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By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have reached a $380 million settlement with hundreds of victims of sexual abuse. The settlement conditionally approved in federal bankruptcy court also includes some nonmonetary provisions dedicated to making the victims stakeholders in USA Gymnastics going forward. The vast majority
Continue Reading By DYLAN LOVAN and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A clearer picture is emerging of some of the dozens of victims killed by tornadoes that ripped through five states in the Midwest and South. Among those who perished were a 2-month-old whose family tried to protect her by putting her in a car seat. Another victim
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins now have four players on the NFL’s COVID-19 reserve list after adding safety Jevon Holland and running back Phillip Lindsay there on Monday. Those moves come after running backs Myles Gaskin and Salvon Ahmed were put on the list last week.
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada boxing regulators have voted to close a legal loophole by giving themselves authority over charity unarmed combat events like one that led to the death last month of a UNLV student competitor after a fraternity boxing fundraiser. The chairman of the state Athletic Commission declared
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada boxing regulators have voted to close a legal loophole by giving themselves authority over charity unarmed combat events like one that led to the death last month of a UNLV student competitor after a fraternity boxing fundraiser. The chairman of the state Athletic Commission declared
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added three nations to its highest-risk category for travel on Monday, including tourist favorite Italy. In its weekly update of Covid-19 travel advisories, the CDC also added giant, frigid Greenland and the tiny, tropical East African island nation of Mauritius to its “Level
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Snoop Dogg has read the nominations for the 79th Golden Globes. After nine months of widespread criticism forced the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to reform, the group tried its best Monday to keep its perch in awards season, spreading nominations around to the likes of
Continue Reading STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn sophomore forward Mir McLean has left the program and will transfer, UConn coach Geno Auriemma announced. McLean was a little-used reserve and played in 27 games at UConn, averaging 2.5 points and 2.0 rebounds. She’s the second player to leave UConn this fall. Freshman Saylor Poffenbarger announced last month that
Continue Reading NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — State parks officials say a car that was stuck partly submerged near the brink of Niagara Falls after a daring rescue attempt last week went over the falls and cannot be seen from the shore. A U.S. Coast Guard swimmer who descended by a cable from a hovering helicopter pulled
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Ángela Reyes (CNN) — La Suprema Corte rechazó este lunes dos peticiones de emergencia de trabajadores sanitarios, médicos y enfermeras de Nueva York para bloquear el mandato de vacunación del estado. Los jueces Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch y Clarence Thomas disintieron. La disputa surgió cuando tres enfermeras y un grupo llamado We the Patriots USA
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks in Hungary’s capital with the leaders of the European Union’s eastern nations. The centrist French leader found common cause on the issue of strengthening the EU’s external borders with the heads of the Visegrad 4 group
Continue ReadingBy REBEKKA SCHRAMM Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The team at FEMA’s Atlanta Distribution Center jumped into action Saturday as soon as they learned about the deadly tornadoes that devastated communities across six states. “It was horrific,” said Janet Goldson, FEMA Atlanta’s deputy facility manager. “I woke up and saw
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appeals court sounded dubious Monday of arguments put forward by former President Donald Trump for why a House subpoena for his financial records should be wholly invalidated. However, the DC US Circuit Court of Appeals also signaled at a hearing in the long-running case that the House Oversight Committee
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Harley-Davidson, Arena rise; Capital One, Carnival fall.
Continue Reading By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago City Council is expected to approve a $2.9 million settlement to a woman who was handcuffed while naked by police officers during a botched 2019 raid of her home. The council’s Finance Committee unanimously recommended the settlement on Monday. The full City Council is set
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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams won’t have defensive back Jalen Ramsey or tight end Tyler Higbee on the field for Monday night’s game against the Arizona Cardinals after both players were put on the reserve/COVID-19 list. It’s a big blow for the Rams, who are trying
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams won’t have defensive back Jalen Ramsey or tight end Tyler Higbee on the field for Monday night’s game against the Arizona Cardinals after both players were put on the reserve/COVID-19 list. It’s a big blow for the Rams, who are trying
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams won’t have defensive back Jalen Ramsey or tight end Tyler Higbee on the field for Monday night’s game against the Arizona Cardinals after both players were put on the reserve/COVID-19 list. It’s a big blow for the Rams, who are trying
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Loved ones are continuing to search for a Desert Hot Springs man reported missing over the weekend. Carlos Paz, 43, was officially reported missing on Dec. 12. He is described as 5’3 or 5’4approximately 185 or 190possibly wearing black running shoes and dark clothes Police confirmed that his vehicle was located on Monday on Indian
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business As a recent wave of mob-led store robberies has put retailers, mall operators and communities on edge, one popular shopping center is keeping an unusual security measure in place through the holiday season. The Grove, a famous open-air shopping complex in Los Angeles, has added a high coil fence barrier
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