SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Adam Armstrong’s early goal was enough for Southampton to beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the Premier League on Friday and increase pressure on visiting manager Dean Smith after a fifth consecutive loss. Armstrong netted his first goal since the opening day of the season with a shot past Emiliano Martinez in
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr. is being released by the Cleveland Browns, who are cutting ties with the polarizing star wide receiver and have officially ended his drama-filled stay with the team. Beckham’s unceremonious exit came on his 29th birthday and days after his father shared a video
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — One of Brazil’s most popular singers and a Latin Grammy winner died on Friday in an airplane crash on her way to a concert. Marília Mendonça was 26 and performed performed country music, in Brazil called sertanejo. She was known for tackling feminist issues in her
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN The State Department has established a new task force to oversee its “planning, management and logistics related to events in Ethiopia,” a spokesperson confirmed Friday. The creation of the Ethiopia Conflict Task Force suggests the department is growing increasingly concerned about the situation in the country. It comes as the conflict
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The State Department has established a new task force to oversee its “planning, management and logistics related to events in Ethiopia,” a spokesperson confirmed Friday. The creation of the Ethiopia Conflict Task Force suggests the department is growing increasingly concerned about the situation in the country. It comes as the
Continue ReadingBy Jackson Dill, CNN The 2022 winter Olympic Games will take place a few months from now in Beijing, China, a city where snow and precipitation are usually hard to come by in the cooler months. But an incoming storm could kick-start the season and bring a potentially significant snowfall to the region with less
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Court hearings have been set for Nov. 12 for two Iowa teens charged with murder in the death of high school Spanish teacher Nohema Graber. Her family was left pondering what could have prompted such a violent act against Graber. Her daughter Nohema Marie Graber
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers Two-time Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin tells the AP she is not able to ski and prepare the way she would like to currently because of a hurt back. She likens the problem to “a very severe muscle spasm or kind of a strain” in an
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert isn’t in the complete throes of a sophomore slump but the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback is struggling after a strong start to the season. Herbert led the Chargers to wins in four of their first five games as well as to the
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police have identified the 65-year-old woman who was struck and killed by a school bus in central Las Vegas. Nita Livingston of Las Vegas was declared dead at the scene of Thursday’s crash at about 3:45 p.m. on Warnock and Desert Inn roads. Police said Friday the bus was idling at
Continue Reading MAINZ, Germany (AP) — Mainz has fought back to earn a 1-1 draw with Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga. It denies the visitors what would have been a third consecutive win. Silvan Widmer struck the equalizer for Mainz in the 76th minute. He curled in a fine shot off the far post despite being faced
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The first round of high school football playoffs featured eight local teams, with seven of them in action on Friday night. Unfortunately, our local squads finished with a losing record in the first round, going 2-5 overall. The only winning teams were Rancho Mirage and Twentynine Palms. The Rattlers and Wildcats are on to the
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — NASCAR has denounced its association with the “Let’s go, Brandon” political cry that’s being used as an insult to President Joe Biden. NASCAR President Steve Phelps says the top motorsports series in the United States does not want to be associated with politics “on
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals from two doctors who were convicted of illegally distributing pain medication after writing thousands of prescriptions in short periods. The court will take up the case of Xiulu Ruan of Mobile, Alabama, and Shakeel Kahn, who practiced medicine in Ft. Mohave, Arizona, and Casper,
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he sought alternative treatments instead of the NFL-endorsed COVID-19 vaccinations because he is allergic to an ingredient in two of the FDA-approved shots. The 37-year-old Rodgers did not say what ingredient he was allergic to, or how he knows he is
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The producers of Netflix’s “Grace and Frankie” are not going to let our dreams shatter: Dolly Parton will be joining her “9 to 5” co-stars in the upcoming final season of the show. The streamer announced the guest spot on Friday, tweeting, “It’s finally happening: Dolly Parton will appear in the
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Eleven Major League Soccer teams enter the final weekend of the season with a chance to secure one of six remaining spots in the playoffs. Three playoff berths haven’t been claimed in each conference, setting the table for some Decision Day chaos Sunday. For perspective, only five teams
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have added a veteran to their starting rotation, claiming left-hander Wade Miley off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds. The 35-year-old Miley went 12-7 with a 3.37 ERA in 28 starts for Cincinnati this season. He threw his first career no-hitter in a 3-0 win at Cleveland on May 7.
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Substitute Szymon Żurkowski set up one goal then scored another for Empoli in a 2-2 draw with relegation-threatened Genoa in Serie A. Flavio Bianchi equalized for Genoa in the 89th and perhaps saved the job of Genoa coach Davide Ballardini. Empoli moved up to eighth while Genoa moved one spot above the
Continue Reading CATSKILL, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say an upstate New York man is in grave condition at a hospital after police used a Taser to subdue him and he burst into flames. The Times Union of Albany reports that the 29-year-old man walked into the Catskill village police department last weekend and got into a confrontation
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