By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A cyclist lived to tell his tale after a bear attacked him while riding alone in Cantwell, Alaska. Alaska Wildlife Troopers said in a news release they were notified of the incident last Tuesday. The victim said he was riding his bike when he spotted a large brown bear about
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By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Auburn coach Bryan Harsin declined to address his vaccination status days after the university imposed a mandate requiring all employees be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. The university mandate, which went into effect last Friday, imposes a Dec. 8 deadline for employees to be vaccinated or they could face termination.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada is allocating $5 million in federal coronavirus pandemic aid to a program the governor and state treasurer say provides grants to children with disabilities and their families. Gov. Steve Sisolak and Treasurer Zach Conine said Monday the Transforming Opportunities for Toddlers and Students program, or TOTS, aims to help youngsters recover
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By JOSH BOAK Associated Press To help pay for his big economic and social agenda, President Joe Biden is looking to go where the big money is and that’s billionaires. Biden never endorsed an outright “wealth tax” when campaigning for the White House last year. But his more conventional proposed rate increases on the income
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By JOSH BOAK Associated Press To help pay for his big economic and social agenda, President Joe Biden is looking to go where the big money is and that’s billionaires. Biden never endorsed an outright “wealth tax” when campaigning for the White House last year. But his more conventional proposed rate increases on the income
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge has concluded that two neo-Nazi group members intended to engage in terrorist activity before FBI agents arrested them ahead of a pro-gun rally in Virginia. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang’s decision Monday to apply a “terrorism enhancement” in sentencing the men favors prosecutors’
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets will try to turn around their season without Zach Wilson for a few games. Coach Robert Saleh confirmed Monday an MRI revealed the rookie quarterback has a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will be sidelined
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona collected just under $1,600 in tax revenue during the first four days of fantasy sports contests after they became legal in August. The Arizona Department of Gaming on Monday reported the first revenue figures from sports gambling, which was authorized by the governor and Legislature earlier this year. The state is
Continue Reading By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s top lawyer has filed suit against the Biden administration seeking to restore a Trump-era ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics that was reversed earlier this month. The action by Republican Attorney Dave Yost was joined by 11 other states. It says new
Continue Reading By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s top lawyer has filed suit against the Biden administration seeking to restore a Trump-era ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics that was reversed earlier this month. The action by Republican Attorney Dave Yost was joined by 11 other states. It says new
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Local authorities and police say at least 18 worshippers have been killed by gunmen who attacked a mosque in northern Nigeria during morning prayers. Monday’s attack took place in Mazakuka village in Mashegu local government area of the country’s Niger state. The attackers, believed to be
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez and Claudia Dominguez, CNN When numerous cities across America fought to remove Confederate monuments, a city in Tennessee chose to refocus attention on the contributions of Black people in the Civil War. After years of planning, the city of Franklin, Tennessee, unveiled a statue of a United States Colored Troops soldier on
Continue Reading Officials in Arizona have reported 158 new COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths from the virus as of Monday. In all, Arizona has seen 1,149,982 COVID-19 cases and 20,861 deaths from the virus since the pandemic began. One death was subtracted Monday from the state’s total number of COVID-19 deaths as a result of a
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Riverside County supervisors voted today to submit a request to the federal government seeking funding to complete environmental studies associated with a 144-mile commuter rail project linking the Coachella Valley to San Bernardino, Orange and Los Angeles counties. “This has been an ongoing desire for decades — connecting the Coachella Valley to Los Angeles,” Board
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — A former Georgetown University tennis coach has pleaded guilty in the ongoing college admissions bribery case. Gordon Ernst appeared virtually Monday in Boston federal court to acknowledge the plea change. The 54-year-old was accused of accepting more than $2 million to help the children of wealthy parents get into the school in
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN Sen. Joe Manchin, who for months has called for a pause in talks over President Joe Biden’s social safety net package, on Monday offered his most optimistic assessment yet that a deal could be reached imminently — as soon as this week. But Manchin, whose vote is essential
Continue Reading By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board says there’s sufficient interest to form a union at an Amazon distribution center in New York City. That’s after union organizers delivered hundreds of signatures to the federal agency. It’s a key step in authorizing a vote that could establish
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A man found guilty of setting a woman on fire in Waukesha in September of 2020, was sentenced Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 to 38 years in prison with another 24 years of extended supervision. Authorities said it was a random attack.
Continue Reading GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers likely will have to face the unbeaten Arizona Cardinals without 2020 All-Pro receiver Davante Adams and defensive coordinator Joe Barry. General manager Brian Gutekunst announced Monday afternoon that the team has placed Adams on the reserve/COVID-19 list. That announcement came just over an hour after coach
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona collected just under $1,600 in tax revenue during the first four days of fantasy sports contests after they became legal in August. The Arizona Department of Gaming on Monday reported the first revenue figures from sports gambling, which was authorized by the governor and Legislature earlier this year. The state is
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