The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery fell 37 cents to $118.50 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for August delivery fell 21 cents to $119.51 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for July delivery fell 6 cents to $4.19 a gallon. July heating oil rose 8 cents to $4.36 a gallon. July natural gas
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA commissioner pondered pausing this season when the virus numbers were at their worst for many teams. Adam Silver didn’t. And with more than a few huge assists from unexpected players the league as able to continue playing and the season remained on schedule. It continued largely because
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Some Republican activists are calling on abolishing Georgia’s open primary system. They are complaining that too many Democrats voted in the state’s Republican primary against candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump. The call to close primaries comes after The Associated Press found that more than 37,000
Continue ReadingBy Miles Montgomery and Jamarlo Phillips Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Rockdale County Sheriff’s Department issued arrest warrants for 33-year-old Atlanta man Jamichael Jones wanted in connection to the murder of Atlanta rapper Trouble. Trouble, whose legal name is Mariel Orr, was shot and killed early Sunday morning outside an
Continue ReadingBy Mary Alice Royse Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — After conducting a health inspection, the Tennessee Department of Health embargoed approximately 21 lbs of food from a Germantown restaurant Thursday. According to a report obtained by News4, the restaurant, 5th & Taylor, received the report Thursday with a score of
Continue ReadingBREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — Three people have been arrested in connection with the quadruple murder five years ago of a prominent family that owned a restaurant in Bremerton, Washington, authorities said Monday. The Kitsap County Sheriff’s office said a 43-year-old man and a 49-year-old man, both from Bremerton, and a 50-year-old Gig Harbor man face
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say the chief of a volunteer fire department is accused of fatally shooting a business owner because the victim owed him money. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says 52-year-old Brian Keith Easterling was taken into custody at his home in Holt, Florida, and is awaiting
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Chesapeake Bay watershed has received an overall grade of C+ on its latest report card. Last year’s status is a slight improvement over previous years, according to the report released Monday by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. The Chesapeake Bay health score
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Thousands of UK workers are starting a four-day work week from Monday with no cut to their pay in the largest trial of its kind. The pilot, which will last for six months, involves 3,300 workers spanning 70 companies, ranging from providers of financial services to a fish-and-chip
Continue ReadingLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Plenette Pierson is returning to Texas Tech to be an assistant coach at her alma mater after playing or coaching in the WNBA for most of the past 20 years. Pierson was a three-time WNBA champion as a player. She has been an assistant coach with the Minnesota Lynx the past
Continue ReadingCNN By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up a case brought to it by a Missouri Republican Senate candidate and his wife, who were seeking review of the professional disciplinary action they faced, as lawyers, for pointing guns at racial justice protestors demonstrating outside their St. Louis home. There
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN A new quarter released on Monday celebrates a legendary figure who spent her life advocating for Indigenous people. Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, is the third woman to be honored as part of the US Mint’s “American Women Quarters Program.” The “tails” side of the
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Two U.N. food agencies issued stark warnings Monday about multiple, looming food crises on the planet, driven by climate “shocks” like drought and worsened by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine that have sent fuel and food prices soaring. The glum assessment
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace is beefing up her campaign coffers in an effort to stave off GOP challenger Katie Arrington in the closing days of the campaign for South Carolina’s 1st District. Mace has consistently topped the money contest in the 1st Congressional District. The freshman
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of ethnically divided Cyprus says he will lodge a complaint with the United Nations over Turkey’s new financial assistance deal with breakaway Turkish Cypriots. He claims the deal demonstrates Ankara’s “complete control” over them. The Greek Cypriot president told state broadcaster CyBC on Monday that he would also include
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Tuberculosis (also known as TB), an infection, caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that usually affects the lungs. It can also infect other parts of the body including the kidneys, spine and brain. About TB Two types of TB exist – Latent TB infection (non-infectious) and TB
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Wendy’s is adding a new Frosty to its lineup — its first new flavor in nearly three years. Beginning Monday, a strawberry Frosty is on US menus for a limited time. Prices for the new Frosty vary by city, and strawberry is temporarily replacing vanilla -— though Wendy’s promised that
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Denny Hamlin posted a clip on Twitter late Sunday that essentially mashed up his beef with Ross Chastain from earlier in the day with a scene from “Days of Thunder,” when Tom Cruise’s character tells his team to change his tires after a race had
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO and TOM WITHERS Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A 24th woman has filed a civil lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct by Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is also awaiting possible discipline from the NFL. The latest lawsuit was filed in Houston by attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing all 24 women.
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Two U.N. food agencies issued stark warnings Monday about multiple, looming food crises on the planet, driven by climate “shocks” like drought and worsened by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine that have sent fuel and food prices soaring. The glum assessment
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