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, sparking a small fire. The N.C. State Highway Patrol confirmed that the pilot was killed in Wednesday’s crash. The Federal Aviation Administration said a twin-engine Beechcraft Barron crashed into the tractor-trailer
Continue ReadingBy CANDICE CHOI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Russia’s “Quad Squad” of figure skaters is looking for an Olympics podium sweep by landing the thrilling quadruple jumps that remain rare in the women’s competition. But could skaters one day add a fifth rotation to jumps? Sports experts say it’s not clear how many rotations humans
Continue ReadingBy CANDICE CHOI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Russia’s “Quad Squad” of figure skaters is looking for an Olympics podium sweep by landing the thrilling quadruple jumps that remain rare in the women’s competition. But could skaters one day add a fifth rotation to jumps? Sports experts say it’s not clear how many rotations humans
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Sports history is marked by special rivalries, opponents who need one another. But as Tim Layden narrates, none share quite the unique place occupied by the United States vs. Canada Olympic women’s hockey rivalry.
Continue ReadingCNN 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 March 1, according to the House sergeant-at-arms, marking a return to a full House chamber after last year’s socially distant speech. House Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker wrote Thursday there will be
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby and Naomi Thomas, CNN More than 50 million households have received their free home Covid-19 tests from the federal government, a senior White House adviser told CNN on Wednesday. “That’s more than 80% of those who’ve ordered their tests have gotten them, and the rest will get them this week,” Dr. Tom
Continue ReadingBy AARON MORRISON Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — There are a plethora of programs aimed at exposing Black and Hispanic children from urban communities to winter sports, such as Alpine skiing. But the skiing community’s efforts to diversify the sport aren’t fully reflected in the competition at the Beijing Winter Games. The issue is rooted
Continue ReadingBy AARON MORRISON Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — There are a plethora of programs aimed at exposing Black and Hispanic children from urban communities to winter sports, such as Alpine skiing. But the skiing community’s efforts to diversify the sport aren’t fully reflected in the competition at the Beijing Winter Games. The issue is rooted
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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 responsible for other crimes in the area, police said.
Continue ReadingCNN 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 trio were officially named hosts of the upcoming 94th Academy Awards during the “Good Morning America” telecast. “Good morning America I’m not sure who thought this was a
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — ESPN has reported the Dallas Cowboys paid $2.4 million to four members of the team’s cheerleading squad who accused a team vice president of watching them undress in a locker room during a 2015 event at AT&T Stadium. The network says each of the women received $399,523. It cited documents and
Continue ReadingFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have released outside linebacker Dante Fowler after he failed to provide the expected boost to the team’s long-suffering pass rush. Fowler led the Falcons with 4 1/2 sacks in 2021, giving him only 7 1/2 sacks in his two seasons with the team. The Falcons finished last
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Ataman, Camille Knight, Adam Pourahmadi and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Negotiations over the revival of a 2015 deal that would see Iran curb uranium enrichment in exchange for sanctions relief will conclude in days, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told the country’s lawmakers on Wednesday. “We are coming … to the hour of
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine has been cleared medically to participate in All-Star festivities this weekend in Cleveland and return to the Chicago Bulls’ lineup after the break. Coach Billy Donovan says LaVine got the OK after having his left knee drained and a lubricant injected in Los Angeles.
Continue ReadingBy 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 was robbed at an ATM says the robbery victim wasn’t justified in his actions as he wasn’t in danger when he fired uncontrollably at their
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Jackson, CNN Florida’s manatees — which are dying at an alarming rate, largely from starvation — are being treated to tons of lettuce a week as part of a new feeding program that state wildlife officials say is showing signs of success. An average of 350 manatees a day are now coming to
Continue ReadingBy 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 counsel against the class-action lawsuit filed by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, a spokesperson for the league told CNN on Wednesday. Lynch, who was the first
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — A published report says that only 13 of the 143 Texas Republican candidates for Congress say they believe Democrat Joe Biden’s election as president was legitimate. Of the 143 GOP congressional candidates studied by Hearst Newspapers, 86 have taken discernable positions on the question. At least 42 have said Democrats stole the
Continue ReadingBy 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 Jersey mall has prompted outrage over the police response. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday that the “appearance of what is racially disparate treatment is deeply, deeply
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN The Education Department announced Wednesday that it has canceled another $415 million in federal student loan debt owed by nearly 16,000 borrowers who were misled by for-profit colleges. It’s the latest effort by the Biden administration to cancel student loan debt for borrowers who may already be eligible for debt relief
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