By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyler Reddick is determined to close his tenure at Richard Childress Racing on a high note. He won the pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway hours after announcing he’ll drive for 23XI Racing next season. It’s Reddick’s third pole of the season. He has
Continue ReadingSOTOGRANDE, Spain (AP) — Spanish golfer Adrián Otaegui has grabbed a commanding six-stroke lead of the Andalucía Masters after carding a 7-under 64 over the third round. Otaegui entered the day sharing the lead with countryman Ángel Hidalgo and Min Woo Lee of Australia. But Otaegui opened up a huge gap on the leaderboard after
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities have imposed a travel lockdown on two Ebola-hit districts as part of efforts to stop the spread of the contagious disease. The measures announced by President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday mean residents of the central Ugandan districts of Mubende and Kassanda can’t travel into
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities have imposed a travel lockdown on two Ebola-hit districts as part of efforts to stop the spread of the contagious disease. The measures announced by President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday mean residents of the central Ugandan districts of Mubende and Kassanda can’t travel into
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden will try to keep abortion rights in the spotlight when he speaks at a Democratic National Committee event in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, a Democratic official told CNN, as the White House hopes the issue will continue to galvanize voters heading into the midterm elections. Three weeks from
Continue ReadingCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan was taken to a hospital for evaluation after leaving the Gophers’ game against No. 24 Illinois early in the fourth quarter after taking a hit to the head. Morgan was running on a third-down play as linebackers Isaac Darkangelo and Gabe Jacas converged on him, with Jacas
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Los manifestantes en Cuba que han estado saliendo a las calles después de que el huracán Ian dañó la red eléctrica de la isla, que ya se estaba debilitando, podrían enfrentar cargos penales, dijo el sábado la Fiscalía General de la República de Cuba. En una nota publicada en el diario
Continue ReadingSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — North Carolina State quarterback Devin Leary is out for the season. The school says he’ll have surgery next week to repair a torn pectoral muscle. Leary was the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason player of the year. There is no damage to his throwing shoulder and he’s expected to make a full
Continue ReadingHARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Brandon Vazquez scored on a breakaway in the 86th minute to help fifth-seeded Cincinnati beat the fourth-seeded New York Red Bulls 2-1 for its first playoff victory in franchise history. Cincinnati, making the club’s first appearance in the MLS playoffs, advances to play top-seeded Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference semifinals. New
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Rudy Giuliani‘s attorneys plan to rely on several prominent former advisers to Donald Trump as witnesses in an upcoming attorney discipline hearing in Washington, DC, for the onetime Trump lawyer. Giuliani’s list of witnesses includes the former New York City mayor himself, along with other notable names related to the former
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story EDINA, Minnesota (WCCO) — Several students at an Edina middle school became sick after attempting the viral “One Chip Challenge” on Thursday. The challenge involves eating a tortilla chip made with the extremely hot Carolina reaper peppers and scorpion peppers and waiting as long as
Continue ReadingBy WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Chicago man who carjacked a pregnant woman in Downers Grove in 2019 has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced Saturday. Daysean Washington-Davis, 22, appeared in court Friday and was sentenced. On Dec.13, 2019,
Continue ReadingBy WJZ Staff Click here for updates on this story REISTERSTOWN (WJZ) — Calling all dog lovers! The Baltimore Humane Society’s biggest fundraiser, Dogfest has returned, uniting kids big and small with furry friends from all over the state of Maryland for a fun filled Saturday of contests and games. Presented by Best Friends Furever,
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — A lot of anger was expressed at Boston City Hall on Friday as councilors held a hearing about the safety conditions at Clifford Park in Roxbury. “This is years, decades of neglect. The city has sat back and did absolutely nothing. The
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer with ties with the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, was suspended for 120 days but won’t be fired. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the announcement about Officer Robert Bakker is included in the most recent quarterly report of the city’s Office of Inspector General. The agency says
Continue ReadingBy ZARAR KHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is pushing back against a comment by President Joe Biden in which he called the South Asian country “one of the most dangerous nations in the world.” The Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. ambassador for an explanation and two former prime ministers rejected the statement as
Continue ReadingADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The International Rescue Committee says one of its workers was killed in an attack in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region. The aid group said in a statement Saturday that an IRC worker was “delivering life saving humanitarian aid to women and children” at the time of the explosion in the town
Continue ReadingADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The International Rescue Committee says one of its workers was killed in an attack in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region. The aid group said in a statement Saturday that an IRC worker was “delivering life saving humanitarian aid to women and children” at the time of the explosion in the town
Continue ReadingLEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — A Montana resident hiking in Washington state was rescued this week after he became trapped under a refrigerator-sized boulder, officials said. Ben Delahunty, 28, was hiking this week in the Cascade Mountains, south of Leavenworth, when a boulder he was relaxing on started to slide down a cliff, Chelan County Sheriff
Continue ReadingLEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — A Montana resident hiking in Washington state was rescued this week after he became trapped under a refrigerator-sized boulder, officials said. Ben Delahunty, 28, was hiking this week in the Cascade Mountains, south of Leavenworth, when a boulder he was relaxing on started to slide down a cliff, Chelan County Sheriff
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