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MILTON, Mass. (AP) — Jimmy Hayes, who won a national hockey championship at Boston College and played seven seasons in the NHL, has died. He was 31. A law enforcement official said medics on Monday were called to the Hayes home in the Boston suburbs, where he was pronounced dead. No other details were disclosed.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Ayad Akhtar’s acclaimed novel “Homeland Elegies,” Ben Ehrenreich’s environmental warning “Desert Notebooks,” and an illustrated edition of the late William Melvin Kelley’s postmodern narrative “Dunfords Travels Everywheres” are among this year’s winners of American Book Awards for works that highlight the country’s diversity. The awards are presented by the Before Columbus
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s state-owned oil company said Monday five workers were killed, two workers are missing and six were injured in a massive fire at one of its oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Petroleos Mexicanos said the fire at the processing platform in the Ku-Maloob-Zaap field had been brought under control
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s state-owned oil company said Monday five workers were killed, two workers are missing and six were injured in a massive fire at one of its oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Petroleos Mexicanos said the fire at the processing platform in the Ku-Maloob-Zaap field had been brought under control
Continue ReadingBy Aleah Hordges Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS) is receiving more than $500,000 in grants to help open a family resource center near downtown Indianapolis. The Simon & Estelle Knoble Family Resource Center is expected to open this fall. Regional Director Meredith Howell told News
Continue Reading By ANDREW DESTIN Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Little League World Series games have only featured a few hundred family and friends in the stands this year because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Turns out they were the ones making a lot of the noise in the first place. Because all the players
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans who have been waiting for full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to go get vaccinated against Covid-19 hours after the FDA approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for those ages 16 and older. “If you are one of the millions of Americans who
Continue ReadingCNN By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans who have been waiting for full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to go get vaccinated against Covid-19 hours after the FDA approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for those ages 16 and older. “If you are one of the millions of Americans
Continue ReadingBy Brandon Miller, CNN Meteorologist In New York, downpours from Hurricane Henri set rainfall records this weekend. At the same time in Tennessee, an astonishing amount of rain led to flash flooding that killed at least 21 people. Though separated by nearly 1,000 miles, these two extreme weather incidents are examples of the same phenomenon:
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A 36-year-old Republican lawmaker is a longshot in California’s upcoming recall election targeting Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. But Assemblyman Kevin Kiley is burnishing his conservative reputation and could emerge as a future leader in the downtrodden state GOP. The former teacher and prosecutor from the Sacramento
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is delaying a spacewalk at the International Space Station this week because of an undisclosed medical issue involving one of its astronauts. Officials announced the postponement Monday, less than 24 hours before Mark Vande Hei was supposed to float outside. Vande Hei is
Continue ReadingCNN By Kara Fox, Tim Lister and Nilly Kohzad, CNN As the Taliban firms up its grip on Afghanistan, there is one remote region whose resistance to the militant group goes back decades. Now, the last major holdout is under threat. The Taliban has been massing forces in and around Panjshir province, the only one
Continue Reading SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — A southern Arizona police officer who resigned after a probe found he behaved and talked inappropriately around women has given up his law enforcement certification. The Sierra Vista Herald/Review reported Monday that Travis Mattern, a former officer with the Tombstone Marshal’s Office, voluntarily relinquished the certification. The certification is akin
Continue Reading MATHER, Calif. (AP) — More than 13,500 firefighters were working Monday to contain a dozen large California wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to flee to safety. After an extensive review of fire damage, Gov. Gavin Newsom requested a presidential major disaster declaration for eight counties, Mark Ghilarducci, director
Continue Reading MATHER, Calif. (AP) — More than 13,500 firefighters were working Monday to contain a dozen large California wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to flee to safety. After an extensive review of fire damage, Gov. Gavin Newsom requested a presidential major disaster declaration for eight counties, Mark Ghilarducci, director
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Earlier this morning, a ribbon-cutting event took place to celebrate the completion of renovations and updates to the Palm Springs International Airport. The new update includes a ticket lobby expansion and renovation of a new outbound state-of-the-art baggage system. The project started back in February of 2020 and was completed May of this year. The
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN A spacewalk outside of the International Space Station including NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide has been postponed due to a “minor medical issue,” according to NASA. The agency said the issue involving Vande Hei is not a medical emergency. The spacewalk, originally scheduled
Continue Reading By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The parents of two teenage boys have filed a lawsuit alleging their sons were sexually assaulted in a high school football team hazing ritual at a suburban Chicago high school. The parents contend that the three football coaches at Plainfield Central High School were not present during
Continue ReadingBy Stacy Sirkissoon, Olivia Hickey Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WGGB, WSHM-LD) — While it may not have hit western Mass. as hard as we initially thought, that didn’t change how Springfield city officials prepared for tropical storm Henri. Given how windy it was Sunday, city officials ensured they had a
Continue ReadingBy Dan Brown Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WGGB, WSHM) — ***Flood Watch remains in effect for all of western Massachusetts through 8PM this evening*** The remnants of Henri will continue to bring showers and soaking downpours through western Mass the rest of the day. There may be a severe storm
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