By The Associated Press Earnie Shavers, whose thunderous punches stopped 68 fighters and earned him heavyweight title fights with Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes, has died. He was 78. Former British boxer and close friend Kenny Rainford told The Associated Press in a telephone call from Liverpool, England, that his close friend died on Thursday
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Authorities say a fast-moving fire in Northern California is threatening hundreds of homes and at least 5,000 residents across three communities have been ordered to leave immediately, while HIghway 97 has been closed 20 miles south of the Oregon border.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina and women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley have canceled a home-and-home women’s basketball series with BYU over a recent racial incident involving Duke women’s volleyball. The national champion Gamecocks were scheduled to play its season opener against BYU on Nov. 7. The Gamecocks would go to the Utah campus next
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As IndyCar speeds into the final two races of its season and the tightest championship race in nearly two decades, a top contender has taken an early hit. Josef Newgarden was penalized six spots Friday on the starting grid because Team Penske changed his
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As IndyCar speeds into the final two races of its season and the tightest championship race in nearly two decades, a top contender has taken an early hit. Josef Newgarden was penalized six spots Friday on the starting grid because Team Penske changed his
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek soccer club Olympiakos has signed Brazilian star Marcelo. Marcelo has spent the past 16 seasons playing for Real Madrid. There he accumulated 25 tropies, the most in the club’s history. The terms of the contract were not announced by Olympiakos but Greek sports sites reported it is for one year
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A judge in Nicaragua has sentenced a Roman Catholic priest to 49 years in prison for the rape of a 14-year-old girl. Judge Edén Aguilar Castro sentenced Rev. José Leonardo Urbina on Friday to 24 years in prison on two counts of abuse and 25 years for one count of rape.
Continue ReadingCNN, WHBQ By Tina Burnside, Jamiel Lynch and Amir Vera, CNN Memphis police found an unidentified body Monday about 20 minutes from where teacher Eliza “Liza” Fletcher was violently abducted three days ago, according to a tweet from the police department. “The identity of this person and the cause of death is unconfirmed at this
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch, CNN Memphis police are searching for a schoolteacher they say was abducted while she was out on a jog Friday morning. Eliza “Liza” Fletcher, 34, was jogging around 4:30 a.m. when an unidentified person approached her, police said. She was forced into a mid-sized dark SUV and taken from the scene, police
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — White House adviser Keisha Lance Bottoms; Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas; Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba of Jackson, Mississippi. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Panel of experts on policing: Georgetown University Law Professor Paul Butler; Jason Johnson, president of the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund; Rebecca Brown, director of
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — La legendaria actriz y activista Jane Fonda anunció que le diagnosticaron linfoma no Hodgkin, un cáncer que afecta al sistema linfático, y que ya comenzó quimioterapia. El linfoma no Hodgkin comienza en los linfocitos, que son glóbulos blancos que forman parte del sistema inmunitario, según la Sociedad Estadounidense del Cáncer.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El fin de semana del Día del Trabajo suele ser el último adiós al verano boreal, pero para aproximadamente un tercio del país, las temperaturas podrían alcanzar niveles récord este fin de semana festivo. “Septiembre comienza con temperaturas abrasadoras en todo el oeste de EE.UU., ya que se prevé que las
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Bethlehem Inn announces a unique and inspirational fundraiser in support of the Inn’s services for the region’s adults and children experiencing homelessness.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration has approved more than $1.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, a move likely to further inflame already-heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing. The administration on Friday formally notified Congress of the proposed sales, which include up to 60 anti-ship missiles and up to 100 air-to-air missiles. Laura
Continue ReadingBy MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed an open records request seeking emails between two journalism professors and a fact-checking organization. Schmitt’s office is seeking three years of some emails sent by the professors and the executive director of PolitiFact while they worked at the Columbia Missourian on the University
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ WEED, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire in rural Northern California injured several people Friday, destroyed multiple homes and forced thousands of residents to flee, jamming roadways at the start of a sweltering Labor Day weekend. The blaze dubbed the Mill Fire started on or near the property
Continue ReadingLANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan authorities are investigating how a piece of equipment that helps disabled voters mark a ballot wound up for sale online. The machinery was purchased by an election security expert, who then contacted the state to report the issue. Michigan authorities have said the voter assist terminal at issue does not
Continue ReadingBy DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows says he has been dealing with mental health issues along with physical ailments and will not play again this season. Meadows revealed his struggles in a social media post. Detroit manager A.J. Hinch has known of Meadows’ mental health issues for several
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft, CNN The first hurricane of the Atlantic season, which debuted earlier this week, got its full billing Friday. Danielle is now the season’s first hurricane, with sustained winds of 75 mph and even higher gusts, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 a.m. ET update. Still, it’s not promising much drama,
Continue ReadingBy BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Planned Parenthood Arizona has joined several other providers and restarted abortion care in the state, although it may only be temporary. Clinics stopped abortions in Arizona after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that women do not have a constitutional right to end a pregnancy. They
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