By Adam Bartow Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — The Ocean Avenue elementary school in Portland has launched a fundraiser to help restock the library shelves. The school says it loses more than $2,000 in library books every year, mostly because they are never returned. The school currently lists about
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press that Tennessee outside linebacker Harold Landry III tore an ACL at practice Wednesday. Landry is coming of the best year of his career with 12 sacks. That earned him a five-year
Continue ReadingBy Katie Sivco Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Over the weekend, a man in Polk County allegedly shot and killed another man while celebrating his own birthday. Following the Aug. 27 early morning shooting, Thomas Jackson, 35, of Loughman, was arrested. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office,
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand Former New York Police Department officer Thomas Webster, who unsuccessfully tried to convince a Washington, DC, jury that he was merely acting in self-defense against a police officer who he assaulted on January 6, 2021, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday. This is the longest sentence of any January 6
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El hijo mayor de Anne Heche presentó una petición para asumir el control del patrimonio de la difunta actriz. Homer Laffoon, de 20 años, pidió que se le otorgara el control del patrimonio de su madre. Heche, quien murió el mes pasado después de un accidente automovilístico a los 53 años, no
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press A late burst of buying erased some of the stock market’s losses Thursday, leaving indexes mixed on Wall Street at the closing bell. The S&P 500 index of large companies managed to eke out a tiny gain, all of it coming in the last 10 minutes of trading. That ended a four-day
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tougher clean energy goals and a ban on new oil and gas wells near homes and schools are among the climate wins for California Democrats in the final days of the legislative session. Most of the proposals are being celebrated by Democrats and environmentalists who say
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and quarterback Spencer Rattler are both hopeful of getting off to a fast start when the Gamecocks open the season against Georgia State. Beamer led the team to 7-6 mark, including a bowl win, in his debut season and looks for the Gamecocks to take a
Continue ReadingBy Zayn Nabbi, CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to “follow up” on allegations that a person alleged to have been an intelligence agent for Canada smuggled British schoolgirls into Syria. Trudeau’s comments followed a Wednesday report from the BBC detailing the activities of a man who allegedly smuggled multiple people
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks has named a longtime PepsiCo executive as its new CEO. The coffee giant said Thursday that Laxman Narasimhan will join Starbucks on Oct. 1 after relocating from London to Seattle, where Starbucks is based. He will work closely with Starbucks’ interim CEO Howard Schultz through April 1, when
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell is going east. The All-Star guard is on his way to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who acquired one of the NBA’s best scorers Thursday in a blockbuster trade with the Utah Jazz, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. Cleveland is sending
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press . TCU kicks off the Sonny Dykes era against Colorado at Folsom Field in Boulder on Friday night. Dykes was brought in to take over for Gary Patterson. Dykes spent the past four seasons at SMU, where he went 30-18. Dykes has a pair of quarterbacks he could use in Max
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Tony Adams’ game film at Illinois impressed the Jets enough to spark real interest. The safety’s pre-draft interview with New York’s coaches sealed the deal. Safeties coach Marquand Manuel asked him during a video call what he wanted to get out of
Continue ReadingMARION, Mass. (AP) — Rusty Strawn is the U.S. Senior Amateur champion, posting a 3-and-2 victory over Doug Hanzel in a battle of Georgia residents. Strawn won five of the opening six holes, and only one of them was a birdie. He was 5 up at the turn of the 18-hole match at The Kittansett
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business With Apple widely expected to unveil the new iPhone 14 lineup at its upcoming event next Wednesday, a big question mark still surrounds how much, in this economy, the tech giant will charge for its latest-and-greatest smartphones. Apple has some famously loyal customers. Yet as broader economic forecasts get downgraded
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Nvidia, Hormel fall; Nutanix, Forma Therapeutics rise
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Moscú/ Londres (CNN Business) — El presidente del gigante ruso del petróleo y el gas Lukoil, Ravil Maganov, murió tras caer por la ventana de un hospital en Moscú, según los medios estatales rusos. “El hombre se cayó por la ventana del sexto piso y murió a consecuencia de sus heridas”, dijo una
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona was busy in the beginning of the transfer window trying to boost its squad and making some high-profile signings that included Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha. But near the transfer deadline the focus was mainly on getting rid of players to clear up some extra salary
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press No. 18 Wisconsin opens its season Saturday by hosting Football Championship Subdivision program Illinois State. This marks the first time Illinois State has faced a Big Ten program since its 2016 upset of Northwestern. Illinois State will have its hands full containing a Wisconsin rushing attack that features Associated Press All-America
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN State and federal officials, along with voting rights advocates, are sounding the alarm about a growing exodus of local election officials as the November midterms draw closer and workers face continued threats and harassment. In Kentucky, 23 of the state’s 120 county election clerks have opted not to seek reelection this
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