By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has chosen a former New Orleans mayor, Mitch Landrieu, to supervise his $1 trillion infrastructure plan. The White House says Landrieu will be tasked with coordinating across federal agencies to work on roads, ports, bridges and airports. Landrieu is a longtime public servant who
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, John Harwood and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden has selected former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to oversee the implementation of the roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, the White House announced Sunday evening. Landrieu’s role underscores the substantial effort that officials say it will take to enact the massive piece
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph says he needs to be better following a 16-16 tie with Detroit. Rudolph made a spot start for Pittsburgh after Ben Roethlisberger was placed in the COVID-19 protocol. Rudolph completed 30 of 50 passes for 242 yards with a touchdown and
Continue ReadingBy JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) — Kyle Lofton and Jaren Holmes scored 17 points apiece and No. 23 St. Bonaventure rallied to beat Canisius 69-60 on Sunday night. Jalen Adaway added 16 points for St. Bonaventure (2-0) in his season debut after he was suspended for the season opener for an NCAA
Continue ReadingASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Jermaine Couisnard hit a clutch 3-pointer to blunt a Western Kentucky rally, finishing with 16 points, and South Carolina held off the Hilltoppers 75-64 in the consolation game of the inaugural Asheville Championship. Devin Carter also scored 16 for the Gamecocks and James Reese scored 14 points, draining four 3-pointers. South
Continue ReadingCHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) — Makai Ashton-Langford scored 17 points and Demarr Langford Jr. scored 16 and Boston College fought off a spirited Fairfield effort beating the Stags 72-64. Boston College never trailed but Fairfield proved resilient. BC led 33-27 at halftime, and a 10-3 run to start the second half made it a 13-point
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Cam Newton provided a flashback to his Superman days in his second debut with the Panthers He threw for one touchdown, ran for another and sparked Carolina to a 34-10 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Newton signed with the quarterback-thin Panthers earlier in the week.
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Penguins star Sidney Crosby returned for Pittsburgh’s game at Washington after he and three teammates were activated from the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list. Coach Mike Sullivan also rejoined the Penguins for Sunday night’s game after exiting COVID-19 protocol. The Penguins activated Crosby and defensemen Brian Dumoulin,
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The books editor for National Public Radio has died at 46. Colleagues remember Petra Mayer for her reporting at Comic-Con and helping put together a thorough annual guide that filters books for readers based on specific interests. Mayer was an occasional guest on “Pop Culture Happy Hour” podcast episodes. Her colleagues said
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The 2021 MTV European Music Awards show has been held in Hungary’s capital of Budapest where some performers expressed their support and solidarity to the country’s embattled LGBTQ community. The show Sunday featured performances by Ed Sheeran, Kim Petras, Maneskin and girl in red, among others.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offense had shown some promising signs over the past month. On Sunday, they took a step back in a 23-17 loss at Indianapolis. Lawrence struggled to complete passes or convert third down in the first half. And when Lawrence had
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The points keep piling up against the New York Jets. The losses, too. And now even the feel-good story of the season with Mike White’s unexpected emergence is taking a bad turn. The Jets fell to 2-7 with an embarrassing 45-17 beatdown
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN The publisher of the video game Call of Duty: Vanguard has issued an apology after receiving criticism from Muslim players who noticed pages of the Quran lying on the floor during a gameplay scene. The pages from Islam’s holy book were seen scattered on the floor. In Islam, the Quran is
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Not one, but two missed extra points. A false start on a 2-point conversion. A fumble on the opening kickoff of the third quarter. Four sacks allowed and nine total penalties. The New Orleans Saints aren’t happy at all the missed opportunities to
Continue ReadingSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Keylan Boone scored 12 points off the bench and Moussa Cisse scored 10 and Oklahoma State bounced back beating Prairie View A&M 72-59. Kalib Boone made a layup and 1 of 2 free throws and Keylan Boone made a 3-pointer and two foul shoots in successive possessions and Oklahoma State (2-1)
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Phil Mickelson birdied three of the final holes Sunday to win the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship, and Bernhard Langer held on to win his sixth PGA Tour Champions season points title. Mickelson shot a 6-under 65 at Phoenix Country Club, getting up-and-down from short of
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Morgan Jones hit her first three shots and scored 19 points as the No. 16-ranked Florida State women dominated early to defeat Milwaukee 79-42. Ten players scored for Florida State with River Baldwin and Makayla Timpson each adding 12 points and Bianca Jackson 10 with six assists. The Seminoles led 21-9
Continue ReadingSpain, Serbia and Croatia are heading to next year’s World Cup. Sweden, Portugal and Russia have to wait for the playoffs. Aleksandar Mitrovic’s 90th-minute header left Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal stunned in a 2-1 win for Serbia on Sunday in Lisbon in World Cup qualifying. Portugal still has a chance to qualify but must navigate
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Spirit advanced to the National Women’s Soccer League championship game with a 2-1 victory over OL Reign on Sunday. The Spirit, undefeated in their last eight matches, will face the Chicago Red Stars next Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky. It is the first time the Spirit have gone to the
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in north-central Mexico say gunmen assaulted a house and killed five family members, including a 14-year-old boy, and wounded an 8-month-old baby. Prosecutors in the state of Guanajuato said Sunday that the killings occurred Saturday in the town of Apaseo El Grande, where drug gangs have been fighting turf battles.
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