By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Good luck getting Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid to ruminate on the fact that he’s nearing NFL history, just one win away from becoming the first to reach 100 with two different franchises. The answer you’ll get is pretty standard whenever such topics
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Jefferson County commissioners unanimously declared a state of emergency on Wednesday due to a “foreseeable lack of resources” to respond to basic needs and called on the state to immediately withdraw the vaccine before the Oct. 18 deadline to avoid a hit to “core public services.”
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray, CNN Pennsylvania Senate Republicans voted Wednesday to subpoena the Pennsylvania Department of State for millions of voters’ personal information and voting histories as they launch a review that appears designed to relitigate the 2020 presidential election. The Pennsylvania Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee voted along party lines to authorize a wide-ranging subpoena aimed
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN A man who was identified by Chelsea Football Club for tweets posted in late 2020 has been charged by the London Metropolitan Police on seven counts of sending “hateful” messages on social media. The Met Police said in a statement: “A man has been charged after a Met Police investigation into
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — After humble beginnings as a pushcart operation by an Oregon town’s railroad tracks, Dutch Bros Coffee has launched an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Dutch Bros Coffee Executive Chairman Travis Boersma was on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — After humble beginnings as a pushcart operation by an Oregon town’s railroad tracks, Dutch Bros Coffee has launched an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Dutch Bros Coffee Executive Chairman Travis Boersma was on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — After humble beginnings as a pushcart operation by an Oregon town’s railroad tracks, Dutch Bros Coffee has launched an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Dutch Bros Coffee Executive Chairman Travis Boersma was on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for
Continue ReadingBy Dyuce Woodson Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Winning a state title is difficult and the one team that doesn’t need to be reminded of that fact is the Mercy Academy Jaguars volleyball team. “As the back of our shirt says, ‘unfinished business’ we’re here,” Mercy senior setter Ella
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, CNN The US government is buying more doses of monoclonal antibody treatments for Covid-19, and the Biden administration is taking over distribution in order to avoid shortages of the key therapeutics. The moves come as demand for monoclonal antibodies has increased as cases surged due to spread of the Delta variant and
Continue ReadingBy Matt Flener Click here for updates on this story KEARNEY, Missouri (KMBC) — Ethan Byrne on Friday tied his shirt to his head after a dare Friday night. He jumped the fence to leave the student section and made a dash across the middle of the football field as the Kearney football team trailed
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Ozaki Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Nebraska’s prison system is facing a “dire staffing situation” as vacancies reach record numbers within the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. A new report released Tuesday by Nebraska’s Inspector General of Corrections Doug Koebernick indicates that the staffing crisis he has
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and ANDREW DEMILLO Associated Press Religious objections were once used only sparingly around the country to get exempted from various required vaccines. But they are becoming a much more widely used loophole against the COVID-19 shot. About 2,600 Los Angeles Police Department employees are citing religious objections to try to get out
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and ANDREW DEMILLO Associated Press Religious objections were once used only sparingly around the country to get exempted from various required vaccines. But they are becoming a much more widely used loophole against the COVID-19 shot. About 2,600 Los Angeles Police Department employees are citing religious objections to try to get out
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Fiji estará lista para recibir de nuevo a los turistas a finales de 2021. En un principio, la nación isleña tenía previsto reabrir sus fronteras a los turistas en diciembre, pero esa fecha podría adelantarse mientras continúa el programa de vacunación del país. Brent Hill, CEO de Tourism Fiji, el organismo
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof that a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective. It’s the first public step toward deciding which Americans may get an extra dose and when. The Food and Drug Administration on
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof that a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective. It’s the first public step toward deciding which Americans may get an extra dose and when. The Food and Drug Administration on
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, Oren Liebermann and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden said Wednesday he has “great confidence” in Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley’s leadership after being asked about assertions leveled in a new book about Milley’s actions in the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Mollenbeck Click here for updates on this story LUCAS, Iowa (KCCI) — A couple in Lucas says the daily siren that blares right across the street from their home has led to emotional turmoil and physical illness. Phillip and Leslie Bago bought their home on Division Street in 2002. Sometime later, the warning
Continue ReadingBy John Hawks Click here for updates on this story LUDLOW, Vermont (WPTZ) — There was a special dedication Tuesday in memory of the first Vermont man known to die from COVID-19. In Ludlow, a clock was dedicated to Bob Kirkbride, who was 93 years old when he died of the disease in March 2020.
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dean and Ingrid Formanek, CNN Hundreds of people protested in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar Tuesday, against what they say are Taliban orders for citizens to leave their homes on the eve of winter. Protesters marched in front of the governor’s office in the city after 3,500 people living in a government-owned
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