By JANET MCCONNAUGHEY, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JEFF AMY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane Ida’s fury, passing their toughest test since the federal government spent billions of dollars to upgrade a system that catastrophically failed when Hurricane Katrina struck 16 years ago.
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By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson became a college star and top NFL prospect for all the things everyone saw each week on the field at BYU. It was a lengthy list that seemed to grow with each performance. But the New York Jets rookie quarterback’s
Continue Reading By MARK PRATT Associated Press A white child at a summer camp on Martha’s Vineyard placed a tent strap around the neck of a Black camper last month, in an act that a civil rights group representing the boy called “reminiscent of lynching” on Monday as it urged reform. The act involving 8- and 9-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Steven Graves Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The Civilian Office of Police Accountability was investigating Sunday night, after an incident two nights earlier at the North Avenue Beach involving a woman who was walking her dog. Video shows a beach brawl between the woman and the male officer. Witness
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s largest electric provider wants to transfer its share of a coal-fired power plant to an energy company backed by the Navajo Nation, but environmentalists argue that approving the deal would prolong the life of the plant and run counter to the state’s renewable
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Tokio, Japón (CNN) — Dos personas murieron en Japón días después de recibir dosis de un lote de vacunas contra el covid-19 de Moderna cuyo uso se suspendió el jueves debido a preocupaciones sobre un riesgo de contaminación, dijo el sábado el Ministerio de Salud, Trabajo y Bienestar del país. Aún no
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians catcher Wilson Ramos will require season-ending surgery for torn ligaments in his left knee. Ramos tore his ACL and MCL in the seventh inning of Cleveland’s win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. He fielded a weak hit in front of the plate and
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have put starting quarterback Carson Wentz, starting center Ryan Kelly and starting receiver Zach Pascal on the reserve/COVID-19 list. They join two-time Pro Bowl left tackle Eric Fisher on the list after Fisher tested positive last week. Three-time All-Pro Quenton Nelson came off the list Monday, four days after
Continue Reading By MELINDA DESLATTE and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana hospitals in the path of Hurricane Ida were forced to evacuate dozens of patients after the storm left them with pieces torn off their roofs, and water leaking down walls to pool on floors as they relied on emergency generators for
Continue Reading BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Southeastern Conference teams that don’t have enough available players will have to forfeit games this year. The league released its policy on dealing with COVID-19 issues during the 2021-22 season in all sports on Monday. Unlike last season, the short-handed team will have to forfeit and will take a loss in
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Penn Badgley’s creepy stalker Joe Goldberg is now in the suburbs with a baby on the way. A new trailer for “You” Season 3 features a voiceover from the actor revealing his character and Love, played by Victoria Pedretti, will become parents in the next chapter of the Netflix drama. “A
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A driver is lucky to be alive after a serious crash late Monday morning in which their vehicle tumbled down an embankment and landed on its roof on the roadway below the Vista House. According to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s
Continue Reading By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Officials with a South Florida museum are collecting the photos, notes and other personal items that make up a memorial wall near the site of the deadly building collapse that killed 98 people. A group from HistoryMiami Museum was working Monday near the Champlain Towers
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The New York Giants have acquired center Billy Price from the Cincinnati Bengals in a trade for defensive lineman B.J. Hill. Monday’s deal for players entering their fourth seasons, comes just a day before NFL teams have to cut their rosters to the 53-man limit for the regular season. Neither player
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CNN By Eric Levenson, CNN Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday, exactly 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the state and became the deadliest and costliest hurricane to hit the US in recorded history. The two storms share some key similarities in terms of their date, strength, location and
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday, exactly 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the state and became the deadliest and costliest hurricane to hit the US in recorded history. The two storms share some key similarities in terms of their date, strength, location and their
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two people died and northbound lanes of busy Interstate 15 were closed for several hours after a car slammed into the back of a big rig truck south of Las Vegas. Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Ashlee Wellman says the driver of the Honda Accord died at the scene and her passenger
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has plenty of reasons to believe its offense will bounce back from its ineffective 2020 performance. Quarterback Graham Mertz has more pass-catching targets now that Danny Davis and Kendric Pryor are healthy again. Head coach Paul Chryst is calling plays again. Chez Mellusi has
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El cardenal Jorge Urosa, arzobispo emérito de Caracas, está hospitalizado en una unidad de cuidados intensivos de una clínica de la capital venezolana tras dar positivo de covid-19. La Arquidiócesis de Caracas informó este lunes en un comunicado que su condición se mantiene estable, aunque es muy delicada. “Invitamos
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Disability rights groups and parents of children with disabilities want an immediate halt to a South Carolina law banning school districts from requiring face masks. The groups and parents last week filed for a temporary restraining order blocking the law from being enforced, while their lawsuit challenging the measure proceeds.
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