By Charlie De Mar, Marie Saavedra Click here for updates on this story JOLIET, Illinois (WBBM) — Safety concerns are mounting at two southwest suburban high schools, and it has nothing to do with COVID. What it has to do with is a series of fights in the hallways, one of which even involved a
Continue ReadingReuters Vietnam is planning to reopen key tourist destinations to vaccinated visitors from countries deemed a low COVID-19 risk from December, the government said on Wednesday, October 6, ahead of a full resumption targeted for June next year. Vietnam imposed tight border controls at the start of the pandemic in an effort to keep out
Continue ReadingBy KATHY GANNON and ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful earthquake has collapsed at least one coal mine and as many as 100 mud houses in a remote, mountainous part of southwest Pakistan. The quake early Thursday killed at least 23 people as the death toll crept higher. At least another
Continue ReadingBy BILL HUBER Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers continue to consult with specialists on 2020 Pro Bowl cornerback Jaire Alexander’s injured shoulder in hopes of avoiding season-ending surgery. Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Alexander probably won’t play Sunday at Cincinnati. It was a whirlwind of a day for the
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorneys for a cybersecurity lawyer charged last month in a special counsel’s probe into the Trump-Russia investigation have asked federal prosecutors to provide more information about the indictment. Lawyers for Michael Sussmann on Wednesday called the allegations vague, ill-defined and confusing. The motion previews the lines of
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan figures he and the rest of New Orleans’ defensive front should disrupt quarterbacks more than they have lately. Jordan doesn’t have a sack through the first four games of 2021 after racking up 48 during the previous four seasons. Meanwhile
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — El papa Francisco conoció el contenido de un informe sobre el abuso sexual sistémico de menores en la Iglesia católica francesa con “dolor”, dijo el Vaticano el martes. “Sus primeros pensamientos van hacia las víctimas, con gran tristeza por sus heridas”, dijo el portavoz Matteo Bruni sobre el papa. Francisco está agradecido
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Suspended Dallas offensive lineman La’el Collins has sued the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell over his five-game suspension for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy. The lawsuit seeks an injunction to halt the ban with two of the games remaining. Lawyers for Collins have filed
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A Facebook executive is pushing back on a whistleblower’s claims — supported by the company’s own internal research — that the social network’s products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S. Monika Bickert, Facebook’s head of global policy management, told The Associated Press Wednesday that Facebook does not
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A Facebook executive is pushing back on a whistleblower’s claims — supported by the company’s own internal research — that the social network’s products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S. Monika Bickert, Facebook’s head of global policy management, told The Associated Press Wednesday that Facebook does not
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Police have surrounded a home on Sedalia Loop in NE Bend Wednesday afternoon after trying to contact someone reporting a crime.
Continue ReadingFORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Marshals say the husband of a slain social media star killed himself in a Florida home when authorities showed up to arrest him in connection with his wife’s death last year in Texas. Houston, Texas police held a news conference Wednesday saying there was no confrontation at the
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Lemos, CNN The Orange County, Florida, medical examiner confirmed Tuesday that the body found in a wooded area near the Tymber Skan on the Lake apartment complex in Orlando on Saturday is 19-year-old Miya Marcano. “A positive identification of a female whose body was recovered in a wooded area on October 2, 2021
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell faces the obstacle of adapting his postseason bullpen to account for the absence of injured setup man Devin Williams. That’s only the latest of numerous challenges Counsell has encountered this season. Counsell had to navigate the Brewers through a season in
Continue ReadingRABBIT ISLAND, La. (AP) — Authorities say the restoration of a southwest Louisiana island is proving wildly popular with the many species of birds it was rebuilt for. A coastal protection agency said Wednesday that state wildlife biologists saw about 6,100 nests on Rabbit Island — more than 16 times the expected number. The island
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav, Ted Barrett and Manu Raju, CNN Democrats and Republicans remain locked in a stalemate over how to raise the nation’s debt limit ahead of a deadline later this month, but in a significant development Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell publicly floated two potential options to avert a default. The
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills’ new and improved defense will be put to the test in facing Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. The Bills’ defense was no match last year in losing twice to Kansas City. The Chiefs had 245 yards
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A former Northwestern University professor accused of murder in the stabbing death of his boyfriend reiterated his contention that another man committed the crime while he cowered in a nearby bathroom. In a second day of testimony, 47-year-old Wyndham Lathem continued to maintain that Andrew Warren stabbed Trenton James Cornell-Duranleau in July
Continue ReadingBy FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have won more games than any other team in the American League over the past two seasons, going about their business with a quiet confidence that has the full attention of the Boston Red Sox. The AL East rivals meet
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Not having star playmaker Neymar or midfielder Casemiro available for selection will allow Brazil coach Tite to experiment with his lineup in Thursday’s World Cup qualifying match at Venezuela. Neymar is serving a suspension after picking up two yellow cards in Brazil’s previous game and
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