By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Oregon State and UCLA have become bowl eligible after lengthy droughts as the Pac-12’s possible postseason picture comes into focus. Fourth-ranked Oregon could get a slot in the College Football Playoff but first the Ducks must get by Utah this weekend. USC and Washington still have a chance
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The son-in-law of one of the 18 older women a man is charged with killing in the Dallas area over a two-year span told jurors that she was fun and generous, and loved giving out $2 bills. Billy Chemirmir is on trial for capital murder in the
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Breslin Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Afghan refugees are resettling in Nashville after escaping the crisis in their country. Yesterday we shared this refugee’s story of escape…now we’re hearing about his hope for the future. When asked if he would consider returning to Afghanistan: “Yeah. Once Afghanistan
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look into the life of former Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota. Personal Birth date: December 9, 1947 Birth place: Aberdeen, South Dakota Birth name: Thomas Andrew Daschle Father: Sebastian Daschle Mother: Betty Daschle Marriages: Linda (Hall) Daschle (1984-present); Laurie (Fulton) Daschle (divorced in 1983) Children: with Laurie Daschle: Kelly,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of NBA Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird. Personal Birth date: December 7, 1956 Birth place: West Baden, Indiana Birth name: Larry Joe Bird Father: Joe Bird Mother: Georgia (Kerns) Bird Marriages: Dinah (Mattingly) Bird, (1989-present); Janet Condra (1975-1976, divorced) Children: with Dinah Bird: Mariah (adopted
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Stores are having trouble quickly restocking baby formula onto shelves, as serious supply chain problems persist across the globe. Drug store chain Walgreens, which operates more than 9,000 locations across the United States, said demand for infant formula is increasing nationwide at the same time that its suppliers are struggling
Continue ReadingBy JOYCE LUPIANI Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A man has been arrested for the fatal shooting of Andres Munoz on Oct. 24 in a parking lot of an Atlanta shopping mall on Amsterdam Avenue NE during a dispute over Munoz’s Jaguar. 18-year-old Brian Betancourt Calderon was arrested by the
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Gaouette and Jennifer Hansler, CNN American journalist Danny Fenster arrived in the United States on Tuesday after almost six months in a Myanmar prison and expressed thanks to everyone involved in securing his release. “I just have so much gratitude right now for everything everyone’s done. I think every, every action everyone’s taken,
Continue ReadingBy TORI COOPER Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The Brookhaven Police Department is taking flight to fight crime and save lives using their new Unmanned Arial Support (UAS) team. “The Brookhaven UAS team is comprised of 16 licensed UAS piolets. All of our piolets are license to operate unmanned aircraft
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN Get your binoculars ready because meteors will paint the sky with their fleeting light Wednesday morning. The Leonid meteor shower will peak in the early morning hours on November 17. This meteor shower is known for having a storm every 33 years, with the last storm happening in 2002, NASA said.
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, CNN The Biden administration plans to purchase 10 million doses of Pfizer’s experimental antiviral Covid-19 pill and is finalizing the contract now, according to a source familiar with the plans. The announcement could come as soon as this week. The administration had initially planned to purchase about 5 million doses, but after
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Former President Donald Trump‘s attorneys are framing his attempt to keep secret records from his presidency as a clash between the executive and legislative branches that could give Congress lopsided power, according to Trump’s argument brief in the major court case related to the House’s January 6
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Messages presented in a federal court Monday appear to show an organizer of the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville instructing supporters to mislead law enforcement about the potential size of the 2017 protest. The Washington Post reports that Jason Kessler is one of two dozen defendants testifying in a
Continue ReadingLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC is aiming to help sports write fair, inclusive eligibility rules for transgender and intersex athletes. The Olympic body has now published advice shifting the focus from individual athlete testosterone levels and calling for evidence to prove when a performance advantage exists. The IOC says no athlete should be excluded
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Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Phil Mattingly, CNN The White House and top Democrats are expecting a highly anticipated estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office to show that their sweeping plan to expand the social safety net will fail to meet President Joe Biden’s promise to not add to the federal deficit. But
Continue ReadingBy AYAH GALAL, KEVIN HOGAN Click here for updates on this story EAST LIME, Connecticut (WFSB) — Dozens of students at East Lyme High School walked out of class on Tuesday. Students gathered on the school’s football field around 9 a.m. They said they were frustrated by alleged racist texts from a student that recently
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Will Smith wouldn’t seem an obvious candidate for a mid-life crisis. He’s hugely successful, immensely popular, indefatigably sunny. But Smith, who stars in the upcoming drama “King Richard,” as Richard Williams, father and coach to Venus and Serena Williams, is reemerging after an extensive period of introspection. The 53-year-old,
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A second set of states has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers. The suit filed in Louisiana on behalf of 12 states was dated Monday. It comes less than a week after another lawsuit challenging the rule
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A second set of states has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers. The suit filed in Louisiana on behalf of 12 states was dated Monday. It comes less than a week after another lawsuit challenging the rule
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