By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The longtime head of the second-largest rail union announced Friday that he will clear the way for the upstart candidate who beat him by retiring instead of fighting to keep his office in a second election. Eddie Hall received 509 more votes than Dennis Pierce
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Emma Tucker, CNN A transgender woman who is scheduled to be executed in Missouri next month for murdering a woman in 2003 has filed a clemency application with the governor, citing struggles with brain damage and childhood trauma, the petition says. Amber McLaughlin — listed in court documents as Scott McLaughlin
Continue ReadingBy ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are holding quarterback Russell Wilson out of this weekend’s game against the Arizona Cardinals, even though he passed concussion protocol Friday. Coach Nathaniel Hackett said the organization decided it was best to keep him out until the Broncos play the Los
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it is buying 3 million barrels of oil to begin to replenish U.S. strategic reserves that officials drained earlier this year in a bid to stop gasoline prices from rising amid production cuts by OPEC and a ban on Russian oil imports.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it is buying 3 million barrels of oil to begin to replenish U.S. strategic reserves that officials drained earlier this year in a bid to stop gasoline prices from rising amid production cuts by OPEC and a ban on Russian oil imports.
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press Iowa officials have ordered a company to clean up and stabilize its shingle recycling plant where an explosion and fire last week that injured around a dozen people and forced the evacuation of nearby homes. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the emergency order Friday to C6-Zero, requiring
Continue ReadingLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Former Nebraska interim football coach Mickey Joseph is no longer part of the Cornhuskers’ program. He was charged with felony assault on Dec. 1. The athletic department announced his departure in a statement and said it would have no additional comment. Joseph is accused of putting his hands around a woman’s
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN FOODY and MICHAEL TARM The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people in a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in a Chicago suburb has been charged with seven felony counts of reckless conduct, prosecutors announced Friday. Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that struck down the state’s 2018 voter ID law, agreeing with the lower court that it had been passed with the intent of targeting Black voters who were unlikely to vote for Republicans. “We hold that the three-judge panel’s
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – “Avatar: The Way of Water”, la segunda parte de este mundo creado por James Cameron, ya está en los cines a nivel mundial. En su estreno anticipado en Estados Unidos, este jueves, la cinta recaudó más de US$ 17 millones, según reporta Deadline citando cifras de Disney. En China,
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says the Chicago White Sox have agreed to a $75 million, five-year contract with All-Star outfielder Andrew Benintendi. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a physical. ESPN first reported the agreement.
Continue ReadingCNN By Jamie Gangel and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, is expected to announce it will refer at least three criminal charges against former President Donald Trump to the Justice Department, including insurrection, obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the federal government, according to a source
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden signed a one-week stopgap funding bill on Friday to avert a government shutdown, extending the deadline until December 23 to allow congressional negotiators more time to finalize a full-year funding deal. The House approved the measure on Wednesday, and the Senate voted on Thursday evening to pass the
Continue ReadingLAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Tina Hermann of Germany had the fastest time in both heats to win a women’s skeleton race Friday, while Kelly Curtis of the U.S. won a World Cup medal for the first time. Hermann led a 1-2 finish for Germany, which also had Susanne Kreher take the silver. Curtis was
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Federal investigators have obtained access to several email accounts, a draft autobiography and other writings in which Republican Rep. Scott Perry, Donald Trump elections attorney John Eastman, and former Justice Department officials Jeffrey Clark and Ken Klukowski discussed the 2020 election, according to a newly released order
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The veterans in the Seattle Seahawks locker room contend there’s no concern about a divide forming even as the team has continued to falter for more than a month and watched their playoff hopes dwindle. But they do agree that the next couple of weeks
Continue ReadingBy TERRY McCORMICK Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s injury issues continue to worsen with seven Titans being declared out. That includes a trio of defensive starters for Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Chargers. Rookie wide receiver Treylon Burks did not practice all week and will miss his second straight game because of
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, Carolyn Sung and Christina Maxouris, CNN The father of the man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more at the Highland Park, Illinois, Fourth of July parade was taken into custody Friday and facing felony reckless conduct charges, prosecutors announced. Robert Crimo Jr., is charged with seven counts of felony
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Chance, CNN A request by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to share a message of world peace prior to kickoff at the World Cup final on Sunday has been rebuffed by FIFA, a source told CNN. The source said Zelensky’s office is offering to appear in a video link to fans in the stadium
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Dos personas murieron y otras dos resultaron heridas en un tiroteo afuera de la escuela secundaria Benito Juárez, al suroeste del centro de Chicago, el viernes por la tarde, dijo a los periodistas el superintendente de policía, David Brown. No se han identificado sospechosos, dijo Brown, y no proporcionó más información
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