By The Associated Press The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won 14 of their past 15 games and are off to the best start in franchise history as they visit the New Orleans Saints. New Orleans has won two straight and three of four as it hosts a Tampa Bay squad that comes in on a
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Second-ranked Cincinnati needs a victory over struggling Tulane to remain unbeaten and firmly in contention for a College Football Playoff spot. The Green Wave are looking for a big upset at home, which could re-generate excitement and inspire confidence among prospective recruits. The Bearcats seek an 8-0 record for a second
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt and Oren Liebermann, CNN In the wake of China’s test of a hypersonic missile, the second most senior US general said Thursday that the pace at which China’s military is developing capabilities is “stunning” while US development suffers from “brutal” bureaucracy. The outgoing Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Dallas Cowboys take their 5-1 record to Minnesota to face the Vikings. Both teams have extra rest from their bye week. The status of Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has been the most closely watched angle this week. He strained his calf muscle on the overtime touchdown pass to beat New
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By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on two Lebanon businessmen and a lawmaker, saying they have profited from corruption in the struggling country. The businessmen targeted Thursday are influential contractors in Lebanon who have taken over major infrastructure contracts in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon.
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — England will open the Women’s European Championship against Austria on July 6 at Old Trafford. The draw for the tournament also pitted host nation England with British rival Northern Ireland and Norway in Group A. Record eight-time European champion Germany is in Group B
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden left Thursday for his second trip abroad with his massive domestic agenda — and, by his own admission, his entire presidency — hanging in the balance on Capitol Hill. The trip has become a potent intersection of Biden’s domestic and foreign agendas, as the President pleaded with
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Atlanta Falcons will be going for their third straight victory when they host the struggling Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Falcons have climbed to 3-3, their first .500 record since Week 2 of the 2019 season. Atlanta hasn’t had a winning mark since the end of the 2017 season,
Continue Reading By BRANDON GDULA numberFire Daniel Jones has a great matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs, who rank 30th in adjusted pass defense based on numberFire’s metrics. Jones has played two below-average adjusted pass defenses this season, and in those games, he has averaged 22.0 fantasy points, 257.5 yards, and just 0.5 passing touchdowns. In total,
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles and Paula Reid, CNN Members of the House select committee investigating January 6 are losing patience with the pace of talks with former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, and some are considering whether more aggressive steps are needed to force his compliance in the sweeping probe,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Cincinnati Bengals are coming off of back-to-back wins of more than 20 points including a 41-17 rout of Lamar Jackson and the Ravens last week to move into a tie with Baltimore atop the AFC North. Joe Burrow and the Bengals head to New York to face the Jets and
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By Gregory Lemos, CNN One person is dead as a result of a tornado in Jackson County, Mississippi. Jackson County Public Safety Director Earl Etheridge confirmed to CNN on Thursday that around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, a woman was killed after the car she was inside was blown off the road by strong winds. Jackson County
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, CNN Rates of Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths have sunk significantly in the US since a wave driven by the highly contagious Delta variant peaked in September. But with cases still relatively high, many children still ineligible to be vaccinated, and colder weather coming, it’s not time to feel comfortable about the
Continue ReadingCNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Now that the United States has started rolling out child doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, many parents are wondering when shots could be available for even younger kids. US health officials estimate that could be next year. “We’re probably a few more months
Continue Reading By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are changing their definition of lead poisoning in young children. The more stringent standard was announced Thursday. It will more than double the number of kids ages 1 to 5 with worrisome levels of lead in their blood — to about a
Continue Reading By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — China is offering no significant new goals for reducing climate-changing emissions ahead of the UN climate summit set to start next week in Glasgow. China, the world’s top emitter of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses that cause global warming, formally submitted its goals Thursday. The
Continue Reading By MELINDA DESLATTE and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Senate has created a special committee to dig into complaints about the use of excessive force by the State Police. The move comes after troopers have been documented in a series of beatings of Black men that have drawn attention
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PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix Police Department spokeswoman say a 32-year-old man was killed in a collision involving a motorcycle driven by the man and a police SUV. Sgt. Ann Justus said Brant Antwon Deshawn was the man killed in the collision that occurred Wednesday evening at an intersection where the police SUV was making
Continue Reading By Stella Chan, CNN Two families whose loved ones were killed when a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and others crashed on a California hillside have reached a tentative settlement over allegedly leaked photos of the scene. Lawyers representing Los Angeles County have offered $1.25 million each to the Altobelli and Mauser families. John Altobelli, 46,
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN China, the world’s biggest polluter, has made only a small improvement in its emission-cutting plan formally submitted to the UN on Thursday, just days before the start of a crucial G20 leaders meeting in Rome and climate summit in Glasgow. The submission is a disappointment to leaders who have been pressuring
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