By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is on an asteroid roll as it gets set to launch a series of spacecraft to visit and even bash some of the solar system’s most enticing rocks. A robotic trailblazer named Lucy is due to blast off Saturday on a 12-year cruise
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By The Associated Press The Cowboys will look to snap a six-game losing streak against New England when they visit the Patriots. Dallas is 0-5 against the Patriots in the Bill Belichick era. The last Dallas victory was in 1996. That victory was the last of seven straight to start the series for Dallas. The
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By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Arizona State has quietly emerged as the top defensive team in the Pac-12. The 18th-ranked Sun Devils rank first in scoring defense, total defense, sacks and tackles for loss. They face a critical test Saturday against a Utah team with a resurgent passing attack. The
Continue Reading By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Arizona State has quietly emerged as the top defensive team in the Pac-12. The 18th-ranked Sun Devils rank first in scoring defense, total defense, sacks and tackles for loss. They face a critical test Saturday against a Utah team with a resurgent passing attack. The
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Fox and Jen Christensen, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration meet Thursday and Friday of this week to tackle the next round of questions about booster vaccines for Covid-19 — and they’ll see the first trickle of data on mix-and-match boosters. On Thursday, they’ll focus on Moderna’s application to
Continue ReadingBy Dana Joseph and Jen Rose Smith, CNN October 14 is National Dessert Day. In celebration, CNN Travel did a delicious dive into its archives to uncover six of the best desserts spread across the nation: Apple pie According to the American Pie Council, apple really is the US national favorite. Not to burst the
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Este miércoles se jugó la sexta jornada del octogonal final de las eliminatorias de la Concacaf, que otorga 3 plazas directas al Mundial de Qatar 2022 y un cupo para un repechaje. La de este miércoles es la última jornada de la triple fecha de octubre que comenzó la
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Oklahoma State brings its run-tough defense to a key Big 12 matchup with No. 25 Texas. The No. 12 and undefeated Cowboys rank No. 12 nationally against the run and will face one of the nation’s top backs in Texas’ Bijan Robinson. Oklahoma State needs a win to stay on top
Continue Reading By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar says a special envoy appointed by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations canceled his visit after the government told him he would not be able to meet with ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others. The cancellation is likely to fuel sentiment among some members
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By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft says it is shutting down its main LinkedIn app in China later this year following tighter government rules on internet companies. The company said in a blog post Thursday it has faced “a significantly more challenging operating environment and greater compliance requirements in China.” LinkedIn said it will
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft says it is shutting down its main LinkedIn app in China later this year following tighter government rules on internet companies. The company said in a blog post Thursday it has faced “a significantly more challenging operating environment and greater compliance requirements in China.” LinkedIn said it will
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK, JILL COLVIN and MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection could soon recommend criminal contempt charges against former White House aide Steve Bannon as he defies the panel’s subpoena for documents and testimony. The committee had scheduled a deposition for
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La furgoneta retumbaba en el desierto del centro de California. La tierra incinerada de las quemas controladas se veía a un lado del camino no pavimentado por el que viajábamos. Seguramente, esta furgoneta necesitaba nuevos amortiguadores. El calor de 40 grados nos acorraló cuando rodeamos unos matorrales y nos topamos
Continue Reading By BRANDON GDULA numberFire Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow seems set to play in an indoor game against a Detroit Lions pass defense (which ranks 30th in adjusted pass defense, via numberFire’s metrics). Taylor Heinicke could have a shootout game against the Kansas City Chiefs, a game with a really fast pace and two poor defenses (both
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Consumir demasiada sal está vinculada con una presión arterial alta, enfermedades cardiacas y alta mortalidad. Ahora, ¿cuánta sal es demasiada sal? Hablemos en términos de sodio, que es como lo miden los médicos y autoridades sanitarias. El sodio está escondido en alimentos que no pensarías, como aderezos para ensaladas, salsas,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 10 Michigan State is undefeated through six games for the first time since 2015. The Spartans think they can keep that perfect record intact when they visit Indiana on Saturday. Containing Kenneth Walker, the nation’s top rusher, will be a primary focus for the Hoosiers defense. But Indiana coach Tom
Continue Reading By JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — A teenager in Liberia has become a national hero after finding $50,000 on the road and returning it to its rightful owner in the northeastern Nimba County. Eighteen-year-old Emmanuel Tuloe told The Associated Press on Thursday that he was driving his motorcycle taxi on a highway
Continue Reading By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A court in Naples has convicted the captain of an Italian commercial ship that returned 101 migrants to Libya after rescuing them at sea. The court absolved the commander of the most serious charge — abuse of office — but convicted him of abandonment-related charges
Continue Reading By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered a “whole-of-government” response to elevated levels of lead in Benton Harbor’s water. She’s directing state agencies to ensure residents have safe tap water. Thursday’s directive came about a week after her administration urged people to use only bottled water for
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Talk about a cosmic temper tantrum. An outburst of explosions has been traced back to a mysterious repeating fast radio burst in space called FRB 121102. Using China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope, or FAST, researchers detected 1,652 bursts over the course of 47 days, between August 29 and October 29,
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