By WEB STAFF Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, PA (KDKA) — We’re weeks into the school year, and bus companies are still struggling to find enough bus drivers. The lack of drivers is leading to some parents getting last-minute calls that their child’s bus won’t be there that day. Pittsburgh Public Schools’
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion providers are urging the Supreme Court to reject Mississippi’s 15-week prohibition on most abortions, saying a decision to uphold it would “invite states to ban abortion entirely.” The filing with the high court comes at a time of significant peril for abortion rights in the U.S.,
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are moving onto yet another kicker, waiving Michael Badgley a day after he missed an extra point and a 46-yard field goal in their season-opening loss. Tennessee signed Badgley to the practice squad Friday when Sam Ficken went on the injury report with a right groin issue. The
Continue ReadingBOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Sweden midfielder Mattias Svanberg scored a late goal and Bologna beat Hellas Verona 1-0 in Serie A to extend its unbeaten start to three matches. The victory put Bologna level with defending champion Inter Milan and Udinese,two points behind leaders Roma, AC Milan and Napoli. Verona has lost all three of
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Bringing extinct creatures back to life is the lifeblood of science fiction. At its most tantalizing, think Jurassic Park and its stable of dinosaurs. Advances in genetics, however, are making resurrecting lost animals a tangible prospect. Scientists have already cloned endangered animals and can sequence DNA extracted from the bones and
Continue ReadingFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has fined Arkansas $100,000 after Razorbacks fans rushed the field following the win over Texas. The fans violated the league’s access to competition area policy that was adopted in 2004. Arkansas beat its former Southwest Conference before a crowd of 74.531 — the ninth-largest in school history. It
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Union workers are manning picket lines at bottling and warehouse operations of Kentucky-based Heaven Hill Distillery. Striking workers are upset over the prospect of expanded weekend shifts. The walkout is in its third day. It involves about 420 members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 23D. They voted last
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Union workers are manning picket lines at bottling and warehouse operations of Kentucky-based Heaven Hill Distillery. Striking workers are upset over the prospect of expanded weekend shifts. The walkout is in its third day. It involves about 420 members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 23D. They voted last
Continue ReadingBy JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — No. 12 Notre Dame is trying to firm things up before a visit from Purdue this weekend. Both teams are 2-0, but the Fighting Irish have looked shaky at times. Notre Dame escaped Florida State with a 41-38 overtime victory to open the season. It
Continue ReadingBy DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the state of Iowa to immediately halt enforcement of a law that prevents school boards from ordering masks to be worn to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Judge Robert Pratt said in an order signed Monday that the law
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business United Airlines told employees that they will be placed on indefinite unpaid leave if they refuse to get a Covid vaccine for religious reasons. The company’s vaccine mandate is much tougher than those imposed by many other companies, or the ones announced by President Joe Biden Thursday. The federal mandate,
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The son of a Black man killed by a Georgia state trooper last year is calling on federal authorities to look into the case months after a state grand jury declined to indict the law officer. Brook Bacon told a news conference Monday he plans to
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK, MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional security officials have approved the reinstallation of a temporary fence around the Capitol as they prepare for a Saturday rally in defense of the insurrectionists who stormed the building on Jan. 6. The Capitol Police said in a statement that
Continue ReadingBy JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s longtime assistant testified Monday that the R&B superstar was so paranoid, he once asked her to change into a robe to demonstrate she was not wearing a wire. Diana Copeland was Kelly’s assistant for 15 years. She told jurors he kept strict policies for
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Whirlpool is offering to pay workers $1,000 to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The new vaccine incentive, confirmed by Whirlpool to CNN, underscores how Corporate America is trying to win over vaccine-hesitant workers. The vaccine bonus comes as the Biden administration prepares an emergency rule that will require large companies, like
Continue ReadingBy DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The problem facing Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell isn’t finding things to fix. It is deciding where to start. The Lions trailed the San Francisco 49ers 31-10 at halftime and 41-17 with two minutes left before a late charge brought them within 41-33. Campbell said watching the
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A popular California ski resort whose name included a derogatory term for Native American women has changed its name to Palisades Tahoe. Resort officials announced the change Monday, completing a new name search that began last year amid a reckoning over racial injustice. The renaming
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A popular California ski resort whose name included a derogatory term for Native American women has changed its name to Palisades Tahoe. Resort officials announced the change Monday, completing a new name search that began last year amid a reckoning over racial injustice. The renaming
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Tulane officials say the football team plans to play its first on-campus home game of this season against UAB on Sept. 25. That’s nearly a month after the program was displaced by Hurricane Ida. The team’s return coincides with the planned return to campus of the general student body. Hurricane Ida
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida backup quarterback Anthony Richardson is expected to practice this week while recovering from a strained right hamstring. How much or how early he plays against top-ranked Alabama on Saturday remains to be determined. Coach Dan Mullen offered little insight into his decisions at the
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