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BY ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Democrats are planning House votes next week on a budget resolution that would clear a path for future passage of the party’s ambitious plans for social and environment programs. And that suggests a showdown ahead with rebellious party moderates. Nine centrist Democrats have said they’ll vote
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated trends in how people are watching television differently. A study from Hub Entertainment Research found that the percentage of people who paid to watch a specific movie or television show at least once a week in June was essentially double what
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated trends in how people are watching television differently. A study from Hub Entertainment Research found that the percentage of people who paid to watch a specific movie or television show at least once a week in June was essentially double what
Continue ReadingBy KYW Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A shooting outside a ShopRite grocery store in Philadelphia’s Olney neighborhood claimed the life of an 18-year-old high school student during a violent night across the city. Eyewitness News has confirmed the teen killed was an 11th-grade student at Samuel Fels High
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID-19. His office said Tuesday that Abbot is in good health and experiencing no symptoms. Spokesman Mark Miner says Abbott is isolating in the governor’s mansion in Austin and receiving monoclonal antibody treatment. Abbott was vaccinated
Continue Reading By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government has spelled out laws against using social media or the internet to stir up protests or insult the state. And it’s offering people a form to report offenders. The decrees published Tuesday follow the largest protests Cuba has seen in years, which broke out last
Continue Reading By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government has spelled out laws against using social media or the internet to stir up protests or insult the state. And it’s offering people a form to report offenders. The decrees published Tuesday follow the largest protests Cuba has seen in years, which broke out last
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams has announced Tuesday that a former United States Golf Association employee has been charged in relation to a scheme to embezzle funds from the unauthorized sale of U.S. Open Championship tickets. According to a statement released by Williams, Robert Fryer faces conspiracy, wire fraud, and
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams has announced Tuesday that a former United States Golf Association employee has been charged in relation to a scheme to embezzle funds from the unauthorized sale of U.S. Open Championship tickets. According to a statement released by Williams, Robert Fryer faces conspiracy, wire fraud, and
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams has announced Tuesday that a former United States Golf Association employee has been charged in relation to a scheme to embezzle funds from the unauthorized sale of U.S. Open Championship tickets. According to a statement released by Williams, Robert Fryer faces conspiracy, wire fraud, and
Continue ReadingBy WCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Three members of the NYPD came to the rescue of a baby who started choking on a Brooklyn street. It happened as 5-month-old Zayn Echevarria was out with parents on Willoughby and Duffield Streets. Suddenly, Zayn started choking. Fortunately, a detective
Continue Reading RED VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — A return to in-person classes at a Navajo Nation school will be on hold indefinitely because of a unknown radiation levels, likely caused by decades of uranium mining. A Navajo Nation education official said Monday the presence of radioactive hotspots inside Cove Day School in Red Valley near the Arizona-Utah
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Coach Jon Gruden says he supports the Las Vegas Raiders’ new policy requiring fans attending regular-season home games to show proof of vaccination for COVID-19. The policy will take effect for the Raiders’ home opener on Sept. 13 against Baltimore. The Raiders had more than 50,000
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Coach Jon Gruden says he supports the Las Vegas Raiders’ new policy requiring fans attending regular-season home games to show proof of vaccination for COVID-19. The policy will take effect for the Raiders’ home opener on Sept. 13 against Baltimore. The Raiders had more than 50,000
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Coach Jon Gruden says he supports the Las Vegas Raiders’ new policy requiring fans attending regular-season home games to show proof of vaccination for COVID-19. The policy will take effect for the Raiders’ home opener on Sept. 13 against Baltimore. The Raiders had more than 50,000
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have reinstated shortstop Elvis Andrus from the paternity list. Andrus is in the starting lineup for Oakland’s game against the Chicago White Sox. He is batting .231 with three homers and 28 RBIs in 113 games. Infielder Vimael Machín has been optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas to make room
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have reinstated shortstop Elvis Andrus from the paternity list. Andrus is in the starting lineup for Oakland’s game against the Chicago White Sox. He is batting .231 with three homers and 28 RBIs in 113 games. Infielder Vimael Machín has been optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas to make room
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith participated in some team drills at Tuesday’s practice, continuing his return from a knee sprain. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner’s status is still uncertain for Thursday night’s preseason game against New England. Smith got hurt two weeks ago in what he called a “freak” injury when a
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Selma Blair has in recent years faced some serious health struggles, but she says she’s met these moments with a dose of humor. The actress, speaking to reporters during the Television Critics Association virtual press tour on Monday, emphasized the importance of lightness in managing her multiple sclerosis. “I always like
Continue ReadingBy Liz Collin Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A new program is giving Minnesota inmates a second chance, if they’re willing to put in the work. WCCO shares the story of one woman hoping to move on from a dark past to earn her law degree. It is with the
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