By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — There’s more uncertainty than usual surrounding the AFC South and it extends beyond Houston quarterback Deshaun Watson. The NFL’s lone division with two playoff teams in each of the last four years is dealing with significant changes heading into the 2021 season. Two new
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The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels.
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By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge is considering claims that a new Florida law designed to deter violent public demonstrations is instead unconstitutionally chilling free speech and legitimate rights to protest. Attorneys for several organizations challenging the law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis asked U.S.
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder and former CEO of Theranos, is set to go to trial this week, more than three years after being indicted on multiple federal fraud and conspiracy charges over allegations she knowingly misrepresented the capabilities of her company’s proprietary blood testing technology. For a time,
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Borowy Click here for updates on this story CARO, Michigan (WNEM) — The Michigan State Police post in Caro is looking for volunteers in its program that helps those struggling with addiction. The Angel Program allows anyone struggling with addiction to walk into a state police post and ask for help without fear
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By Faith Karimi, CNN A piece of New Orleans’ jazz history is now a pile of rubble. When Hurricane Ida hit the city Sunday, the storm knocked out power, flattened homes and turned streets into rivers. It also destroyed an old brick building downtown on South Rampart Street, just a few blocks from the French
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People across Coachella Valley are continuing to mourn and honor Hunter Lopez. The 22-year-old Marine Corporal was killed in the suicide attack at the Kabul airport last week. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department set up a memorial outside of their Cook Street building in Palm Desert. Two flags, a candle, a gift box, and some
Continue Reading NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Monday that the “retrograde vision” of Turkey’s president to cement Cyprus’ ethnic divide by striving for a two-state deal “is wrong” for all Cypriots. Robert Menendez, a Democratic senator from New Jersey, said a peace accord for Cyprus based on
Continue ReadingBy Liz Stark, CNN The Education Department’s civil rights enforcement arm announced Monday it has launched investigations in five states to determine whether statewide policies prohibiting school mask mandates is discriminatory against students with disabilities. The Department’s Office for Civil Rights sent letters to the chief state school officials in five states — Iowa, Oklahoma,
Continue ReadingBy Annalisa Burgos Click here for updates on this story OAHU, Hawaii (KITV) — Anger spread over a social media video of a crowded Friday night house party at Laie Point. The 19-year-old woman who organized the gathering told KITV-4 she’s gotten hundreds of hate comments and is surprised people are upset. When asked if
Continue Reading By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL,Afghanistan (AP) — At a pizzeria in downtown Kabul, the staff and customers alike are anxious about Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers. Some, however, said they are more worried about economic collapse and being unable to feed their families than about having to grow long beards — a practice from the
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Entire city of South Lake Tahoe under orders to evacuate, forcing thousands to flee as fire races toward the lake.
Continue Reading SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Entire city of South Lake Tahoe under orders to evacuate, forcing thousands to flee as fire races toward the lake.
Continue ReadingAs COVID-19 cases continue to rise, some families are considering taking their kids out of the classroom and searching for schooling options from home. “We had very big concerns about what was going to happen with our kids since they’re so little. We’ve been very cautious with them,” said Priscilla Waggoner. Waggoner is a Bermuda
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Sandra Oh says quick rise to fame with the success of “Grey’s Anatomy” was “traumatic” and led her seek out a good therapist. Oh appeared on “Sunday Today” over the weekend with Willie Geist, where she spoke about losing her privacy when she first became famous. Oh, who played Dr. Cristina
Continue Reading By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite a few high-profile conservation success stories – like the dramatic comeback of bald eagle populations in North America – birds of prey are in decline worldwide. A new analysis of data from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and BirdLife International found that
Continue ReadingBy Alexx Altman-Devilbiss Click here for updates on this story GEORGETOWN COUNTY, South Carolina (WLOS) — A South Carolina Highway Patrol Officer and first responders from Midway Fire Rescue in Pawleys Island jumped into action and performed heroic acts on Sunday when a man and his dog almost drowned in a pond. L/Cpl. Adam J.
Continue ReadingBy Raegan Loughrey Click here for updates on this story WARE, Massachussets (WSHM) — One town in western Mass. is standing up to protect one of their own. Residents in Ware gathered Saturday at Grenville Park to show their support for a young man with autism who was badly beaten earlier this summer. In May.
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About 70 Augustine Casino employees were presented with a surprise pay raise to say thank you. “So the team members were literally in shock when we called them into a meeting and told them they were going to be getting these checks. I don’t think it quite registered initially but once it did, it was
Continue Reading By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s first new Catholic school in nearly 60 years has opened its door to students. Baltimore is a city once steeped in Catholicism like few others in the U.S. Monday’s opening of Mother Mary Lange Catholic School is an anomaly in the national education landscape where the
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