By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have targeted a diverse set of candidates for their general manager vacancy. The list includes one woman: Philadelphia Eagles vice president of football operations Catherine Raîche. Two people with knowledge of the process confirmed the Vikings have requested an interview with Raîche.
Continue ReadingCNN By Kate Sullivan, Kaitlan Collins, Betsy Klein, Jeremy Diamond and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday announced his administration would make “high-quality masks” available to Americans for free, as the US struggles to contain the new surge of the Omicron variant and hospitalizations from Covid-19 reach new highs. The President also announced
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has announced men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman had shoulder surgery on Thursday and is expected to miss at least two games. Musselman will miss Saturday’s game at LSU. Assistant Keith Smart will serve as interim coach. A statement from Musselman’s doctor said he was injured on a
Continue ReadingAFP, AMATEUR VIDEO, CAESER PHOTOS, CNN, RUPTLY POOL By Tamara Qiblawi, Jomana Karadsheh and Christian Streib, CNN A German court has sentenced a former Syrian army colonel to life in prison, in the first-ever torture trial against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Anwar Raslan, a senior regime official, headed the investigation unit at a notorious Damascus
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Bob Saget is being honored with donations and offers to help the charity whose board he served on for decades. Joanne Gold, executive director for the Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF), shared with CNN on Thursday her gratitude for the support coming in. One of Saget’s fellow board members has awarded
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Bob Saget is being honored with donations and offers to help the charity whose board he served on for decades. Joanne Gold, executive director for the Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF), shared with CNN on Thursday her gratitude for the support coming in. One of Saget’s fellow board members has
Continue ReadingBy Anisa Snipes Click here for updates on this story UNION, South Carolina (WHNS) — MycoWorks, a biotechnology company, announced a $107 million dollar investment will create 400 jobs in Union County. The company said the new facility, located at 260 Midway Drive in Union, will “increase the company’s capacity to meet the fashion and
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Auto racing is arguably hotter than ever, thanks in part to the super popular Netflix series “Drive to Survive,” which has given viewers an intimate, behind the scenes look at the Formula 1 racing circuit. Now, one of the most famous names in racing history, former IndyCar champion
Continue ReadingBy Marc Cota-Robles Click here for updates on this story SANTA CLARITA, California (KABC) — More than a dozen cars were damaged or destroyed in an overnight fire that ripped through a carport in Santa Clarita, and arson investigators were trying to determine a cause. The fire was reported just before 2 a.m. Thursday at
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La Oficina del Alto Comisionado para los Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas en Colombia reveló este miércoles en un informe que recibieron 202 alegaciones de homicidios de defensores de derechos humanos en 2021. El organismo indicó que del total ya verificó 78 casos, 39 aún están en ese proceso
Continue ReadingCNN By Max Foster and David Wilkinson, CNN Britain’s Prince Andrew has been stripped of his military titles and charities, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday, a day after a judge ruled a sexual abuse civil lawsuit against the Queen’s son could proceed. Andrew will also no longer use the style “His Royal Highness” in any
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan Goldman Sachs is extending its work-from-home guidance by another two weeks amid the wave of Covid-19 infections. The Wall Street bank on Thursday encouraged US employees who can work remotely to do so until February 1, a Goldman Sachs spokesperson told CNN. That is in line with new health policies Goldman Sachs
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN Last year saw the highest number of law enforcement officers who were intentionally killed in the line of duty since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, an increase that comes as a rise in gun violence and homicides continues across the country. According to preliminary year-end data
Continue ReadingBy Jessica De Nova Click here for updates on this story ALISO VIEJO, California (KABC) — Two women believe they were tracked with an Apple AirTag while they were shopping in south Orange County on Saturday. Adrianna Ballesteros spoke with Eyewitness News on Tuesday and said she and her friend think the device was used
Continue ReadingENSTONE, England (AP) — The Alpine Formula One team says Marcin Budkowski has left his role as executive director. The team says Laurent Rossi will take temporary charge “to allow everyone to focus on the next season’s preparation.” The 2022 season begins in Bahrain on March 20. Budkowski became executive director in 2018, when Alpine
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Four inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail have filed a lawsuit after they said they were unknowingly prescribed an anti-parasitic drug to treat their COVID-19. The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday filed the lawsuit against the Washington County jail, Sheriff Tim Helder and jail
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has stripped Prince Andrew of all his honorary military titles and royal roles in charities and other civic groups, amid a growing furor over allegations he sexually abused a teenage girl supplied to him by financier Jeffrey Epstein. The palace statement Thursday came after more than
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El anuncio de Melania Trump la semana pasada de que iba a autografiar y subastar un sombrero para su beneficio personal junto con otros dos artículos, con un precio inicial de US$ 250.000, desconcierta incluso a quienes conocen bien a la exprimera dama. Ella siempre vio su papel de forma diferente
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The application is now live for the Artist Resilience Program, a second round of relief funding for Oregon artists offered by the Oregon Arts Commission, in partnership with the Oregon Community Foundation and the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Travis Snider says he has retired after eight major league seasons. Snider turns 34 on Feb. 2. He last played in the major leagues in 2015 with Pittsburgh. He spent last season with the Atlanta Braves’ Triple-A farm team at Gwinnett and hit .174 with four home runs and 15 RBIs
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