By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is the starter for Saturday’s game against Western Kentucky. Penix has struggled early this season. He has thrown three interceptions in each of Indiana’s two losses. Coach Tom Allen says he is confident enough in the fifth-year senior to keep him as the starter.
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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Monday applauded the Biden administration for announcing a $952,951 planning grant award for Oregon’s Medicaid program to support the development of mobile crisis intervention service programs to help those struggling with mental health and substance use disorder crises.
Continue ReadingBy Kerry Brookes Click here for updates on this story GRAY, Maine (WMTW) — Three Maine organizations teamed up to host a hiring fair for one of the state’s fastest-growing industries. The Maine Growers Alliance, the Maine Cannabis Coalition and the Women in Cannabis Connection hosted the first-ever Maine Cannabis Industry Job Fair in Gray
Continue ReadingBy Angela Dewan and Ella Nilsen, CNN UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday the world would have to wait to hear from US President Joe Biden about whether the country would pay its fair share in climate finance — funds for undeveloped nations to face the climate crisis. Johnson and the UN Secretary-General António
Continue ReadingBy WLWT Staff Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — The Cincinnati Zoo is forming a team of rhinoceros experts to help save the species. The zoo’s Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife is teaming up with five research facilities to form the American Institute of Rhinoceros Science. The initiative
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN At least six people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a university in the Russian city of Perm on Monday, officials have said. A suspect entered the Perm State University campus, some 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) east of Moscow, “with an offensive weapon” and began shooting
Continue ReadingCNN, CTV NETWORK, CBC NEWS By Paula Newton and Luke McGee, CNN Polls have officially closed in Canada for a tightly contested general election pitting incumbent Prime Minister Justin Trudeau against conservative rival Erin O’Toole. With multiple time zones, Canada’s polling stations closed at staggered times throughout the evening on Monday, but Elections Canada said
Continue ReadingBy Munashe Kwangwari Click here for updates on this story SHELBYVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — After fighting the threat of terror abroad, Army veteran Mel Williams returned home to find her fellow military friends fighting a war of their own. She found out nearly 20 vets a day, nationwide, are dying by suicide. “While we are
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN Poland will have to pay a €500,000 ($586,000) fine for each day it continues extracting coal at an open-pit mine near the Czech and German borders, Europe’s top court ruled Monday. The European Commission ordered Poland to stop operations at the Turów lignite mine in May following a lawsuit launched by
Continue ReadingBy SALLY HO Associated Press It was a United Nations speech that got attention like few others — a plug for vaccines, young people and the earth’s well being from superstar K-pop band BTS. The seven-member musical juggernaut appeared before the renowned green-marbled backdrop in the General Assembly hall to help promote U.N. goals for
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tracking used car prices is enough to give anyone whiplash. Since the start of the pandemic and the resulting disruptions to new car supply chains first sent prices soaring, used car prices posted their largest annual increase on record — up 45% in the 12 months ending in
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US economy is further from being back to normal again. Thanks, Delta. The more infectious variant of Covid-19 is making people anxious about being around others. That’s bad news for the economy going into the winter months, and might mean it’s time to get used to a slower recovery.
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Many of Broadway’s biggest lights — including Kristin Chenoweth, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chita Rivera and Idina Menzel — will make appearances at Sunday’s TV celebration of Broadway’s return. Also due to grace the stage are Jake Gyllenhaal, Annaleigh Ashford, Kerry Butler, André De Shields, Christopher Jackson,
Continue ReadingBy Shelby Montgomery Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — The First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City is finally open after decades in the making. Now, many people are hopeful for what’s to come in the future. “We knew that this was going to be a historic moment for Oklahoma and
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, Allegra Goodwin and Antonia Mortensen, CNN A woman has been found in a remote part of a Croatian island with no memory of who she is or how she got there. The woman, thought to be aged around 60, was given medical assistance after she was found on September 12 on the
Continue ReadingBy AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the third-degree murder conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer won’t change the cases against the three former officers charged in George Floyd’s death. Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and
Continue ReadingNEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Police say two students have been wounded in a shooting at a Virginia high school and a suspect is in custody. Newport News police Chief Steve Drew said Monday that a boy was shot in the face at Heritage High School and a girl was shot in the leg. Both
Continue ReadingBy John Cardinale Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s operation that brought more New Mexico State Police to Albuquerque is coming to an end. The operation started on Aug. 17 and the goal was to help Albuquerque police tackle crime. In total, 35 more state
Continue ReadingBy Bianca Beltrán Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — When he’s not working as a deputy for the Clay County Sheriff’s office, Craig Greco is making art. “I’ve painted everything from race cars and KitchenAid mixers to canvases and shoes in the Super Bowl.” His next piece will be
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Desde este domingo, miles de habitantes de los departamentos de Managua y Carazo, en la costa del pacífico de Nicaragua, esperaban en largas filas para recibir la primera dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19 en plena escalada de contagios, según los recuentos del Ministerio de Salud y del Observatorio
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