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By David Williams, CNN Officials in Richmond, Virginia, have called off the search for a nearly 134-year-old time capsule that was believed to be embedded in the huge pedestal base of the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was removed Wednesday. It was thought to contain about 60 artifacts, many of which were
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By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Columnist On that sunny morning two decades ago, in the hours and minutes and seconds before everything changed, sports was playing its usual role in the fabric of life. Then, for a fleeting moment after 9/11, it looked as though our favorite games might help us cope with the grieving
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COLFAX, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a California wildfire that destroyed 142 structures in the Sierra Nevada last month was human-caused, but they are not revealing what led to that conclusion. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Friday that the River Fire began Aug. 4 in the overnight camping area of the
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets’ secondary is a primary concern because of its inexperience at cornerback. Second-year defensive back Bryce Hall is slated to be one of the starters when the Jets open the season at Carolina on Sunday. The other starting job
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Desert Hot Springs Police announced on Friday that they arrested a suspect in a murder that occurred Wednesday night near the parking lot of the police station. According to police, they got a call at 11:11 Wednesday night that a man had been shot and was near the front parking lot of the Desert Hot
Continue ReadingBy Joyce Lupiani Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Zoo Atlanta is reporting that members of its western lowland gorilla troops have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, which is the virus that causes COVID-19. The zoo says that Gorilla Care Team members saw the gorillas coughing and noticed they had nasal discharge
Continue ReadingBy Vickie Welborn Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — The Caddo Parish Commission appears headed to new heights when it comes to mosquito control in hard-to-reach areas of the parish. The commission’s Animal Services Committee on Thursday approved the purchase of a drone that will be able to fly over
Continue ReadingBy Lee Peck Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A follow up to a house on Houston street shot up and woman grazed by a bullet Tuesday night. And according to Mobile Police just the day before another home in Maysville was shot up. This one happening on Booker Street
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber spent some time this week reflecting on the Sept. 11 attacks. He says he’s glad he made the decision then to cancel the remainder of the league’s regular-season games following the tragedy. The MLS came back for the playoffs that year. The
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By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration is giving the first public look inside a U.S. military base housing Afghans airlifted out of Afghanistan, amid questions about how the government is caring for the refugees and vetting them. The three-hour tour of Fort Bliss Army base in
Continue Reading By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press A federal judge has thrown out all charges against a University of Tennessee professor accused of hiding his relationship with a Chinese university while receiving research grants from NASA. Anming Hu was arrested in February, charged with wire fraud and making false statements. In June, the judge declared a mistrial
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt says he’s ready to deal with the pressure that comes with his massive new contract. Watt and the Steelers have agreed to a deal that will pay him $28 million a season beginning in 2022. That salary will make Watt the
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A memoir by Philip Roth biographer Blake Bailey will be reissued this fall after publisher W.W. Norton and Company dropped it amid multiple allegations against Bailey of sexual assault and abuse. Skyhorse Publishing announced Friday that Bailey’s “The Splendid Things We Planned,” first published in 2014, will come out an e-book
Continue Reading By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — All but four of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 were Saudi citizens and the Saudi kingdom was the birthplace of Osama bin Laden, the head of al-Qaida and mastermind of the attack. But that was 20 years ago. While still politically repressive, Saudi Arabia
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine chief is pledging to rapidly evaluate COVID-19 vaccines for younger kids — as soon as the studies are in. Dr. Peter Marks tells The Associated Press he is “very, very hopeful” that vaccinations for 5- to 11-year-olds will be underway by year’s end.
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine chief is pledging to rapidly evaluate COVID-19 vaccines for younger kids — as soon as the studies are in. Dr. Peter Marks tells The Associated Press he is “very, very hopeful” that vaccinations for 5- to 11-year-olds will be underway by year’s end.
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry has summoned US Ambassador John Sullivan to complain about alleged interference by what it called American “digital giants” in Russia’s upcoming parliamentary election. A ministry statement Friday said the deputy foreign minister claimed Russia “possesses irrefutable evidence of the violation of Russian legislation by the American ‘digital giants’ in
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The state of Arizona has sold off $93 million in Unilever bonds and plans to sell the remaining $50 million invested in the global consumer products company because subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s stopped selling its ice cream in Israeli-occupied territories. The move is the latest by states
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The state of Arizona has sold off $93 million in Unilever bonds and plans to sell the remaining $50 million invested in the global consumer products company because subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s stopped selling its ice cream in Israeli-occupied territories. The move is the latest by states
Continue Reading By JOSEF FEDERMAN and FARES AKRAM Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli media reports say two more of the six Palestinians who broke out of a maximum-security prison this week have been arrested, leaving two prisoners at large. The prisoners captured Saturday morning included Zakaria Zubeidi, a well-known militant leader from the second Palestinian uprising
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