By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Harry Kane scored a perfect hat trick as England beat Albania 5-0 to all but secure a place at the World Cup. All that’s required to be sure of going to Qatar next November is a draw in the final qualifier on Monday away against
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By JACQUES BILLEAUD and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A former tech company CEO from suburban Chicago who lost his job after he threw a chair inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has been sentenced to 30 days imprisonment. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols also ordered Bradley Rukstales, of Inverness, Illinois, to pay
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By JACQUES BILLEAUD and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A former tech company CEO from suburban Chicago who lost his job after he threw a chair inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has been sentenced to 30 days imprisonment. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols also ordered Bradley Rukstales, of Inverness, Illinois, to pay
Continue Reading By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare’s “Part B” outpatient premium will jump by $21.60 a month in 2022, one of the largest increases ever. Officials said Friday a new Alzheimer’s drug is responsible for about half of that. The increase guarantees that health care costs will gobble up a big chunk of
Continue Reading OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say the owner of an unlicensed California elder care facility has been sentenced to four years in prison for her role in the neglect and death of an 83-year-old veteran. State officials say Ayette Loo, owner of Regency Care in Seal Beach, was sentenced Friday in Orange County after previously
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden has sued Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL, alleging that a “malicious and orchestrated campaign” was used to destroy Gruden’s career by leaking old emails he had sent that included racist, misogynistic and homophobic comments. The suit was filed in district
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden has sued Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL, alleging that a “malicious and orchestrated campaign” was used to destroy Gruden’s career by leaking old emails he had sent that included racist, misogynistic and homophobic comments. The suit was filed in district
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden has sued Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL, alleging that a “malicious and orchestrated campaign” was used to destroy Gruden’s career by leaking old emails he had sent that included racist, misogynistic and homophobic comments. The suit was filed in district
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden has sued Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL, alleging that a “malicious and orchestrated campaign” was used to destroy Gruden’s career by leaking old emails he had sent that included racist, misogynistic and homophobic comments. The suit was filed in district
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ independence day may have arrived. At a hearing in Los Angeles Friday, a judge will decide whether to terminate the conservatorship that has controlled the pop superstar’s life and money for nearly 14 years. With no significant opposition, it appears likely Judge Brenda
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By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that has controlled Britney Spears’ life and money for nearly 14 years. The decision capped a stunning five-month odyssey that saw Spears publicly demand the end of the conservatorship, hire her own attorney, have her father
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ independence day may have arrived. At a hearing in Los Angeles Friday, a judge will decide whether to terminate the conservatorship that has controlled the pop superstar’s life and money for nearly 14 years. With no significant opposition, it appears likely Judge Brenda
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Jennifer Henderson, CNN Madeline Casey, the woman sentenced to seven days in jail for walking directly on thermal features at Yellowstone National Park in July, had her jail sentence vacated, according to a judge’s order. In the Order Vacating Imposed Sentence, US Magistrate Judge Mark L. Carman noted some ambiguity in
Continue Reading By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Anett Kontaveit stretched her winning streak to 12 matches by beating Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-0 to secure a spot in the semifinals at the WTA Finals. The 25-year-old Estonian now has 28 of her last 30 matches, including her title run at Ostrava. Kontaveit clinched a spot in
Continue ReadingBy Amy Wadas Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — It’s Veterans Day, and KDKA is recognizing a Washington County man who served six and a half years in the Army. He says he wanted to find a way to give back to local veterans struggling with PTSD. “I was never
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College of the Desert’s spring semester open registration begins next week, and thanks to a federal grant, students will be paid up to $100 per unit. Under the grant from the U.S. Department of Education, students will be paid regardless of classes being credit or noncredit, college officials said. The grant is aimed at getting
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Fox and Deidre McPhillips, CNN The coronavirus numbers don’t look so good this week. New Covid-19 diagnoses are up in about half of US states over the past week. Hospitalizations are up in 11 states, and deaths have risen in 17 states. US coronavirus cases have plateaued in recent weeks, holding on to
Continue ReadingCNN By Maggie Fox and Deidre McPhillips, CNN The coronavirus numbers don’t look so good this week. New Covid-19 diagnoses are up in about half of US states over the past week. Hospitalizations are up in 11 states, and deaths have risen in 17 states. US coronavirus cases have plateaued in recent weeks, holding on
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden has sued Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL, alleging that a “malicious and orchestrated campaign” was used to destroy Gruden’s career by leaking old offensive emails Gruden had sent. The suit was filed in district court in Clark County, Nevada, a
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — American Sebastian Korda will face top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in the final at the Next Gen ATP Finals. The 21-year-old Korda beat compatriot Brandon Nakashima in an all-American semifinal. Korda struggled to find his rhythm before prevailing 4-3 (3), 2-4, 1-4, 4-2, 4-2. Alcaraz dominated from start to finish in the
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