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By DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Soaring infections in Britain driven in part by the omicron variant of the coronavirus are rattling Europe. The renewed spread prompted new restrictions on the Continent and fueled a familiar dread on both sides of the Atlantic about entering a new phase of the
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By DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Soaring infections in Britain driven in part by the omicron variant of the coronavirus are rattling Europe. The renewed spread prompted new restrictions on the Continent and fueled a familiar dread on both sides of the Atlantic about entering a new phase of the
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN A third teen pleaded guilty in the death of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors as her father watched on in court, marking the beginning of the end of a two-year-long legal battle that her parents have said has prevented them from being able to grieve in peace. Majors was an 18-year-old
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LONDON (AP) — Chelsea has dropped more points in the Premier League title race by conceding a 77th-minute equalizer to draw 1-1 with injury-hit Everton. Chelsea was missing all of its strikers because of the coronavirus or illness and struggled to break down Everton’s packed defense until Mason Mount’s 70th-minute strike. Chelsea’s recent weakness in
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Researchers have diagnosed former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson as suffering from stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Jackson was found dead in a Florida hotel room in February. He played 12 seasons with the San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers before retiring in 2018. Jackson, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, was
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Researchers have diagnosed former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson as suffering from stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Jackson was found dead in a Florida hotel room in February. He played 12 seasons with the San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers before retiring in 2018. Jackson, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, was
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Google parent company Alphabet is folding one of its subsidiaries back into Google as the startup’s founder steps down to confront a neurological disease. Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff said Thursday he’s leaving the company focused on urban planning technology because he “very likely” has ALS, also known as
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ Republican governor has told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that the state will not direct its National Guard members to comply with a Biden administration order requiring all members of the military to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Gov. Greg Abbott’s rejection of the order Thursday
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa, Florida’s big pirate celebration and parade is coming back after a year off because of virus-related concerns. Now officials have a message for those planning to take part in the Gasparilla parade: don’t throw plastic parade beads into the bay. The parade and other events
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN Cybersecurity researchers from Facebook and a university have exposed a vast network of activity from surveillance-for-hire firms from India to Israel that they claim has used hacking tools and hundreds of fake personas to monitor journalists, dissidents and politicians around the world. As part of the investigation, Facebook parent firm Meta
Continue Reading EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State All-America running back Kenneth Walker is skipping the Peach Bowl and his senior season to enter the NFL draft. Coach Mel Tucker says he supports the decision. Walker is a Tennessee native who transferred from Wake Forest after his sophomore season and helped Tucker’s turnaround. Michigan State won
Continue Reading By The Associated Press It was the year that mental health took a prominent position in the sports world — led by two female athletes, Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka. Biles came back to earn a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics after taking herself out of several competitions to deal with a dreaded mental
Continue Reading By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say all of the military services have now begun disciplinary actions and discharges for troops who have refused to get the mandated coronavirus vaccine, with as many as 20,000 unvaccinated forces at risk of being removed from service. On Thursday, the Marine Corp said
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Google parent company Alphabet is folding one of its subsidiaries back into Google as the startup’s founder steps down to confront a neurological disease. Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff said Thursday he’s leaving the company focused on urban planning technology because he “very likely” has ALS, also known as
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods is getting ready to return to some form of competition and the early reports are encouraging. The father of Justin Thomas says he played with Woods last week. Mike Thomas says it was crazy how well and how far Woods was hitting it
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British horse racing’s champion jockey has relinquished his riding licence with immediate effect to focus on “rehabilitation” after two positive tests for alcohol at racecourses this year. Oisin Murphy says he will engage “fully with medical support” following an investigation by the British Horseracing Authority after it was made aware of a
Continue Reading MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia running back Leddie Brown says he’ll skip the Mountaineers’ bowl game to focus on preparations for the NFL draft. Brown announced his decision Thursday on Twitter. Brown surpassed 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons. He was sixth in the Big 12 this season with 1,065 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A federal prosecutor on Thursday described Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes as a shameless fraudster who duped investors and patents while concealing dangerous defects in her startup’s blood-testing technology. Federal prosecutors made their closing arguments in the three-month trial in which Holmes stands accused of
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot interviewed former Department of Homeland Security official Ken Cuccinelli last week, he told CNN on Thursday. Cuccinelli said his interview lasted roughly four-and-a-half hours. The committee spent about 30 minutes asking Cuccinelli about what occurred on January 6, he said, and another
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In partnership with the H. N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation, KESQ News Channel 3’s Coachella Valley Spotlight grant has now given over $4 million to local charities. The mark was reached when Guide Dogs of the Desert received their $25,000 Spotlight Grant check. It happened during a special edition of “Eye on the Desert”
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