UTSA seeking first C-USA title against Western Kentucky
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — UTSA will host Western Kentucky on Friday night for the Conference USA championship. UTSA was…
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Parents of Georgia Tech student shot by officer settle suit
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A lawyer for the parents of a Georgia Tech student killed by a campus police officer four years…
Continue Reading Libyan court says Gadhafi’s son can run for president
CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan court has ruled that a son of the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi can compete in next month’s presidential…
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BP agrees to $500K penalty, soot limits at Indiana refinery
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer Oil giant BP has agreed to pay a $512,450 penalty and reduce soot emissions from its Whiting refinery in…
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‘This is a crisis now.’ Biden official pleads with Congress to immediately address computer chip shortage
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The worldwide computer chip shortage is fanning the flames of inflation and limiting the supply of everything from iPhones…
Continue Reading Mayfield, Browns can make up for lost season in home stretch
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield’s chance to change the narrative about him, about the Browns and about his future…
Continue ReadingA year on this exoplanet only lasts about 8 hours
By Ashley Strickland, CNN If you think there aren’t enough hours in the day on Earth, this newly discovered planet will make your head spin. On…
Continue Reading Huskers QB Adrian Martinez puts name in transfer portal
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez has announced he is putting his name into the transfer portal. The three-time captain…
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EPA urges states to target billions in new water infrastructure funding to historically underserved communities
By Liz Stark, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled billions of dollars in new federal water infrastructure funding on Thursday, urging…
Continue ReadingMan suspected of shooting girlfriend, then 2 children during police standoff
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KMBC) — Police are trying to piece together what…
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Local residents struggle to buy homes on the Monterey Peninsula
For people who live on the central coast — we’ve seen the cost of living increase– which makes finding an affordable home here that much…
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Biden describe nuevos pasos para combatir el covid-19 durante los meses de invierno
Sol Amaya (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden anunció este jueves una serie de nuevas acciones destinadas a combatir la pandemia de covid-19 y…
Continue ReadingOmaha employers reach out to Afghan refugees for resumes
By Michelle Bandur Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — With nearly 2,000 Afghan refugees…
Continue ReadingTeacher accused of having sex with student released from jail
By Erin Pickens, Angela Williams Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A Jackson teacher…
Continue Reading Eloy Police Dept.: Officer shoots, wounds man during chase
ELOY, Ariz. (AP) — The Eloy Police Department says one of its officers shot and wounded a man during a foot chase after the officer responded to a…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest suspect after Sacramento chase, 12-hour standoff
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story ELK GROVE, California (KCRA) — A suspect who led officers on a…
Continue Reading Florida’s DeSantis wants to hand out taxpayer dollars to businesses that defy vaccine mandates
By Steve Contorno, CNN As Florida Republicans, led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, escalate their fight against President Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccine…
Continue Reading Complaint: UF wants to ax ‘critical race’ from study title
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A University of Florida professor has filed a grievance against the school, saying…
Continue ReadingMan arrested in killing of volunteer inside Baltimore church
By Greg Ng Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — Baltimore police announced an arrest in the killing…
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Where are all of the consoles? How gamers are handling the global shortage
By Jennifer Korn Like many gamers in recent weeks, Nicole DeSantis, 33, from outside Philadelphia, combed through social media sites trying to find…
Continue ReadingTransgender student in Iowa told to use different restroom
By Andrew Mollenbeck Click here for updates on this story SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa (KCCI) — A transgender student at Spirit…
Continue Reading Vrabel has Titans atop AFC South despite injury-filled year
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Coach Mike Vrabel is tapping all his skills in guiding his Titans through an…
Continue Reading PolicÃa que mató a un hombre en una silla de ruedas afirma que la pistola eléctrica no era una opción, dice el abogado
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El agente de policÃa de Arizona que disparó y mató a un hombre en una silla de ruedas motorizada llevaba…
Continue Reading Donations improve how kids learn amid ongoing COVID concerns
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Grantmakers are increasing spending on education, hoping to turn the…
Continue Reading Donations improve how kids learn amid ongoing COVID concerns
