By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Wander Franco and the Tampa Bay Rays both got what they wanted in the shortstop’s $182 million, 11-year deal that includes a club option for the 2033 season. The 20-year-old Franco got financial security for his family and Tampa Bay locked up a budding star
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By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The FBI says Dayton mass shooter Connor Betts fantasized about mass shootings and murder-suicide for at least a decade before his 2019 attack that left nine dead. The FBI says Betts didn’t share specific details with friends or family about his fantasies. The
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer Golf pioneer Lee Elder has died at the age of 87. Elder broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and he paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow. Elder made history in 1975 at Augusta National, which had held
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Office of Management and Budget is telling some federal agencies they can delay firing their employees who refuse to get vaccinated until after the holidays, an official confirmed to CNN, as an “education and counseling period” for non-compliant workers continues in December. An OMB spokesman said that
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By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is urging Americans to get vaccinated, including booster shots, as he seeks to quell concerns over the newly identified COVID-19 variant named omicron. But he said Monday he won’t be seeking any severe business or other widespread lockdown. The new variant is “a cause
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Seis personas se recuperan de las heridas que sufrieron en un accidente que involucró cuatro autos en la I-10 cerca de la calle Bob Hope en Rancho Mirage. Mientras que en Indio hubo una aparatosa carambola en la que se involucraron siete vehículos que circulaban en la intersección de la calle Clinton y la Avenida
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say four children including an infant and their grandmother have been found shot to death in a Southern California home and that the children’s father was arrested on suspicion of killing them. Police say the children’s mother found the bodies Sunday night in the city
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say four children including an infant and their grandmother have been found shot to death in a Southern California home and that the children’s father was arrested on suspicion of killing them. Police say the children’s mother found the bodies Sunday night in the city
Continue ReadingBy Joey Safchik Click here for updates on this story VALLEY, Nebraska (KETV) — In the early days of the pandemic, hospital nurse Ashleigh Ringle felt shrouded in darkness. “I felt like I needed some light,” said Ringle. Her deepening depression sparked an idea. “Why not quite literally make my own source of light?” Out
Continue Reading KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — A man with more than three decades of experience in fire agencies has been appointed to oversee the Kingman Fire Department. Jack Yeager starts his position as chief of the agency next Monday. He had been serving as an assistant to acting fire Chief Jack Rhoades who accepted a job in
Continue Reading By KIYOKO METZLER Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Negotiators in Vienna have resumed talks over reviving Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, with the United States taking part at arms length as in previous rounds since the Trump administration pulled out of the accord three years ago. Hopes of quick progress were muted after
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) — Opinions are flying about a cardboard Christmas tree display on the boardwalk of a Jersey Shore town where Bruce Springsteen cut his musical teeth. Asbury Park’s Convention Hall typically has a large fresh-cut Christmas tree in its grand open space. But this year, two local
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Wilson, CNN New York Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi on Monday announced his bid to become New York’s next governor. “We’re really at a crossroads right now. We don’t need cheerleading, we need leadership,” he said during his Zoom announcement. In an accompanying campaign launch video he played during Monday’s call, Suozzi said “the
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — SMU has named Rhett Lashlee as its new head coach. He had been Miami’s offensive coordinator for two seasons. He had the same role on Sonny Dykes’ staff with the Mustangs in 2018 and 2019. Dykes left after four seasons at SMU and is expected to be introduced as TCU’s new coach
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Antes de la pandemia de covid-19, solicitar un pasaporte en Colombia era un proceso relativamente más fácil de lo que es por estos días. Muchos usuarios han denunciado demoras de meses en los tiempos de citas en la Cancillería para solicitar un pasaporte o renovarlo, así largas filas en
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By Gregory Lemos, CNN The FBI in Cincinnati said Monday that an investigation into the 2019 Dayton, Ohio, mass shooting found the gunman acted alone and was not aligned with a specific ideological group. “The evidence from the extensive investigation indicated the perpetrator, Connor Betts, was solely responsible for the injuries and deaths that were
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas say a 43-year-old man from the Netherlands has died from injuries he received when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing a busy boulevard just east of the Las Vegas Strip two weeks ago. The Clark County coroner reported Monday that Roel Raatgever died Nov. 23
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Rooker Click here for updates on this story CLIVE, Iowa (KCCI) — Clive City Hall is home to an unlikely group of residents: a herd of 15 goats that belongs to the city. “Clive has a herd of goats…and we use them to eat invasive species out of the greenbelt,” Clive Leisure Services
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — La nueva variante del coronavirus, ómicron, ha puesto en alerta a los mercados, gobiernos y autoridades de salud y ha desatado restricciones de viajes provenientes de algunos países de África, pues la variante fue identificada por primera vez en Sudáfrica. Lo cierto es que a pesar del pánico que pueda generar, aún
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Gran movilización policiaca se registró en la intersección de las calles Varner y Ramon Road en Thousand Palms donde fue atropellado un peatón quien lamentablemente falleció en la escena. Según el informe la víctima fue impactada primero por un carro y después una camioneta pasó por encima del cuerpo, mientras el conductor del primer vehículo
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