By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department has authorized additional exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, from planned terminals in Texas and Louisiana. The orders allow Golden Pass LNG Terminal near Port Arthur, Texas, and Magnolia LNG Terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to export additional natural gas as LNG to
Continue ReadingBy DEE HÖLZEL Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (La Crosse Tribune) — Members of the community have rallied for the family of Brittany Booker, 30, the mother of six who was found dead Sunday morning. The organizer of the online fundraiser said nearly $20,000 has been raised in just about 24
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By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There was something different about Zach Wilson when the second-year quarterback arrived at the New York Jets’ facility last week. His teammates could sense the increased confidence and they liked everything about it. Offensive tackle George Fant said Wilson showed up with more
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By Stephanie Elam, CNN The West is in the grips of a climate change-fueled megadrought, and Lake Mead — the largest manmade reservoir in the country and a source of water for millions of people — has fallen to an unprecedented low. The lake’s plummeting water level has exposed one of the reservoir’s original water
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Hockey League said Wednesday that Russian and Belarusian players will be ineligible for selection in its July 1 import draft because of the war in Ukraine. The CHL is the umbrella organization for the three major junior hockey leagues — the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Major
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Former No. 1 Naomi Osaka enters the clay-court season with the goal of not being too hard on herself. Osaka made the final in Miami last month and will be playing as a wild-card entry when the Madrid Open begins on Thursday. The 24-year-old Osaka says
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A rapper and former reality TV figure is facing a felony sex trafficking charge in Las Vegas in an ongoing criminal investigation alleging that he used his large social media following to recruit women as prostitutes, according to police. Records showed Wednesday that Kevin Lamont Barnes Jr., 37, was arrested Monday
Continue Reading By IAN HARRSION Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora rejoined the team in Toronto after missing the past six games because of COVID-19. The Red Sox have gone 1-5 under bench coach Will Venable since Cora tested positive before last Thursday’s home loss to Toronto. Boston is 7-11 overall. Cora
Continue Reading By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s one of the most recognizable outfits in American movie history, the blue-and-white checked gingham dress a young Judy Garland wore as Dorothy in the classic 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz.” For decades, one of the versions of the dress Garland wore in the movie
Continue Reading By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s one of the most recognizable outfits in American movie history, the blue-and-white checked gingham dress a young Judy Garland wore as Dorothy in the classic 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz.” For decades, one of the versions of the dress Garland wore in the movie
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN Boeing’s CEO on Wednesday called the unusual deal his predecessor negotiated with then-President Donald Trump for the next generation of Air Force One a one-off that he hopes not to repeat. “Air Force One, I’m just going to call a very unique moment, a very unique negotiation. A very unique set
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Wegley Click here for updates on this story WAVERLY, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Acity employee in Waverly who was digging out a damaged road sign post uncovered a live grenade that had likely been buried there for decades, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff. Sheriff Terry Wagner said the grenade’s pin had
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Andrew Vaughn hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox stopped an eight-game slide with a 7-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals. The winning rally for the White Sox started when Danny Mendick and Tim Anderson hit consecutive two-out singles off Collin Snider. Scott Barlow
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate confirmed a batch of US attorney and US marshal nominations on Wednesday after GOP Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas lifted long-standing holds he had put in place to raise concerns about the treatment by the Justice Department of several deputy US marshals who had
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Kaufman, CNN Approximately $7 billion of military equipment the US transferred to the Afghan government over the course of 16 years was left behind in Afghanistan after the US completed its withdrawal from the country in August, according to a congressionally mandated report from the US Department of Defense viewed by CNN. This
Continue Reading By Amir Vera, CNN Morris Brown College may have had the comeback of the year on Wednesday. The historically Black college in Atlanta received its full accreditation after losing it 20 years ago, according to a news release from the school. “Many thought that this feat was impossible, but due to our strong faith in
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat says Western allies should send tanks, planes and other heavy weapons to Ukraine, saying “inaction would be the greatest provocation.” NATO nations have supplied Ukraine with military supplies including missiles and armored vehicles. But so far they have been reluctant to send fighter planes
Continue ReadingBy Brian Neben Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska (Lexington Clipper Herald) — Fifteen days after a wildfire consumed 35,000 acres in Gosper and Furnas counties, a wildfire that broke out on Friday, April 22 forced the evacuation of several southwestern Nebraska communities and has burned over 40,000 acres, so far. While
Continue Reading By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The New York Mets’ hit-by-pitch frustrations boiled over when reliever Yoan López threw a pitch near Nolan Arenado’s head, sparking a benches-clearing brawl that led to Arenado’s ejection in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 10-5 victory. Arenado reached four times and drove in three runs before the
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool looks like being one European giant too many for Villarreal. A third Champions League final in five years is in sight for the English club after a 2-0 win in the first leg of the semifinals, secured after an own-goal by Pervis Estupinan and
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