By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press MULESHOE, Texas (AP) — To avoid Dust Bowl conditions, more farmers are restoring native grasslands in areas where the nation’s largest aquifer is drying up and rainfall is often scarce. Groundwater from the Ogallala aquifer has sustained farming for generations in the Plains states, even through droughts. But it’s becoming
Continue ReadingBy Rex Hodge Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Loved ones of Riley Howell are on their way to Boston to receive one of the nation’s top civilian honors. Almost two and a half years ago, Howell tackled a shooter in his University of North Carolina Charlotte classroom,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Buffalo Bills prepare to defend winning their first AFC East title since 1995 by opening the season hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers in a matchup of 2020 division champions. The teams meet for a third consecutive year, with Buffalo having won the past two — both in prime time. The Bills
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Police say a third man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of an off-duty New Orleans police officer and his friend during a holdup while the two were dining at a Houston restaurant. Police announced Thursday that 19-year-old Khalil Jden Nelson has been charged with
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff says a chance encounter with a former Marine beset by delusions of child sex trafficking ultimately led to the massacre of four members of a Florida family including mother holding a baby boy. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says suspect
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN The Carters are bringing some love to five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) Following the launch of their “About Love” campaign, it’s been announced that Beyoncé and Jay-Z have partnered with Tiffany & Co. for the Love Scholarship program via BeyGOOD and the Shawn Carter Foundation. Tiffany & Co.
Continue ReadingBy RICHARD DREW Associated Press Twenty years on, Associated Press photographer Richard Drew still gets asked about the “Falling Man” photograph he took on 9/11. He has been invited on national talk shows, interviewed by foreign TV crews and asked to speak about it at universities across the country. Esquire magazine published a 7,000-word essay
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Former Big 12 adversaries Texas A&M and Colorado are meeting for the first time since 2009. The Aggies, who jumped a spot to No. 5 in the recent AP poll, are seeking their second win in Colorado. They beat the Buffaloes 16-10 in Boulder on their way to the Big 12
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The Bend Park and Recreation District said Thursday it is reducing operating hours at Larkspur Community Center and delaying opening renovated indoor pools at Juniper Swim & Fitness Center due to staffing shortages.
Continue ReadingBy Tracye Hutchins Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — They say time heals all wounds, but even 20 years later the pain of September 11 still lingers for some survivors. For Suwanee resident, Kayla Bergeron, Special Equestrians of Georgia in Alpharetta is a place of peace. Her therapy is working with
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Mackintosh, CNN ”Abiy, Abiy,” the crowd chanted, waving Ethiopia’s tricolor flag and cheering as the country’s new prime minister, dressed in a white blazer with gold trim and smiling broadly, waved to a packed basketball arena at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, part of a whirlwind three-city tour of the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Michael Constantine, an Emmy Award-winning character actor who reached worldwide fame playing the Windex bottle-toting father of the bride in the 2002 film “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” has died. He was 94. He made appearances on such TV shows as “My Favorite Martian,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Bonanza,” “Hogan’s Heroes,” “The
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Getting off to fast starts has not been the norm for the New York Giants and Denver Broncos. Heading into the season opener at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, the Broncos have not been 1-0 since 2018. The last time the Giants started with a win was 2016. Both teams are coming
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN The week after Labor Day has historically represented the unofficial start of fall, and though most leaves have retained their green color, the season of pumpkin spice is already in full effect. On August 24 — a full month before the official start of fall — Starbucks posted a tweet that
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Panicking American soccer fans were soothed when the U.S. rallied from a halftime deficit to win 4-1 at Honduras in World Cup qualifying. Coach Gregg Berhalter gave his team a wake-up call at the half, changed formations and made three substitutions. The U.S.
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Mexico have restarted high-level economic talks after a four-year pause. Top advisers to presidents Joe Biden and Andrés Manuel López Obrador are expressing eagerness to make headway on issues important to both nations, including infrastructure, trade and migration. The talks were launched by
Continue ReadingBy Mallory Simon, CNN Forty-five percent of all Covid-19 clusters in North Carolina’s middle and high schools since July have been among sports teams, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS). The state’s department of health said it was seeing a “sharp increase” in clusters among sports teams. “Clusters among
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer The number of movies, documentaries and other entertainment vehicles made about Muhammad Ali would make it seem that there’s not much left to offer. But documentary filmmaker Ken Burns knew there were more layers to reveal in Ali’s rise from his Louisville, Kentucky, roots into the source of Black
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press No. 4 Oklahoma needs to bounce back after a close call against Tulane last Saturday. The Sooners led 37-14 at halftime before holding on to win 40-35. Coach Lincoln Riley said the Sooners need to focus on the process rather than the result. Quarterback Spencer Rattler threw two interceptions last week,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Dolphins and Patriots split their two meetings last season. Both spent the offseason aggressively upgrading their rosters, and open the 2021 schedule looking to dethrone the Bills in the AFC East. After missing the first game last season, Tua Tagovailoa became the first rookie quarterback to win against Bill Belichick
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