LONDON (AP) — United States striker Folarin Balogun left Arsenal to join French league club Monaco for a reported fee of 40 million euros ($43.6 million). The 22-year-old Balogun played in France last season on loan at Reims where he was tied for fourth in the league’s scoring chart with 21 goals in 37 games.
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer Cade York decided to work on his kicking aim and accuracy in Tennessee. Released by Cleveland after the Browns made a trade to replace him, York cleared waivers and signed with the Titans to be on their practice squad rather than stay with the team that drafted him in
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The federal Medicaid agency says some children may have been wrongly dropped from the government health-care program as states undertake a massive eligibility review. Medicaid rolls swelled across the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic because states were prohibited from cutting off coverage. Annual eligibility
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Brent Key says he is entering his first season as Georgia Tech’s full-time coach with confidence he gained during eight games last season as the interim coach. Key’s first game without the interim tag will come in the Yellow Jackets’ opener against Louisville on Friday night.
Continue Reading By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The Chicago White Sox hit three home runs off 13-game winner Kyle Gibson to rally from an early four-run deficit and beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-5 to avoid a three-game sweep. Anthony Santander homered for the AL East-leading Orioles, who led 4-0 in the first inning Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — ABC’s new senior-focused “Bachelor” franchise spinoff “The Golden Bachelor,” starring 71-year-old Gerry Turner, has a familiar face among its newly announced cast. On Wednesday, the women of “The Golden Bachelor” were revealed, and former “Bachelor” star Matt James’ mother Patty is among them. “Patty is ready for her turn
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Residential customers of Georgia’s largest electrical utility could see their bills rise another $9 a month to pay for a new nuclear power plant. Under an agreement announced Wednesday, Georgia Power Co. says customers would pay $7.56 billion more for Plant Vogtle construction. The Georgia Public Service
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Outfielder Mike Yastrzemski was activated from the 10-day injured list by the San Francisco Giants before Wednesday’s game against Cincinnati. Rookie outfielder Luis Matos was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento. “Matos really understood the situation, which is a veteran player coming back, another left-handed bat,” manager Gabe Kapler said. Yastrzemski missed 26
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Outfielder Mike Yastrzemski was activated from the 10-day injured list by the San Francisco Giants before Wednesday’s game against Cincinnati. Rookie outfielder Luis Matos was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento. “Matos really understood the situation, which is a veteran player coming back, another left-handed bat,” manager Gabe Kapler said. Yastrzemski missed 26
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Authorities today identified a 17-year-old boy who died in a crash at a storm-related closure last week in Desert Hot Springs. The Riverside County coroner’s office identified him as Elijah Garcia of Desert Hot Springs. On Aug. 23, Garcia was driving a 2012 silver Honda southbound on Little Morongo Road at an unknown speed before
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks ended modestly higher Wednesday, extending Wall Street’s recent winning streak to its fourth day in a row and chipping away more of the market’s losses this month. After a choppy day of trading, the S&P 500 closed 0.4% higher. The
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Liberals argued in a legal filing this week that Republicans were trying to nullify the election of a Democratic-backed Wisconsin Supreme Court justice by asking her to recuse herself from hearing redistricting lawsuits that could result in drawing new legislative electoral maps. Attorneys in two separate
Continue ReadingBy Annie McCormick Click here for updates on this story SHARON HILL, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A woman is being charged with making a false report in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash that left a Delaware County police officer’s daughter dead. The crash happened on August 26 at 84th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard in Philadelphia.
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By Shannon Ryan Click here for updates on this story HITCHCOCK, Texas (KTRK) — Trash and tree limbs cover headstones at Mainland Memorial – a historic Black cemetery in Hitchcock. “It wasn’t great, but it’s just gotten worse and worse,” Edward Williams, whose brother and father are buried in the lot along with other relatives,
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — About 150 migrants have been rescued from overloaded sailboats in two separate incidents, one far off western Greece and the other in the Aegean Sea. The coast guard says a group of 76 people was taken off a yacht in distress 64 nautical miles southwest of the Ionian Sea island of
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gusty winds and low humidity brought high risk of wildfires to the interior of Northern California on Wednesday and a utility proactively cut electricity to approximately 8,400 customers to prevent potential ignitions in the blustery conditions. Red flag warnings for critical fire
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HIGHLANDS, Texas (KTRK) — Two men are recovering after a “massive” dog attack in the Highlands area, according to deputies. EMS technicians called for help from Harris County Sheriff’s deputies around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday after responding to a pit bull attack in the 1100 block
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is canceling $72 million in student loans for 2,300 borrowers who say they were cheated by Ashford University, a former for-profit college that was purchased by the University of Arizona in 2020. The Education Department announced the action Wednesday, saying it will seek
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