Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has co-led a bipartisan letter from 33 attorneys general to Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, calling for stronger consumer safeguards for money-sharing platforms and apps.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Garrett Gilbert is set to start at quarterback for Washington at Philadelphia in a key game with NFC wild-card implications. Taylor Heinicke and Kyle Allen were not able to get out of the NFL’s COVID-19 protocol in time to play against the Eagles. Washington is also
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks had only six combined inactive players for their NFC West showdown thanks to two rosters depleted by COVID-19. The Rams’ inactives were third quarterback Bryce Perkins and linebackers Terrell Lewis, Chris Garrett and Anthony Hines. Garrett has
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks had only six combined inactive players for their NFC West showdown thanks to two rosters depleted by COVID-19. The Rams’ inactives were third quarterback Bryce Perkins and linebackers Terrell Lewis, Chris Garrett and Anthony Hines. Garrett has
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Salud de Ecuador confirmó al menos 21 casos de la variante ómicron en el país. El aumento de los diagnósticos ha llevado a las autoridades a reconocer que enfrentan un momento de “incertidumbre epidemiológica”. La ministra de Salud, Ximena Garzón, indicó que las personas enfermas con
Continue ReadingLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Demaree King had a career-high 32 points as Jacksonville State rolled past Arkansas-Little Rock 87-67. Marko Lukic led the Trojans on Tuesday with a career-high 25 points.
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Sevilla has drawn 1-1 at home with Barcelona in a match the hosts finished with 10 men after defender Jules Kounde was sent off with a direct red card for throwing the ball into an opponent’s face. Papu Gómez put Sevilla ahead in the 32nd minute.
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Jacy Sheldon scored 19 points and No. 24 Ohio State defeated San Diego State 66-54 in the Buckeyes’ final nonconference game. Braxtin Miller added 16 points and Taylor Mikesell 15 for the Buckeyes, who resume Big Ten play, where they are 1-1, at No. 9 Michigan on New Year’s Eve. Mikesell
Continue ReadingFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets placed rookie left guard Alijah Vera-Tucker and cornerback Michael Carter II on the COVID-19 list. The team announced Tuesday it activated backup quarterback Mike White from the COVID-19 list after he missed four games. The Jets have 13 players on the active and practice squad rosters
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — High wind will keep NASA’s newest space telescope on the ground for at least another day. Liftoff of the James Webb Space Telescope is now targeted for Saturday _ Christmas Day _ at the earliest. The observatory will soar from French Guiana on South
Continue ReadingBy Brooks Baptiste Click here for updates on this story STOCKBRIDGE, Georgia (WGCL) — A Stockbridge family got quite the surprise Tuesday after receiving the keys to their brand-new home. Shaneeka said she was excited to pull into the driveway of her abode, but stunned when realizing it had been fully furnished and decorated. “Oh
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers were in the mood for competition last week. NFL football games were the traditional venue, with four prime-time contests hitting the Nielsen’s company of the 20 most popular shows last week. As is typical, NBC’s Sunday night game did the best. Season finales
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers were in the mood for competition last week. NFL football games were the traditional venue, with four prime-time contests hitting the Nielsen’s company of the 20 most popular shows last week. As is typical, NBC’s Sunday night game did the best. Season finales
Continue ReadingWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Khayla Pointer had 19 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and No. 21 LSU beat short-handed Texas Tech 74-60 for its 10th straight victory in the West Palm Beach Invitational. LSU scored 12 of the first 14 points of the game, led 39-26 at the break and never trailed.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers The NHL is not sending players to the Beijing Olympics after all. Two people with direct knowledge of the decision tell The Associated Press the league is going to withdraw from the Beijing Olympics after its regular-season schedule was disrupted by coronavirus outbreaks. More than 40
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers The NHL is not sending players to the Beijing Olympics after all. Two people with direct knowledge of the decision tell The Associated Press the league is going to withdraw from the Beijing Olympics after its regular-season schedule was disrupted by coronavirus outbreaks. More than 40
Continue ReadingBy Shelby Myers Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN CO, Alabama (WALA) — It’s an unusual case out of Baldwin County. A bride-to-be ran off with her engagement ring after she broke off her relationship, court documents said. According to those documents, the woman sold the diamond ring for about a third of
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN Physics professor Vinod Menon doesn’t get much mail at the office, so when The City College of New York (CCNY) returned to in-person classes this semester, he was greeted with some junk mail and a nondescript package in a battered cardboard box. Menon, the chairman of the physics department, at first
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Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Discover what history and modern science can tell us as Deschutes Public Library presents “Know Origins” in January.
Continue ReadingIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Rachel McLimore scored 12 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter, including the winning free throws with three seconds left, as IUPUI dominated the fourth quarter to defeat No. 15 Iowa 74-73. The Hawkeyes led by 18 points Iowa led 69-60 on a Kate Martin layup with under six
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