BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Kentucky is the favorite to win the Southeastern Conference title, while defending champion Alabama is picked to finish second in voting among a panel of national and league media. Voters picked Vanderbilt sophomore guard Scotty Pippen Jr. as preseason SEC player of the year in results released by the league on
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Students will soon be able to attend The Barbra Streisand Institute at UCLA. The institute will focus on four areas the artist and activist is most passionate about: truth in the public sphere, the impact of climate change, the dynamics of intimacy and power between women and men, and the impact
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By LISA MASCARO and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s climate change strategy is all but dashed. Instead, lawmakers are heading Tuesday to the White House as Democrats search for new ways to reach his emission reduction goals that can still win passage in Congress. A carbon tax,
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN A scuba diver has found a 900-year-old Crusader sword with a three-foot blade off the coast of Israel. The amateur diver spotted the sword and other ancient artifacts on the seabed off northern Israel, according to a statement from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) published Monday. He was diving on October
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Las Vegas City Councilwoman who rose to national prominence for her support of self-styled anti-government militiamen who clashed with federal law enforcement in two armed standoffs last decade is running for governor of Nevada. Republican Michelle Fiore announced her plans to run at a news conference in Las Vegas.
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon has cleared NHL coronavirus protocols and joined the Colorado Avalanche in Washington. He is set to make his season debut tonight against the Capitals. MacKinnon tested positive for the coronavirus last week and had been in the league’s COVID-19 protocols since Oct. 12. The
Continue Reading BROOKSHIRE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say no one was seriously hurt when an airplane taking passengers to the AL Championship Series game in Boston ran off a runway and burned near Houston. The Federal Aviation Administration says the McDonnell Douglas MD-87 was carrying 21 people when it rolled through a fence and caught fire while
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Associated Press midseason All-America team is led by Alabama quarterback Bryce Young and Texas running back Bijan Robinson. No. 1 Georgia’s ferocious defense is represented by defensive tackle Jordan Davis and linebacker Nakobe Dean. The team was picked by voters in The Associated Press Top 25 poll.
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians clashed with Israeli police at a popular gathering place just outside Jerusalem’s Old City as thousands celebrated a Muslim holiday. It was a repeat of violence earlier this year that eventually led to the 11-day Gaza war in May. Israeli police say Palestinians hurled rocks at police and public buses near
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Más de 60.000 agentes de la ley fueron agredidos en el cumplimiento del deber el año pasado, un 7,2% más que en 2019, según un informe publicado este lunes por el FBI. El FBI también reveló que alrededor del 30% de los oficiales sufrieron lesiones. En otro informe presentado en mayo,
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN “Queens” is an extremely familiar idea, elevated not quite to the level of royalty by being slickly cast, packaged and produced. Like Peacock’s “Girls5eva,” the concept hinges on an all-girl group reunited and again pursuing stardom 20 years later, rediscovering the spotlight and its perils after years spent braiding hair
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray is conflicted. The Nuggets’ star guard can’t wait to get back to playing basketball like he did before that awful night in San Francisco last April when his left knee buckled as he drove past Andrew Wiggins, ending his season and ultimately quashing Denver’s
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — John McLaren is set to retire early next year after 31 years as a caddie. What makes him stand out is being of “extraordinary ability.” Those are the words that define the category of his visa. McLaren was a rarity back in the day for
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II is Britain’s longest-lived and longest-reigning monarch. But don’t call her an oldie. The 95-year-old queen has politely declined the honor of being named “Oldie of the Year” by a British magazine. The Oldie magazine on Tuesday published the queen’s response to its suggestion that she follow in the footsteps
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Eger Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Three former teachers now serving as Oklahoma lawmakers are studying the state’s worsening teacher shortage to see what policy measures might be of help. “The teacher pipeline is one of the critical issues we can address in the 2022 legislative
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The kidnapping of 17 missionaries and their relatives in Haiti is only one of hundreds of abductions that have occurred in recent months as the country struggles with a spike in gang violence. One woman said her elderly father, a Vietnam veteran, was abducted
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — El gobierno de Australia está ofreciendo pagos únicos para ayudar a las personas a dejar las relaciones violentas. A partir de este martes, las víctimas pueden solicitar un pago de 5.000 dólares australianos (US$ 3.700), que incluye dinero en efectivo y pagos directos para gastos como la matrícula escolar.
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — The opening ceremony for the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics in 2026 has been switched from Milan to Verona in a cost-cutting move. The ceremony was slated for the PalaItalia Santa Giulia being built in Milan but will now be held at the Verona Arena. The large Roman amphitheater in Verona was already slated
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people are dead and two others are hospitalized with burns after an apparent cannabis business burned in Los Angeles. Authorities say the remains of a man were found Tuesday in the gutted building and one of three burn victims who ran out during the fire on Monday has died. One
Continue ReadingBy Kurt Erickson Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — The pension fund serving teachers and other public school employees in Missouri experienced a data security incident last month. According to an Oct. 15 notification from the Public School and Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri, the incident
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