By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of Utah parents is suing the state over a law that bans school districts from approving mask mandates. It’s the latest U.S. legal challenge over rules for face coverings in the classroom. The lawsuit filed Monday seeking to overturn the law argues that
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Family members say the Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife Jacqueline continue to be monitored by physicians at a Chicago hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. Jesse Jackson, 79, has been fully vaccinated, receiving his first shot publicly at a community even tin January where he urged
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Delta variant. Inflation. The Fed tapering its stimulus. The mess in Afghanistan. There are a lot of things for investors to be nervous about these days. It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that the CNN Business Fear & Greed Index, which measures seven gauges of investor
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ interior minister says 88 Syrians have been sent back to Lebanon after trying to reach the east Mediterranean island nation aboard two boats. Minister Nicos Nouris told The Associated Press on Monday that rescue crews continue to search for one of five men who jumped
Continue ReadingBy Tim Johns Click here for updates on this story MARIN COUNTY, California (KGO) — For the past week, Heidi Kuhn has been working nonstop trying to save lives. “None of us a week ago expected this to happen,” she said. Heidi, along with her husband Gary, run Roots of Peace. A Marin County-based nonprofit
Continue ReadingST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Salvage crews have began cutting apart the final two sections remaining of a cargo ship that overturned along the coast of Georgia almost two years ago. Demolition of the South Korean freighter Golden Ray has been underway since November, when workers started using a length of anchor chain powered
Continue ReadingBy MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto is crashing home runs again and keeping the Cincinnati Reds in playoff contention. The 37-year-old Reds first baseman is enjoying a career resurgence while hitting the ball harder than ever. He recently got his 2,000 hit, making him only the second player in major
Continue ReadingBy Cornell Barnard Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A Bay Area man is sharing his terrifying story, escaping from Afghanistan. It’s a journey which began more than a week ago. His former military buddy in the East Bay assisted in the effort to get him out safely, which almost
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italy’s foreign ministry says an Italian-Moroccan student has been freed by Moroccan authorities after she was detained on blasphemy charges. The 23-year-old student, Ikram Nazih, was convicted in June of “offenses against religion” for having shared a satirical cartoon on Facebook in 2019. The Italian newspaper Domani, which had championed her cause, said
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italy’s foreign ministry says an Italian-Moroccan student has been freed by Moroccan authorities after she was detained on blasphemy charges. The 23-year-old student, Ikram Nazih, was convicted in June of “offenses against religion” for having shared a satirical cartoon on Facebook in 2019. The Italian newspaper Domani, which had championed her cause, said
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Supporters of Nice had waited two years to be allowed back into the stadium to see their team take on Marseille in one of France’s footballing rivalries. Now their violent conduct could see the turnstiles locked again. The game between Nice and Marseille was abandoned Sunday after a
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative group filed a redistricting lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, an action that comes after Democrats filed their own legal challenge in federal court less than two weeks ago. The two lawsuits mean there are fights in both state and federal courts
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A wide Broadway coalition of theater owners, producers, union leaders, creators and casting directors have hammered out a series of reforms and commitments for the theater industry to ensure equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility. The New Deal for Broadway emerged following a summit of industry
Continue ReadingCNN By Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter, CNN Mayim Bialik will be the first guest host of the weekday edition of “Jeopardy!” in the wake of Mike Richards’ abrupt departure from the job. Bialik will host the episodes that are taped this week, sources familiar with the matter told CNN Business. Since the game show
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter, CNN Mayim Bialik will be the first guest host of the weekday edition of “Jeopardy!” in the wake of Mike Richards’ abrupt departure from the job. Bialik will host the episodes that are taped this week, sources familiar with the matter told CNN Business. Since the game show typically
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — A los 96 años falleció este lunes la actriz mexicana-argentina Rosita Quintana, figura de la época de oro del cine mexicano. La noticia fue divulgada por la Asociación Nacional de Actores en su cuenta de Twitter, a través de la cual lamentó “profundamente” el fallecimiento de la artista en
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business The housing market is showing signs of cooling off. Sales of existing homes — which include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops — were up 2% in July from the month before, marking two consecutive months of increases, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. The number
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer The slumping San Diego Padres have fired pitching coach Larry Rothschild. The 67-year-old Rothschild has been with the Padres for the past two seasons. San Diego has lost nine of its past 11 games and is now in third place in the NL West, 13 games behind the first
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs released veteran defensive end Taco Charlton, offensive lineman Bryan Witzmann and defensive back Will Parks on Monday as they made the next round of roster cuts ahead of their preseason finale. The Chiefs also waived linebacker Riley Cole and quarterback
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Public health officials are aggressively dispelling claims by right-wing media personalities who have been promoting an anti-parasitic drug used for livestock as a potential Covid-19 treatment. “You are not a horse. You are not a cow,” the US Food and Drug Administration tweeted Saturday. “Seriously, y’all. Stop it.” Top conservative
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