FRUITLAND, Idaho (AP) — Police investigators in southwestern Idaho now say a 5-year-old boy missing since July was likely abducted. Fruitland Police Chief J.D. Huff said during a news conference Thursday that the search for Michael Vaughan won’t stop until the boy is found. Huff said no headway has been made despite exhaustive ground searches
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By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers coach Matt Rhule says Cam Newton will start Sunday at quarterback against the Washington Football Team. Rhule says P.J. Walker, who started in Carolina’s 34-10 win against the Arizona Cardinals last week, could still see action as well. Newton had two touchdowns, one rushing
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN While her character on “The Great” is engaged in a coup against her husband for control of Russia in the show’s second season, Elle Fanning has some interesting thoughts about what it all means. “I think the big theme of this [season] is parenting because we have our parents come
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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) — El régimen cubano demostró que, al menos el
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By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University has announced an initiative that would allow students to graduate debt-free after four years. The program known as the Scarlet and Gray Advantage will consist of increased scholarships, a paid internship program, more state and federal grants, and instruction in financial literacy. President
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By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three months after a damaging scandal forced the departure of its top leader, Time’s Up is announcing a “major reset,” pledging to rebuild from the ground up. The group also made public a report by an independent consultant which detailed structural flaws, muddled messaging, an
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A defense attorney in the murder trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s death is likening a large courthouse rally supporting the slain Black man’s family to a “public lynching” of the white defendants. Attorney Kevin Gough made the comments in again seeking a mistrial Friday, telling the judge
Continue Reading By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha, Wisconsin, shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice. The jury came back with its verdict afer close to
Continue Reading By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire lawmakers have accepted $22.5 million in federal COVID-19 vaccine funding that has sparked intense debate and angry protests for the last two months. The Joint Fiscal Committee in September tabled a request to spend the money to hire new workers to promote the vaccine
Continue Reading SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Police say the seeming abduction of a 15-year-old Northern California girl was a poorly planned prank by her boyfriend and was not intended to cause a kidnap scare. An Amber Alert was issued for the Vallejo teen after family members reported she was taken Wednesday by several men in Santa
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN With less than one month until the Army’s deadline to vaccinate its active-duty force, the service will begin barring soldiers who refuse to be vaccinated against Covid-19 without an exemption from reenlistment, promotions, and other “favorable personnel actions.” In a memo dated November 16, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer While recent hiring numbers on NFL coordinator levels are encouraging, the overall journey to diversity and inclusion for head coaches and other jobs remains a struggle. Who says so? Two of the most prominent advocates of the Rooney Rule: Troy Vincent and Rod Graves. Vincent, a former star
Continue Reading COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Isaiah Thomas is putting on the red, white and blue again. Thomas was announced as an injury replacement to USA Basketball’s team that will open World Cup qualifying play this month in Mexico. The two-time NBA All-Star was added to the roster along with Justin Anderson. They’re replacing DaQuan Jeffries
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By Jay Croft, Josh Campbell and Tina Burnside, CNN When a neighbor went to check on 70-year-old James Fitzgerald on November 6, they found a decomposing body inside the home Fitzgerald had lived in for the last 15 years in the town of Seneca, about an hour outside of Greenville, South Carolina. Police used autopsy results and
Continue Reading TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — A lawyer for Mikheil Saakashvili says the imprisoned former Georgian president has agreed to end a seven-week hunger strike that has caused him neurological damage. Nika Gvaramia also said Friday that Saakashvili has agreed to be transferred from a prison clinic to a military hospital, an offer the government made earlier
Continue Reading IGLS, Austria (AP) — A pair of Russian sliders opened this Olympic season with victories in World Cup skeleton races. Alexander Tretiakov and Elena Nikitina both rallied in the second heat of the two-run competitions to take their wins. It was a difficult day for the U.S. Kelly Curtis’ ninth-place finish was the top showing
Continue Reading CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are now available for all Nevada adults. The state Department of Health and Human Services said Friday that shots are recommended for people who received two Pfizer or Moderna vaccine shots at least six months ago — and people who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is considering new measures to protect a ground-dwelling bird species once found across much of the U.S. West. The bird called the greater sage grouse suffered drastic declines in recent decades due to oil and gas drilling, grazing and other human pressures. Friday’s
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business An animated dumpling called “Dart,” with a shiny gold chrome body that pops out of its head when you squeeze its squishy cheeks, is creating quite a stir as parents scramble to score one of this year’s must-have toys. Dart belongs to a family of interactive dumplings from toymaker WowWee
Continue Reading FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Connor McGovern is replacing Connor Williams at left guard for Dallas on Sunday at Kansas City. The Cowboys hope left tackle Tyron Smith is ready to return from an ankle injury that has sidelined him for two games. Williams leads the NFL in total penalties with 13 and accepted penalties with
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