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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Most of the world’s best hockey players are spending this weekend in Las Vegas instead of the Olympic village in Beijing. The NHL All-Stars still aren’t happy about missing their chance to compete for gold. But nobody was complaining about the consolation prize of a
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Most of the world’s best hockey players are spending this weekend in Las Vegas instead of the Olympic village in Beijing. The NHL All-Stars still aren’t happy about missing their chance to compete for gold. But nobody was complaining about the consolation prize of a
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Boston police officer has pleaded guilty to sending a phony traffic ticket to a driver after a road rage incident nearly three years ago. Christopher Curtis, 37, was sentenced to one year of probation after entering the plea Thursday. Curtis
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By David Williams, CNN Three fisherman were rescued from the frigid waters off the Massachusetts coast after a woman working from home happened to look out her window and saw their boat capsize and sink. Clinging to floating fishing gear to stay afloat, the men were in the water for almost an hour on Tuesday
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The Senior Bowl quarterbacks are vying to be No. 1. In an NFL draft where it seems unlikely for a passer to be the top overall NFL draft pick, that means a competition among players like Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett, North Carolina’s Sam Howell and Liberty’s
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The Senior Bowl quarterbacks are vying to be No. 1. In an NFL draft where it seems unlikely for a passer to be the top overall NFL draft pick, that means a competition among players like Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett, North Carolina’s Sam Howell and Liberty’s
Continue ReadingBy Amy Kawata Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The local football community is mourning the loss of St. Frances Academy wide receiver Lamar Patterson, who died Wednesday in a crash with an MTA Light Rail train in Linthicum. A native of Florida, Patterson was rated as a 3-star wide
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has extended tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump on most solar panels imported from China and other countries. But in a nod to his efforts to combat climate change and boost clean energy, Biden excluded tariffs on some panels used in large-scale utility
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By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes ended mixed and Treasury yields jumped Friday as Wall Street’s expectations rise that the Federal Reserve may soon start raising interest rates sharply. The Labor Department said employers added 467,000 jobs last month, triple economists’ expectations. The
Continue ReadingBy Julian Gaskins Click here for updates on this story SOLEDAD, California (KSBW) — The suspect wanted in connection to a shooting investigation in Soledad has surrendered, according to the Soledad Police Department. In a social media post, the department says Xavier Diaz walked into the Monterey County Jail and self-surrendered. An arrest warrant was
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Here is news sure to inspire elation among some: “Euphoria” is coming back for a third season. HBO — which, like CNN, is owned by WarnerMedia — announced the renewal of its Zendaya-led hit on Friday. The show’s sophomore season is currently airing, with its finale set to air on February
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti thought it was nuts to host a NASCAR race inside the Coliseum the first time he heard the idea. He figured NASCAR was going to build a circuit outside the iconic venue. Instead, NASCAR spent significantly more than the
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti thought it was nuts to host a NASCAR race inside the Coliseum the first time he heard the idea. He figured NASCAR was going to build a circuit outside the iconic venue. Instead, NASCAR spent significantly more than the
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Wall Street Journal’s publisher, News Corp., says it has been hacked, with data stolen from journalists and other employees. The cybersecurity firm investigating the intrusion, Mandiant, says Chinese intelligence-gathering is believed to be behind the operation. The Journal reported that people briefed on
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A major California gas utility must pay a nearly $10 million fine and reimburse customers for money it improperly spent related to the development of more energy efficient building codes. The penalties that Southern California Gas Co. faces were issued Thursday by the California Public Utilities
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A major California gas utility must pay a nearly $10 million fine and reimburse customers for money it improperly spent related to the development of more energy efficient building codes. The penalties that Southern California Gas Co. faces were issued Thursday by the California Public Utilities
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Transgender women and girls in South Dakota will not be able to compete on sports teams consistent with their gender at accredited schools and colleges after the state’s GOP governor enacted a “fairness in women’s sports” law on Thursday. Gov. Kristi Noem’s decision to sign SB 46, which quickly made its
Continue Reading FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A former Coconino and Navajo county official serving jail time for siphoning thousands of dollars in public money is back home for now because of COVID-19 spread. The Arizona Daily Sun reports a Coconino County judge granted Jeffrey Preston Lee’s request Thursday to temporarily carry out his sentence at home. Lee
Continue ReadingBy Kalyn Norwood Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Some call homesteading the United States’ attempt to inhabit the land it had acquired through wars and acquisitions, but for many African Americans in the 1800s and early 1900s, it was much more than that. Homesteading began in the mid-1800s
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, CNN Fresh out of the Baltimore police academy just three weeks ago, 24-year-old Jaslyn Koger knows that her unique advantage as a new officer on the streets is her ability to communicate and relate with the community she serves. Koger, a Black woman and Baltimore native, is just one of the young
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