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By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Justin Fields is set to return to the Chicago Bears’ lineup. Coach Matt Nagy said Wednesday the prized rookie quarterback will start when the team visits the Green Bay Packers this week after missing the past two games because of broken ribs. Fields, the
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN en Español) — Susana Higuchi, ex primera dama de Perú y exesposa del expresidente de ese país Alberto Fujimori, falleció en las últimas horas, según informó este miércoles su hija Keiko en su cuenta de Twitter. “Después de una dura lucha contra el cáncer, nuestra madre Susana Higuchi acaba de partir
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By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho woman says her lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on transgender athletes should continue moving through the court system because she is enrolled as a student at Boise State University and plans to play soccer on the school’s club team next spring. Transgender athlete Lindsay
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho woman says her lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on transgender athletes should continue moving through the court system because she is enrolled as a student at Boise State University and plans to play soccer on the school’s club team next spring. Transgender athlete Lindsay
Continue Reading ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Jenna Staiti had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Que Morrison added 16 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 21 Georgia eased by North Florida 69-40. Morrison scored nine points in the first quarter as Georgia jumped out to a 20-5 lead and led by double figures the rest of the way.
Continue Reading By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say they have discovered the 1974 Pinto a 22-year-old student was driving on his way back to Auburn University from Georgia when he disappeared more than 45 years ago. Sheriff James Woodruff of Troup County, Georgia says that Kyle Wade Clinkscales’ car was pulled from
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say an Israeli woman has been stabbed and lightly wounded in a tense Jerusalem neighborhood. The suspect, a Palestinian female minor, was later arrested inside a school. The stabbing took place in Sheikh Jarrah, where several Palestinian extended families are at risk of being evicted by Jewish settlers amid a
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith rappelled into a live volcano and kayaked down an Icelandic whitewater river for his latest project. But he wasn’t making an action movie. It was personal. Smith, a Hollywood leading man who admits that he’s far from outdoorsy, has put himself in danger’s
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A controversial statue is being removed from its perch alongside I-65 in Crieve Hall on Tuesday. For over 20 years, Bill Dorris kept a statue of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest on his private property, along with flags representing the Confederate
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Suspected serial killer Perez Reed will have his first court hearing in St. Louis City. Reed, 26, is believed to have carried out a killing spree that began September 12 and stretched from St. Louis to Kansas City, Kansas. Reed is
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By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fallen Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes wrapped up her testimony Wednesday after several days of questioning by both her attorneys and prosecutors. Holmes, 37, has pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding investors and patients by failing to deliver on her promise to revolutionize health care with a
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By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fallen Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes wrapped up her testimony Wednesday after several days of questioning by both her attorneys and prosecutors. Holmes, 37, has pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding investors and patients by failing to deliver on her promise to revolutionize health care with a
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Voters not registered with either major party now constitute a majority in Clark County, Nevada, home to Las Vegas. Though most voters still cast ballots for Democrats, the share registered with the party has steadily eroded in recent years, suggesting a shift in the electorate that could have wide-ranging implications on
Continue Reading WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Michael Dowse is resigning as CEO of the U.S. Tennis Association after about two years in the position. During his tenure, the coronavirus pandemic led to a zero-spectators U.S. Open in 2020 and an increase in participation in the sport. The USTA announced Wednesday that Dowse is stepping down effective
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Public health officials and school district leaders from Coachella Valley Unified School District came together to emphasize the importance of COVID-19 vaccinations and testing. This comes as the spread of the Omicron variant continues and holiday travel is set to pick up. The leaders made gathered at the Coachella Valley Equity Collaborative vaccination clinic at
Continue ReadingBy Andrew James Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Parents are pushing back on plans to relocate or close Asheville Primary School. A public hearing on the issue lasted nearly two hours Tuesday night. “This is a sham, I’m sorry, it’s a sham,” one parent said. Initially, Asheville City
Continue Reading By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Outrage is spreading on social media in Myanmar over images and accounts of the alleged killing and burning of 11 villagers captured by government troops in the country’s northwest. Photos and a video of charred corpses in a village in Sagaing region have circulated widely. They are
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion plan to acquire Kansas City Southern cleared one of its final hurdles Wednesday when CP shareholders overwhelmingly approved the deal that would create the first railroad connecting the United States, Canada and Mexico. The ownership of the Missouri-based railroad is expected to change next Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Brigman Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in the largest drug bust of its kind in county history. But, Sheriff Quentin Miller says the work is not over. He says fentanyl is still a big problem in the
Continue Reading COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Cleveland Indians outfielder and commentator Jack Graney has won the Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting. Graney, who died in 1978, will be honored during the Hall’s induction weekend from July 22 to July 25. Graney first played for Cleveland as a pitcher for two games
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