NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Confederate statue along an interstate in Tennessee that has drawn ire for years was dismantled Tuesday. The 25-foot statue of early Ku Klux Klan leader and former Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest had stood on private property alongside Interstate 65 south of downtown Nashville for more than two decades. Its
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors, the latest in a string of victories for Republican-led states pushing back against Biden’s pandemic policies. U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker, in Augusta,
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors, the latest in a string of victories for Republican-led states pushing back against Biden’s pandemic policies. U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker, in Augusta,
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have reached a deal to lift the nation’s debt limit. The agreement announced Tuesday will allow Democrats to increase the nation’s borrowing authority without any votes from Republicans, and likely averts another last-minute rush to avoid a federal default. The House passed
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Merrick Garland finally made his Supreme Court debut on Tuesday. Not in a justice’s black robe, but wearing the striped pants and jacket with tails reserved for government lawyers appearing before the court. The onetime high court nominee was there to take part in tradition that dates
Continue ReadingThe Metropolitan Opera will present its premiere of Terence Blanchard’s first opera, “Champion,” about closeted gay boxer Emile Griffith, in April 2023. The staging follows the success of the composer’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” on the opening night of this season. “Champion” premiered at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis on June 15,
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Liverpool has made it a perfect six in the Champions League group stage by winning 2-1 at AC Milan. The Italian team’s return to Europe’s premier club competition came to a swift end. Fikayo Tomori’s first-half goal gave Milan hope but Mohamed Salah fired Liverpool level
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) — Ex-President Donald Trump’s former ambassador to Slovenia has become the third Republican candidate to announce a challenge to Republican Gov. Kay Ivey in next year’s gubernatorial primary. Businesswoman Lindy Blanchard formally announced her candidacy on Tuesday. Blanchard said she is running because “people made it unmistakably
Continue ReadingBy FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press Amazon’s cloud-service network suffered a major outage Tuesday, disrupting access to many popular sites. The service provides remote computing services to many companies, governments and universities and companies, including The Associated Press. For roughly five hours, companies dependent on Amazon’s web services network to run their operations
Continue ReadingBy FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press Amazon’s cloud-service network suffered a major outage Tuesday, disrupting access to many popular sites. The service provides remote computing services to many companies, governments and universities and companies, including The Associated Press. For roughly five hours, companies dependent on Amazon’s web services network to run their operations
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ash Barty has earned WTA Player of the Year for the second time after winning Wimbledon and finishing the season at No. 1 in the rankings. The women’s professional tour awards were announced Tuesday. Barbora Krejcikova was selected as Most Improved Player and shared the Doubles Team of the Year
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — One of the nation’s largest health insurance companies and its branches in Nevada have been found liable for $60 million in punitive damages for underpaying out-of-network emergency medical providers. A state court jury says three plaintiffs headed by urgent care staffing service TeamHealth should each receive
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Intel, AutoZone rise; Clorox, HealthEquity fall.
Continue ReadingLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — It’s been five weeks of global concern about the safety of tennis player Peng Shuai in China. The International Olympic Committee has acknowledged even it cannot give any certainties about her case. The IOC’s two video calls with the Grand Slam doubles champion are the only reported contacts Peng has had
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Former Georgia Tech player Travares Tillman is returning to his alma mater to oversee the Yellow Jackets’ pass defense and work with defensive backs. Tillman served as Michigan State’s cornerbacks coach this season. He was a three-year starter at defensive back for Georgia Tech in the 1990s and went on to play
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Flags were placed on display and a gathering took place in Bend on Tuesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor that thrust America into World War II.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Agriculture Department says it has reached agreement with U.S. authorities on a working plan to allow avocados from a second Mexican state to be exported to the United States. For almost 25 years, Mexico has been allowed to export avocados only from one western Mexico state — Michoacan. Under an
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — Sebastien Haller became only the second player — after Cristiano Ronaldo — to score in every group-stage match of a Champions League campaign as Ajax beat Sporting Lisbon 4-2. The Ivory Coast striker scored his 10th goal of this season’s Champions League, helping Ajax to win all six of its group matches
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks rose broadly on Wall Street Tuesday, adding to the market’s solid gains from a day earlier, as investors wager that the new variant of the COVID-19 virus won’t pose a big threat to the economy, as some initially feared. The S&P 500 rose 2.1% for its biggest gain since March.
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE and DAVID BAUDER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A planned book by Chris Cuomo has been canceled as fallout continues for the former CNN host who had privately helped his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, respond to sexual harassment allegations. A spokesperson for Custom House, an imprint of HarperCollins
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