By Katie Hunt, CNN For the first time in 13 years, the European Space Agency has announced a new class of trainee astronauts, including the world’s first “parastronaut.” The third generation of European spacefarers includes five career astronauts, 11 members of a reserve pool of astronauts and one astronaut with a physical disability, who will
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are not ruling out tight end Kyle Pitts and defensive end Ta’Quon Graham for the season, even though coach Arthur Smith says each starter is facing surgery. The Falcons placed Pitts, their 2021 first-round pick, and Graham on injured reserve on
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL TARM and LARRY LAGE Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Seven Michigan State football players have been charged for their actions during the postgame melee in Michigan Stadium’s tunnel last month, according to a statement Wednesday from the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office. The most serious charge is against cornerback Khary Crump, who
Continue ReadingBy Zeena Saifi, CNN A day after Saudi Arabia’s historic win against Argentina at the Qatar World Cup, the Kingdom’s sports minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal says he’s “waiting for someone to wake me up.” “It’s been an unbelievable result. The team played really well, they prepared for three years for this day, the
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated the state’s ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy, abruptly ending access to later abortions that had resumed days earlier. In a one-page order, the justices put a lower court ruling overturning the ban on hold while they
Continue ReadingBy Caroll Alvarado and Curt Devine, CNN Several coworkers of the Walmart supervisor suspected of committing the deadly rampage inside a Chesapeake, Virginia, store said the shooter had exhibited odd and threatening behavior in the past. Andre Bing, the suspected gunman who worked as a night shift team leader, could be gruff with fellow employees
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Federal Reserve officials at their last meeting favored reducing the size of their interest rate hikes “soon’’— just before raising their benchmark rate by a substantial three-quarters of a point for a fourth straight time. The central bank’s policymakers saw “very few signs that inflation
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– The Central Oregon Fire Prevention Cooperative recently held the 36th Annual Firebusters Fire & Life Safety program. The program includes five 30-second fire & life safety videos targeted for students kindergarten to fifth grade.
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN Police chief Adrian Vasquez took a basic but still relatively uncommon step when announcing the names of the five victims killed at Club Q, the beloved LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. Instead of relying on IDs or legal identifiers, Vasquez and the police department communicated with victims’ families through victim advocates,
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Llega el Día de Acción de Gracias y, con él, el evento que cada año congrega a millones en Nueva York: el desfile de Macy’s de Thanksgiving, que este año se celebrará el 24 de noviembre y podrás ver a partir de las 09:00 a.m. hora de Miami. El tradicional
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — First-year guard Gradey Dick scored a season-high 25 points to help No. 3 Kansas beat North Carolina State 80-74 in the Battle 4 Atlantis opener. It gave coach Bill Self a successful return to the bench after a four-game suspension. Dick had 18 points
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL TARM and LARRY LAGE Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Seven Michigan State football players have been charged for their actions during the postgame melee in Michigan Stadium’s tunnel last month, according to a statement Wednesday from the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office. The most serious charge is against cornerback Khary Crump, who
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Eric Levenson, CNN University of Idaho students are expected to return to campus Monday from Thanksgiving break despite the lack of a suspect or arrest in the stabbing deaths of four students at an off-campus home. Yet with a killer on the loose, it’s unclear how many students will actually
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN US authorities will block imports of sugar produced in the Dominican Republic by company Central Romana, on suspicion of forced labor at its facilities. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will detain the company’s raw sugar and sugar-based products at all US ports of entry effective Wednesday, the agency said in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press DETROIT — Led by Antoine Davis’ 26 points, the Detroit Mercy Titans defeated the Charlotte 49ers 70-49 on Wednesday. The Titans moved to 3-3 with the victory and the 49ers dropped to 4-2.
Continue ReadingBy MUGO ODIGWE Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A woman who has a concealed carry license took on four armed men who tried to carjack her early Wednesday morning in the Calumet Heights neighborhood. Police said a 23-year-old woman was sitting in her car shortly after 2 a.m. near 89th
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Federal Reserve officials at their last meeting favored reducing the size of their interest rate hikes “soon’’— just before raising their benchmark rate by a substantial three-quarters of a point for a fourth straight time. The central bank’s policymakers saw “very few signs that inflation
Continue ReadingBy Courtney Fischer Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man surrendered after a deadly shooting in a southwest Houston neighborhood sparked an hourslong SWAT standoff, though what exactly led up to the standoff is still unclear. Houston police got a call on Tuesday afternoon about shots fired at a
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — For scores of foreign soccer fans, the road to the World Cup in Doha starts every morning at a barren campsite in the middle of the desert. Visitors who found hotels in central Doha booked up or far beyond their budget have settled for the
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — For scores of foreign soccer fans, the road to the World Cup in Doha starts every morning at a barren campsite in the middle of the desert. Visitors who found hotels in central Doha booked up or far beyond their budget have settled for the
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