By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Defense attorneys have rested their case without the testimony of Eric Kay. He is the former Los Angeles Angels employee accused of providing the drugs that led to the overdose death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs in 2019. Federal prosecutors earlier called four major
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiations aimed at ending Major League Baseball’s lockout will resume Thursday. The players’ association notified management it is ready to respond to the offer MLB made last Saturday, proposals that were received coolly by the union. Baseball’s ninth work stoppage enters its 78th day Thursday,
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Day 12 of the Winter Olympics included an incredible short track gold finish, a shoot out for a spot in the hockey’s semifinals game, and insane ski landings. This and so much more.
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A school bus crash in Polk County left several students injured on Wednesday afternoon. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says Bus 133 was involved in a single-car collision on Howard Gap Road in the Saluda community. Fire officials say
Continue ReadingBy AYAH GALAL Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Hartford Public Schools are fighting a surge in chronic absenteeism that has been made much worse by the pandemic. The district has been working on many initiatives to try to help kids stay in the classroom. Right now, about 45% of
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Katie Nolan sits down with NBC Olympics freestyle skiing analysts Trace Worthington and Tom Wallisch to learn the difference between the two high flying Olympic events.
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Arizona big man Christian Koloko has expanded his offensive game to go with his skills as a rim protector and rebounder. The 7-foot-1 Koloko has added some back-to-the-basket moves like a short hook shot. That gives him more scoring options than just relying on lobs, putbacks or dunks. Koloko
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Arizona big man Christian Koloko has expanded his offensive game to go with his skills as a rim protector and rebounder. The 7-foot-1 Koloko has added some back-to-the-basket moves like a short hook shot. That gives him more scoring options than just relying on lobs, putbacks or dunks. Koloko
Continue ReadingBy Tasnim Ahmed, CNN Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 mRNA vaccine provides an added layer of protection against reinfection for people who have been previously infected with Covid-19, as well as increased immune durability over time, according to two studies published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The studies offer more insight into the concept of
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Twenty years after becoming the first Black athlete to win gold at the Winter Olympics, American bobsledder Vonetta Flowers reflects on her legacy — one that was critical in molding the United States’ dominant bobsled team.
Continue ReadingCNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN High-quality masks for children soon might be easier to find in the United States, if government plans come to fruition. The US government plans to make high-quality face masks available for children, and “that process is underway,” Dr. Tom Inglesby, senior adviser to the White House Covid-19 Response Team, told
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN High-quality masks for children soon might be easier to find in the United States, if government plans come to fruition. The US government plans to make high-quality face masks available for children, and “that process is underway,” Dr. Tom Inglesby, senior adviser to the White House Covid-19 Response Team, told CNN
Continue ReadingBy Marcia Kramer Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — It’s the end of an era at the FDNY. Legendary Commissioner Daniel Nigro officially retired Wednesday after more than five decades in the department. He capped a storied career in which he had to put aside the heartbreak of
Continue ReadingBy Howard Monroe Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — A Philadelphia business owner is fighting back. She claims the city is unfairly ticketing her for trash. Philadelphia has a unique history and relationship with trash, but the business owner says she’s been ticketed for the last 15 years for a
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story GEORGETOWN, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Pet owners in Massachusetts are being urged to throw away dog treats that have been linked to three salmonella cases in the state. Two people in their 70s and a child, all in Essex County, have come down with salmonellosis after
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Los incendios forestales en curso en la provincia de Corrientes, en el norte de Argentina, han devastado más de 485.000 hectáreas de tierra desde mediados de enero, según un nuevo informe del Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) de Argentina. Los incendios récord queman un promedio de alrededor de
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The debate over whether to deter or accommodate unaccompanied minors arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border has pitted Florida’s Catholic governor against the state’s highest-ranking Roman Catholic. The Archbishop of Miami and other faith leaders have implored the governor to reconsider an order that suspends renewals
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La de este miércoles parecía una audiencia de procedimiento para fijar una fecha de inicio del juicio contra Alex Saab, empresario colombiano a quien las autoridades de Estados Unidos consideran testaferro del presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. En efecto, se fijó un día tentativo para el inicio del juicio: será
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN Kenya Goodson, a 46-year-old Black woman from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has voted in every election since she was 19. But last week’s Supreme Court decision to allow Alabama’s new congressional map — which voting rights advocates say dilutes the power of Black voters — to remain in place has left Goodson, who
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When Tiffany Chin became the first Asian-American figure skater at the Olympics, she inspired Kristi Yamaguchi, who inspired Nathan Chen… Jo Ling Kent looks at the figure skaters who made representation a reality.
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