WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his spouse, Chasten, are celebrating the arrival of not one — but two — bundles of joy. And their names are Penelope Rose and Joseph August. Buttigieg announced the news Saturday on his personal Twitter account. He said last month that the couple had become parents and
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA VIDAL Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A St. Louis County mother was hospitalized for COVID-19 and then forced to bring her baby boy into the world 14 weeks early. Jasmine Ballard, 26, is still struggling to use her voice, two months after starting her battle with COVID-19
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mysterious deaths of a Northern California family of hikers and their dog have led federal officials to close 28 miles along the Merced River. The closure on Friday came after test results of water samples downstream from where the family died showed high levels of toxic algae. The
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Pinch-hitter Gleyber Torres broke up Baltimore’s no-hit bid with an infield single that bounced off the glove of second baseman Jahmai Jones with one out in the seventh inning. With runners at first and third, Torres rolled a ball to the left of second base against Marcos Diplan. Jones tried to
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ronnie Bell had a 76-yard touchdown reception and returned a punt 31 yards before being injured in Michigan’s 47-14 victory over Western Michigan on Saturday. The Wolverines won the game easily, but they may have lost their best player for a while. Bell was
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Christian Anderson ran for one touchdown, passed for another and Army opened the season with a 43-10 victory over Georgia State. The Black Knights turned two Georgia State turnovers into touchdowns and a 27-7 halftime lead. Army scored on four of its five first-half drives. Army broke the game open to start
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brittney Griner scored 22 points, Skylar Diggins-Smith and Kia Nurse each added 14 and Phoenix used a big third quarter to beat the Indiana Fever 87-65 for the Mercury’s eighth straight victory. Phoenix closed the third quarter on a 18-0 run, highlighted by Sophie Cunningham’s two 3-pointers in 12 seconds, to build
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kansas State sixth-year quarterback Skylar Thompson ran for two touchdowns and the Wildcats opened the season with a 24-7 win over Stanford. Deuce Vaughn sprinted 59 yards for a touchdown and finished with 124 yards rushing on 13 carries for the Wildcats, who finished last
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK MORRIS Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — An 8-year-old second grader at Park Avenue Elementary School told officers that he had no idea why he brought a loaded 9-millimeter semi-automatic pistol to school on Thursday. A teacher saw the gun Thursday afternoon and was escorting the student to
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday that cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida. The spill, which is ongoing, appears to be coming from a source underwater at an offshore drilling lease about two miles south of
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday that cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida. The spill, which is ongoing, appears to be coming from a source underwater at an offshore drilling lease about two miles south of
Continue ReadingBy KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Phil Jurkovec threw for three touchdowns and 303 yards in a little over three quarters, leading Boston College to a 51-0 victory over Colgate in the season opener for both schools. Jurkovec, a 6-foot-5 redshirt junior who transferred from Notre Dame before last season, completed 16 of
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Baumer Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A 24-year-old man stole a go-kart from children who were riding it under their grandmother’s supervision in north St. Louis Wednesday afternoon, police tell News 4. Antonio Woods, 24, was arrested and charged with robbery, police said. The 68-year-old woman told
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Adrian Martinez ran for two touchdowns and passed for another and Nebraska broke away from Fordham in the second quarter in a 52-7 victory. Samori Toure caught eight balls for 133 yards and ran three times for 35 yards and a score as the
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Saturday night’s National Women’s Soccer League game between the Portland Thorns and the Washington Spirit has been postponed because of a coronavirus outbreak among the Spirit players. Four players on the Spirit tested positive, according to a statement released by the league earlier Saturday. The team had traveled to Portland on
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Saturday night’s National Women’s Soccer League game between the Portland Thorns and the Washington Spirit has been postponed because of a coronavirus outbreak among the Spirit players. Four players on the Spirit tested positive, according to a statement released by the league earlier Saturday. The team had traveled to Portland on
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press VENICE (AP) — Afghan female filmmakers who fled the Taliban are begging the world to not forget the Afghan people and to support its artists. They spoke at a panel discussion Saturday at the Venice Film Festival, warning that a country without culture will eventually lose its
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and pay his respects to the nearly 3,000 people killed that day. The White House says Biden will visit ground zero in New York
Continue ReadingBy Duarte Mendonca, CNN Images of long lines with captions referring to several waiting hours at London’s Heathrow Airport have surfaced on social media, prompting the airport press office to criticize the British Border Force on Saturday. “We are very sorry that passengers faced unacceptable queuing times in immigration last night (Friday) due to too
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays rookie shortstop Wander Franco was back in the starting lineup against the Minnesota Twins after clearing MLB concussion protocols. Franco extended his on-base streak to 33 games with a seventh-inning walk Thursday night against the Red Sox. He left after the at-bat with a headache. He was
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