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Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — The surprising Oregon State Beavers are the only undefeated team in conference play in the Pac-12 North. It’s the first time the Beavers have ever been in sole possession of the division’s top spot. The Beavers are riding their first four-game winning streak since
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — The surprising Oregon State Beavers are the only undefeated team in conference play in the Pac-12 North. It’s the first time the Beavers have ever been in sole possession of the division’s top spot. The Beavers are riding their first four-game winning streak since
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — The surprising Oregon State Beavers are the only undefeated team in conference play in the Pac-12 North. It’s the first time the Beavers have ever been in sole possession of the division’s top spot. The Beavers are riding their first four-game winning streak since
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Republican attorney general is seeking another shot at defending an embattled 2018 law in court. The law would halt a second-trimester procedure to end pregnancies. Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Wednesday he hopes his legal team can persuade the U.S. Supreme Court at a hearing
Continue ReadingBy DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former Army major and his wife who prosecutors said routinely beat their young foster children and denied them food and water have avoided more prison time. Wednesday’s proceeding in Newark was the third sentencing in the case against John and Carolyn Jackson after federal appeals
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Officials say the number of Seattle police officers who have turned in required proof showing they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus is increasing. The Seattle Times reports the department’s counts as of Wednesday show in all, 292 Seattle sworn officers still need to verify they’ve been fully vaccinated before the Oct. 18
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KABC) — An 18-year-old woman who was shot by a Long Beach school safety officer last week has died, her family announced Wednesday. Mona Rodriguez died Tuesday afternoon after being on life support since Sept. 27, according to a statement. Rodriguez “gave
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey returned to practice on a limited basis after missing Carolina’s 36-28 loss to the Dallas Cowboys with a hamstring injury. Coach Matt Rhule said McCaffrey had a “good practice,” but added that it’s too early in the week to know
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CNN By Madeline Holcombe and Stella Chan, CNN The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to require patrons at indoor spaces such as restaurants, gyms and movie theaters to show proof of full Covid-19 vaccination — starting November 4. The ordinance will also apply to personal care establishments such as spas and hair salons, as
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Stella Chan, CNN The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to require patrons at indoor spaces such as restaurants, gyms and movie theaters to show proof of full Covid-19 vaccination — starting November 4. The ordinance will also apply to personal care establishments such as spas and hair salons, as well
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Days after kicking out seven U.N. officials, Ethiopia is accusing them without providing evidence of inflating the magnitude of humanitarian crisis in its Tigray region. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres responded Wednesday by pressing the country for documentation of the allegations. The exchange happened at a Security
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are moving on from linebacker Jaylon Smith without getting into the specifics of the decision to release their leading returning tackler four games into 2021. One of the factors was a looming $9.2 million guarantee on Smith’s 2022 salary if he
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer Nashville, Tenn. (AP) — The Fisk Jubilee Singers’ first tour wasn’t an immediate success, but their perseverance through financial hardship to find an audience took them around the world and kept their school afloat. Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, celebrated the singing group’s 150th anniversary on Wednesday and
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Estados Unidos acaba de registrar su mayor aumento en las tasas de homicidio en la historia moderna, según los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). Los datos provisionales del Centro Nacional de Estadísticas de Salud de los CDC (NHCS, por
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s police department has placed the embattled former head of its sergeants union on modified assignment, stripping him of his gun and shield, a day after federal agents raided the union’s office and his home. Ed Mullins resigned Tuesday night as the president
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Jason Hanna, CNN Gabby Petito’s father said he wants the young woman’s fiancé, Brian Laundrie, found alive. “I just hope he’s found. I really do… I mean, like, alive,” Joe Petito said in an exclusive interview on the “Dr. Phil” show that aired on Wednesday, following another segment on Tuesday. “I
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En lo que calificó como una medida “histórica”, la Organización Mundial de la Salud dijo este miércoles que recomienda el uso generalizado de la primera y única vacuna contra la malaria del mundo entre los niños del África subsahariana y otras regiones donde hay niveles de transmisión de la malaria de
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Christian Pulisic and Gio Reyna are missing from the U.S. lineup because of injuries but Weston McKennie will start in a World Cup qualifier against Jamaica after missing two games for violating team COVID protocols. The Reggae Boyz are without top forward Michail Antonio, who
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — En el mundo hay actualmente 13.400 armas nucleares, según la ONU. Y aunque lograr el desarme nuclear mundial ha sido uno de los objetivos más antiguos de las Naciones Unidas, desde 1946, aún hoy hay una “frustración debido a la lentitud del desarme nuclear”. Corea del Norte, el último país
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