By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The coroner in Las Vegas says the woman killed in a fiery crash that authorities blame on ex-Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III driving drunk at racetrack speeds burned to death. A spokesman said Tuesday that the Clark County coroner concluded that 23-year-old Tina Tintor of
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The coroner in Las Vegas says the woman killed in a fiery crash that authorities blame on ex-Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III driving drunk at racetrack speeds burned to death. A spokesman said Tuesday that the Clark County coroner concluded that 23-year-old Tina Tintor of
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La Universidad de Cornell notificó 903 casos de covid-19 entre los estudiantes entre el 7 y el 13 de diciembre, y un “porcentaje muy elevado” de ellos son casos de la variante ómicron en personas completamente vacunadas, según los responsables de la universidad. “Prácticamente todos los casos de la variante ómicron
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Maryland Health Department has not published data on coronavirus case rates for nine days as it recovers from a “network security incident,” the department said Tuesday. The department is focused on “gaining full visibility into the affected network infrastructure” and working to bring affected IT systems back online following the
Continue ReadingGEORGETOWN, Texas (AP) — A Texas county has approved a $5 million wrongful death lawsuit settlement with the family of a man who sheriff’s deputies shocked with stun guns after a 2019 chase. The traffic stop was filmed by real-time police TV series “Live PD” that A&E Networks canceled last year. Commissioners in suburban Williamson
Continue ReadingBy PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has named new coordinators, promoting assistants to replace offensive and defensive coordinators who left the football program to take head coaching jobs. The Tigers announced that quarterbacks coach Brandon Streeter will the lead the offense after Tony Elliott left to become
Continue ReadingLAUREL, Md. (AP) — Racing can resume at Laurel Park after the Maryland Racing Commission was satisfied with changes to the track in the wake of recent safety concerns. Racing has been suspended there following recent fatalities at the facility, including seven in November. The Maryland Jockey Club said earlier this month recent equine injuries
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, Amir Vera and Michelle Watson, CNN A truck driver who crashed into traffic on Interstate 70 in Denver, killing four people, was sentenced Monday to 110 years in prison, according to Colorado Judicial Department spokesperson Rob McCallum. Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, 26, was driving a semi tractor-trailer in April 2019, traveling at 85 mph,
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials say the development of commercial advanced nuclear reactors intended to help combat global warming and enhance national security will need a better supply of the right type of nuclear fuel. The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday asked companies that might be interested in
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials say the development of commercial advanced nuclear reactors intended to help combat global warming and enhance national security will need a better supply of the right type of nuclear fuel. The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday asked companies that might be interested in
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials say the development of commercial advanced nuclear reactors intended to help combat global warming and enhance national security will need a better supply of the right type of nuclear fuel. The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday asked companies that might be interested in
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials say the development of commercial advanced nuclear reactors intended to help combat global warming and enhance national security will need a better supply of the right type of nuclear fuel. The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday asked companies that might be interested in
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials say the development of commercial advanced nuclear reactors intended to help combat global warming and enhance national security will need a better supply of the right type of nuclear fuel. The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday asked companies that might be interested in
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Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that she is inviting applications for the position of Crook County district attorney, to fill the vacancy caused by her appointment of District Attorney Wade Whiting to the Jefferson/Crook County Circuit Court.
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The company working to build a mine in southeast Nebraska to extract a rare element used to make steel lighter and stronger said Tuesday it may also be able to produce some of the key ingredients needed to make the powerful magnets used in electric
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The company working to build a mine in southeast Nebraska to extract a rare element used to make steel lighter and stronger said Tuesday it may also be able to produce some of the key ingredients needed to make the powerful magnets used in electric
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los primeros datos sobre la variante ómicron del coronavirus presentan “un argumento muy sólido para que la gente se vacune”, según el doctor Anthony Fauci, director del Instituto Nacional de Alergias y Enfermedades Infecciosas. “Ómicron va a ser un reto porque se propaga muy rápidamente, y las vacunas que utilizamos, la
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a mob overran the U.S. Capitol last January, some of Donald Trump’s highest-profile defenders in the media — and even his own son — sent urgent text messages to the White House chief of staff urging him to get the then-president to do more to stop
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Helen Godfrey-Smith, 72, of Shreveport, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to making and using a false document, U.S. Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced Tuesday. A bill of information charging Godfrey-Smith was filed Nov. 15. She made
Continue ReadingPLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A father and son charged with sparking a devastating Northern California wildfire are out of jail after a judge vastly reduced their $1 million bail. The Caldor Fire forced tens of thousands of people to flee Lake Tahoe communities earlier this year. A Placerville judge on Monday reduced bail for Travis
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