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By WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A longtime teacher at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood was fired after using the N-word during class. The teacher, Mary DeVoto, taught world history. She said she was explaining to a student why sports teams’ use
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GREENVILLE, S.C. — Bas Leyte had 11 points and 10 rebounds to lift UNC Greensboro to a 58-56 win over Furman. Mike Bothwell led the Paladins on Saturday with 18 points.
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By David Williams, CNN An accused killer on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list has been captured in Mexico after being on the run since 2006, the bureau announced on Friday. Octaviano Juarez-Corro, 48, is accused of killing two people and wounding three others at a Memorial Day 2006 picnic at Milwaukee’s South Shore
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Kalib Boone and Moussa Cisse each scored 12 points to help Oklahoma State defeat Oklahoma 64-55 and snap a four-game losing streak. Rondel Walker scored 11 points and Keylan Boone added 10 for Oklahoma State. Tanner Groves scored 23 points and Elijah Harkless added 15
Continue Reading By Jason Hanna and Andy Rose, CNN The mayor of Oregon’s most populous city on Friday banned encampments near highways and high-traffic intersections, saying homeless people comprised the majority of pedestrians who were killed in Portland traffic incidents last year. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s emergency order enacting the ban is set to run at least
Continue ReadingBy Rose Schmidt Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A Milwaukee police officer shot in the line of duty last week says he’s recovering slowly but surely. On Friday, Feb. 4, the Milwaukee Police Department hosted a barbecue fundraiser with all proceeds benefiting Officer Herbert Davis. “This is a proud
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — Veteran center Greg Monroe is back with the Milwaukee Bucks on a 10-day contract. The 31-year-old Monroe played 165 games for the Bucks from 2015-17. He played five games earlier this season with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards while on 10-day contracts with each of those teams. Monroe has averaged 5.6
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Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say nine alleged gang members have been charged with killing six people in a series of retaliatory attacks that terrorized a section of South Los Angeles the past several months. Prosecutors announced Friday murder and attempted murder charges against the men in connection to a series of violent
Continue Reading By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The key to the Bengals’ latest rebuild that has led them to this most unexpected Super Bowl run starts with one player: Joe Burrow. Burrow, the top overall draft pick in 2020, is the biggest reason the team is playing in the season’s final
Continue Reading By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The key to the Bengals’ latest rebuild that has led them to this most unexpected Super Bowl run starts with one player: Joe Burrow. Burrow, the top overall draft pick in 2020, is the biggest reason the team is playing in the season’s final
Continue ReadingBy Alice Queen Click here for updates on this story COVINGTON, Georgia (Rockdale Citizen) — The Newton County Sheriff’s Office is blaming the August death of its K9 Officer Tom-Tom on faulty air conditioning equipment, which led to the dog’s death in an overheated patrol vehicle. Sheriff Ezell Brown called it an “unfortunate and unintentional
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Hay una fuerte presencia policial afuera de un complejo de apartamentos en Brown Deer, Wisconsin a medio día del sábado. Al menos un camión blindado y varios vehículos policiales están actualmente estacionados fuera del complejo de apartamentos, y han llegado vehículos adicionales en la última hora. CNN se ha comunicado repetidamente
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Era el 26 de agosto en Kabul, apenas anochecía, y Nasema se aferraba con fuerza a dos de las cosas más importantes de su vida, sin saber que perdería a una de ellas antes de que el sol se pusiera por completo. En una mano tenía la clave para escapar de
Continue ReadingCNN By Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Donald Trump‘s pledge to pardon January 6 rioters may help fire up his supporters, but several defendants facing federal charges say they no longer believe the former President’s promises. Even defendants who are holding out hope for clemency are clinging to a false hope. Most of their
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Lewis Hamilton returned to social media Saturday following a lengthy silence that dates to last season’s controversial Formula 1 finale. Hamilton had dropped out of public sight after he was denied a record eighth championship in the December finale in Abu Dhabi. He re-emerged Saturday with a post
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Moody Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A mother is once again asking for justice after her son was shot and killed late last year. “It’s very heartbreaking that a child that’s 15 years old can walk up to someone and murder them,” Nija Hill said. Hill told
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GULFPORT, Fla. (AP) — A home along Florida’s Gulf Coast will be auctioned off in the upcoming week as a non-fungible token in what is believed to be among the first such transactions in the U.S. Non-fungible tokens — or NFTs — use a version of the encryption technology employed to secure cryptocurrencies to create
Continue ReadingBy Allen Devlin Click here for updates on this story LUMPKIN COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who walked into Crisson Gold Mine Store on Morrison Moore Parkway in Dahlonega and held employees at gunpoint, forcing them to hand over cash, merchandise and $100,000 in gold pendants,
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Patrice Motsepe is approaching the end of his first year as Confederation of African Football president. On Sunday he will hand out the African Cup of Nations trophy. On the eve of the final between Egypt and Senegal the South African mining magnate is struggling to shake off
Continue ReadingBy Gabriela Vidal Click here for updates on this story MISSOURI (KMOV) — It’s been a long and grueling week for snow plow operators throughout the St. Louis metro region, who have been working around the clock to keep roads clear. “I’d say our team did a spectacular job. They’re still out there. I mean
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