Diversity study: NBA has racial-hiring gains in GMs, coaches
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer A diversity report found the NBA continues to lead men’s professional sports in racial and gender hiring…
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Chiefs, Mahomes eye confidence booster in preseason finale
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs’ first-team offense will take the…
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Kentucky man convicted in killing after governor’s pardon
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A man pardoned by Kentucky’s former governor for a 2014 drug robbery killing has been…
Continue Reading Confidence back, Haskins hoping to catch on in Pittsburgh
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former first-round pick Dwayne Haskins appears to have the inside track on landing a job with the…
Continue Reading Letitia Wright injured filming stunt on ‘Black Panther 2’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Black Panther” star Letitia Wright is being treated in a hospital after sustaining minor injuries on the Boston…
Continue Reading Iran Parliament approves most of new president’s ministers
By AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — State TV reports that Iran’s hard-liner dominated Parliament has voted to approve most of the…
Continue Reading Census officials: Fewer gaps in data than initially feared
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The amount of missing information in the 2020 census was less than feared, though it varied by state, the question…
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For decades the Taliban’s leaders have been shrouded in secrecy. Here’s what we know about the key players
By Saleem Mehsud, Kara Fox, Natalie Croker and Henrik Pettersson and Tim Lister, CNN The Taliban‘s leadership structure has long been a…
Continue Reading College football kicking off in pandemic all over again
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer The college football season is kicking off in the pandemic for a second consecutive year. Vaccination plans across…
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¿Qué se vota en las elecciones generales en Honduras? Esto es lo que debes saber
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Honduras este domingo elecciones generales en las que se elegirá al presidente que sucederá a Juan…
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Small plane makes emergency landing in California field
ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a pilot escaped with minor injuries after a small plane made an emergency landing in a Southern California…
Continue ReadingState draws backlash after advertising nursing jobs with ‘no mandated COVID-19 vaccination’
By Andrew Ozaki Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A recruiting campaign to attract more…
Continue Reading Wisconsin lawmaker with COVID-19 on ventilator, stable
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican state senator from Wisconsin who opposed mask and vaccine mandates and then…
Continue Reading Miles esperan los vuelos de evacuación de Afganistán mientras los líderes del G7 se preparan para reunirse
olivertapia (CNN) — Se estima que 6.500 personas esperaban vuelos de evacuación dentro del aeropuerto de Kabul el martes por la mañana, dijo…
Continue Reading Concern about endangered whales cited in suit over wind farm
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A group of Nantucket residents have filed a federal lawsuit to block the construction of dozens of…
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11-year-old boy hit by car while walking home from school in Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) A Salinas mother is saying her 11-year-old son was hit by a car coming home from Mission Park Elementary.…
Continue ReadingMan says wife being treated for pneumonia is in hospital hallway due to COVID-19 overcrowding
By Kelsi Thorud Click here for updates on this story CLERMONT, Florida (WESH) — “It’s a really bad…
Continue Reading US says 1,500 Americans may still await Kabul evacuation
By ROBERT BURNS, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says as many as 1,500…
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How Monterey County school tackle COVID-19 testing for back-to-school
With students back for in-person instruction, schools must follow state guidelines when it comes to classroom…
Continue Reading Los casos de covid-19 entre los niños de EE.UU. se han disparado hasta alcanzar una de las tasas más altas de la pandemia: los expertos advierten que puede empeorar
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La semana pasada, el número de casos de covid-19 en niños en EE.UU. alcanzó niveles no vistos desde la oleada de…
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Lawsuit: Transgender teen strip-searched at airport
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman is suing the Transportation Security Administration, saying her transgender teenager was ordered to…
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These four Chick-fil-A locations closed their dining rooms because they didn’t have enough workers
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Three Chick-fil-A locations in Alabama and one in Georgia have closed their dining rooms, citing challenges…
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GOP attacks Democrats over back-to-school inflation
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The campaign arm of House Republicans launched an ad blitz Wednesday that blames Democrats for rising prices on…
Continue Reading Feds: $31M trip-and-fall scam used homeless people as pawns
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say they’ve taken down a criminal racket in which corrupt lawyers and…
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Teachers express their concerns over teaching with broken air conditioners
By Stephanie Muñiz Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Since the start of the school…
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Cinco formas sencillas para tener una conversación con un adolescente cuando se cierra
Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Michelle Icard es la autora de “Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen”, una guía para mantener…
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Taliban tell Afghan women to stay home from work because soldiers are ‘not trained’ to respect them
By Rob Picheta and Zahid Mahmood, CNN Fear is mounting for women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban told working women to stay at home,…
Continue ReadingWarrant: Teacher charged with cruelty to children used zip ties on boy
By Graham Cawthon Click here for updates on this story SAVANNAH, Georgia (WJCL) — Newly-released court documents shed…
Continue Reading Court declines to revive death penalty bid against immigrant
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court declined to revive an effort to seek the death penalty against a Mexican immigrant charged in the 2015…
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FBI searches 3 properties owned by Crystal Rogers’ former boyfriend
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BARDSTOWN, Kentucky (WLKY) — The FBI was back in Bardstown to once…
Continue ReadingReward increased to $100,000 for arrests of suspects in detective’s shooting death
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — Press conferences were both held by the Houston…
Continue Reading Pac-12 creates first conference baseball tournament
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 will hold a conference baseball tournament for the first time. The inaugural Pac-12 baseball tournament will be…
Continue Reading Pac-12 creates first conference baseball tournament
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 will hold a conference baseball tournament for the first time. The inaugural Pac-12 baseball tournament will be…
Continue Reading Pac-12 creates first conference baseball tournament
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 will hold a conference baseball tournament for the first time. The inaugural Pac-12 baseball tournament will be…
Continue Reading Rivera hopeful Washington’s big-money additions return soon
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington has been practicing without receiver Curtis Samuel for the balance of training…
Continue Reading Más de 100.000 personas están hospitalizadas por covid-19 en Estados Unidos
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Más de 100.000 personas están actualmente hospitalizadas por covid-19 en Estados Unidos, según datos del…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats push voting rights bills in Wisconsin
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Senate Democrats are bringing their push for a new federal voting bill to battleground…
Continue Reading El 2020 fue el año más caluroso de la historia de Europa, según un informe
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El año pasado fue el más caluroso de Europa desde que se tiene constancia, según un informe publicado este…
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‘Trying to pull off an infinite number of miracles.’ Inside the round-the-clock volunteer effort to save Afghans
By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The woman and her two children had tried nearly a dozen times without success to get into Hamid Karzai…
Continue Reading Asian, Black Americans more likely to give to racial justice
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A report released on Wednesday says donations to racial and social justice causes ticked up…
Continue Reading Asian, Black Americans more likely to give to racial justice
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A report released on Wednesday says donations to racial and social justice causes ticked up…
Continue ReadingFossil confiscated in police raid is one of the most complete pterosaur skeletons ever found
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A discovery made during a police raid has been identified as the most complete fossil of a flying reptile from Brazil. The…
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New Jersey governor signs anti-hazing law with harsher penalties and school policy requirements
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new anti-hazing bill into law Tuesday that requires schools to adopt policies against…
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Herschel Walker launches Senate campaign in Georgia
By Alex Rogers, CNN Herschel Walker, the former football star, announced his campaign for US Senate in Georgia on Wednesday, after months of…
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Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson talks about being a teen and overcoming tough times
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson is turning 16 this weekend. The girl who spent much of her childhood on…
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Parents recall agonizing moments before their 7-month-old twins were killed in Tennessee flooding
By Jason Hanna, CNN The nightmare was only beginning for Matthew Rigney and his partner, Danielle Hall, when floodwaters swept her away from him and…
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Parents recall agonizing moments before their 7-month-old twins were killed in Tennessee flooding
By Jason Hanna, CNN The nightmare was only beginning for Matthew Rigney and his partner, Danielle Hall, when floodwaters swept her away from him and…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor joins US conservation challenge
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wants to conserve more of the state’s…
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Aaliyah: 20 years after her death, we still wonder what could have been
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Like so many who die young, Aaliyah is forever frozen in time — youthful, beautiful and left with dreams…
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Man, hospitalized with COVID, learns wife died in house fire
By Terrance Kelly, Rebekka Schramm Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Gwinnett…
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