By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s environmental commissioner is suspending a permit for a 145-mile electricity transmission project in western Maine, delivering another blow to the controversial project. Her decision Tuesday comes after Maine residents rebuked the $1 billion project in a referendum and developers suspended construction under
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — State troopers who police traffic violations will no longer be called the Nevada Highway Patrol and from now on will be referred to as the Nevada State Police. Nevada’s Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday that all of their divisions will be designated as state police to avoid confusion about
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The Nicaraguan government has dropped visa requirements for Cuban citizens, a move that may spark an increase in Cubans travelling there in a bid to reach the United States. Nicaragua’s Interior Ministry posted a statement on its web page Monday saying the decision was taken “with the purpose of promoting commerce,
Continue ReadingBy Paula Reid, CNN Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik is demanding an apology from the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, but does intend to comply with a subpoena he has received from the panel, according to his lawyer. Kerik worked alongside his longtime friend Rudy
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La mesa directiva dice que la decisión es un reflejo de las peticiones de muchos padres.
Continue ReadingBy Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul, CNN Gulpreet Singh begs for food from a dirty hemp mat spread on the sidewalk outside Delhi’s South Campus metro station. Like millions of Indians who survive on handouts or daily wages, the 84-year-old says he has no choice but to be outside, breathing air thick with smog in
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse running back Sean Tucker says he’ll make a decision about his future after the season but believes he’ll return to the Orange in 2022. The sophomore added that a coaching change could alter his plans. Head coach Dino Babers has had only one winning season as his sixth year at
Continue Reading The Associated Press The celebrated Native American singer-songwriter Joanne Shenandoah has died. She was 63. The Native American Music Awards & Association says on its website that Shenandoah died Monday night in Scottsdale, Arizona, after complications of abdominal bleeding. Shenandoah was a member of the Wolf Clan of the Oneida Nation. She grew up in
Continue Reading FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have signed former longtime New Orleans Saints punter Thomas Morstead. He was signed to the team’s active roster, one day after punter Dustin Colquitt was placed on the reserve COVID-19 list. The Falcons signed another punter, Dom Maggio, to their practice squad. Maggio was waived by Atlanta
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale Democrat Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas congressman who ran unsuccessfully for the US Senate in 2018 and the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, announced last week that he is running for Texas governor in 2022. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who announced Tuesday that he had filed to run for reelection, started attacking
Continue Reading The Associated Press The celebrated Native American singer-songwriter Joanne Shenandoah has died. She was 63. The Native American Music Awards & Association says on its website that Shenandoah died Monday night in Scottsdale, Arizona, after complications of abdominal bleeding. Shenandoah was a member of the Wolf Clan of the Oneida Nation. She grew up in
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — This week’s Battle 4 Atlantis men’s college basketball tournament in the Bahamas headlines the list of offshore events returning to the sport amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The eight-team tournament begins Wednesday at the Atlantis resort. It includes reigning national champion Baylor, No. 19 Auburn
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — This week’s Battle 4 Atlantis men’s college basketball tournament in the Bahamas headlines the list of offshore events returning to the sport amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The eight-team tournament begins Wednesday at the Atlantis resort. It includes reigning national champion Baylor, No. 19 Auburn
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — This week’s Battle 4 Atlantis men’s college basketball tournament in the Bahamas headlines the list of offshore events returning to the sport amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The eight-team tournament begins Wednesday at the Atlantis resort. It includes reigning national champion Baylor, No. 19 Auburn
Continue Reading NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Sincere Carry had 20 points as Kent State beat George Washington 77-69. James Bishop led the Colonials on Tuesday with 19 points.
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — When tennis star Peng Shuai disappeared from public view this month after accusing a senior Chinese politician of sexual assault, it caused an international uproar. But back in China, Peng is just one of several people who have been hustled out of view, charged with crimes
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — When tennis star Peng Shuai disappeared from public view this month after accusing a senior Chinese politician of sexual assault, it caused an international uproar. But back in China, Peng is just one of several people who have been hustled out of view, charged with crimes
Continue Reading NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Toledo held off Tulane for a 68-67 win on Tuesday. Jalen Cook made a layup with 28 seconds left to help the Green Wave pull within 1, but they wouldn’t get any closer. JT Shumate had 19 points to lead the Rockets. Setric Millner Jr. added 18 points, while Ryan Rollins
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Biotechnology entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes, a former billionaire accused of engineering a massive scam, expressed some remorse while on the witness stand Tuesday, but denied trying to conceal that her company’s blood-testing methods weren’t working as she had promised. In her third day of testimony
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Biotechnology entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes, a former billionaire accused of engineering a massive scam, expressed some remorse while on the witness stand Tuesday, but denied trying to conceal that her company’s blood-testing methods weren’t working as she had promised. In her third day of testimony
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