ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — No. 18 Michigan has made a change at quarterback. Alex Orji will start against No. 11 USC, coach Sherrone Moore said Monday. “Would love to see him just take the reins and do what he’s been doing,” Moore said. Orji backed up Davis Warren for the Wolverines (2-1) in their
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — American writers Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Organizers made the announcement on Monday. Five of the six finalists are women, marking a record in the prize’s 55-year history. Everett, a 2022 finalist, is nominated for “James,” a reimagining of “Huckleberry Finn.” Kushner, a former finalist,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say six employees of New York City’s public school system took their children or grandchildren on trips to Disney World, New Orleans and other locations using tickets that were meant for homeless students. The report focuses on Linda Wilson, who was the Queens regional manager for the office
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A district attorney reviewing the case of a Massachusetts State Police recruit who died after a boxing training exercise says he needs to turn it over to another agency because the man once worked in his office as a victim witness advocate. Twenty-five-year-old Enrique Delgado-Garcia died at a hospital last week, a day
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By Aaron Pellish and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed on Monday it is investigating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for allegedly decapitating a dead whale carcass and transporting it home two decades ago. On Saturday, Kennedy said at a campaign event in Arizona he received a letter from the
Continue ReadingCalMatters Michael Drake, the president of the University of California, wrote a letter last month telling the system’s 10 campuses to ban encampments and regulate other protest-related conduct. But, as the letter references, most of those regulations were already on the books for the schools. The schools simply haven’t enforced them with regularity. That’s a
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some food lovers celebrate vegetables or rice or chicken. Steve Sando celebrates beans. He’s found a flourishing national appetite for his dried heritage beans. The beans are native to the Americas and he loves their flavor, variety and even the broth they kick off. Sando’s latest cookbook, “The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville’s interim police chief has been named permanent chief. Paul Humphrey took over as interim chief in June when former Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel was suspended over her handling of a sexual harassment claim within the department. Before the permanent assignment this week, Humphrey was the city’s fourth interim chief
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Following an apparent assassination attempt of former President Trump over the weekend, what would be the second attempt in about 60 days, more concerns about the Secret Service and their resources. Representative Ro Khanna releasing a statement on X saying “The secret service must come to Congress… tell us what resources are needed to expand
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — Boeing says it’s considering temporary layoffs to save cash during machinists’ strike.
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Voting rights groups have filed a lawsuit against Alabama’s secretary of state over a policy they said is illegally removing naturalized citizens from voting rolls. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen announced last month that 3,251 people who had been previously issued noncitizen identification numbers will have their voter registration status
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is shutting down two of its hard-won offices in China, The Associated Press has learned, a move that comes even as the agency struggles to disrupt the flow of precursor chemicals from the country that have fueled a fentanyl epidemic blamed for the deaths of hundreds of thousands
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US military completed its withdrawal from Niger on Sunday, US Africa Command announced in a news release. “This process began on May 19 following the mutual establishment of withdrawal conditions and continued with the withdrawal of US forces and assets from Air Base 101 in Niamey on July 7,
Continue ReadingHARLAN, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a Kentucky lawmaker was critically injured when the lawn mower he was riding plunged into an empty swimming pool at his home. State Sen. Johnnie Turner, a Republican from Harlan, is in critical but stable condition at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville after the Sunday evening
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By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is deploying the Ohio State Highway Patrol to monitor schools in the city of Springfield after they received 33 bomb threats since late last week, he said at a news conference Monday. Two colleges were moved to virtual learning and two elementary schools were evacuated
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CNN By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is deploying the Ohio State Highway Patrol to monitor schools in the city of Springfield after they received 33 bomb threats since late last week, he said at a news conference Monday. Two colleges were moved to virtual learning and two elementary schools were
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An early morning shootout has left two Iowa police officers hospitalized and a suspect dead. Des Moines police say the fatal encounter began around 1:40 a.m. Monday when patrol officers pulled over a vehicle for an equipment violation, before the man sped away and crashed. Police say that when officers
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — In yet another reversal, votes in Georgia for presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz will count for now. The Georgia Supreme Court on Sunday paused orders that had disqualified both. The move comes as Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office says military and overseas ballots will be
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says he’ll work with state election officials to address concerns about mail-in ballots after they warned of persistent problems during the primary season. But he reiterated in a letter Monday that the Postal Service will be ready for the flood of mail-in ballots ahead of the November election. Election
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — The alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction has scuttled its latest tour following an onstage scuffle between lead singer Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro. Farrell later apologized for “inexcusable behavior.” “The band have made the difficult decision to take some time away as a group. As such, they will be cancelling the
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