By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona’s most populous county are sounding the alarm about a growing number of COVID-19 outbreaks in schools and a rising number of children and teens infected with the coronavirus. Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine of Maricopa County’s Public Health Department said Monday that there are almost
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Top two overall draft picks Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson are set to step right in and become starting NFL quarterbacks in Week 1 of their rookie season. Mac Jones will join them after beating out Cam Newton for the job in New
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Top two overall draft picks Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson are set to step right in and become starting NFL quarterbacks in Week 1 of their rookie season. Mac Jones will join them after beating out Cam Newton for the job in New
Continue ReadingBy Leo Stallworth Click here for updates on this story ANTELOPE VALLEY, California (KABC) — Have you seen home prices lately in the Antelope Valley? The surging market is fueling a whole host of problems – including pushing more people into homelessness. Adrienne Reca of Stephen B. Marvin Real Estate has been a broker for
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor on Monday announced new restrictions to fight a rise in COVID-19 cases, including closing certain private businesses and banning alcohol sales after midnight. Social activities such as concerts, weddings, birthdays and anniversaries also will be banned during those hours, and people
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 MARGARET STAFFORD and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor has filed a motion asking a judge to exonerate a man who has been imprisoned for four decades for a triple murder that she and many others do not believe he committed. The motion was filed Saturday and made public
Continue Reading By GILLIAN FLACCUS and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Some of the biggest school systems in the U.S. are taking a hard line with teachers and staff members who are not yet vaccinated against COVID-19: Get a jab or lose your job. Most teachers already are vaccinated, and national teachers’ unions
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A space station astronaut is celebrating her 50th birthday with the coolest present ever — a supply ship bearing ice cream and other treats. SpaceX’s latest cargo delivery showed up Monday at the International Space Station after a day in transit. Overseeing the automated
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN “Only Murders in the Building” might have been co-created by Steve Martin, but it has the feel of Woody Allen’s lighter mysteries, drenched in New York-centric touches and characters as eccentric as the décor in their high-rise apartments. Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez play the unlikely sleuths, in a
Continue Reading By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A college student from Hurricane, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 with supporters of former President Donald Trump. Gracyn Dawn Courtright entered the plea Monday to the misdemeanor count. Prosecutors agreed to dismiss a count of stealing government property.
Continue ReadingBy Trevor Sochocki, James Paxson Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — Tomatoes, peppers, and all sorts of vegetables are grown in a backyard garden and offered by a local 11-year-old. “We have a big tomato section. With different tomatoes. Right here we have peppers,” said Kaydence Haney, Little Miss
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Bryce Young was mostly a spectator for Alabama’s march to the College Football Playoffs last season. Ditto for Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud. DJ Uiagalelei was a superb fill-in when Clemson needed him most. Notre Dame’s Jack Coan was at a different school altogether. All four teams from last season’s
Continue ReadingBy Monica Garrett, CNN Tropical Depression Ten has strengthened and has been given the name Tropical Storm Kate, the National Hurricane Center said Monday. Kate is located in the central Atlantic Ocean and forecast to move north without threatening any land areas. Maximum sustained winds are estimated to be 45 mph with higher gusts. Meanwhile,
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Storms are popping up in our local mountains this afternoon, but more likely (and potentially more rainfall resulting from them) tomorrow as a weak system passes through SoCal. The Flash Flood Watch for the Coachella Valley will be in effect from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. Tuesday. The humidity values rise tomorrow, and with that,
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By ANGELA CHARLTON and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — No more zipping past the Eiffel Tower or through the Latin Quarter without slowing down to soak in the sights: Starting Monday, the speed limit in nearly all of Paris is just 30 kph (less than 19 mph). It’s the latest initiative by a
Continue Reading By ANGELA CHARLTON and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — No more zipping past the Eiffel Tower or through the Latin Quarter without slowing down to soak in the sights: Starting Monday, the speed limit in nearly all of Paris is just 30 kph (less than 19 mph). It’s the latest initiative by a
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business We now know when Jon Stewart is heading back to the airwaves. Well, the streaming airwaves, that is. “The Problem with Jon Stewart,” the comedian’s new current affairs series, debuts on Apple TV+ on September 30, the company said Monday. The series will premiere globally in biweekly installments rather than
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Officials in Poland say three Afghan children staying at a refugee center fell ill after eating poisonous mushrooms picked in a forest, with two of them in intensive care fighting for their lives. The children and their families had recently arrived in Poland after fleeing the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. They
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH (AP) — The last-place Pittsburgh Pirates have fired hitting coach Rick Eckstein. The Pirates have struggled to produce offense all season. Pittsburgh is dead last in the majors in runs scored, home runs, slugging percentage and on-base plus slugging. The Pirates are also 27th in the majors in batting average and are on their
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