the city’s towed cars. Now, in the Schnitzelburg neighborhood, residents are making
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 13 Wake Forest hosts longtime instate rival Duke on Saturday. The Demon Deacons have matched the best start in program history. Their other 7-0 start came in 1944. Wake Forest is 4-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the first time. The key matchup will be how well the Demon
Continue Reading By Tommie Clark Click here for updates on this story EARLHAM, Iowa (KCCI) — A nurse turned sawmill owner is spearheading a new sustainability effort in Iowa. Becky Button is lifting the industry up in Iowa at the Earlham Mill. She’s making sure more people can get the lumber they need amid the shortage. Button
Continue Reading By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr and his brother-in-law are under investigation for insider trading. Recently filed federal court documents show the Securities and Exchange Commission is probing their abrupt sales of financial holdings during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. Burr is among a group of
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Francia detuvo un barco pesquero británico y anunció que cerrará casi todos sus puertos a los buques de arrastre del Reino Unido, una escalada importante en su actual disputa con el país sobre los derechos de pesca tras el Brexit. “Salvo algunas excepciones, todos los puertos franceses dejarán de ser accesibles
Continue Reading By CNN The Democrats’ most updated text of President Joe Biden’s climate and economic policy bill, based on a framework he laid out Thursday morning, has been published online by the House Rules Committee. The legislation is subject to change as lawmakers can now review the latest version. Read the bill text published by the
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that search warrants will be unsealed in an investigation into billionaire banker-turned philanthropist T. Denny Sanford for possible possession of child pornography. The unanimous ruling, dated Wednesday, upholds a lower court ruling that found the courts can’t seal the search
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that search warrants will be unsealed in an investigation into billionaire banker-turned philanthropist T. Denny Sanford for possible possession of child pornography. The unanimous ruling, dated Wednesday, upholds a lower court ruling that found the courts can’t seal the search
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 12 Kentucky emerges from a bye after a 30-13 loss at top-ranked Georgia looking to get back on track and win in Starkville for the first time since 2008 (14-13). Mississippi State looks to follow up a 45-6 pasting of hapless Vanderbilt by avenging last year’s 24-2 beating by Kentucky
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A lawsuit has been filed saying the residency requirements for Oregon’s assisted suicide law violate the U.S. Constitution. Oregon was the first state to legalize medical aid in dying in 1997, when it allowed adult residents with a terminal diagnosis and prognosis of six months or less to live to end
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Brigham Young University-Idaho is getting more improvements.
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma has executed a man who stabbed a prison cafeteria worker to death in 1998 in the state’s first lethal injection following a six-year moratorium. Sixty-year-old John Marion Grant began convulsing and vomiting shortly after the first drug, midazolam, was administered. He was declared dead about
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers are tinkering with Sam Darnold’s mechanics in hopes of salvaging whatever confidence the quarterback has left. Panthers coach Matt Rhule has been working closely with Darnold this week on his footwork, particularly slowing down his backpedal. Darnold’s drops have gotten quicker and
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN Members of the New York City Fire Department gathered Thursday to protest the city’s looming Covid-19 vaccine mandate as officials brace for possible mass staffing shortages. According to the mandate, members of the fire department, the New York Police Department and other city workers have until 5 p.m. Friday to have
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio said he’d channel Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin when asked about the head coaching vacancy at the University of Southern California. Del Rio appeared to express interest two years ago in the USC job if it were open but
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Chelsea says Christian Pulisic has resumed training ahead of Saturday’s match at winless Newcastle. The 23-year-old Pulisic has not featured since Aug. 14 when he scored in Chelsea’s 3-0 win over Crystal Palace to open the league season. The American forward injured an ankle while on international duty in early September —
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Notre Dame has a slim chance to make the College Football Playoff but will need plenty of help. Realistically, the Irish need to win out for a New Year’s Six bowl berth. The Tar Heels have struggled with three ACC losses but are coming off a bye week following a 45-42
Continue Reading By CBSBoston.com Staff Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It’s a blast from Salem’s celebrity past as the Peabody Essex Museum’s historic Ropes Mansion will be decorated as it was from “Hocus Pocus” through Halloween. It will be the first time the set has been recreated since the movie was
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Monday announced that he is suing Meta, the social media giant formerly known as Facebook, based on revelations from whistleblower Frances Haugen and the trove of internal company documents she leaked. The securities lawsuit, filed on behalf of the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
Continue Reading By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook Inc. says it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., joining a long list of companies that have tried to rebrand themselves over the years. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company will focus on the “metaverse,” a virtual computer-generated space where people can
Continue Reading By The Associated Press San Francisco and Chicago come into Sunday’s game at Soldier Field looking to stop their skids. The 49ers dropped their fourth straight after winning their first two when they fell to Indianapolis last week. The Bears got manhandled 38-3 by Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their most lopsided
Continue Reading CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania (AP) — Top-seeded Simona Halep overcame a back injury to defeat Varvara Gracheva of Russia 6-4, 6-2 and reach the quarterfinals of the Transylvania Open. Second-seeded Anett Kontaveit and U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu also had straight-set wins to advance to the last eight of the Romanian indoor event. Halep was visibly hampered
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Washington Capitals winger T.J. Oshie has been listed as week to week with a lower-body injury. Oshie took a shot from Detroit’s Danny DeKeyser off the outside of his right foot during the third period of a game Wednesday night. He limped to the bench, but did not miss any shifts
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials are proposing to change the way Mexican gray wolves are managed in the American Southwest. They say removing population limits and setting goals for genetic diversity will help the endangered species. The proposal also would restrict permits issued to ranchers or state
Continue Reading By Stetson Miller Click here for updates on this story JOPPATOWNE, Maryland (WJZ) — One Joppatowne father of four is competing in a quirky online contest called the Legendary Dad Bod Competition. “It is kind of fun, kind of goofy. I thought it would be something that would be kind of fun to do,” said
Continue Reading By MICHAEL TARM and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press When Kyle Rittenhouse goes on trial Monday for shooting three men during street protests in Wisconsin last summer, the case may turn on how Rittenhouse’s self-defense claim stacks up against prosecutors’ argument that he acted recklessly and dangerously by being on the streets of Kenosha with a
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