By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois law has for more than four decades protected those who oppose providing or receiving certain medical treatment because of their religious beliefs. Now Democrats want an exception to allow repercussions against those who refuse vaccinations in the battle against COVID-19. The Illinois Health Care
Continue ReadingBy Joel Waldman Click here for updates on this story DANIA BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — The fight is on to save some monkeys and find them a new home. They live in an unlikely part of Broward county and one group thinks it’s dangerous for them, so they are working to find them a safer
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Draws by Real Madrid and Sevilla have left four teams tied for lead in the Spanish league. Barcelona is nowhere near the top after yet another loss. The Catalan club was defeated 1-0 by Rayo Vallecano with veteran striker Radamel Falcao scoring the winner in the
Continue Reading TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A state ethics panel has recommended a sham candidate for the Florida Legislature convicted of participating in a vote siphoning scheme be fined $20,000 and formally reprimanded. The panel announced Wednesday that Alex Rodríguez had reached a settlement with the commission. Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t immediately say whether he would accept
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — El cuestionado presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, llamó al presidente de Brasil Jair Bolsonaro un “imbécil” en un discurso televisado el martes, en referencia a las afirmaciones infundadas del líder brasileño que sugieren que las vacunas contra el covid-19 podrían aumentar el riesgo de sida. “Hay que promover la vacunación, la
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Firefighters today worked to stop a single-story structure fire that broke out in Indio. The Riverside County Fire Department received a report of the blaze at 2:22 p.m. in the 45900 block of Sage Street. Six engines arrived on the scene to find an outbuilding on the property with smoke and fire showing out the
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By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Hunter Henry is feeling just fine about his decision to leave the Los Angeles Chargers to join the New England Patriots. The tight end is preparing to face his former team this week. Henry says he only has good memories about the franchise that drafted
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Hunter Henry is feeling just fine about his decision to leave the Los Angeles Chargers to join the New England Patriots. The tight end is preparing to face his former team this week. Henry says he only has good memories about the franchise that drafted
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans quarterback Tyrod Taylor returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since injuring his hamstring in Week 2, but his status for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams remains uncertain. Taylor opened the season as Houston’s starter with Deshaun Watson sitting out amid
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School resource officers are anticipated to return to Palm Springs Unified School District campuses next week following the completion of a five-day training program, district officials said today. School resource officers — or SROs — have not been in place in the PSUSD since the school year began in August due to contract negotiations between
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By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal jury has determined that The GEO Group must pay minimum wage — rather than $1 a day — to immigration detainees who perform tasks like cooking and cleaning at its for-profit detention center in Washington state. The verdict came Wednesday in U.S. District Court in
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal jury has determined that The GEO Group must pay minimum wage — rather than $1 a day — to immigration detainees who perform tasks like cooking and cleaning at its for-profit detention center in Washington state. The verdict came Wednesday in U.S. District Court in
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The undefeated Arizona Cardinals host the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night in a meeting of two of the NFL’s elite during the first half of the season. The Cardinals are 7-0 for the first time since 1974 and have won those games by a combined margin of 111 points, which
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The undefeated Arizona Cardinals host the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night in a meeting of two of the NFL’s elite during the first half of the season. The Cardinals are 7-0 for the first time since 1974 and have won those games by a combined margin of 111 points, which
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, Ellie Kaufman and Kristin Fisher, CNN The top US general said China’s test of a hypersonic weapon over the summer was “very concerning” and that “it has all of our attention.” Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, speaking to Bloomberg Television, stopped short of calling the test a “Sputnik moment”
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — FBI officials say they have arrested a man dubbed the “Back Again Bandit” who allegedly robbed 22 banks in Arizona and one in Nevada over a 10-month span. They say an FBI Violent Crimes Task Force with assistance from Phoenix police took 44-year-old Richard Zumbro into custody Monday after a robbery at
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — FBI officials say they have arrested a man dubbed the “Back Again Bandit” who allegedly robbed 22 banks in Arizona and one in Nevada over a 10-month span. They say an FBI Violent Crimes Task Force with assistance from Phoenix police took 44-year-old Richard Zumbro into custody Monday after a robbery at
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN What do you gift one of the biggest teen pop stars in the world? If you’re President Joe Biden, the answer is easy: a shoehorn. Olivia Rodrigo, the singer behind the hits “Driver’s License” and “good 4 u,” was invited to the White House back in July to promote the Covid-19
Continue Reading FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for the 2019 death of her toddler son, whom she left behind after driving while intoxicated in rural northwestern New Mexico. The Farmington Daily Times reports that Tonya Mae Dale was sentenced Monday in federal court in Albuquerque. She previously plead
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Daniel Jones isn’t worrying whether running back Saquon Barkley or wide receivers Kenny Golladay, Kadarius Toney or Sterling Shepard are going to the lineup for the New York Giants’ game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Jones has spent most of the season playing quarterback
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