Viasat, Myovant rise; Tesla, Twitter fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: ViaSat, Myovant rise; Tesla, Twitter fall.
Continue ReadingMonth: October 2022
Acclaimed Native American flute player, hoop dancer has died
By GRETCHEN EHLKE Associated Press Kevin Locke, an acclaimed Native American flute player, hoop dancer, recording artist, cultural ambassador and educator, has died in South Dakota at age 68. A member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Locke died Friday night after returning to his hotel room in Hill City, his son Ohiyesá Locke said
Continue ReadingComplete games disappearing in baseball’s Analytics Age
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Palmer pitched 25 complete games in 1975. The entire major leagues have combined for 35 this year, down from 50 last season. Bullpens reign supreme in the Analytics Age. Pitches per start dipped from 96.93 in 2011 to 80.33 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season
Continue ReadingRussia and China are promoting US voting misinformation ahead of midterms, FBI warns
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Russian and Chinese government-affiliated operatives and organizations are promoting misinformation about the integrity of American elections that originated in the US ahead of November’s midterms, senior FBI officials said Monday. The FBI assessment underscores how the explosion of voting conspiracy theories in the US has been fertile ground for foreign operatives
Continue ReadingInvestigación revela abusos sistemáticos y mala conducta en el fútbol femenino profesional de EE.UU.
urielblanco (CNN) — Una investigación independiente reveló abusos sistemáticos y mala conducta en el fútbol femenino profesional de Estados Unidos. El informe, dirigido por la antigua secretaria de Justicia en funciones Sally Q. Yates y publicado este lunes, se basa en más de 200 entrevistas y revela que la Liga Nacional de Fútbol Femenino (NWSL),
Continue Reading2 guilty of violating Floyd’s rights to begin federal term
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two of the four former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights are scheduled to begin serving their federal sentences Tuesday. J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao are scheduled to report to the U.S. Marshals Service on Tuesday morning. The Bureau of
Continue ReadingNC Supreme Court weighs if voter ID tainted by racial bias
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s long-litigated photo voter identification law is now being evaluated by the state Supreme Court. Justices heard arguments Monday on whether it was reasonable for trial judges to throw out the law last year. That lower court determined the 2018 voter ID law was
Continue ReadingElizabeth Holmes’ sentencing date has been pushed back
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of failed blood testing startup Theranos who was convicted of fraud earlier this year, may not be sentenced until next year after the judge in the case decided to allow a hearing later this month to address defense concerns about a key witness’s testimony. During a
Continue ReadingUN chief urges Yemen rivals: No new violence and renew truce
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging Yemen’s warring parties to refrain from any provocations that could escalate violence. The move follows the failure to extend a nationwide cease-fire, and to engage with each other to renew the truce. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Monday the
Continue ReadingMental health workers begin 3-day strike
By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — More than a hundred mental health workers with Allina Health are on the picket line Monday. The newly unionized group says they continue “to face anti-union tactics and deliberate delaying at the negotiation table.” The three-day unfair labor practices strike had been
Continue ReadingHarsin: Auburn’s Leota, Calzada to undergo surgery
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn edge rusher Eku Leota could miss the rest of the season with a pectoral injury. Auburn coach Bryan Harsin says Leota will have surgery on Tuesday for the injury sustained early in last weekend’s loss to LSU. The Tigers are set to visit No. 1 Georgia on Saturday in their
Continue ReadingHog wild: Pigs spotted off interstate after semi carrying livestock rolls over
By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story WOODBURY, Minnesota (WCCO) — You might have seen a strange sight if you were driving near the Interstate 94, Interstate 494 and Interstate 694 interchange Sunday evening. And no, it wasn’t a pig-ment of your imagination. A group of pigs was spotted near the intersection
Continue ReadingTeen brothers killed in Saturday night shooting at house party
By Da Lin, Betty Yu Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Two Berkeley High School students were killed and two other revelers wounded when gunfire erupted at a birthday party in Oakland on Saturday night. Witnesses said the shooting happened on the second floor of a duplex located at 988
Continue ReadingNew this week: Lena Dunham, Mila Kunis and Charlie Puth
By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — Lena Dunham adapts Karen Cushman’s young-adult novel in “Catherine Called Birdy,” a spirited medieval coming-of-age tale about a 14-year-old girl named Birdy (Bella Ramsey) in medieval England.
Continue ReadingNo. 2 Georgia’s defense looking to reclaim championship form
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Back-to-back unimpressive wins over Kent State and Missouri did more than knock Georgia from the top spot in the AP Top 25. Giving up 22 points in each of the two games also put at least a temporary end to talk that No. 2 Georgia’s defense can match the standard set
Continue Reading2 men accused of cheating in an Ohio fishing tournament scandal have been indicted, prosecutors say
CNN By Chris Boyette, CNN Two anglers accused of stuffing fish in an attempt to win thousands of dollars at an Ohio fishing tournament last month have been charged, authorities announced Wednesday. The would-be tournament winners, Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky, were indicted by a Cuyahoga County grand jury on one charge each of cheating,
Continue ReadingGonzalo Higuaín to retire at end of MLS season at age 34
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Gonzalo Higuaín says he will retire from soccer after Inter Miami’s Major League Soccer season ends. The 34-year-old striker joined Miami in September 2020. He has 14 league goals this season, including 12 in his last 15 matches, and 27 goals in 65 games with Miami, which is is contention
Continue ReadingBlue Jays’ Alejandro Kirk a hard-hitting ‘pain in the neck’
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk has become a “pain in the neck” in the middle of Toronto’s star-studded lineup, according to rival Yankees manager Aaron Boone. He means it as a compliment. In a loaded offensive lineup led by George Springer, Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.,
Continue ReadingCDC suspends country-specific Covid-19 travel advisories
By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer maintain a country-by-country list of travel advisories related to Covid-19, the agency said Monday. “As fewer countries are testing or reporting Covid-19 cases, CDC’s ability to accurately assess the Covid-19 THN [Travel Health Notice] levels for most
Continue ReadingLSU QB Daniels on track to play against No. 8 Tennessee
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Brian Kelly says starting quarterback Jayden Daniels is expected to be back this week against No. 8 Tennessee as Daniels recovers from a knee injury that forced him out of last Saturday’s victory at Auburn. The coach says Daniels was in pain
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