By The Associated Press The Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Chargers will try to respond after poor showings last week when they meet on Sunday night. Playing without quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers could only manage a 16-16 tie against the lowly Detroit Lions. The Chargers’ offense struggled to generate big plays in a 27-20
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By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — A charge of improperly disposing of a body has been dismissed against the owner of a crematory in southeastern Michigan. Washtenaw County District Judge J. Cedric Simpson ruled Monday that state prosecutors didn’t have the evidence to support the felony charge against O’Neil Swanson. Swanson
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business When a dozen small children crossed in front of our Tesla with “full self-driving,” I had good reason to be nervous. I’d spent my morning so far in the backseat of the Model 3 using “full self-driving,” the system that Tesla says will change the world by enabling safe and
Continue Reading GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Scottish champion Rangers has hired former Netherlands international Giovanni van Bronckhorst as manager as a replacement for Steve Gerrard. Gerrard left Rangers to join Aston Villa in the Premier League last week. The 46-year-old Van Bronckhorst played for Rangers from 1998-2001 and becomes the club’s 17th permanent manager. He has previously
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Attorneys for Julius Jones have filed a last-minute emergency request seeking a temporary stop to his execution scheduled for Thursday afternoon. Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt has kept quiet about his decision on whether he will grant clemency. The request says Oklahoma’s lethal injection procedures post a
Continue Reading By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina congressman G.K. Butterfield, a Democrat, has announced he’ll retire from Congress next year after Republican-drawn map put him in a toss-up district. Butterfield is the second Democratic North Carolina congressman to decide against a reelection bid. Rep. David Price announced last month
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Sol Amaya Nueva York (CNN Business) — Ni siquiera el café es inmune a las poderosas fuerzas del clima extremo y la inflación. Los futuros del café subieron este jueves al nivel más alto desde enero de 2012. Es solo el último repunte de un producto básico que ha visto su valor aumentar más del
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — La pandemia de covid-19 ha provocado una “preocupación de salud pública creciente” con respecto a las personas que pierden el sentido del olfato, según una nueva investigación publicada este jueves. En la investigación, publicada en la revista JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, se estima que entre 700.000 y 1,6 millones de
Continue Reading By The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The former cricketer whose revelations about the racism he suffered at Yorkshire has sparked a crisis in the English game has apologized after admitting to sending antisemitic messages 10 years ago. British newspaper The Times of London reported it has seen an exchange of messages that appear to
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s flamboyant ambassador to Washington during the rule of the shah has died. Ardeshir Zahedi was 93. That’s according to Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency and other Iranian outlets. The reports say he died on Thursday, with several outlets saying he had suffered from
Continue ReadingBy Mike Clark Click here for updates on this story ZELIENOPLE, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A Pittsburgh mom is spreading the word about finding a match for her son so that he can have a life-saving bone marrow transplant. Watch the full story in the video player above. Missy and Pete Ramirez received the news a
Continue Reading By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has denounced a conservative group’s offer to pay $500 to the first person who “catches” a public school teacher violating New Hampshire’s new limits on the discussion of systemic racism and other topics. The budget the Republican governor signed in June
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Miami Dolphins and New York Jets have played 111 times including a postseason game won by Miami and the series is tied 55-55-1. The Dolphins have won six of the last seven meetings and could reclaim the series lead for the first time in just over 21 years. Miami is
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DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is in talks with a computer chip maker GlobalFoundaries Inc. to shore up its semiconductor supplies as it tries to avoid factory shutdowns in the future. Few details of the nonbinding agreement were released, but the deal aims to boost supplies with joint development of automotive-grade chips. And it
Continue Reading By VANGELIS PAPANTONIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press LESBOS, Greece (AP) — A group of 24 volunteers who took part in migrant rescue operations appeared in court Thursday on the Greek island of Lesbos on smuggling-related charges in a case that has been strongly criticized by international human rights groups. The misdemeanor court on Lesbos
Continue ReadingCNN, KITV, KABC By Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN As the holiday season approaches and everyday prices for food, fuel and housing are rising, the US military is trying to ease the economic strain on service members by increasing the housing allowance in high-price areas and expanding financial education, according to a
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By The Associated Press The Academy of Country Music awards show is getting a NFL-sized upgrade next year, moving to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The country music awards show will be held on March 7 and exclusively live-streamed on Amazon Prime Video. The ACM Awards show was held for several years in the MGM
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Academy of Country Music awards show is getting a NFL-sized upgrade next year, moving to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The country music awards show will be held on March 7 and exclusively live-streamed on Amazon Prime Video. The ACM Awards show was held for several years in the MGM
Continue Reading The Associated Press Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey is rounding into form after missing five games with a hamstring injury. The 2019 All-Pro had 161 yards from scrimmage last week against Arizona despite still seeing a reduced number of carries since returning from injured reserve. He faces a stingy Washington run defense on Sunday that
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By Dakin Andone, CNN The death sentence of Julius Jones was commuted by Oklahoma’s governor Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, stopping his impending execution. Jones had been scheduled to be executed Thursday afternoon for the murder of Paul Howell in 1999. Jones, however, says he is innocent. Gov. Kevin Stitt
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