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By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has lifted race- and sex-based hiring quotas imposed on the Cincinnati Police Department 40 years ago to fix its lack of diversity, agreeing with the U.S. Justice Department’s argument that the changes are no longer constitutional. At issue before U.S. District Judge Susan
Continue ReadingBy Blythe Bernhard Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — Students who attended school in person last year significantly outperformed their peers who participated virtually, according to the first look at Missouri test scores during the pandemic. Overall, test scores from this spring dropped across all subjects and grade
Continue ReadingBy Paul Hamby Click here for updates on this story BILLINGS, Montana (Billings Gazette) — Evening started to fall at Shindand Airbase, Afghanistan, one of the most heavily trafficked airfields throughout Operation Enduring Freedom, when Sgt. 1st Class Glenn Myers heard the moan of a siren. Standing on top of one of the few solid
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SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Whistling Straits has hosted the PGA Championship three times. Now it’s time to see how it fares in match play for the Ryder Cup. The opening holes on both nines of this Pete Dye creation are shorter to tempt players to try to drive the green. The 11th hole has been
Continue Reading CROMVOIRT, Netherlands (AP) — Kristoffer Broberg of Sweden has shot 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Dutch Open. The 772nd-ranked Broberg rolled in a 12-foot putt at his last hole for his ninth birdie of the round to set a course record at the Bernardus club in Cromvoirt.
Continue ReadingBarry Neild and Katharina Krebs, CNN The UK government announced Friday it is simplifying its controversial traffic light travel rules and removing mandatory Covid tests for vaccinated travelers returning to England from countries on its safe list. Grant Shapps, the UK transport minister, said in a series of Twitter posts that as of October 4,
Continue Reading By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former Liberian military commander who supervised the slaughter of hundreds of unarmed civilians at a church during that country’s civil war in 1990 is liable under U.S. law for participating in extrajudicial killings and torture. A federal judge in Philadelphia ruled this week against Moses
Continue Reading By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has again blocked Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee from allowing parents to opt out of school mask requirements aimed at limiting coronavirus infections in Shelby County. U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman issued a preliminary injunction on Friday for schools in Tennessee’s largest county. Parents
Continue Reading By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press COVID-19 vaccine refusal rates may be high among white evangelical Christians, but the International Mission Board — which deploys thousands of missionaries — is not hesitant about the shot. The global agency of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest evangelical Protestant denomination in the U.S., announced this month it is
Continue ReadingBy Barb Ickes Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — The woman charged with murder last year in the death of “Baby April” in Moline in 1992 is asking to be released from jail before her trial. Angela Siebke, 48, ultimately was identified by DNA as the mother of a
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YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — A Yuma couple have been sentenced to time behind bars for a 2020 incident in which they fought with police after coughing on employees at a Walmart store who asked them to wear masks during early months of the pandemic. A judge on Thursday sentenced 39-year-old Frank Robert Montoya to 18
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los empleados del gobierno federal, tanto los que van al trabajo en persona como quienes trabajan a distancia, deben mostrar prueba de vacunación, de acuerdo con la nueva guía emitida este jueves. La directiva se produce una semana después de que el presidente Joe Biden firmara una orden ejecutiva que
Continue Reading CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A lawyer and former lawmaker in West Virginia has filed notice that he again intends to sue Gov. Jim Justice over his residency. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported that Isaac Sponaugle sent Justice a 30-day intent to sue notice Thursday for the governor’s alleged failure to comply with a March 1 settlement
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The planet is careening toward warming of 2.7 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels — far above what scientists say the world should be targeting — according to a report on global emissions targets by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Scientists have said that the planet needs to slash 45%
Continue Reading SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Hundreds of protesters in the North Macedonian city of Tetovo on Friday called for the resignation of officials in the wake of last week’s fire that destroyed a COVID-19 field hospital, killed 14 people and injured a dozen more. The protest was organized by victims’ families, with demonstrators demanding that
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have decided to continue practicing at TCU next week in preparation for their Week 3 game at New England before returning to their New Orleans-area headquarters in Week 4, when they will host the New York Giants in the Superdome, coach
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN Idaho officials announced Thursday they’re preparing to ration hospital care due to the Covid-19 surge, and it was the last thing next-door Washington state’s top hospital advocate wanted to hear. “It’s terrible. I don’t know if people understand the gravity of the situation,” Cassie Sauer, chief executive of the Washington State
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Mark Ingram was brought to Houston to help improve a running game that ranked among the worst in the NFL last season. He’s already helped the Texans run the ball better. Perhaps more important, he’s added an energetic, veteran presence the rebuilding team desperately needed. Ingram
Continue ReadingA federal grand jury has indicted cybersecurity lawyer Michael Sussmann as part of a special counsel’s probe into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, alleging he lied to the FBI general counsel. Read the indictment: Correction: An earlier version of this story misspelled Sussmann’s name. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia
Continue Readinghttps://www.facebook.com/KESQNewsChannel3/posts/10157643490591362 https://twitter.com/KESQ/status/1438894331801255936 Live: Fallen Marine honored at La Quinta childhood schoolsWe'll bring you live coverage on air at 9:00 as the procession to honor Cpl. Hunter Lopez begins and later when it ends. We're updating and live streaming here: https://t.co/KjMwdMjrfy https://t.co/KjMwdMjrfy— KESQ News Channel 3 (@KESQ) September 17, 2021 https://twitter.com/KESQ/status/1438894331801255936 https://www.facebook.com/KESQNewsChannel3/posts/10157643490591362 https://twitter.com/KESQ/status/1438894331801255936
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