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By Arlette Saenz, CNN Former President Barack Obama announced Sunday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. “I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” he said on his official Twitter account. Obama also said that his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, has tested negative. “Michelle and I
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jacob Gilyard scored 26 points, Tyler Burton had 16 points and 12 rebounds and No. 6 seed Richmond beat top-seeded Davidson 64-62 to clinch the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament and an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time in 11 years. Richmond was playing in the A-10 championship game — needing two
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone is concerned about the roster impact stemming from rules that Major League Baseball players who aren’t vaccinated against the coronavirus won’t be allowed to travel into Canada to face the Blue Jays in Toronto. Canada’s government requires a person must
Continue Reading By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Santiago Vescovi scored 17 points and Josiah-Jordan James had 16 points and 10 rebounds to help ninth-ranked Tennessee beat Texas A&M 65-50 to claim its first men’s SEC basketball tournament title in 43 years. The second-seeded Volunteers never trailed. They rattled off the first 14
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jasmine Dickey scored 27 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, Jewell Smalls made the clinching free throw with 2.5 seconds left and Delaware captured the CAA championship and its fourth NCAA Tournament berth with a 63-59 win over Drexel. The second-seeded Fightin’ Blue Hens led by 16 points with 6 1/2 minutes to
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer Stephen Strasburg is slated to throw a live bullpen session next week as the Washington Nationals get spring training camp started. The 2019 World Series MVP played catch during the team’s first official workout. The right-hander is coming back from two consecutive seasons lost to surgery. The Nationals say
Continue Reading CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Joe Girardi isn’t concerned about managing the Philadelphia Phillies without a contract extension. Girardi signed a three-year deal in 2019 with a team option for 2023. The club hasn’t picked up the option and will likely wait to make that decision. Girardi is 110-112 in two seasons with the Phillies. He
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DELANO, Calif. (AP) — Police have arrested three men in connection with the shooting death of a college student at a Southern California park two years ago. Officers responding to reports of gunfire at Cesar Chavez Park in Delano found Nayeli Carrillo Gonzalez suffering from gunshot wounds on Jan. 2, 2020. The 19-year-old Fresno State
Continue Reading By JASON P. SKODA Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have signed Jesse Chavez to a minor league deal that includes an invitation to big league camp, adding the veteran reliever after he had a strong year with the champion Atlanta Braves. The 38-year Chavez posted a 2.14 ERA in 33 2/3
Continue Reading By JASON P. SKODA Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have signed Jesse Chavez to a minor league deal that includes an invitation to big league camp, adding the veteran reliever after he had a strong year with the champion Atlanta Braves. The 38-year Chavez posted a 2.14 ERA in 33 2/3
Continue Reading By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Brent Sass continues to lead the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, but he must hold off the defending champion as mushers have reached the Bering Sea sea coast and its treacherous ice. Sass breezed through the checkpoint in the village of Shaktoolik on Sunday
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Record high gas prices have been hitting countless drivers in their wallets, but electric and hybrid car owners have mostly been collecting on their investment. Several electric vehicle (EV) owners told News Channel 3’s Marian Bouchot that they are relieved to not be affected by the surging gas prices. Some said they’ve saved thousands of
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen and Holly Yan, CNN To help fend off another wave of Covid-19, people will need a fourth dose of vaccine, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told CBS on Sunday. “Many variants are coming, and Omicron was the first one that was able to evade — in a skillful way — the immune protection
Continue ReadingBy Claire Colbert, CNN Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his longtime girlfriend, Brittany Matthews, have tied the knot in Hawaii, according to posts on the couple’s Instagram accounts. Mahomes and Matthews have been engaged since Mahomes popped the question in September 2020. They share a daughter, Sterling, who was born February 20, 2021.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. HELENS, Oregon (KPTV) — A firefighter was injured battling a fire at a storage unit facility in St. Helens on Saturday morning, Columbia Fire & Rescue said. The fire department said the firefighter was taken to a Portland hospital and is in stable condition.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Honolulu police say 48-year-old Marvin Velasco who had been reported missing on Friday, March 11 was found dead in his work delivery truck. Velasco was reported to be emotionally distraught and was last seen leaving his work yard near Keehi Lagoon
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Los clientes del Museo de Arte Moderno de la ciudad de Nueva York fueron evacuados el sábado por la tarde después de que dos empleados fueran apuñalados dentro del icónico establecimiento por un hombre que estuvo involucrado en dos incidentes de alteración del orden público en el museo en los últimos
Continue ReadingBy Dan Greenwald Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Three people were shot at a funeral home in North City Saturday afternoon, police tell News 4. The shooting happened near the intersection of Cote Brilliante and Union around 1:45 p.m. A 15-year-old boy was shot in face, a 35-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Police are searching for a missing teen last seen at an elementary school earlier this month. Dradyn Taulbee, 13, was last seen around 9:15 a.m. at Frank W. Reilly Elementary School located at 3650 W. School St. on March 4. He
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer The Minnesota Twins took their first significant step toward restocking their starting pitching by acquiring right-hander Sonny Gray in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds included minor league right-hander Francis Peguero in the deal for Twins pitching prospect Chase Petty. The 18-year-old Petty was Minnesota’s first-round draft
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