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By The Associated Press No. 24 UTSA is nationally ranked for the first time as well as 7-0 for the first time and on its first winning streak as long as seven games as the Roadrunners visit Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs have dropped three non-conference tilts by a touchdown or less. But Tech is nonetheless
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors have unveiled criminal charges against an alleged corruption ring accused of paying millions of dollars in bribes to a top ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to profit from lucrative contracts to import food and medicine at a time of widespread hardship in the South
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Smoke from wildfires impacts far more people east of the Rocky Mountains than in the West, where most large fires ignite, according to a recent study published in the journal GeoHealth. Epidemiologists at Colorado State University estimated that long-term exposure to wildfire smoke leads to roughly 6,300 additional deaths each year,
Continue ReadingBy Tim McNicholas Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — There are only a few people left in the U.S. who know the Native American skill of building birch bark canoes. One of them is currently an artist in residence at Northwestern University—teaching students his skills and reviving a tradition that’s spanned
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By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is facing more defections from the broad base of support she built to win her seat in 2018 over her opposition to parts of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan and refusal to ditch the Senate filibuster. Five members of Sinema’s veterans advisory
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Clare Foran, CNN Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, who serves as the vice chair of the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, on Thursday went after members of her own party for downplaying the riot and not believing in the panel’s mission. “There are people in
Continue Reading RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to return to Virginia for his second campaign stop with fellow Democrat Terry McAuliffe as the state’s race for governor enters its final stretch. McAuliffe’s campaign announced Thursday that the two would appear together on Tuesday at a park in Arlington. The event will occur exactly
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A police superintendent in Jamaica has told The Associated Press that authorities have arrested a Colombian man they believe is a suspect in the July 7 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay said said Thursday that officials are still making calls
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 23 Pittsburgh has a chance to prove it is a legitimate contender for the ACC title when the Panthers host Clemson. Pitt is off to a 5-1 start behind quarterback Kenny Pickett. The fifth-year senior leads the ACC with 21 touchdown passes against just one interception. The Tigers are 4-2
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Maria Sakkari clinched a spot at the WTA Finals for the first time by reaching the quarterfinals at the Kremlin Cup when Anna Kalinskaya retired with an illness in the second set. The third-seeded Sakkari, who was leading 6-2, 1-0 when Kalinskaya retired, became the first Greek woman to qualify for the
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Major college football is setting into a strange period of frayed allegiances that could last for at least another season. The American Athletic Conference became the latest to get into realignment by adding UAB, UTSA, Rice, North Texas, Charlotte and Florida Atlantic from Conference USA. They will
Continue Reading By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The indictment of U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry could have a big impact on the Republican’s future in Nebraska politics and the 2022 election, opening the door to possible outcomes that would have seemed far-fetched just days ago. The district is still heavily Republican, but it became
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal authorities say a North Dakota man is charged with second-degree murder in the decapitation killing this month of a man at the victim’s home on the Navajo Nation in northwestern New Mexico. A criminal complaint alleges 28-year-old Shilo Aaron Oldrock attacked and decapitated the victim with an ax on Oct.
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal authorities say a North Dakota man is charged with second-degree murder in the decapitation killing this month of a man at the victim’s home on the Navajo Nation in northwestern New Mexico. A criminal complaint alleges 28-year-old Shilo Aaron Oldrock attacked and decapitated the victim with an ax on Oct.
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ordering Apple, Amazon, PayPal and other tech giants to reveal how their proprietary payment networks function. Apple Pay, Google Pay and other payment systems created by big tech companies now dominate large portions of e-commerce and person-to-person payments. Agency
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ordering Apple, Amazon, PayPal and other tech giants to reveal how their proprietary payment networks function. Apple Pay, Google Pay and other payment systems created by big tech companies now dominate large portions of e-commerce and person-to-person payments. Agency
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By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ordering Apple, Amazon, PayPal and other tech giants to reveal how their proprietary payment networks function. Apple Pay, Google Pay and other payment systems created by big tech companies now dominate large portions of e-commerce and person-to-person payments. Agency
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The San Diego State-Air Force matchup pits the Aztecs’ nation-best run defense against the Falcons’ ground game that is the best in the nation. No. 22 San Diego State has won eight consecutive games in the series since 2009 and that includes three wins at Falcon Stadium. The Aztecs have one
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The San Diego State-Air Force matchup pits the Aztecs’ nation-best run defense against the Falcons’ ground game that is the best in the nation. No. 22 San Diego State has won eight consecutive games in the series since 2009 and that includes three wins at Falcon Stadium. The Aztecs have one
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