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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — When the Los Angeles Rams raise the Vince Lombardi Trophy on Sunday, the moment might feel almost clichéd. Winning the Super Bowl in your sparkling home stadium as the culmination to a six-year saga of relocation, setbacks and steady growth into a champion? That sounds
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fisk University is launching the first women’s gymnastics program at a historically Black college and university. The Nashville, Tennessee, competes at the NAIA level. Fisk is hoping to begin the program during the 2022-23 season and will award athletic and merit scholarships. The move comes amid an uptick in participation among
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers will be without All-Star guard Darius Garland on Friday night at Indiana. Coach J.B. Bickerstaff confirmed the decision about 90 minutes before tip-off. Garland has a sore back. His absence could mean more playing time for Caris LeVert, who was acquired in a trade with the Pacers on Sunday.
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By Jennifer Henderson, CNN A former administrator for the Little Rock School District (LRSD) in Arkansas pleaded guilty to mail fraud on Wednesday after spending more than $230,000 in school district funds for her personal online shopping, according to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas. From August
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By JACQUES BILLEAUD and TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Police have identified 36-year-old Morris Jones as the deceased suspect in a shooting in Phoenix that injured nine officers. Police say a woman was killed and five police officers were shot at a Phoenix home, including four who were wounded while trying to take
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press Two California men have been indicted on murder and other charges in a series of New Year’s weekend robberies and shootings on the Las Vegas Strip that left two people dead. Jesani Carter and Jordan Ruby also face charges including attempted murder, armed robbery and conspiracy in the 13-count indictment
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press Two California men have been indicted on murder and other charges in a series of New Year’s weekend robberies and shootings on the Las Vegas Strip that left two people dead. Jesani Carter and Jordan Ruby also face charges including attempted murder, armed robbery and conspiracy in the 13-count indictment
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By MATTHEW LEE, AAMER MADHANI and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is escalating its warnings about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying it could take place at any time. U.S. officials say the United States is preparing to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv, and Americans in Ukraine are being
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Recently hired Brian Daboll has filled out a majority of his staff with the Giants, adding the first woman to hold a coaching position in the team’s history along with a pair of coordinators new to New York. Laura Young will be the team’s
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could mandate that all businesses require their employees and independent contractors receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The legislation announced Friday by Democratic state lawmakers would allow exemptions for medical or religious reasons. But testing would not be an alternative to vaccination. Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could mandate that all businesses require their employees and independent contractors receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The legislation announced Friday by Democratic state lawmakers would allow exemptions for medical or religious reasons. But testing would not be an alternative to vaccination. Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher
Continue Reading By Maximillian Boudreaux, CNN A triple homicide committed 50 years ago has been solved after the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina received information revealed by a Georgia inmate during a visit with his son. In February 1972, a man and his wife went with a neighbor to check on her parents and brother
Continue Reading By PRESTON SHOEMAKER For The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The list of career accolades for Adrian Peterson is as impressive as any. The 15-year veteran is fifth in NFL history in rushing yards and the only non-quarterback to win NFL MVP since LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006. But the 36-year-old running back says he
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappe has scored in the third minute of injury time and the French league leader Paris Saint-Germain has again scraped a 1-0 home win against Rennes. Mbappe was set up by Lionel Messi in the 93rd minute. The win moved PSG 16 points ahead of
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Imagina que presentaste tu declaración y pagaste tus impuestos el año pasado, y que meses después recibes una carta del Servicio de Rentas Internas (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés) diciendo que no lo hiciste. Eso es lo que les está pasando a muchos contribuyentes este año gracias a los avisos
Continue Reading By JACQUES BILLEAUD and TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a woman who was found critically injured inside a Phoenix home where a man got into a shootout with police has died. Five officers were shot and four others were injured by shrapnel or ricocheting bullets after they responded to a report
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Woman found critically injured in Phoenix home where early morning shootout occurred has died, police spokesman says.
Continue Reading RENO, Nev. (AP) — Hundreds of students and faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno are urging state education officials to reinstate the mask mandate on campus. The move comes a day after Gov. Steve Sisolak rescinded the statewide requirement that masks be worn in public places to combat the spread of COVID-19. More than
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI Pro Football Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Byron Allen says the NFL needs him to join the ownership group. Allen is preparing a bid to purchase the Denver Broncos and become the NFL’s first Black owner. He told The Associated Press that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots owner Robert
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI Pro Football Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Byron Allen says the NFL needs him to join the ownership group. Allen is preparing a bid to purchase the Denver Broncos and become the NFL’s first Black owner. He told The Associated Press that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots owner Robert
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