By DEBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina is taking nine defenders, seven midfielders and seven forwards to the World Cup in Qatar as coach Lionel Scaloni’s team aims to build on its Copa America success. Scaloni announced his 26-player squad in a video on Friday. The squad contains two fewer forwards than
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Kelli Masters remembers the feeling going to her first scouting combine in 2006, seeing no other female agents in the room and wondering if the people who told her she didn’t belong were right. But Masters went on to become the first female agent to represent a top-5
Continue ReadingBy Kelsey McGee Click here for updates on this story BEND, Oregon (KTVZ) — There are a few kitchens in the Jungers Culinary Center on the Central Oregon Community College campus. The building on campus is home to the Cascade Culinary Institute. The program works closely with the U.S. Coast Guard, which sends active-duty personnel
Continue ReadingBy DAVID CRARY, PETER SMITH and NUHA DOLBY Associated Press In the midterm elections, evangelical Christians across the nation reconfirmed their allegiance to conservative candidates and causes, while Catholic voters once again showed how closely divided they are — even on abortion. On a successful, high-profile ballot measure in the battleground state of Michigan, proposing
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN A university in Uganda has withdrawn a requirement for female nursing and midwifery students to take a pregnancy test before sitting their exams, after facing a backlash. Kampala International University issued a notice on Tuesday stating: “This is to inform all female nurses and midwives that you are supposed to go
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has tested his sore throwing elbow for the first time this week. He is listed as questionable to play against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. The Bills say Allen’s practice time is limited, which is still considered a step
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This week, Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center introduces us to Joey, a 5-year-old diabetic cat who is looking for attention — and new owner who’s patient with his dietary needs.
Continue ReadingBy Kennedi Harris Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WHNS) — After local artist Joseph Bradley lost his studio, the West Greenville community wasted no time offering their help—and even their space. Despite the setback, Bradley is working again and looking forward to building up again from scratch. For much of
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Phillip Slaughter left the Army after 18 years and found a job similar to one he had in uniform: behind the wheel of a truck. Instead of towing food and bullets through war zones, he hauled packages for FedEx. It wasn’t what he wanted to do.
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Phillip Slaughter left the Army after 18 years and found a job similar to one he had in uniform: behind the wheel of a truck. Instead of towing food and bullets through war zones, he hauled packages for FedEx. It wasn’t what he wanted to do.
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s foreign minister has summoned Iran’s top diplomat in London to protest alleged threats against journalists in the U.K. The Foreign Office said Friday that London’s Metropolitan Police had “contacted a number of U.K.-based journalists, having received credible information about a threat to their lives.” It did not identify the journalists, but
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asked US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus to resign this week, two sources familiar with the discussions tell CNN. Magnus has been criticized internally for being out of touch with the agency and publicly for the handling of the US-Mexico border. During his tenure,
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Democrats in Wyoming have suffered another dismal election despite their party’s respectable performance in the midterms nationwide. Democrats didn’t even field candidates for three of Wyoming’s six statewide races and lost badly in the other three, the contests for U.S. House, governor and superintendent of public
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A former security guard at the British embassy in Berlin has admitted spying for Russia and faces up to 14 years in prison. David Ballantyne Smith, 58, pleaded guilty to eight charges under the Official Secrets Act. Prosecutors say he gave Russia’s military attache in Berlin information including details of the activities,
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Johnson Click here for updates on this story STORY COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) — “In that last five years when we’ve been on the road and moving equipment, we’ve had three different accidents and every single one of them has been a distracted driver,” said Kevin Lawson, a Story County farmer. Lawson is urging
Continue ReadingBy Tim Callery Click here for updates on this story GILFORD, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A small plane crashed around 4 p.m. Thursday near Laconia Municipal Airport. Witnesses said the plane hit a building before crashing in the parking lot of Patrick’s Plaza, a shopping center at Weirs Road and Lake Shore Road in Gilford.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Rainn Wilson has “changed” his name and is inviting others to do the same. “The Office” actor debuted “Rainnfall Heat Wave Rising Sea Levels Wilson” on social media Thursday as a way to raise awareness about the climate control crisis. “As a cheap little stunt to help save planet Earth,
Continue ReadingBy Vince Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Michelle Martens has been sentenced for her role in the death of her daughter, Victoria Martens. Judge Cindy Leos handed down a sentence of 12 years in prison with 6 years credited for time already served in prison. Michelle Martens
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Lifsey Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A woman is recovering in the hospital after getting into an argument over her rent. The Atlanta Police Department says it happened just before 10 p.m. at some apartments in the 300 block of Brownlee Road in southwest Atlanta. They say
Continue ReadingGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Some familiar faces are helping new Green Bay Packers safety Johnathan Abram adapt to switching teams at midseason as the former first-round draft pick looks to rejuvenate his career. The Packers claimed Abram off waivers this week from the Las Vegas Raiders. Abram joins former Raiders teammates Keisean Nixon and
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