By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Christian McCaffrey has been scoring at a record-setting pace so far this season. That performance has helped the San Francisco 49ers star score the honor of being voted the top running back in the league by The Associated Press. A panel of nine AP Pro Football Writers ranked
Continue ReadingCNN By Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) – Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell bluntly warned Republican senators in a private meeting not to sign on to a bill from Sen. Josh Hawley aimed at limiting corporate money bankrolling high-powered outside groups, telling them that many of them won their seats thanks to the powerful super PAC
Continue ReadingRUMFORD, Maine (AP) — Law enforcement officers in Maine have killed a man who confronted officers outside a police station with a rifle. Twenty-three-year-old Sean Dyment of Canton, Maine was shot by two officers from Oxford County Sheriff’s Office Monday night. Dyment was transported to Rumford Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Authorities said they
Continue ReadingBy Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia is set to host the 2034 men’s FIFA World Cup after Australia withdrew its interest in hosting the global showpiece just hours before the bid deadline on Tuesday. “We have explored the opportunity to bid to host the FIFA World Cup and – having taken all factors
Continue ReadingBy Ja Nai Wright Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WMAR) — Opening up about domestic violence or abuse can be hard for anyone to do, especially teenagers. But there are some spaces where teens open up more. One of those places? The barbershop. On Monday, the Mayor’s Office of Community Engagement partnered
Continue ReadingBy KRISTINA REX Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — The state’s migrant crisis is reaching a critical point, according to numbers, provided by the Healey administration on Monday. There are currently 7,319 families in emergency shelter, according to Lt. General Scott Rice, the state’s emergency assistance Director. Earlier this month, Governor
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By Akanksha Sharma and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli soldier who was abducted by Hamas has been rescued in a special joint operation, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told CNN, the first successful hostage extrication since the militant group’s October 7 rampage. In its initial announcement, the IDF said Pvt. Ori Megidish was
Continue ReadingOXFORD, Mich. (AP) — An independent investigation has concluded that a threat assessment should have been conducted by school officials into Ethan Crumbley’s behavior prior to a shooting that left four students dead and others wounded at Michigan’s Oxford High School. A more than 500-page report released Monday says Crumbley’s conduct included viewing bullets, watching
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Fred Warner is in the same spot as he was to start the season — the clear-cut choice as the top off-ball linebacker in the NFL. The fiery leader of the San Francisco 49ers defense was voted the unanimous choice as the top linebacker in the league by
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top military and diplomatic leaders urged an increasingly divided Congress on Tuesday to send major immediate aid to Israel and Ukraine, arguing at a Senate hearing that broad support for the assistance would signal U.S. strength to adversaries worldwide. The testimony from Defense Secretary
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Police in Japan say they have ended an eight-hour standoff with a gunman at a post office by capturing the suspect. They stormed the building after two hostages were freed safely. The man had entered the post office with a gun in Warabi, north of Tokyo, about
Continue ReadingBy KATRINA KINCADE Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — John Dunleavy has worked for TD Garden and the Boston Bruins Foundation for the last decade. “It’s been 10 years. The best 10 years of my life to work here,” he told WBZ-TV. John has Down syndrome and with the help of
Continue Reading By Abeer Salman, Ivana Kottasová, Amir Tal, Pierre Meilhan, Paul P. Murphy and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Israel said Monday its ground offensive will “intensify” after troops appeared to advance more than two miles into Gaza, according to a CNN analysis. Meanwhile, aid groups say civil order is breaking down in the enclave, as
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico police have arrested at least 380 people in the department’s biggest crackdown on crime in recent years. Police Commissioner Antonio López said Tuesday that 12 gangs dedicated to the sale of drugs and weapons were targeted after receiving tips from residents who had complained about violence in
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting Tuesday following some mixed earnings reports from big companies. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in afternoon trading, a day after clawing back a big chunk of its loss for October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 9 points, or
Continue ReadingBy MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Five weeks into the trial against three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in the 2020 death of Manny Ellis and prosecutors are building their case by questioning one of the man’s lifelong friends and a breathing expert. On Monday, the man who ran the sober-living home
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — In “Baldur’s Gate 3,” a massive video game set in the world of “Dungeons & Dragons”, winged beasts have nothing on one devilishly handsome vampire. Astarion, a silver-haired vampire with a jawline that could cut glass and a propensity for even more cutting verbal takedowns, is an integral member
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Retailers say theft is exploding, and some data from retailers along with numerous videos of violent store robberies and looting seem to support the claim. But some retail analysts and researchers, bolstered by local crime statistics, say stores may be over-stating the extent and impact of theft. Why? It’s
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump currently holds majority support in the early primary state of South Carolina, where his strongest challenger is Nikki Haley, the state’s former governor, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Fifty-three percent of likely Republican primary voters in South Carolina
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI and EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — King Charles III is in Kenya for his first state visit to a Commonwealth country as monarch. Buckingham Palace says he will acknowledge the “painful aspects” of Britain and Kenya’s shared history while underscoring his commitment to an organization that’s been central to
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