By The Associated Press No. 16 Baylor can solidify its place as a Big 12 title contender with a win over Texas that would also bury the Longhorns’ hopes to climb back in the race. The Bears have a powerful run game behind backs Abram Smith and Tristan Ebner. Texas has surrendered huge chunks of
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By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he has reached a “historic” framework with Democrats in Congress on his sweeping, though scaled-back domestic policy plan. But he still must nail down votes from a few skeptical fellow Democrats. Biden announced the framework at the White
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By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he has reached a “historic” framework with Democrats in Congress on his sweeping, though scaled-back domestic policy plan. But he still must nail down votes from a few skeptical fellow Democrats. Biden announced the framework at the White
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan star striker Lautaro Martínez has signed a new deal until 2026. It’s an important deal for Inter in the wake of a turbulent offseason. Coach Antonio Conte left shortly after leading Inter to the Serie A title and the club sold two of its top players in Romelu Lukaku and
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CNNEE Nota del editor: Carlos Alberto Montaner es escritor, periodista y colaborador de CNN. Sus columnas se publican en decenas de diarios de España, Estados Unidos y América Latina. Montaner es, además, vicepresidente de la Internacional Liberal. Las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivamente suyas. (CNN Español) — Se llamaba Formosa, “la isla hermosa” en portugués.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Two neo-Nazi group members have been sentenced to nine years in prison each in a case that highlighted a broader federal crackdown on far-right extremists. FBI agents arrested former Canadian Armed Forces reservist Patrik Jordan Mathews, U.S. Army veteran Brian Mark Lemley Jr. and a third
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 15 Oklahoma State is looking to bounce back from its first loss of the season last week at Iowa State. Kansas is seeking to gain momentum from a valiant effort last week that saw them nearly upset No. 4 Oklahoma.
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Cohen, CNN The free food delivery that arrives at Beth Greenlee’s door each week is much more than an endpoint of the US supply chain. It’s her lifeline. The 61-year-old has Stage 4 endometrial cancer and little income. For eight months, she’s been relying on food from MANNA, a non-profit that provides free
Continue ReadingCNN, KABB|WOAI, EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER, WCCO, WJLA, CENTRAL TEXAS FOODBANK By Gabe Cohen, CNN The free food delivery that arrives at Beth Greenlee’s door each week is much more than an endpoint of the US supply chain. It’s her lifeline. The 61-year-old has Stage 4 endometrial cancer and little income. For eight months, she’s
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LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have grilled Facebook and other tech giants over how they handle online safety. The questioning comes as European efforts to regulate social media companies gain momentum. Facebook’s head of safety said Thursday that the tech giant supports regulation and has no business interest in providing people with an “unsafe experience.”
Continue ReadingBy Gladys Bautista Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — It’s not uncommon to see abandoned cars throughout the metro. Issues with LMPD’s current impound lot revolve around its size and the lack of capacity to take all of the city’s towed cars. Now, in the Schnitzelburg neighborhood, residents are making
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A 60-year-old Oklahoma man who stabbed a prison cafeteria worker to death in 1998 is scheduled to be executed Thursday. The execution of John Marion Grant will be the state’s first attempt to administer the death penalty since a series of flawed executions more than six
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 13 Wake Forest hosts longtime instate rival Duke on Saturday. The Demon Deacons have matched the best start in program history. Their other 7-0 start came in 1944. Wake Forest is 4-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the first time. The key matchup will be how well the Demon
Continue ReadingBy Tommie Clark Click here for updates on this story EARLHAM, Iowa (KCCI) — A nurse turned sawmill owner is spearheading a new sustainability effort in Iowa. Becky Button is lifting the industry up in Iowa at the Earlham Mill. She’s making sure more people can get the lumber they need amid the shortage. Button
Continue Reading By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr and his brother-in-law are under investigation for insider trading. Recently filed federal court documents show the Securities and Exchange Commission is probing their abrupt sales of financial holdings during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. Burr is among a group of
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Francia detuvo un barco pesquero británico y anunció que cerrará casi todos sus puertos a los buques de arrastre del Reino Unido, una escalada importante en su actual disputa con el país sobre los derechos de pesca tras el Brexit. “Salvo algunas excepciones, todos los puertos franceses dejarán de ser accesibles
Continue ReadingBy CNN The Democrats’ most updated text of President Joe Biden’s climate and economic policy bill, based on a framework he laid out Thursday morning, has been published online by the House Rules Committee. The legislation is subject to change as lawmakers can now review the latest version. Read the bill text published by the
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that search warrants will be unsealed in an investigation into billionaire banker-turned philanthropist T. Denny Sanford for possible possession of child pornography. The unanimous ruling, dated Wednesday, upholds a lower court ruling that found the courts can’t seal the search
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future — what Zuckerberg calls the “ metaverse.” Skeptics point out that it also appears to be an attempt to change the subject from the Facebook Papers, a leaked document trove
Continue Reading NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government says a new airstrike has hit the capital of the country’s Tigray region and a doctor says 10 people have been killed, including children. This is the deadliest of the new round of airstrikes that began last week as the year-long war intensifies. A government spokesman tells The Associated
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