By Wayne Sterling and Amir Vera, CNN A fifth college football bowl game was canceled Tuesday due to Covid-19 protocols, while at least two other bowl games will feature different teams. The Holiday Bowl featuring UCLA and North Carolina State was set to take place Tuesday night at Petco Park in San Diego, but UCLA
Continue ReadingCNN, KHOU, HCMC, KGO, KUSA, KCAL, KCBS, WCCO, WLWT, WJZ, UNIV OF MARYLAND UPPER CHESAPEAKE HEALTH, KHOU/HCMC, KCAL/KCBS, WJZ/Univ of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health By Wayne Sterling and Amir Vera, CNN A fourth college football bowl game was canceled Monday due to Covid-19 protocols, while at least two other bowl games will feature different teams.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Top-ranked Alabama and Cincinnati have arrived in North Texas for their playoff semifinal game at the Cotton Bowl. The Crimson Tide were without offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien or offensive line coach Doug Marrone. Coach Nick Saban expects both coaches to join the team before Friday’s
Continue ReadingBy Michael Abeyta Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — It was a tense situation in Denver Christmas morning when a staffing shortage caused the Autumn Heights Care Center to call 911 for help. Saturday morning paramedics were called to the nursing home located at 3131 S Federal Blvd. A source familiar
Continue ReadingBy Gwinnett Daily Post Staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Attorney General Chris Carr announced that Nourolzaman Tucker has pleaded guilty in DeKalb County Superior Court to one felony count of Medicaid fraud. Superior Court Judge Shondeana C. Morris accepted the plea and sentenced the defendant to five
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers The NHL will emerge from an extended holiday break with taxi squads and other roster revisions to guard against more disruptions to the season. Each team will be allowed to have a taxi squad of up to six players and to make emergency recalls from the
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story MILFORD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The Salvation Army of Massachusetts got a much-needed gift in one of its famous Red Kettles just before Christmas. The charity organization, which has been struggling to match last year’s fundraising efforts, shared a photo of a stack of $100 bills
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Jorginho scored two penalties and Romelu Lukaku netted his first Premier League goal since September to lead Chelsea’s comeback for a 3-1 victory at Aston Villa. Lukaku’s first season back in England has been hampered by an ankle injury and the striker hadn’t scored in the league since last facing Villa
Continue ReadingBRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Two dams have broken in northeastern Brazil, threatening worse flooding in a rain-drenched region that has already seen thousands forced to flee their homes. The city governments of Jussiape and Itambe posted warnings on social media urging people to seek safety. The Bahia state government’s press office said heavy rains have
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Snow blanketed much of Central Oregon and many other parts of the Pacific Northwest on Sunday as unusually cold temperatures in the region began to settle in, also threatening sub-zero wind chills in coming days.
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN Up to 20 cars were involved in a crash in northwestern Nevada, with drivers reporting whiteout conditions, according to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office. Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue, which responded to the Sunday morning pileup, said at least three people were taken to the hospital in unknown condition. “Conditions are
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice, has died at 90. Tutu was an uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression against its Black majority. The buoyant, blunt-spoken clergyman used his pulpit as the first Black bishop of Johannesburg and
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Even with some mighty competition from new Matrix and Sing movies and rising concerns over the omicron variant, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” stayed in the No. 1 spot, with $81.5 million according to studio estimates Sunday. It also became 2021’s top-grossing film and crossed the $1 billion mark globally
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story WRIGHT COUNTY, Minnesota (WCCO) — The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal accident between a Wright County sheriff’s deputy and an 84-year-old pedestrian. According to the state patrol, a deputy in a Wright County Sheriff’s Office squad vehicle was responding to a medical emergency
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu nearly became the first skater to land a quadruple axel while easily outpacing Shoma Uno and Yumi Kagayami to win the Japanese national championship. The trio of Japanese skaters are expected to be the toughest competition for American star Nathan Chen at the Winter
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Snow fueled by unusually cold weather has blanketed parts of the Pacific Northwest, slowing travel but also providing a rare chance to sled and ski in the Seattle area. Between 3 and 5 inches of snow fell in Seattle by Sunday morning. More than a foot of snow was reported near Port
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Snow fueled by unusually cold weather has blanketed parts of the Pacific Northwest, slowing travel but also providing a rare chance to sled and ski in the Seattle area. Between 3 and 5 inches of snow fell in Seattle by Sunday morning. More than a foot of snow was reported near Port
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Snow fueled by unusually cold weather has blanketed parts of the Pacific Northwest, slowing travel but also providing a rare chance to sled and ski in the Seattle area. Between 3 and 5 inches of snow fell in Seattle by Sunday morning. More than a foot of snow was reported near Port
Continue ReadingGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Defense attorneys have sought to dismiss the indictment against five men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer because of what they describe as “egregious overreaching” by federal agents and informants. The Detroit News reports that defense attorneys filed a 20-page motion on Saturday night. They’re asking U.S. District
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Fenway Bowl and Military Bowl have been canceled due to the pandemic as coronavirus outbreaks at Virginia and Boston College forced them to call off their postseason plans. The Fenway Bowl scheduled for Wednesday at the home of the Boston Red Sox was to pit
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