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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is naming the playing field at Camp Randall Stadium after former Badgers football coach and athletic director Barry Alvarez. Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced the decision at a Friday night ceremony. Alvarez coached Wisconsin from 1990-2005 and set a program record for career coaching victories. He took over as Wisconsin’s athletic
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CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois State Police trooper has died after being shot on the Dan Ryan Expressway on Chicago’s South Side. A spokeswoman for the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said the trooper was pronounced dead Friday afternoon at the University of Chicago Medical Center and an autopsy will be conducted. Illinois State Police
Continue Reading VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning said Friday that defenseman Travis Hamonic isn’t opting out of the NHL season, but has yet to join the team. Benning said in a statement on Twitter that the 31-year-old player “remains at home, dealing with some personal matters” and that the team “continues
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Ángela Reyes (CNN) — El FBI está colaborando en la búsqueda de una mujer de 19 años que desapareció el viernes pasado de un complejo de apartamentos en Orlando, dijo el jueves el sheriff del condado Orange. El sheriff John Mina dijo que la oficina está prestando tecnología para la búsqueda de Miya Marcano, quien
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La jueza Sonia Sotomayor denegó una solicitud de un grupo de maestros de la ciudad de Nueva York para bloquear el mandato de vacunas de la ciudad para los empleados de las escuelas públicas mientras se desarrolla el proceso de apelación. Una corte federal de apelaciones inicialmente suspendió el mandato,
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By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pledged Friday at the Capitol to “get it done” as Democrats strained to rescue a scaled-back version of his $3.5 trillion government-overhaul plan and salvage a related public works bill after days of frantic negotiations. But it’s not getting done right
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pledged Friday at the Capitol to “get it done” as Democrats strained to rescue a scaled-back version of his $3.5 trillion government-overhaul plan and salvage a related public works bill after days of frantic negotiations. But it’s not getting done right
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By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court is set to hear an appeal of a ruling that found new laws banning schools from requiring masks and a series of other measures were unconstitutional. Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants the court to overturn that ruling at Tuesday’s hearing. If he
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A New York man charged in the assault of DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone will remain in jail while he awaits trail, a federal judge ruled on Friday after an emotional court hearing. Prosecutors previously said Thomas Sibick was spotted on police body-camera footage ripping away Fanone’s badge and radio
Continue Reading ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Corniche won the $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes by 3 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita to give embattled Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his record 10th win in the Grade 1 race. Ridden by fellow Hall of Famer Mike Smith, Corniche ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.75 on opening day of
Continue Reading ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Corniche won the $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes by 3 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita to give embattled Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his record 10th win in the Grade 1 race. Ridden by fellow Hall of Famer Mike Smith, Corniche ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.75 on opening day of
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Business) — Se acabó Scarlett Johansson contra Disney. El jueves, la actriz y Disney resolvieron su disputa sobre la demanda que Johansson presentó contra la empresa en julio. La demanda alega que Disney violó su contrato al lanzar “Black Widow”, una película de Marvel protagonizada por la actriz, en Disney +
Continue Reading By The Associated Press A look at what’s happening around the majors Saturday: ___ TWENTY FOR ONE? Dodgers left-hander Julio Urías is the only pitcher in baseball with a shot at 20 wins this season, and he’ll try to earn it in a showdown against NL Cy Young Award contender Corbin Burnes of the Milwaukee
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Seasonal weather will be with us as we close out the work week and move into the first weekend of October. Palm Springs recorded a high temperature of 97° Friday afternoon. The average for the date is 96°. A much more comfortable afternoon than what 2020 brought us when the city reached 113°! Relief from
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The United States reached its latest heartbreaking pandemic milestone Friday, eclipsing 700,000 deaths from COVID-19 just as the surge from the delta variant is starting to slow down and give overwhelmed hospitals some relief. It took 3 ½ months for the U.S. to
Continue Reading By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Jurors hearing the case against a U.S. Air Force airman charged with murder have listened to lengthy testimony from a cellphone expert who mapped the route the airman allegedly took the day a Mennonite woman disappeared. Mark Gooch faces life in prison if convicted of first-degree
Continue ReadingCNN By Holmes Lybrand, Tara Subramaniam and Greg Clary, CNN During a rally in Georgia over the weekend, former President Donald Trump invited Lance Cpl. Hunter Clark to the stage, implying he was the Marine in a viral video who lifted a child over a wall at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. “We’re also honored
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October’s Coachella Valley Spotlight Recipient is the Boys & Girls Club of Palm Springs. The BGCPS is a non-profit with the mission to support and inspire young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens. During the pandemic, the club has been unable to host traditional fundraising events. So the organization plans
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Netflix’s latest hit really kills. “Squid Game” is a South Korean fictional drama in which contestants who are deeply in debt play children’s games in order to win a ton of cash. The downside is that losers will be killed. Seriously, if a person can’t nail “Red Light, Green Light,”
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Leah Asmelash, CNN As fascination with Netflix’s “Squid Game” grips the world, doctors have a word of advice for parents: Don’t let your kids watch. “Squid Game,” which debuted on Netflix in September, is a South Korean fictional drama following contestants, who are deeply in debt, as they play a series
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