CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Chandler police and school district officials say the driver of a school bus carrying nine high school students home was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI and misdemeanor failure to stop. A police statement said the driver was arrested after an officer say the bus commit a red-light violation at an
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CONWY, Wales (AP) — Rose Zhang won both her matches and Allisen Corpuz delivered a big run of birdies Friday as the Americans rallied from a three-point deficit to forge a tie going into the final session of the Curtis Cup. One day after Great Britain & Ireland won four of the six matches and
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — The nation’s fifth-largest school system has begun using ultraviolet light as a classroom germ-killer to stop the spread of COVID-19 in and around Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the Arc system by Utah biosafety startup R-Zero is designed to kill surface and airborne pathogens in a closed unoccupied room.
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business When Cowbell, a comfort food restaurant in New Orleans, started requiring proof of vaccination for indoor dining, some customers were less than thrilled. Cowbell put the rule in place starting July 29, advertising the requirement with a sign on its door and a post to its website. A
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business When Cowbell, a comfort food restaurant in New Orleans, started requiring proof of vaccination for indoor dining, some customers were less than thrilled. Cowbell put the rule in place starting July 29, advertising the requirement with a sign on its door and a post to its website. A few weeks
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday that his administration was looking into whether to shorten the window of the planned Covid-19 booster shot program, something he discussed with Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during a visit at the White House. “We’re considering the advice you’ve given that we should start earlier,” Biden
Continue Reading COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The United States will host Canada in two women’s hockey games in October. The games will be played Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 22 and in Hartford, Connecticut, three days later. The contests will kick off a series of games between the teams this winter in their preparations for Beijing’s Winter
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A first-round draft pick 3½ years ago, Taven Bryan is squarely on Jacksonville’s roster bubble as the Jaguars prepare to close out the preseason at Dallas Sunday. No one would be surprised to see new coach Urban Meyer cut the former Florida standout next
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota troopers have removed some demonstrators protesting Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 pipeline project at the state Capitol. Videos posted on social media showed troopers carrying arrested protesters onto a bus as dozens of law enforcement officers surrounded demonstrators. They were the remnant of about 1,000 or more people who had
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota troopers on Friday arrested four people protesting Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 replacement pipeline project at the state Capitol. Videos posted on social media showed law enforcement officers surrounding about a dozen protesters. About 1,000 demonstrators gathered earlier in the week for a major rally calling on Democratic Gov. Tim
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Charles Riley, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk has donated roughly $5.7 billion worth of the electric carmaker’s shares to charity. The donation of 5,044,000 shares was revealed Monday in a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The shares were gifted last year between November 19 and November 29,
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla wants to do more than sell you an electric car. It wants to start selling electricity itself — at least to some people in Texas. It has filed with the Texas Public Utility Commission to generate electricity and sell it directly to the public. Details about its exact plans
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill and Ahmad Ibrahim, CNN Scores of schoolchildren who were abducted at gunpoint at a school in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State have been freed and handed over to their families, a government spokesperson told CNN Friday. The students were released after their parents paid a ransom of $140,000 (70 million naira) and gave
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature are seeking approval to spend up to $680,000 in taxpayer money on an investigation into the 2020 presidential election in the battleground state won by President Joe Biden. Party officials on Friday circulated a ballot to approve the expenses. A
Continue ReadingBy JOE WENZEL, CHUCK MORRIS, CAMERON TAYLOR Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — McGavock High School was placed on lockdown Thursday after several fights broke out inside the school. Students and staff were sheltered in place, and no unauthorized people were allowed on campus. MNPD said three fights happened. “I’m
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The family of Wendell Scott will receive a trophy commemorating his historic 1963 victory before Saturday night’s race at Daytona International Speedway. Scott is the only Black driver to win a race at NASCAR’s top level. He was not credited for his victory in
Continue Reading By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The University of Louisville said Friday that it is suspending head basketball coach Chris Mack for six games for failing to follow procedures in handling an extortion attempt by one of his assistants. Mack “failed to follow university guidelines, policies, and procedures in handling the matter,”
Continue ReadingBy Sid Garcia Click here for updates on this story HOLLYWOOD, Los Angeles (KABC) — The LAUSD has confirmed the first coronavirus outbreak in the district at Grant Elementary in Hollywood. There are 17 confirmed cases among students and staff, and most of them are from a single fifth-grade class, according to LAUSD Board Member
Continue ReadingBy Trason Bragg Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — Friday Dr. Bernice King along side sculptor Kwame Akoto-Bamfo unveiled his work “ The Blank Slate Monument” at the historic king center. According to it’s creator it’s a 7-foot tall 700 pound sculpture that is a tribute to African American History
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN When Israel’s prime minister visited the White House on Friday, for the first time in 12 years it was someone other than Benjamin Netanyahu. That alone lent the talks a sense of renewal, even though stark differences remain between President Joe Biden and his new Israeli counterpart Naftali Bennett. “I bring
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