By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Taylor Heinicke is trying to show Ron Rivera and the front office that he can be Washington’s franchise quarterback. Beating Tom Brady and the defending Super Bowl-champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers was a positive step. Facing Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers on Sunday is the
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Somalia is urging the country’s political leaders to redouble efforts to ensure that the entire federal Parliament is elected before the end of the year so that presidential elections can be held “as soon as possible.” James Swan told the
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN It has been over 10 months since rioters stormed the US Capitol on January 6 and the House select committee investigating the attack continues to insist it is making progress, pointing to the fact it has issued 35 subpoenas and interviewed over 200 witnesses so far.
Continue ReadingCNN By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN It has been over 10 months since rioters stormed the US Capitol on January 6 and the House select committee investigating the attack continues to insist it is making progress, pointing to the fact it has issued 35 subpoenas and interviewed over 200 witnesses so
Continue ReadingBy Jess Winter, Reuters A flotilla of motorboats, canoes, dinghies and jet-skis helmed by farmers raced to move dozens of trapped cows from frigid waters as floods hit the Canadian province of British Columbia. After a month’s worth of rain in two days, the downpours triggered widespread flooding. Mudslides hit cities and towns across the
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El Colegio del Desierto anunció que los estudiantes recibirán hasta $100 por unidad para las clases de primavera del año 2022. El apoyo económico tiene como objetivo que los jóvenes vuelvan a la escuela en medio de la perturbadora pandemia de COVID-19 y no se requiere una solicitud para recibir los fondos. Los estudiantes que
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Manny Diaz’s long-term future at Miami is uncertain, given that the Hurricanes are in the process of hiring a new athletic director whose first task almost certainly will be deciding if the football program needs a change in direction. That’s why the short-term matters
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — About 20,000 people have marched peacefully through Athens to mark the anniversary of a bloody anti-dictatorship uprising in 1973. More than 5,000 police were deployed to keep order, as violence involving anarchist demonstrators often mars the annual march to the U.S. Embassy. The event went ahead Wednesday despite restrictions related to
Continue Reading By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press MANKATO, Minnesota (AP) — Right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk has built a well-funded and growing organization aimed at reaching the next generation of conservatives. Now he’s on a tour of college towns, attacking critical race theory in terms that are confrontational and, some say, dangerous. Yet he is drawing large crowds
Continue ReadingBy CBSLA Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — For over a decade, former USC quarterback Matt Leinart has been growing the game of football in Southern California through his “Matt Leinart Flag Football League.” The league’s popularity has perhaps uncovered a sleeping giant: High School Flag Football exclusively
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes followed three of the worst games of his professional career with one of his best, throwing for 406 yards and five touchdowns as the Kansas City Chiefs rolled to a 41-14 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. It was the third time
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By David Williams, CNN Dale and Julie Marks and their neighbors go all out with their Christmas decorations every year and people come from all over the Des Moines, Iowa, area to see their homes covered in festive lights and holiday displays. The couple weren’t sure how they would be able participate this year, after
Continue ReadingBy ANNA MUCKENFUSS, JAMIE SHERROD Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WNEM) (WNEM) — A new ordinance in Flint could mean harsher punishments for repeat offenders of drag racing, but for now any progress has been placed at a halt. The Flint City Council voted 7-1 on Nov. 15 to send the legislation
Continue Reading By LISA BAUMANN and ELAINE THOMPSON Associated Press SUMAS, Wash. (AP) — People in the small city of Sumas, Washington, are assessing damage from flooding that hit an estimated three quarters of homes in the community near the Canadian border. Parts of Washington state and British Columbia are trying to dry out from an intense,
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Contrary to popular belief, there has been no great migration in the U.S. during the pandemic. New figures released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau show that the proportion of people who moved over the past year fell to its lowest rate in the 73 years that it has been
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By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s high court says district administrators overreached when they permanently expelled a 17-year-old high school student for sending Snapchat messages that referred to another student as a potential school shooter. The justices ruled Wednesday that such communications must be analyzed in context and the primary focus
Continue Reading By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s high court says district administrators overreached when they permanently expelled a 17-year-old high school student for sending Snapchat messages that referred to another student as a potential school shooter. The justices ruled Wednesday that such communications must be analyzed in context and the primary focus
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A small earthquake east of San Francisco was felt in several Bay Area cities and suburbs. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 3.8 quake hit just before noon Wednesday and was centered about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) northeast of San Ramon. The earthquake was felt throughout the East Bay, in
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones, a sharp turnaround for a company that has long prohibited anyone except Apple-approved technicians from fiddling with its proprietary parts and software. The company said Wednesday it will enable users of two of the newest iPhone models and later
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones, a sharp turnaround for a company that has long prohibited anyone except Apple-approved technicians from fiddling with its proprietary parts and software. The company said Wednesday it will enable users of two of the newest iPhone models and later
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