By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders waived 2020 first-round pick Damon Arnette and have now cut ties with both first-round picks from that draft before the midpoint of their second season. General manager Mike Mayock called it a “painful decision” to release Arnette but says it was necessary in response
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Consumer advocates are asking the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to reopen one of its audits of Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. after discovering evidence that the first review didn’t look at whether money the company has admitted funneling into a $60 million bribery scheme came from
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Consumer advocates are asking the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to reopen one of its audits of Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. after discovering evidence that the first review didn’t look at whether money the company has admitted funneling into a $60 million bribery scheme came from
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s police chief says he expressed concerns about safety to Travis Scott before the rapper performed at a sold-out music festival where eight people were killed in a crush of fans. Chief Troy Finner on Monday described the meeting as brief and respectful
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega holds a commanding lead in preliminary results from Sunday’s election against a field of little known challengers. Ortega’smost potent would-be rivals remain jailed. A victory would give Ortega his fourth consecutive five-year term as president. His government has grown increasingly heavy-handed since
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Four astronauts splashed down off the coast of Florida aboard their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, capping off their six-month stay in space. Their journey kicked off Monday just after 2 pm ET when the astronauts strapped into the Crew Dragon capsule, which had remained attached to the International Space Station
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson is using a different approach to stay in contention for yet another ACC title. The Tigers have dominated league opponents en route to capturing six straight conference titles. This season, Clemson’s has depended on timely offense and determined defense to win games. While the
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Polish luge officials say a malfunction at the sliding track built for this winter’s Beijing Olympics caused one of its top athletes to crash and sustain a serious injury. The Polish team says Mateusz Sochowicz fractured a kneecap in the crash at the track in Yanqing, China. He also
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas Travis Scott will cover all funeral costs for the eight victims who died at his Astroworld Festival on Friday, according to a statement released Monday by a representative for the rapper and producer. The Houston-born artist will also partner with BetterHelp to provide free mental health services to all those affected by
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Scott Frost will remain coach at Nebraska after this season but with a restructured contract. That word from athletic director Trev Alberts. The Cornhuskers are 15-27 in four years under Frost and his future has been the subject of speculation. The Huskers are 3-7 this season and last
Continue Reading GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson, recovering from a concussion, injured a knee dancing in the team hotel the night before losing at South Carolina. Coach Dan Mullen says Richardson was “gimping around” the football facility Monday. The Gators host Samford on Saturday. Richardson had been cleared to play Saturday against the Gamecocks.
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El congresista Ruiz presentó medallas para dos veteranos que lucharon en el campo de batalla por el país.
Continue ReadingBy Gwinnett Daily Post Staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Daniel Deocampo, a former professor and dean at Georgia State University, has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, the Department of Justice said. Images and videos of children as young as five years old, engaged in sexually
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN A California man who is wanted by the FBI for allegedly assaulting police officers during the US Capitol insurrection says he is considering seeking asylum in Belarus because he is the target of “political persecution,” according to Belarus state television. Evan Neumann was charged earlier this year with six crimes related
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes are hovering around their record levels in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher, as of 3 p.m. Eastern time, after earlier drifting between a small loss and gain. It’s on pace to set
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes are hovering around their record levels in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher, as of 3 p.m. Eastern time, after earlier drifting between a small loss and gain. It’s on pace to set
Continue Reading By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The Biden administration wants the multiple challenges to its workplace COVID-19 vaccination rule consolidated in a single federal court and has asked for a decision by early next week. The U.S. Department of Justice said in court filings Monday that one of the federal circuit courts should be chosen at
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is planning to waive immigration-related fees for up to 70,000 Afghan evacuees as they are resettled in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security said Monday. The resettlement challenge has dogged the administration since the frenzied evacuation from Afghanistan in August: resettling tens of thousands of people
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business If and when Elon Musk sells a large chunk of his Tesla shares, it’ll probably have relatively little to do with a Twitter poll among his loyal followers — and everything to do with a looming multi-billion-dollar tax bill. Musk published a Twitter poll over the weekend, noting that because
Continue ReadingBy Ali Zaslav, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell encouraged Republicans to focus on the future, after he was asked Monday if he thinks the right playbook for Republicans in the midterms is to keep former President Donald Trump at arm’s length — similar to how Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin did in his race, which
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