By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Medical providers and Montana residents with compromised immune systems are challenging the only law in the U.S. that prevents employers from mandating vaccines for employees. The Montana Medical Association, private physician groups, a Missoula hospital and seven individuals argue that the new law violates federal
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Five matches. Five wins. Napoli impressed in a 4-0 win at Sampdoria to extend its perfect start to Serie A, with Victor Osimhen scoring twice. Napoli is chasing its first Italian league title since Diego Maradona led the Partenopei to their only championships in 1987 and
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Former world No. 1 Rory McIlroy throws a foam slice of cheese into a crowd of fans while 2019 Open champion Shane Lowry walks around with one on his head. The pair are part of the 12-man Team Europe that have traveled to Wisconsin for the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling
Continue ReadingREDDING, Calif. (AP) — A woman has been arrested on suspicion of starting a Northern California wildfire that spread rapidly, burning homes and prompting evacuation orders in a rural community. Cal Fire says workers at a nearby quarry reported seeing a woman acting strangely in the area in Shasta County where the Fawn Fire started
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Georgia Tech will leave campus for Saturday night’s game against the North Carolina Tar Heels. The Yellow Jackets are playing the first of six games in six years at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, best known as the home of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. Coach Geoff Collins hopes that playing one game a year
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved nearly $1 billion in new spending to prevent wildfires that are getting bigger and more destructive from climate change. Newsom approved the spending on Wednesday while visiting Sequoia National Park. The park contains some of the world’s largest and oldest
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the current course of U.S.-Turkey relations “does not bode well.” In a briefing to Turkish journalists on Thursday following a visit to the United Nations General Assembly, Erdogan highlighted divisions over Turkey’s purchase of a Russian-made missile defense system and its consequent removal from the U.S.-led
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press No. 23 Auburn is attempting to rebound from its first loss of the season. The Tigers face Georgia State, a nearly four-touchdown underdog that is coming off a win over Charlotte. Auburn fell 28-20 on the road against No. 6 Penn State. Bryan Harsin’s Tigers have the nation’s No. 3 run
Continue ReadingOSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — Third-seeded Belinda Bencic has cruised past Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the Ostrava Open. The Swiss will next Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit. Czech wild card Tereza Martincova has upset fifth-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) to also make the quarterfinals at the indoor
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Derek Carr isn’t celebrating the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2-0 start to the season after big wins over Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Carr is worried about a rematch against Miami. The Dolphins ended the Raiders’ playoff hopes with a 26-25 victory in Week 16 last season. Miami is coming off
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term mortgage rates rose slightly this week continuing a months-long trend of little movement. They remain under 3%. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports that the average rate for a 30-year mortgage edged up to 2.88% from 2.86% last week. The rate for a 15-year loan increased to 2.15% from 2.12% last
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term mortgage rates rose slightly this week continuing a months-long trend of little movement. They remain under 3%. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports that the average rate for a 30-year mortgage edged up to 2.88% from 2.86% last week. The rate for a 15-year loan increased to 2.15% from 2.12% last
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Tim Tebow is confident Urban Meyer and Trevor Lawrence can turn the Jacksonville Jaguars around despite an 0-2 start. Tebow told the AP Lawrence has “so much talent and ability” and “he’s going to be just fine.” Tebow’s attempt to return to the NFL as a tight end
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Michigan State aims to maintain momentum against Nebraska at home on Saturday. The Spartans are off to a strong start with wins at then-No. 24 Miami and against Northwestern on the road. The Cornhuskers lost a closely contested game to then-No. 3 Oklahoma last week. They are desperately hoping to avoid
Continue ReadingEATONTON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia inmate has been found guilty of murder in the slayings of two prison guards shot during a bloody escape in 2017. The Putnam County jury convicted Donnie Rowe on Thursday afternoon during the fourth day of his trial. Now jurors must decide whether to sentence the inmate to death
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government is allowing the environmentalist group Sea Shepherd to return to the Gulf of California to help efforts to save the critically endangered vaquita marina porpoise, but won’t let the group remove illegal gill nets. It marks another Mexican government move putting sovereignty and fishing concerns above the fate
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN An international group of 13 scientists has released a statement calling for the health care community to carefully consider the use of acetaminophen (APAP) during pregnancy until the painkiller is thoroughly investigated for any potential impact on fetal development in the womb. Outside the United States, acetaminophen is known as paracetamol.
Continue ReadingSHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — A decidedly unscientific poll of 20 journalists at this week’s Ryder Cup — 10 from each side of the Atlantic Ocean — agree with the betting public that the U.S. team will wrest back the gold trophy at Whistling Straits. But the margin — 11-9 in favor of the Americans —
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security has temporarily suspended the use of horse patrol in the Del Rio, Texas, sector, a Homeland Security official told reporters Thursday, after stunning images from the scene prompted bipartisan criticism of the Biden administration’s handling of the crisis at the US-Mexico border. An investigation was launched
Continue ReadingBy WEB STAFF Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Seven Black women have been shot in St. Louis and two of them were killed in the last seven days. On Tuesday, representatives from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the St. Louis County Police Department held a press
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