By Andy Rose, CNN A special school board meeting scheduled for Saturday morning in Uvalde, Texas, to consider whether to terminate the employment of the district’s police chief is canceled, the district announced Friday. “In conformity with due process requirements, and at the request of his attorney, the meeting to consider the termination of Chief
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bill into law that allows private citizens to bring civil action against anyone who manufactures, distributes, transports or imports assault weapons or ghost guns, which are banned in the state. California Senate Bill 1327 is modeled after a Texas law that allows private
Continue ReadingEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have signed defensive back Gavin Heslop and terminated the contract of offensive tackle Korey Cunningham with a non-football injury. The Giants announced the moves on Friday, just four days before players report for their first training camp under coach Brian Daboll. Heslop played mostly on special
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — An Oklahoma man claiming to be a film financier has been sentenced in Florida to nearly 22 years in federal prison for participating in a scheme to steal more than $60 million from investors and producers seeking financing for movies and Broadway shows. Court records show Jason Van Eman was
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — About 30,000 workers at Mexico’s largest fixed-line telephone and internet company have agreed to go back to work while the government mediates a dispute over wages, pensions and benefits. The Labor Department said Friday it would act as mediator. The department says the union and company have 20 working days to
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN The newest trailer for Amazon’s upcoming “Lord of the Rings” series provides pivotal new glimpses of the dastardly evil plaguing Middle Earth, including Sauron himself, orcs and — my goodness, was that a balrog?! Premiering at San Diego Comic-Con, the new trailer for “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Fire”
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Patrik Laine signed a long-term deal to stay with the Columbus Blue Jackets, completing the final major item on their checklist to cap off a successful offseason. The winger re-signed Friday for four years and $34.8 million, a contract that carries an $8.7 million salary cap hit through 2026.
Continue ReadingBy Brynn Gingras, Kristina Sgueglia and Liam Reilly, CNN New York gubernatorial nominee Rep. Lee Zeldin, a day after he was attacked onstage at a campaign event, said Friday that changes to the state’s cashless bail system are necessary and that judges should have discretion when considering who should remain in police custody. “My first
Continue ReadingSOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Paul Waring retained his two-shot lead at the Cazoo Classic on the European tour by shooting 2-under 70 in the second round. Grant Forrest, Jens Dantorp and Julien Guerrier all shot 69 and were Waring’s nearest challengers at Hillside near Liverpool in northwest England. Daan Luizing (68) was alone in fifth
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $1.65 to $94.70 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for September delivery fell 66 cents to $103.20 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for August delivery rose 7 cents to $3.22 a gallon. August heating oil fell 13 cents to $3.46 a gallon. August natural gas rose
Continue ReadingTERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer The NCAA has charged Tennessee with 18 recruiting violations involving allegations of impermissible cash, gifts and benefits given under former football coach Jeremy Pruitt. The school has 90 days to respond to the Level I violations. The NCAA notice of allegations says at least a dozen members of Pruitt’s
Continue ReadingBy MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press A prosecuty says a school resource officer who shot and wounded a Kansas high school student after the student shot him four times won’t face charges because he believed his life was in danger. Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe said in a report released Friday that school resource officer
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Comic-Con audiences got a sneak peek at the new “Lord of the Rings” series “The Rings of Power” Friday in San Diego. Amazon Studios unveiled a new trailer for the show, set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”
Continue ReadingHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state trooper has been charged with felony animal cruelty after hitting a loose horse with a patrol vehicle. Officials said Friday that Corporal Michael Perillo was suspended after the charges were filed by the internal affairs division. His bail was set at $50,000. It’s not known whether he has
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Oleksandr Zinchenko has become the second player to leave Manchester City to join Arsenal in this offseason after signing for a reported fee of 30 million pounds. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was assistant coach at City from 2016-19 and has already signed Gabriel Jesus from his former club. Zinchenko is a midfielder
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The sheriff in Kansas’ most populous county says he took it for granted that local elections ran smoothly — until former President Donald Trump lost there in 2020. Now he’s assigned detectives to investigate what he claims is election fraud, even though
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party has been sidelined in a key vote in Punjab province, despite winning a byelection there earlier this week. Friday’s vote was held to determine whether the province’s sitting chief minister enjoyed the majority backing in the provincial parliament. The development
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it’s investigating illegal dumping in Houston, including dead bodies and medical waste, that officials say is plaguing Black and Latino neighborhoods in the nation’s fourth largest city. The investigation will be led by the department’s civil rights division and will examine whether city
Continue ReadingRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian police say unknown assailants shot and wounded an official affiliated with Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers in the occupied West Bank. Nasser al-Shaer, who served as deputy Hamas prime minister for a year and a half after the group won the last Palestinian elections in 2006, was admitted to hospital
Continue ReadingBy Karin Johnson Click here for updates on this story LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WLWT) — Controversy is heating up again in the Lakota School District over a school board member who was asked to resign. Parents in the district are now accusing Darbi Boddy of lying when she said she did not take photos of
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