By COREY WILLIAMS and DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A man climbed five stories of a fire escape to infiltrate a Chicago police facility Monday while officers were undergoing a SWAT training exercise and grabbed at least two guns before he was shot and wounded by police, the chief said. Police Superintendent David
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday the Atlanta Braves will be “forever known as the upset kings of October” for their improbable 2021 World Series win, as he welcomed the team to the White House for a victory celebration. Biden called the Braves’ drive an
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama has mostly breezed through the first month of the season, with one big scare and three games that were frightfully but predictably easy. How good is ’Bama, really? Check back in a few weeks. The second-ranked Crimson Tide start a three-game stretch against ranked teams. First is Saturday
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Tronox, Best Buy fall; Wynn Resorts, PG&E rise.
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina hemp farmer is suing several state agencies for violating his due process rights. The federal lawsuit alleges that the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Department of Agriculture and Attorney General’s office conspired to deny John Trenton Pendarvis due process after officials
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The injury bug is making its way through the Oklahoma City Thunder. No. 2 overall draft pick Chet Holmgren was ruled out for the season last month with a foot injury. Top returning scorer Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will miss at least a few weeks with a
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Research shows that learning happens best when social, emotional and cognitive growth are connected. High-quality, evidence-based programs are also critical to positive academic outcomes, better attendance and improved graduation rates. That’s why Pacific Power puts funding and resources behind schools and organizations that work toward these goals and open the doors of opportunity for learners of
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets still have a long way to go after finishing with the league’s worst record for the last two seasons. This season is likely to be another tough one for this extraordinarily young team. One of its rising stars has issued a guarantee ahead
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks fell on Wall Street and put major indexes deeper into a slump as recession fears grow. The S&P 500 fell 1% Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq also fell. The losses were broad and included banks, health care companies and retailers. The British pound slumped to an all-time
Continue ReadingBy KCTV5 Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Viral social media posts state a serial killer is targeting young Black girls in Kansas City. The Kansas City Police Department, however, said those claims are not verifiable. A TikTok/YouTube post from The Kansas City Defender said there are four
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ROSEBURG, Ore. (KTVZ) — A county-by-county analysis released Monday provides insights into the experiences of Oregonians in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Oregon by the Numbers, a comprehensive data resource compiled annually by The Ford Family Foundation and Oregon State University Extension Service, maps the unique realities of all 36 counties in ways
Continue ReadingBy Rick Armstrong and Heather Leah Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA (WRAL) — After experiencing homelessness on the streets and shelters of Raleigh for 20 years, Michael Watkins says it feels surreal to be in a doctoral degree program. During those two decades without a home, Watkins admits he sometimes
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal investigators have taken possession of a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. utility transmission pole and attached equipment in their probe into the cause of a Northern California fire that has become the largest in the state this year. The utility said Monday in a
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hideko Tamura Snider was a 10-year-old girl in Hiroshima, Japan, when the United States detonated an atomic bomb over the city on Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II. On Wednesday, she described the horrors of that day as the guest of honor in a ceremony
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Smithson Click here for updates on this story MAURY COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — Tortilla chips covered a highway in Maury County this weekend after a semi-truck carrying them flipped over. The Maury County Fire Department responded to the crash on Saturday. The truck driver was injured in the crash but is expected to
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer It wasn’t a surprise that Kawhi Leonard was in the Los Angeles Clippers’ facility on Monday. The news was his attire — he was wearing a basketball uniform. The beginning of training camp marks a long-awaited return to work for some of the league’s biggest names who couldn’t play
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Fredde Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — A paraglider was transported in critical condition following a crash into Grandeur Peak on Sunday. About 11:25 a.m., Unified Fire Authority received reports of a paragliding crash near the Olympus Cove area. Rescue crews were able to make contact with
Continue ReadingBy Kyung Lah and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Her feet dangle off the exam table, anxiously swinging back and forth. The doctor will arrive soon for the ultrasound. The woman will see the first image of the baby growing inside of her — one she will never hold. The ultrasound doesn’t take long, and the image
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El huracán Ian podría ser la tormenta que la costa oeste de Florida siempre ha temido. Una de las ciudades más vulnerables a los huracanes podría enfrentarse a su peor escenario: Tampa está ahora bajo alerta de huracán y marejada ciclónica, y esto es solo el principio. ¿Dónde y cuándo va
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for low- and middle-income borrowers could cost $400 billion, according to a Congressional Budget Office report released Monday. Biden announced the forgiveness plan in August, after facing mounting pressure from progressives to broadly cancel some student loan
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