AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The quiet part about the evolving landscape of name, image and likeness compensation in college athletics was bound to be said out loud, and it wasn’t that shocking when Tennessee’s athletic department stepped forward, cleared its collective throat and stated the obvious. A week has passed since the
Continue ReadingBy Pooja Lodhia Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man has died after witnesses say he was hit by a train just before noon Monday in Houston’s Fifth Ward. It happened on the railroad tracks at Lyons Avenue and St. Elmo Street, and sadly, those who live nearby say
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Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– Durante más de dos semanas, el expresidente del Gobierno de España, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, ha sido el protagonista de varios rumores que lo situaban como posible mediador de la salida del candidato presidencial Edmundo González de Venezuela. Esta es una versión que él mismo confirmó este martes tras varias
Continue ReadingAP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — One year since House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was booted from office after Congress voted to fund the federal government, the new House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself courting, but so far avoiding, a similar fate. Johnson is preparing to lead the House on Wednesday in passing legislation to fund
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will make his long-awaited visit to Africa next month. He will travel to Germany and Angola from Oct. 10-15. Biden had promised during a summit of African leaders in Washington in late 2022 to visit Africa the following year. It was part of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The head of New York City’s public schools system says he will step down at the end of the calendar year, becoming the latest high-ranking departure from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration amid an escalating federal inquiry. In a retirement letter shared with The Associated Press, David Banks said he
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A new lawsuit seeks to overturn two provisions of a Georgia election law related to voter challenges. The Georgia State Conference of the NAACP and the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda filed the suit on Tuesday. They argue that a law passed earlier this year by lawmakers unfairly discriminates
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A conservative appeals court raised concerns that Republicans’ arguments for forbidding the counting of mail ballots that arrive after Election Day require throwing out votes cast before Election Day. A panel of three judges – all appointees of former President Donald Trump – on the US 5th Circuit Court of
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer No, this is not a typo or somebody’s idea of a joke: Illinois and Indiana, two perennial also-rans in the mighty Big Ten, are both 4-0 and sitting atop the conference standings. The last time both of those schools were unbeaten after the first four games was in 1910. The last time
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hospitals are facing questions about why they denied care to pregnant patients and whether state abortion bans have influenced how they treat those patients. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, sent inquiries to nine hospitals ahead of a hearing Tuesday looking at whether abortion bans have prevented
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, habló durante su intervención en la Asamblea General de la ONU sobre las crisis en varios países, y en particular sobre Venezuela se refirió a la lucha por la democracia que ―dijo― no ha sido reconocida. El discurso de Biden ante la ONU:
Continue ReadingCLEVES, Ohio (AP) — Students in school buildings and residents in nearby homes have been told to evacuate near Cincinnati after a dangerous chemical began leaking from a railcar. Aerial video shows firefighters spraying down the car as it sat upright on tracks between a highway and an asphalt plant. Authorities say a pressure release
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Brett Favre, miembro del Salón de la Fama del Fútbol Americano, reveló este martes que recientemente fue diagnosticado con la enfermedad de Parkinson. El famoso mariscal de campo estaba hablando frente al Comité de Medios y Arbitrios de la Cámara de Representantes en una audiencia sobre la reforma de la Asistencia
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By Lauren Mascarenhas and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A student athlete is no longer enrolled at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania after they allegedly etched a racial slur onto the chest of a teammate, school officials say. Several students were attending an informal gathering of the swim team at an on-campus residence on September 6 when one of
Continue ReadingBy Bob Ortega and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Phoenix (CNN) — When the ballot counting begins inside Arizona’s Maricopa County Tabulation Center this November, election workers will be protected behind doors and windows with bullet-proof glass and two layers of fencing. Security cameras will be monitored for suspicious activity inside and outside the building. A fleet
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City official who helped coordinate the city’s response to the pandemic was fired from his private-sector job after a recording showed him talking about attending a sex party and other private gatherings when the city was urging people to practice social distancing. Dr. Jay Varma
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City official who helped coordinate the city’s response to the pandemic was fired from his private-sector job after a recording showed him talking about attending a sex party and other private gatherings when the city was urging people to practice social distancing. Dr. Jay Varma
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The nation’s largest owner of single-family homes for rent has agreed to pay $48 million to settle claims by the Federal Trade Commission. The commission had alleged that Invitation Homes reaped millions of dollars via deceptive business practices, including forcing tenants to pay undisclosed fees on top of their monthly rent. The
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Jury deliberations got underway today in the trial of a parolee accused of fatally stabbing a convenience store customer during a confrontation in Indio. Vicente Angel Munoz, 32, of La Quinta is charged with murder, a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony and parole violations for the 2020
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “League of Legends” is caught in the middle of a dispute between Hollywood’s actors union and an audio company that provides voiceover services for the blockbuster online multiplayer game. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists called a strike against “League of Legends” on Tuesday,
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