By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than a thousand people outraged over ongoing power outages in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico are marching to decry how the lack of electricity has affected their health, work and children’s schooling. Many of them demanded the ouster of Luma, a private
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By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico education officials are renewing a contract with a Utah-based education company to reduce chronic absenteeism among public school students. The $2 million sole-source contract avoids the competitive bidding process aimed at reducing costs for state services. A survey conducted
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NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has suspended Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin for a game for roughing Tampa Bay forward Mathieu Joseph. The league announced the penalty on Friday, adding Larkin will give up $30,500.00 in pay that will go toward the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. Larkin will miss Detroit’s home game on
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By Sarah Moon, CNN When crude oil leaked into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California earlier this month, the amount spilled was about 25,000 gallons, officials said Friday. “We have a high degree of confidence that the spill amount is approximately 588 barrels of oil,” US Coast Guard spokesperson Amy Stork said.
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have acquired tight end Zach Ertz in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. The undefeated Cardinals sent cornerback Tay Gowan and a 2022 fifth-round pick to the Eagles for the 30-year-old Ertz, a three-time Pro Bowler. Ertz had four receptions for 29
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An elementary school teacher in South Carolina has surrendered on accusations of having marijuana edibles in a student prize box in her classroom. The 27-year-old female teacher from Lexington, South Carolina, turned herself in Friday and was being held on a drug possession charge. Authorities say another teacher at an after
Continue Reading HOFFENHEIM, Germany (AP) — Ambitious Cologne has been brought back to earth with a resounding thud after Hoffenheim turned on the style to win their match 5-0 in the Bundesliga. Togo striker Ihlas Bebou led the way with the opening two goals. His second was a deft backheel from a cross. Christoph Baumgartner made it
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Nikoloz Basilashvili outlasted No. 2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to move into the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open with the biggest win of his career. Basilashvili next plays either No. 3 Alexander Zverev or American Taylor Fritz, who met in a
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Nikoloz Basilashvili outlasted No. 2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to move into the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open with the biggest win of his career. Basilashvili next plays either No. 3 Alexander Zverev or American Taylor Fritz, who met in a
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have acquired tight end Zach Ertz in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. The undefeated Cardinals sent cornerback Tay Gowan and a 2022 fifth-round pick to the Eagles for the 30-year-old Ertz, a three-time Pro Bowler. Ertz had four receptions for 29
Continue ReadingBy CAMERON TAYLOR Click here for updates on this story SPRING HILL, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Midstate community is mourning the loss of a mother and her son. They died just a week apart from complications of COVID-19. Austin Corbett was known as the original “Spartan Super Fan.” “Everybody knew that was Austin Corbett and
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY and PADMANANDA RAMA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Indigenous groups and other environmental activists marched to the Capitol Friday as they continued a weeklong protest demanding that Congress and the Biden administration stop new fossil fuel projects and act with greater urgency on climate change. Nearly 80 people were arrested on the
Continue Reading By DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Vice-President Hamilton Mourão has said that a deployment of soldiers to the Amazon rainforest will end, just weeks before the global climate conference where the administration aims to show commitment to curbing illegal deforestation. Nearly 3,000 soldiers have been in the Amazon for just over
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dodgers ace right-hander Max Scherzer is the planned starter for the opening game of the NL Championship Series against the Braves. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts plans to start Scherzer even after the ace pitched the final inning of the NL Division Series win over the
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s prime minister announced a series of steps on Friday for his country’s transition to democracy less than a month after a coup attempt rocked the country’s leadership. In a speech Friday Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok called the coup attempt an ‘alarm bell’ that should awaken people to causes of the country’s
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dodgers ace right-hander Max Scherzer is the planned starter for the opening game of the NL Championship Series against the Braves. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts plans to start Scherzer even after the ace pitched the final inning of the NL Division Series win over the
Continue ReadingBy Caitlyn Penter Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Buncombe County EMS Director Taylor Jones said there are potentially hundreds of damaged roads and bridges that still haven’t been fully repaired as the area continues to recover from flooding caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred in
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee police are investigating the death Thursday, Oct. 14, of a 19-year-old woman found dead in her apartment with her infant child. Authorities identified the woman as 19-year-old Audrey Autumn Davis of Milwaukee. Records show Davis gave birth to the baby in
Continue Reading By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Al Wolf is used to clearing one or two snakes from under people’s homes. But recently when he was called by a woman who said she had seen rattlesnakes scurry under her Northern California house he was surprised to find more than 90 snakes getting ready to
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter As the Biden administration’s commission on the Supreme Court continues to meet, roll out pages of draft documents and engage in deep philosophical conversations about the past and future of the court, one thing is clear: No one is satisfied. Conservatives, who currently enjoy a 6-3 majority
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