By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State coach James Franklin says the 11th-ranked Nittany Lions played championship-caliber defense in their season-opening win over Wisconsin. If the defense can keep up that level of play, it will help an offense that is still developing. No FBS defense spent more time on
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday acknowledged “a fair amount of confusion” around charter flights from Afghanistan and said that the United States government is “working to do everything in our power to support those flights and to get them off the ground.” The top US diplomat blamed the grounding
Continue ReadingREYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Germany has taken another step toward World Cup qualification and showed signs of further progress under new coach Hansi Flick with a 4-0 win in Iceland. Serge Gnabry, Antonio Rüdiger, Leroy Sané and Timo Werner all scored. It gives Germany control of Group J and ensures Flick’s record is three wins
Continue ReadingBy Maeve Reston, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been doing everything he can to persuade women to vote “no” on the Republican effort to oust him in Tuesday’s recall election, and in Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday he got his most high-profile surrogate to date to help deliver that message. The former California
Continue ReadingCALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Connor Mackey and forward Brad Richardson on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Mackey agreed to a two-year deal with an average annual value of $912,500. He made his NHL debut for the Flames last season, finishing with a goal and two assists in six games. After playing at
Continue ReadingBy Kristina Sgueglia and Carolyn Sung, CNN The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be a lot more like its old self in 2021, with a return to a more traditional route and the public lining the streets of Manhattan to watch. What will be different from the long string of pre-pandemic parades: Face masks
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Bob Odenkirk is back shooting “Better Call Saul,” six weeks after a heart attack. Odenkirk tweeted a photo of himself getting made up to play title character Saul Goodman in the AMC series, indicating that shooting had resumed on its sixth and final season. Odenkirk said on Twitter: “Back to work
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has removed 18 people appointed to U.S. military academy boards by Donald Trump in the final months of his presidency. The director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, Cathy Russell, sent letters calling on them to resign by close of business on Wednesday
Continue ReadingREGGIO EMILIA, Italy (AP) — Italy’s new-look attacking lineup has fired the Azzurri to a 5-0 win over Lithuania in World Cup qualifying and a first victory since winning the European Championship. Moise Kean scored twice and Giacomo Raspadori netted his first Italy goal and also forced an own goal in an impressive first half
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to provide commentary from ringside Saturday for an exhibition boxing card headlined by 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield. Trump will be joined by his son, Donald Jr., in Hollywood, Florida, for the alternate feed for the four-bout card, which will be available
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers are ready for some football. Three college games from the opening weekend of the season were among the four most popular programs on TV last week, led by Georgia handing third-ranked Clemson a loss. Only NBCs “America’s Got Talent,” with the summer winding
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers are ready for some football. Three college games from the opening weekend of the season were among the four most popular programs on TV last week, led by Georgia handing third-ranked Clemson a loss. Only NBCs “America’s Got Talent,” with the summer winding
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers are ready for some football. Three college games from the opening weekend of the season were among the four most popular programs on TV last week, led by Georgia handing third-ranked Clemson a loss. Only NBCs “America’s Got Talent,” with the summer winding
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press No. 17 Coastal Carolina will host to its first-ever Power Five opponent at home when it takes on Kansas on Friday night. The Chanticleers will look to go 3-0 alltime against the Jayhawks after winning twice in Lawrence, Kansas the past previous two seasons. Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall looked sharp
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Mientras se espera que más de medio millón de refugiados de Afganistán escapen a los países vecinos para fines de 2021, una mirada a la crisis de los refugiados sirios, que lleva más de una década, puede darnos algunas lecciones para buscar soluciones a la situación de miles de familias
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova, CNN A veteran Russian politician has complained that two opponents running against him in St. Petersburg have adopted his name and mimicked his appearance in order to confuse voters. Liberal Yabloko party candidate Boris Vishnevsky is standing to keep his seat in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly later this month. The Russian
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN Whether you smoke it, vape it or eat it as an edible, cannabis may be significantly increasing your risk of a heart attack. Adults under 45 years old, who consumed cannabis within the last 30 days, suffered from nearly double the number of heart attacks than adults who didn’t use the
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Former Atlanta Falcons executive Morgan Shaw Parker has been named president and chief operating officer for the Atlanta Dream. Shaw Parker replaces Chris Sienko, who was fired by the WNBA team on April 21. Shaw Parker had served as chief marketing officer of Falcons and Atlanta United owner Arthur Blank’s sports and
Continue ReadingBy Liz Collin Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — For two Minnesota priests, 9/11 marks the day they nearly lost their lives. WCCO first met the men walking the streets of New York City after the Twin Towers fell 20 years ago. Liz Collin got them back together to reflect
Continue ReadingKAZAN, Russia (AP) — Midfielder Dennis Praet has scored the lone goal as a Belgium team missing many of its stars beat Belarus 1-0 to open a nine-point lead in its World Cup qualifying group. Belgium has 16 points from his six games in Group E with the Czech Republic on seven and one match
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