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Grantmakers are increasing spending on education, hoping to turn the…
Continue ReadingMan who opened fire on Bourbon Street in 2014 will be resentenced Thursday
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — The man who opened fire on Bourbon Street in…
Continue Reading Dollar General is targeting new customers with a new store model and name
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Dollar General has become a retail empire by building small stores in rural towns across America to attract…
Continue Reading ‘The fire that’s here’: US is still battling delta variant
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant, the delta form of the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Couple had 14-year-old ‘in tow’ at Capitol riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Prosecutors are recommending a three-month prison sentence for a North Carolina woman accused of bringing her…
Continue Reading Asà fue como se descubrió ómicron en Sudáfrica, la variante de coronavirus que desató una reacción en cadena
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Johannesburgo, Sudáfrica (CNN) — En los primeros dÃas de noviembre, los técnicos de laboratorio de Lancet…
Continue ReadingAbuse directed at London Hanukkah party bus investigated as a hate crime, police say
By Sharon Braithwaite and Nina Avramova, CNN London Metropolitan Police are investigating a video that appeared to show a group of men spitting at…
Continue Reading Celebs, fashion, 24k chicken wings at Miami Art Basel
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The official Art Basel show is back in Miami with all its eccentric glory, a dizzying list of…
Continue Reading Portugal experts to study church sex abuse, not investigate
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The lay head of a new Portuguese Catholic Church committee on child sex abuse is urging victims to come forward but…
Continue Reading Symone Sanders, la portavoz de Kamala Harris, dejará la Casa Blanca
urielblanco (CNN) — Symone Sanders, la principal portavoz y asesora de la vicepresidenta de Estados Unidos, Kamala Harris, dejará el gobierno…
Continue Reading Wall Street extends rally
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US stock market is off to the races on Tuesday, extending its rally from the start of the week as all three major…
Continue Reading Dow gains more than 600 points as wild stock market volatility continues
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The stock market’s volatility is showing no signs of letting up. US equities rallied on Thursday, rebounding…
Continue Reading Putin urges compliance with safety rules after mine blast
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned officials to strictly observe industrial safety…
Continue Reading PolicÃa de Nueva York arresta a hombre que parece haber disparado un arma fuera de la sede de la ONU
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El Departamento de PolicÃa de Nueva York arrestó sin incidentes al hombre que estaba fuera de la ONU…
Continue Reading Wall Street balks as Fed signals party’s ending, but is it?
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is worried about the Federal Reserve pulling back its massive support for financial…
Continue Reading New U.S. Forest Service supervisor at Tahoe has local roots
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Forest Service veteran who got his start at Lake Tahoe working as a seasonal range technician while earning his degree at the…
Continue Reading New U.S. Forest Service supervisor at Tahoe has local roots
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Forest Service veteran who got his start at Lake Tahoe working as a seasonal range technician while earning his degree at the…
Continue ReadingA battle is brewing at the WTO. Here’s why it matters for a global Covid-19 response
By Aditi Sangal, CNN Business For the past year, member nations of the World Trade Organization have been deadlocked over a proposal made by India…
Continue Reading IOC says it had 2nd video call with tennis player Peng Shuai
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Olympic Committee says it held a second video call with Peng Shuai. But again it didn’t release…
Continue Reading Pry: ‘Honored, humbled’ to be Virginia Tech football coach
By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Brent Pry says when the Virginia Tech head coaching job opened up he knew it was time to…
Continue Reading Starbucks fights expanding unionization effort at its stores
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks is fighting an expanded effort to unionize its stores. The effort comes even as a union vote proceeds…
Continue Reading Starbucks fights expanding unionization effort at its stores
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks is fighting an expanded effort to unionize its stores. The effort comes even as a union vote proceeds…
Continue Reading Starbucks fights expanding unionization effort at its stores
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks is fighting an expanded effort to unionize its stores. The effort comes even as a union vote proceeds…
Continue Reading New data suggests 1 in 44 US children affected by autism
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer New government autism numbers suggest more U.S. children are being diagnosed with the developmental condition and…
Continue Reading Armed man outside UN arrested after standoff, lockdown
NEW YORK (AP) — The United Nations headquarters in New York City was locked down for several hours after a man was seen pacing outside with what…
Continue Reading ‘The fire that’s here’: US is still battling delta variant
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant, the delta form of the coronavirus…
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