By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Raiders owner Mark Davis called it a “dream come true” when he lured Jon Gruden out of the broadcast booth to come back for a second stint as coach in 2018. That dream mostly turned into a nightmare that featured lots of poor play on the field followed
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Raiders owner Mark Davis called it a “dream come true” when he lured Jon Gruden out of the broadcast booth to come back for a second stint as coach in 2018. That dream mostly turned into a nightmare that featured lots of poor play on the field followed
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN On Sunday, Nicole Sperry said her final goodbyes to her 10-year-old daughter, who died from Covid-19. Less than 24 hours later, she was behind a podium combating misinformation from parents at a Virginia school board meeting. At a Chesapeake Public School District meeting in September, parents and community members denied the
Continue Reading By John Keefe and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The planet is warming rapidly, resulting in historic drought, deadly floods and unusual melting events in the Arctic. It is also causing steady sea level rise, which scientists say will continue for decades. A new study from Climate Central, a nonprofit research group, shows that roughly 50 major
Continue ReadingBy Josh Morgan Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the allegations that two Fulton County employees shredded voter registration ballots. According to a release, Raffensperger says 300 municipal election-related applications were shredded, something not previously
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By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The man once billed as the Michael Jordan and Tom Brady of policing ended up being “not the right fit” for the city of Miami. The city manager has decided to suspend with the intention of firing Police Chief Art Acevedo after a tumultuous six-month tenure.
Continue Reading SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A man who admitted beating his wife while their three children hid in a closet has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. A news release from the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office says the oldest child, then 10 years old, called 911 — and the beating was still going on
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving can keep refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. He just won’t play for the Brooklyn Nets until he does. The Nets announced Tuesday that Irving would not play or practice with them until he could be a full participant, ending the idea that
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un juez federal permitió temporalmente a los trabajadores sanitarios del estado de Nueva York tener exenciones religiosas al mandato de vacunación, según una orden. El juez de distrito estadounidense David Hurd dictó la sentencia este martes, concediendo una orden judicial preliminar que permite a los trabajadores sanitarios poner a consideración
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El principal experto en enfermedades infecciosas de Estados Unidos dice que los mandatos de vacunación funcionan y ayudarán a que más personas se vacunen contra el covid-19. Aproximadamente una cuarta parte de la población estadounidense elegible sigue sin vacunarse contra el coronavirus y la tasa de personas que reciben vacunas
Continue ReadingBy Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist A clash between summer and winter across the central US is causing an autumn outbreak of snow where the air is colder and severe storms, along with tornadoes and flash flooding, where it’s warmer. There’s a “big temperature contrast across the country as a battle of the seasons commences,” said
Continue ReadingCNN By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist A clash between summer and winter across the central US is causing an autumn outbreak of snow where the air is colder and severe storms, along with tornadoes and flash flooding, where it’s warmer. There’s a “big temperature contrast across the country as a battle of the seasons commences,”
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 24,000 nurses and other health care workers at Kaiser Permanente in California and Oregon have overwhelmingly authorized a strike over pay and working conditions strained by the coronavirus pandemic. Similar strike votes could come in a half-dozen other states against Kaiser, one of the nation’s largest health care providers.
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 24,000 nurses and other health care workers at Kaiser Permanente in California and Oregon have overwhelmingly authorized a strike over pay and working conditions strained by the coronavirus pandemic. Similar strike votes could come in a half-dozen other states against Kaiser, one of the nation’s largest health care providers.
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 24,000 nurses and other health care workers at Kaiser Permanente in California and Oregon have overwhelmingly authorized a strike over pay and working conditions strained by the coronavirus pandemic. Similar strike votes could come in a half-dozen other states against Kaiser, one of the nation’s largest health care providers.
Continue Reading BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — A rare two-headed diamondback terrapin turtle is alive and kicking — with all six of its legs — at the Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center in Massachusetts. A threatened species in the state, the tutle hatched two weeks ago. Staff say it is feeding well on blood worms and food pellets. They’ve
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press The St. Louis-based natural gas company Spire Inc. is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to keep operating a pipeline through Illinois and Missouri, warning that a winter shutdown could be devastating to St. Louis-area customers. In a filing last week, Spire requested a stay that would allow
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Duke and Duchess of Sussex continue to expand their business empire. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are partnering with a firm that helps create portfolios focused on sustainable investments. Harry and Meghan are working with Ethic, a five-year-old firm that promotes investing in companies with good environmental,
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court appeared inclined Tuesday to allow a Kentucky Republican attorney general step in to defend a controversial state abortion law after the state’s Democratic governor declined to continue doing so. At issue in the case is a law that restricts a standard second-trimester abortion method
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The State Department has tapped veteran diplomat Elizabeth Jones to lead the agency’s Afghanistan relocation and resettlement efforts, a senior State Department official told CNN Tuesday. Jones came out of retirement to take the role of Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE) and officially started last week, the
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