By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer College athletes who earn millions for their schools are employees, the National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer said in guidance released Wednesday that would allow players at private universities to unionize and negotiate over their working conditions. NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo also threatened action against schools, conferences and
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By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer College athletes who earn millions for their schools are employees, the National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer said in guidance released Wednesday that would allow players at private universities to unionize and negotiate over their working conditions. NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo also threatened action against schools, conferences and
Continue ReadingCNN By Hannah Ritchie and Ivana Kottasová, CNN A British police officer has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard, a case that sparked outrage and a national debate about violence against women. Prosecutors said Everard was walking to her London home on March 3
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By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Thursday ordered their fighters to leave private homes they had taken over during last month’s blitz when the group seized control of Afghanistan, an apparent effort to impose order among Taliban ranks. Meanwhile, in the capital of Kabul, the Taliban fired shots to
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By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — State regulators say Nevada casinos continued to ride a hot streak in August, recording more than $1 billion in house winnings for the sixth straight month as gambling statewide returns to pre-pandemic levels. The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Thursday that casinos statewide reported taking in
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions hope to bounce back from losses that were gut wrenching for different reasons. The Bears delivered one of the worst offensive performances in NFL history with just 47 yards in falling 26-6 at Cleveland. Detroit rallied late against Baltimore to take the lead, only to
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks moved broadly lower on Wall Street Thursday as the major indexes headed for steep monthly losses. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% as of 12:58 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 452 points, or 1.3%, to 33,937 and the Nasdaq fell 0.2%. Banks and a mix
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks moved broadly lower on Wall Street Thursday as the major indexes headed for steep monthly losses. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% as of 12:58 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 452 points, or 1.3%, to 33,937 and the Nasdaq fell 0.2%. Banks and a mix
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Sunny and dry as we head into the weekend, with just some modest Santa Ana Winds to deal with through today. Those winds are drying out the atmosphere significantly and leading to increased fire danger throughout SoCal. Dry air across the entire region will last into the weekend, but there’s a chance of showers developing
Continue Reading By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a Tennessee state senator who has already been acquitted of 15 of 20 charges alleging she misused federal grant money awarded to a health care school she operated. The jury started the process Thursday of deciding whether
Continue ReadingBy David Caltabiano Click here for updates on this story GLOBE, Arizona (KPHO) — A woman from Globe with just two weeks left to live is headed south of the border for a life-saving liver transplant. Arizona’s Family first told you about Lilly Machado last week. She was recently diagnosed with non-alcohol cirrhosis of the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Tennessee Titans are 12-5 on the road since the start of the 2019 season and look to improve that mark against a New York Jets team trying to avoid an 0-4 start for the third straight season. The Titans are 14-2 when scoring first since the start of the 2019
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Two head-chomping symbiotes aren’t better than one in “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” a mind-numbingly tiresome sequel, filled with uninspired comedy and a CGI monster fight that seems to drag on forever. Although this falls under the Sony umbrella, it represents most toothless enterprise under Marvel’s banner since its cinematic
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A lawyer for a former St. Louis police officer who has twice faced trial on charges in the 2017 beating of a Black undercover police officer says a plea deal for his client has been reached. Lawyer Scott Rosenblum tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Christopher Myers plans to plead guilty
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Emerging from his TV hibernation, Jon Stewart has taken John Oliver’s deep-dive format into a single issue and gone a step further in “The Problem With Jon Stewart.” If “The Daily Show” offered a satirical spin on the news, this Apple TV+ series is essentially a advocacy-based newsmagazine, one where
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CNN, WESH By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN It’s the kind of thing you can only expect to see in Florida. A man took matters into his own hands, literally, when an alligator inched its way to his neighbor’s front yard on Tuesday. Without hesitation, Eugene Bozzi grabbed a garbage can and tried to lure it inside.
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN It’s the kind of thing you can only expect to see in Florida. A man took matters into his own hands, literally, when an alligator inched its way to his neighbor’s front yard on Tuesday. Without hesitation, Eugene Bozzi grabbed a garbage can and tried to lure it inside. “Somebody’s gotta
Continue Reading By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A spokesman for Myanmar’s military-installed government says a U.S. journalist detained four months ago had been arrested for actions incompatible with his profession. The spokesman did not elaborate at a news conference to a question about Danny Fenster, a Detroit area native and managing editor of the
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers In an economy upended by the coronavirus, shortages and price spikes have hit everything from lumber to computer chips. Not even toilet paper escaped. Now, they’re cutting into one of the humblest yet most vital links in the global manufacturing supply chain: The plastic pellets that
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers In an economy upended by the coronavirus, shortages and price spikes have hit everything from lumber to computer chips. Not even toilet paper escaped. Now, they’re cutting into one of the humblest yet most vital links in the global manufacturing supply chain: The plastic pellets that
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