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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Bubba Wallace became just the second Black driver to win at NASCAR’s top Cup Series level when rain stopped the playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway. Wallace had driven through a crash and to the front of the field five laps before the second rain
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By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghan refugees will soon be arriving in the U.S. after a massive campaign to vaccinate them against measles. A small outbreak had led to a three-week pause in evacuations. Officials said Monday that vaccinations have been administered to about 49,000 evacuees staying temporarily on American military bases
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is ranked again and on a three-game win streak powered by tailback Bijan Robinson and an explosive offense. Scoring points in bunches has helped propped up a defense has been good enough. But the unit has shown just enough cracks to earn some concern
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema says activists who confronted her outside an Arizona State university classroom and filmed her inside a restroom were not engaging in what she called a legitimate protest. The Democratic senator said in a statement Monday that the activists unlawfully entered the suburban Phoenix campus building, which was closed
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By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Watson, the CEO of Ozy Media, says it was “premature” to shut down and that he wants to keep operating, despite a scandal-ridden week that exposed Ozy as a media company without much of an audience. The company emailed a statement Monday saying it
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Rojas has been let go as manager of the New York Mets after two losing seasons. The team declined its option on Rojas’ contract for 2022, making the announcement one day after finishing third in the NL East at 77-85 in Steve Cohen’s first
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law aimed at reducing the disparity of deaths among Black pregnant women. Black women in California are six times more likely to die within a year of pregnancy than white women. The law that the Democratic Newsom signed on
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law aimed at reducing the disparity of deaths among Black pregnant women. Black women in California are six times more likely to die within a year of pregnancy than white women. The law that the Democratic Newsom signed on
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By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s bourbon industry is showing that it’s increasingly bullish on its future. The industry has reached new production heights despite the COVID-19 pandemic and trade disputes in key European markets. Bluegrass State bourbon producers filled nearly 2.5 million barrels in 2020, setting a new production record.
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge rejected comparisons between the January 6 Capitol insurrection and civil unrest that at times accompanied racial-equity protests during a sentencing for a Capitol rioter on Monday, just days after a judge in the same court had questioned the difference. “To compare the actions of people around the country
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Tras evaluar los datos sobre la efectividad de una dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna Comirnaty (BioNTech / Pfizer) para la población de entre 18 y 55 años que ya completó su esquema de inmunización contra el covid-19, el Comité de Medicamentos Humanos de la Agencia Europea del Medicamento
Continue ReadingBy Asal Rezaei Click here for updates on this story ROBBINS, Illinois (WBBM) — Police in south suburban Robbins continue to take a stand against what they say are poor working conditions, and many officers have not been showing up for their shifts. Legally, officers aren’t allowed to go on strike, so they’re taking a
Continue ReadingCNN By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Facebook is continuing to battle US regulators that are calling for the company to be broken up, this time asking a court to dismiss an amended antitrust complaint against it filed by the Federal Trade Commission. In a filing Monday to the US District Court for the District of
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Facebook is continuing to battle US regulators that are calling for the company to be broken up, this time asking a court to dismiss an amended antitrust complaint against it filed by the Federal Trade Commission. In a filing Monday to the US District Court for the District of Columbia,
Continue Reading By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Canada is getting deeply involved in a dispute over an oil pipeline in Michigan. Canada informed a judge that it is invoking a 1977 treaty with the United States. That step should suspend a lawsuit by Michigan to shut down the pipeline. Line 5 is operated by
Continue ReadingBy Reg Chapman Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Friends of a Minnesota man stuck in Afghanistan keep running into roadblocks to bring him home. Qais, a U.S. citizen went to visit family in Afghanistan, and got stuck after Kabul fell to the Taliban. His supporters are now being told to
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Quarterback JT Daniels’ status is uncertain for No. 2 Georgia again this week. Daniels was held out of throwing drills in the week’s first practice for this week’s Southeastern Conference game at No. 18 Auburn. The Bulldogs leaned on their running game and defense to
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers certainly knew it could be a tough season with their young and inexperienced roster. Manager Chris Woodward says that still doesn’t take away the sting of a 102-loss season. The Rangers used a club-record 26 rookies. They had their most losses since
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Los cazadores de huracanes llevan más de 50 años volando dentro de los huracanes y recogiendo datos. Se han visto sacudidos y han arriesgado sus vidas en aras de la investigación de los huracanes y de la seguridad de las comunidades. Ahora estos cazadores tienen un nuevo compañero que estará en el
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Vandergriff Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — The City of Dallas plans to keep paying for hotel rooms for residents displaced by a gas explosion at their apartment complex last week. The blast at Highland Hills Apartments injured four firefighters and four others Wednesday. “It was like something out
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