CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Donations are pouring in for the widow and unborn child of a U.S. Marine from Wyoming killed in a bombing in Afghanistan. Rylee McCollum, 20, was among 13 service members killed by a suicide bomb attack Thursday at the Kabul airport. They were providing security as the airport was overwhelmed with
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami safety Avantae Williams is back on the roster following the dropping of battery charges. The Hurricanes say the second-year freshman will not make his on-field debut until the second half of the season at the earliest. Williams was dismissed from the team earlier
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Displaced by Hurricane Ida, the New Orleans Saints went back to work Monday about 500 miles away in the stadium of another NFL team. Coach Sean Payton stood on the star logo in the middle of the home field of the Dallas Cowboys as the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press  Two-time U.S. figure skating champion Alysa Liu will compete at the Nebelhorn Trophy next month in the final qualifying competition for the Winter Olympics. The event is set for Sept. 21-25 in Oberstdorf, Germany. Based on the results at the ISU World Championships this year, the United States earned two Olympic
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Marine Corporal Hunter Lopez was one of the 13 service members who died in the attack at the Kabul airport on Thursday. His remains, along with the 12 other service members, were returned to the U.S. Sunday morning to Dover Air Force Base. The tragic news of the fallen service members, with one of them
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Over 2,000 bikers participated in the 34th Annual “Ben to the Shore” event Sunday morning. The 65-mile bike ride benefits the Families Behind the Badge Children’s Foundation, which raises money for families of fallen first responders. Organizers say they’ve already reached the
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The weather on Earth can be strange, but it may be nothing compared to global dust storms or nighttime snowfall on Mars that scientists are just beginning to understand. Before we send humans to other destinations across the solar system, the ability to create accurate weather forecasts will be necessary, according
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After several days of testimony from women claiming they were groomed and sexually abused by R. Kelly, a man took the witness stand at Kelly’s sex-trafficking trial in New York City on Monday to say the R&B star exploited him in the same way when he
Continue Reading NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An oil slick believed to have originated from a power plant inside one of Syria’s oil refineries could reach Cyprus’ northeastern tip in the next 24 hours, the Mediterranean island nation’s Fisheries and Marine Research Department said Monday. The Department said the most recent computer model indicates the oil spill could
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Murray is aware that Stefanos Tsitsipas has a growing reputation for pushing the boundaries when it comes to taking breaks during a match. Murray expected that to be an issue during their first-round match at the U.S. Open — and, when it was, that
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Six-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy was a bit out of place for the Las Vegas Raiders’ preseason finale in San Francisco based on his pedigree. Coach Jon Gruden kept nearly all his big-name players at home to focus on decisions at
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Six-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy was a bit out of place for the Las Vegas Raiders’ preseason finale in San Francisco based on his pedigree. Coach Jon Gruden kept nearly all his big-name players at home to focus on decisions at
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Six-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy was a bit out of place for the Las Vegas Raiders’ preseason finale in San Francisco based on his pedigree. Coach Jon Gruden kept nearly all his big-name players at home to focus on decisions at
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Johnson Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — There was an outpouring of support for a beloved West Philadelphia teacher at a mural dedication ceremony Friday. Mark Maples was a lifeline at John Barry Elementary School at 59th and Race streets. Maples passed in December after a battle with cancer,
Continue Reading By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — At least 29 Africans, including seven children, died last week while trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands on a smuggling boat, according to information released Monday from a U.N. migration agency and a Spanish migrant charity in touch with victims’ relatives. Spanish maritime services on Friday rescued
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Lawyers for abortion clinics in Texas raced to the Supreme Court Monday, asking the justices to block a controversial law that bans abortions at six weeks and allows private citizens to bring civil suits against anyone who assists a pregnant person seeking an abortion in violation of
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story BRONX, New York (WABC) — A gunman was shot by off-duty police officers and was pronounced dead at the hospital early Sunday in the Bronx. According to a preliminary police investigation, two men, a 24-year-old man and his 44-year-old father, were involved in a dispute
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story QUEENS, New York (WABC) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul said Monday an “unprecedented system breakdown” led to half of the nation’s largest subway system losing power Sunday night, stranding hundreds of riders and crippling service for hours. Governor Hochul called the outage “unacceptable” and
Continue Reading By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Emergency workers and volunteers in rural Tennessee are pushing to clean up as much debris as possible from recent deadly flooding before the remnants of Hurricane Ida threatened to interrupt recovery efforts with another dousing. The Humphreys County Emergency Management Agency on Monday noted the possibility
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills relieved a logjam at defensive end by trading Darryl Johnson to the Carolina Panthers. Buffalo acquired a sixth-round pick in the 2022 draft in a trade completed a day before NFL teams are required to cut their rosters to 53 players.
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