By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has lifted race- and sex-based hiring quotas imposed on the Cincinnati Police Department 40 years ago to fix the department’s lack of diversity. A U.S. district judge says in a Wednesday ruling that the provisions put in place city in 1981 no longer
Continue ReadingBy Blythe Bernhard Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — Students who attended school in person last year significantly outperformed their peers who participated virtually, according to the first look at Missouri test scores during the pandemic. Overall, test scores from this spring dropped across all subjects and grade
Continue ReadingBy Paul Hamby Click here for updates on this story BILLINGS, Montana (Billings Gazette) — Evening started to fall at Shindand Airbase, Afghanistan, one of the most heavily trafficked airfields throughout Operation Enduring Freedom, when Sgt. 1st Class Glenn Myers heard the moan of a siren. Standing on top of one of the few solid
Continue ReadingSHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Whistling Straits has hosted the PGA Championship three times. Now it’s time to see how it fares in match play for the Ryder Cup. The opening holes on both nines of this Pete Dye creation are shorter to tempt players to try to drive the green. The 11th hole has been
Continue ReadingCROMVOIRT, Netherlands (AP) — Kristoffer Broberg of Sweden has shot 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Dutch Open. The 772nd-ranked Broberg rolled in a 12-foot putt at his last hole for his ninth birdie of the round to set a course record at the Bernardus club in Cromvoirt.
Continue ReadingBarry Neild and Katharina Krebs, CNN The UK government announced Friday it is simplifying its controversial traffic light travel rules and removing mandatory Covid tests for vaccinated travelers returning to England from countries on its safe list. Grant Shapps, the UK transport minister, said in a series of Twitter posts that as of October 4,
Continue ReadingBy MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former Liberian military commander who supervised the slaughter of hundreds of unarmed civilians at a church during that country’s civil war in 1990 is liable under U.S. law for participating in extrajudicial killings and torture. A federal judge in Philadelphia ruled this week against Moses
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has again blocked Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee from allowing parents to opt out of school mask requirements aimed at limiting coronavirus infections in Shelby County. U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman issued a preliminary injunction on Friday for schools in Tennessee’s largest county. Parents
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY MEYER Associated Press The International Mission Board is requiring its missionaries get the COVID-19 vaccine. The board is a Southern Baptist Convention agency and deploys thousands of evangelical missionaries across the globe. It says it implemented the new policy because of health risks and the need to show proof of vaccination in more
Continue ReadingBy Barb Ickes Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — The woman charged with murder last year in the death of “Baby April” in Moline in 1992 is asking to be released from jail before her trial. Angela Siebke, 48, ultimately was identified by DNA as the mother of a
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los empleados del gobierno federal, tanto los que van al trabajo en persona como quienes trabajan a distancia, deben mostrar prueba de vacunación, de acuerdo con la nueva guía emitida este jueves. La directiva se produce una semana después de que el presidente Joe Biden firmara una orden ejecutiva que
Continue ReadingCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A lawyer and former lawmaker in West Virginia has filed notice that he again intends to sue Gov. Jim Justice over his residency. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported that Isaac Sponaugle sent Justice a 30-day intent to sue notice Thursday for the governor’s alleged failure to comply with a March 1 settlement
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN The planet is careening toward warming of 2.7 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels — far above what scientists say the world should be targeting — according to a report on global emissions targets by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Scientists have said that the planet needs to slash 45%
Continue ReadingSKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Hundreds of protesters in Tetovo, a city in the west of North Macedonia are calling for the resignation of officials in the wake of last week’s fire that destroyed a COVID-19 field hospital, killed 14 people and injured a dozen more. Friday’s protest was organized by victims’ families, with demonstrators
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton says the club has decided to continue practicing at TCU next week in preparation for their Week 3 game at New England before returning to their New Orleans-area headquarters in Week 4. Payton says they plan to host the
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN Idaho officials announced Thursday they’re preparing to ration hospital care due to the Covid-19 surge, and it was the last thing next-door Washington state’s top hospital advocate wanted to hear. “It’s terrible. I don’t know if people understand the gravity of the situation,” Cassie Sauer, chief executive of the Washington State
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Mark Ingram was brought to Houston to help improve a running game that ranked among the worst in the NFL last season. He’s already helped the Texans run the ball better. Perhaps more important, he’s added an energetic, veteran presence the rebuilding team desperately needed. Ingram
Continue ReadingA federal grand jury has indicted cybersecurity lawyer Michael Sussmann as part of a special counsel’s probe into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, alleging he lied to the FBI general counsel. Read the indictment: Correction: An earlier version of this story misspelled Sussmann’s name. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution saying that Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers need to establish an inclusive government with “the full, equal and meaningful participation of women” and one that upholds human rights. The resolution was adopted on Friday by the U.N.’s
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Economic Development for Central Oregon on Friday announced the semi-finalists advancing in the Growth Stage and Impact Competitions for the 17th annual Bend Venture Conference on Thursday-Friday, Oct. 21-22.
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