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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns kicker Cody Parkey is being placed on injured reserve, meaning Chase McLaughlin will likely begin the season as Cleveland’s starter. Parkey, who had a solid season for the Browns in 2020 and is best known for his “double doink” miss for Chicago in the 2018
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced to more than five months in jail on Monday for burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington and bringing two high-capacity firearm magazines into the nation’s capital days
Continue Reading VERSAILLES, Ind. (AP) — A southeastern Indiana teenager has been convicted of suffocating two of his young siblings months apart in 2017, when he was 13 years old. A Ripley County jury deliberated about six hours Friday before convicting Nickalas Kedrowitz, 17, of two counts of murder in the killings of his 23-month-old half-sister, Desiree
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The New York Post, the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid that has peddled a high volume of anti-mask rhetoric during the pandemic, informed employees this month that they are required to wear a mask while at the office, according to a memo obtained by CNN Business. “Masks are required while walking the
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Jeopardy!” is back to guest hosts after the resignation of Mike Richards, and actor Mayim Bialik will return as the first one up. Sony Pictures Television announced Monday that Bialik will take the podium long occupied by the late Alex Trebek for three weeks of episodes. The 45-year-old “Big Bang Theory”
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings are bringing back defensive end Everson Griffen. The signing represents another attempt to revive the defense from a dismal 2020 season. The 33-year-old was at the team facility for a tryout last week. He is a four-time Pro Bowl pick with 80
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild and Chandelis Duster, CNN The US Capitol Police officer who shot and killed pro-Trump rioter Ashli Babbitt on January 6 will not face any disciplinary action, the department said Monday. “USCP’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) determined the officer’s conduct was lawful and within Department policy, which says an officer may use
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Store closures in America are expected to drop to a five-year low in 2021– but that’s not exactly good news. The reason is that the industry, which has been hurt in recent years by a shift to online shopping, may have bottomed out last year, when closures were the highest
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some members of Congress want to ensure that protections are put in place to address ongoing trauma as more information comes to light about the troubled history of Indigenous boarding schools in the United States. A group of 21 Democratic lawmakers representing states stretching from
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first coronavirus vaccine known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Tim Perlick, the director of pharmacy services at Desert Regional Medical Center, said it’s harder to mandate a vaccine if it’s not fully approved by the FDA. But now that Pfizer is approved, he said vaccine mandates
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Disney is releasing more details about the financial performance of “Black Widow” as the company pushes to have a lawsuit brought by Scarlett Johansson — the film’s star — go to arbitration. The company revealed in a court filing on Friday that the Marvel superhero film has made more than
Continue Reading LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Connie Hamzy, a rock ‘n’ roll groupie from Arkansas who was immortalized as “sweet, sweet Connie” in the 1973 Grand Funk Railroad hit “We’re an American Band,” has died. She was 66. In 2019, the Little Rock woman told KTHV: “I was determined to become a famous groupie. I really
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By Stella Chan, CNN Police in the California town of Guadalupe fatally shot an “uninvolved” bystander Saturday night as officers pursued a suspect to serve a felony arrest warrant, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department (SBSD). A Guadalupe officer fired his service weapon at the wanted suspect “but instead struck an uninvolved resident
Continue ReadingBy Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business Dealing with the loss of a loved one can be difficult. And, in many cases, having to deal with their financial affairs can make it even harder. It’s for that reason that many financial experts and lawyers recommend people get their finances in order before it’s too late. “A little
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — Si sigues con la nostalgia porque terminaron los Juegos Olímpicos, es momento de que la dejes atrás, pues estamos a un día de que comiencen los Juegos Paralímpicos de Tokio 2020 (2021). La ceremonia de inauguración de los Juegos Paralímpicos de Tokio se llevará a cabo el martes 24 de agosto
Continue Reading LYON, France (AP) — Switzerland playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri has ended his three-year spell at Liverpool by joining Lyon for a reported fee of $13 million. Shaqiri scored eight goals in 63 appearances for Liverpool, with whom he won the Premier League and Champions League. Shaqiri helped Switzerland reach the quarterfinals at Euro 2020. He failed
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN Legendary Black entertainer Josephine Baker is set to become the first Black woman to have her remains buried in the Panthéon monument in Paris — one of the highest honors in France. French president Emmanuel Macron made the announcement on Monday, writing that Baker “held high the motto of the French
Continue Reading BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Striker Paulo Dybala was called up to the Argentina squad for the first time in almost two years after an impressive start to the season with Juventus. Dybala was included in the squad for three upcoming World Cup qualifiers in September, with veteran Sergio Aguero out injured. Coach Lionel Scaloni included
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Staff Click here for updates on this story CAPE MAY, New Jersey (WPVI) — A vigil was held on Sunday night for a Cape May, New Jersey lifeguard who died due to injuries he sustained in a boating accident last week. Dozens of Phoenixville Area High School students gathered to remember 16-year-old Norman
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Staff Click here for updates on this story WILLINGBORO TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) — Police in Willingboro Township, New Jersey are searching for the gunman who shot and killed a young teenager at a gas station on Saturday afternoon. It happened around 3 p.m. at the Phillips 66 gas station located on Martin
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