Plane crashes into tractor-trailer on North Carolina highway
LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Officials say the pilot of an airplane was killed when it crashed into a tractor-trailer on a North Carolina highway,…
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EXPLAINER: How figure skaters deliver quadruple jumps
By CANDICE CHOI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Russia’s “Quad Squad” of figure skaters is looking for an Olympics podium sweep by landing…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How figure skaters deliver quadruple jumps
By CANDICE CHOI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Russia’s “Quad Squad” of figure skaters is looking for an Olympics podium sweep by landing…
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Layden: U.S.-Canada women’s hockey rivalry unlike any other
Sports history is marked by special rivalries, opponents who need one another. But as Tim Layden narrates, none share quite the unique place occupied…
Continue ReadingAll members of Congress will be invited to attend the State of the Union in person
CNN By Kristin Wilson and Maegan Vazquez, CNN All members of Congress will be invited to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on…
Continue ReadingMore than 50 million households have received free government Covid-19 tests
By Tami Luhby and Naomi Thomas, CNN More than 50 million households have received their free home Covid-19 tests from the federal government, a…
Continue ReadingOn the slopes, a struggle for Black skiers’ Olympic dreams
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — There are a plethora of programs aimed at exposing Black and Hispanic children from urban…
Continue ReadingOn the slopes, a struggle for Black skiers’ Olympic dreams
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — There are a plethora of programs aimed at exposing Black and Hispanic children from urban…
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Bend homeless man arrested, accused of threatening woman with shotgun
A homeless man who allegedly threatened to kill a woman with a loaded shotgun was arrested Wednesday morning on Hunnell Road and also was found to be…
Continue ReadingWanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall to host the Oscars
CNN By Sandra Gonzalez and Lisa Respers France, CNN And the Oscar host duties go to … Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall. On Tuesday the…
Continue ReadingReport: Cowboys pay 4 cheerleaders $2.4M over voyeur claims
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — ESPN has reported the Dallas Cowboys paid $2.4 million to four members of the team’s cheerleading squad who accused a…
Continue ReadingFalcons release Fowler following 7 1/2 sacks in 2 seasons
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have released outside linebacker Dante Fowler after he failed to provide the expected boost to the…
Continue ReadingDecision on Iran nuclear deal ‘days away,’ says French foreign minister
By Joseph Ataman, Camille Knight, Adam Pourahmadi and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Negotiations over the revival of a 2015 deal that would see Iran curb…
Continue ReadingBulls’ LaVine cleared to take part in All-Star festivities
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine has been cleared medically to participate in All-Star festivities this weekend in…
Continue ReadingFamily asks for justice for girl killed by robbery victim
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a 9-year-old girl who died after she was shot by a man who had opened fire when he…
Continue ReadingFlorida wildlife officials are distributing 3,000 pounds of lettuce a day to save starving manatees
By Amanda Jackson, CNN Florida’s manatees — which are dying at an alarming rate, largely from starvation — are being treated to…
Continue ReadingFirst Black female AG in US history to defend the NFL in racial discrimination lawsuit
By Homero De la Fuente, David Close, Kevin Dotson and Amir Vera, CNN The NFL hired former US Attorney General Loretta Lynch as part of its defense…
Continue ReadingReport: 13 Texas GOP congressional candidates say Biden won
HOUSTON (AP) — A published report says that only 13 of the 143 Texas Republican candidates for Congress say they believe Democrat Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingVideo showing how police treat Black and White teens in mall fight sparks outrage
By Rob Frehse and Laura Studley, CNN A video showing police officers breaking up a fight between a Black teenager and a White teenager at a New…
Continue ReadingEducation Department cancels $415 million in student debt for victims of for-profit college fraud
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Education Department announced Wednesday that it has canceled another $415 million in federal student loan debt owed by…
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