By Evan Simko-Bednarski and Amy Simonson, CNN The governors of Maine and New York deployed the National Guard in response to dangerously low capacity at statewide medical facilities due to the pandemic. The New York National Guard announced Wednesday that it had deployed 120 medics and medical technicians to a dozen long-term care facilities statewide.
Continue ReadingTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Recently signed quarterback Jake Fromm took most of the snaps for the New York Giants as the team practiced at the University of Arizona for Sunday’s game in Los Angeles against the Chargers. Giants coach Joe Judge said starting quarterback Daniel Jones was seen by a neck specialist in California on
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — La búsqueda de trabajadores por parte de las empresas estadounidenses no fue más fácil este otoño boreal. En octubre, los empleos disponibles en el país aumentaron inesperadamente a 11 millones, según mostraron este miércoles los nuevos datos de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales. Aunque esta cifra es inferior
Continue ReadingBy Vickie Welborn Click here for updates on this story ARCADIA, Louisiana (KTBS) — For the second time in less than a month, Bienville Parish sheriff’s deputies have made arrests in an animal cruelty case. Earlier this week, the sheriff’s office seized several animals that had been left to fend for themselves after their owners
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A Redmond man who refused to pull over his motorcycle for a traffic stop in Terrebonne Tuesday night soon crashed it and went into hiding nearby, and it took a Deschutes County sheriff’s K-9 to find him — and its bite to get him into custody, deputies said.
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Diplomatic boycotts of the Olympics aim to snub host nations while keeping athletes free to compete. A small cascade of government boycotts hit China on Wednesday, less than two months before the Beijing Olympics open. Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada followed the United States in
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Diplomatic boycotts of the Olympics aim to snub host nations while keeping athletes free to compete. A small cascade of government boycotts hit China on Wednesday, less than two months before the Beijing Olympics open. Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada followed the United States in
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Native corporations face a year-end deadline to use federal coronavirus relief funds that the U.S. Supreme Court in late June ruled they were entitled to. But an official with the Alaska Native Village Corporation Association says some corporations have yet to receive funds and others
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Native corporations face a year-end deadline to use federal coronavirus relief funds that the U.S. Supreme Court in late June ruled they were entitled to. But an official with the Alaska Native Village Corporation Association says some corporations have yet to receive funds and others
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Barcelona crashed out of this season’s Champions League after a 3-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The Catalan club gave itself too much to do in the final group stage match, needing to better Benfica‘s result against Dynamo Kiev in the other Group E game. While the Portuguese side strolled
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia library has removed a display that placed the Bible alongside two books activists have sought to remove from school libraries as pornographic and obscene. The library display in McLean included “Lawn Boy” by Jonathan Evison and “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe alongside the
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN As the world learns more about the Omicron coronavirus variant and Delta continues to cause Covid-19 cases to rise around much of the United States, the need for booster shots becomes clearer than ever — even beyond the growing data about waning vaccine immunity. On Wednesday, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Since starting the season 5-1 the Baltimore Ravens are 3-3 — and there have been few signs of a letup when it comes to their injuries. The latest major injury for the Ravens was the loss of cornerback Marlon Humphrey who went on injured
Continue ReadingUNITED NATIONS (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is isolating after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Wednesday that Guterres has shown no symptoms and tested negative for the virus Tuesday afternoon. The spokesman says Guterres canceled his Wednesday engagements out of caution and
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cryptocurrency executives went to Capitol Hill Wednesday to say their fast-growing industry understands more regulation is likely coming, but they don’t want it to squelch the next wave of the internet or send it offshore to other countries. Leaders from major crypto exchanges, mining and
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A Kenosha County officer is back on the job after what some are calling a “miracle” recovery. You may remember the story from a couple months ago of K-9 Riggs — a hero on four legs. Riggs and his partner, Deputy
Continue ReadingBy Hande Atay Alam, CNN Brazil is auctioning airports in what the government describes as a bid to raise investments and modernize infrastructure. Sixteen airports will be auctioned — including Congonhas in São Paulo, and Santos Dumont in Rio de Janeiro — by the end of 2022, the government said in a tweet Wednesday. They
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Three Oregon lawmakers say in a new newspaper column that the state should divest from the fossil fuels industry to protect both the environment and its investments. Meanwhile a new study put the level of that investment at $1.8 billion or more. The three Democratic lawmakers
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Finalizó la fase grupo de grupos de la Champions League. El FC Barcelona, urgido de un buen resultado y que no sumara el Benfica, quedó eliminado del torneo tras perder en Alemania 0-3 ante el poderoso Bayern Munich. El equipo dirigido por Xavi Hernández tendrá oportunidad de continuar en
Continue ReadingIDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a 25-year-old woman was run over by a mail truck near her Idaho Falls home. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office said first responders were called to a report of a crash involving a pedestrian outside an apartment building on Monday. They found Hailey C. Queen unresponsive
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