By Leon Purvis, Olivia Hickey Click here for updates on this story WEST SPRINGFIELD, Massachussets (WSHM) — John and Estelle Reardon live in Woodbrook Terrace. The couple was stopped to get food Friday night before hitting the road to Cape Cod. That’s when they got a phone call from their neighbor saying a tree hit
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By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pitt senior quarterback Kenny Pickett is looking to make the most of his decision to return for a fifth season instead of going to the NFL. Pickett was leaning toward entering the NFL draft before changing his mind last December. The 23-year-old says the chance to
Continue Reading PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson’s newcomers on offense will get an early test this weekend when the third-ranked Tigers face No. 5 Georgia in the season opener for both teams. Clemson will begin what it hopes is another championship run without their two biggest offensive weapons the past three seasons
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By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A man was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday in the abduction and killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, three years after she disappeared while out for an evening run. Judge Joel Yates’ sentence for Cristhian Bahena Rivera was mandatory
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil is waiting for nine footballers based in England to arrive for World Cup qualifiers this week. The Brazilian Football Confederation says 21 players have already gathered in Sao Paulo for upcoming matches against Chile, Argentina and Peru. Meanwhile, Argentina has almost all 30 members
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Connor McDavid did not take much time off after he and the Edmonton Oilers were swept out of the playoffs in the first round. The unanimous NHL MVP returned to the ice in July and worked hard to improve his defensive game with an eye on building off a
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press CALIPATRIA, Calif. (AP) — Demand for electric vehicles has shifted investments into high gear to extract lithium from geothermal wastewater around California’s dying Salton Sea. The ultralight metal is critical to rechargeable batteries. Despite widespread availability in the United States, Nevada has the country’s only lithium plant, and U.S. production
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press CALIPATRIA, Calif. (AP) — Demand for electric vehicles has shifted investments into high gear to extract lithium from geothermal wastewater around California’s dying Salton Sea. The ultralight metal is critical to rechargeable batteries. Despite widespread availability in the United States, Nevada has the country’s only lithium plant, and U.S. production
Continue Reading By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press CALIPATRIA, Calif. (AP) — Demand for electric vehicles has shifted investments into high gear to extract lithium from geothermal wastewater around California’s dying Salton Sea. The ultralight metal is critical to rechargeable batteries. Despite widespread availability in the United States, Nevada has the country’s only lithium plant, and U.S. production
Continue Reading ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions backup quarterback Tim Boyle broke his right thumb in the team’s preseason finale and needs surgery. Lions coach Dan Campbell made the announcement Monday, adding the team is hopeful it was not a season-ending injury. Boyle was hurt Friday night in a loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Detroit
Continue ReadingCNN, WBRZ, WDSU, ST. BERNARD PARISH, MAGEN CHERAMIE, SCV , MICHAEL GORDON, PHILIP MACHADO PEREIRA, PLAQUEMINES PARISH COUNCILMAN CARLTON LAFRANCE, SCV / Michael Gordon By Jeff Zeleny and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden spoke Monday afternoon on Hurricane Ida relief efforts as he met virtually with a host of leaders involved in the response
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden spoke Monday afternoon on Hurricane Ida relief efforts as he met virtually with a host of leaders involved in the response to the massive storm that has rocked the Gulf Coast. “We know Hurricane Ida had the potential to cause massive, massive damage, and that’s
Continue Reading By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press CALIPATRIA, Calif. (AP) — Near Southern California’s dying Salton Sea, a canopy next to a geothermal power plant covers large containers of salty water left behind after super-hot liquid is drilled from deep underground to run steam turbines. The containers connect to tubes that spit out what looks like dishwater,
Continue Reading By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press CALIPATRIA, Calif. (AP) — Near Southern California’s dying Salton Sea, a canopy next to a geothermal power plant covers large containers of salty water left behind after super-hot liquid is drilled from deep underground to run steam turbines. The containers connect to tubes that spit out what looks like dishwater,
Continue ReadingBy Brittni Thomason Click here for updates on this story TEMPE, Arizona (KPHO) — Hurricane Katrina happened 16 years ago, and now a new Category 4 storm could cause more damage in Louisiana. ASU student, Mimi Hymel, survived Hurricane Katrina when she was a little girl. “I actually lost my favorite teddy bear in the
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Another Tesla has hit an emergency vehicle, apparently while using the Autopilot driver-assist feature, adding to a problem that is already the subject of a federal safety probe. The Florida Highway Patrol reported the accident just before 5 in the morning Saturday along Interstate 4 in Orlando. No one was
Continue ReadingCNN By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Another Tesla has hit an emergency vehicle, apparently while using the Autopilot driver-assist feature, adding to a problem that is already the subject of a federal safety probe. The Florida Highway Patrol reported the accident just before 5 in the morning Saturday along Interstate 4 in Orlando. No one
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion providers in Texas are asking the Supreme Court to prevent enforcement of a state law that would allow private citizens to sue anyone for helping a woman get an abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy. The request to the court comes after a panel of
Continue Reading By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee coach Josh Heupel has named Joe Milton as the Volunteers’ starting quarterback four days before the season opener against Bowling Green. Milton arrived on campus this spring after three years at Michigan. He beat out Harrison Bailey and Hendon Hooker who transferred from Virginia Tech.
Continue ReadingBy Roxie Bustamante Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KRTK) — An Army Veteran died from a treatable illness after family says he waited seven hours for an ICU bed to become available. Daniel Wilkinson, also known as Danny, had two deployments in Afghanistan and returned home as a Purple Heart recipient. His
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