NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The rulemaking arm of Tennessee’s high school sports oversight organization has made a change that allows student athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness. A news release from the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association says its legislative council voted for the change on Thursday, effective immediately. Students could receive
Continue ReadingBy KCNC Staff Click here for updates on this story GREELEY, Colorado (KCNC) — A man is behind bars after he told police he shot his mother when they responded to a home. Police found a woman in the home, who later died. Greeley Police Department arrested 26-year-old Andrew Sweatt, who police say admitted to
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW BRIGHTON, Minnesota (WCCO) — Security cameras caught some crooks snatching more than $15,000 worth of hair extensions from a New Brighton business Monday evening. Surveillance footage shows three people grabbing products from a display along the wall inside Pampered Hair Haven. Police are investigating.
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The rulemaking arm of Tennessee’s high school sports oversight organization has made a change that allows student athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness. A news release from the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association says its legislative council voted for the change on Thursday, effective immediately. Students could receive
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The rulemaking arm of Tennessee’s high school sports oversight organization has made a change that allows student athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness. A news release from the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association says its legislative council voted for the change on Thursday, effective immediately. Students could receive
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The top United Nations human rights official said Friday that it’s important to protect the “civic space” for young environmental activists to highlight the urgency of tackling climate change. Volker Turk, who heads the U.N.’s human rights office, said that while the world still has much work to do curbing global warming,
Continue ReadingBy Drew Marine Click here for updates on this story CASCADE LOCKS, Oregon (KPTV) — It was a wintry day in the Columbia River Gorge Thursday and some areas have quite a bit of snow and ice on the roads. “I like to do this because it’s fun. Keeps me fit, keeps my body sound,”
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Nuttle Click here for updates on this story KIHEI, Hawaii (KITV) — Emergency crews are searching for a missing snorkeler missing after a reported shark encounter in waters near the Kihei area on Maui, Thursday afternoon. Rescuers responded to Keawakapu Point just before noon after a 911 caller reported a possible shark attack
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Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff, Gabriella Bachara Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee police say two people are dead after being pulled from the water at Northridge Lake Thursday, Dec. 8. The Milwaukee Fire Department responded to the scene around 12:35 p.m. after an individual noticed a vehicle submerged in the water
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department says it is imposing sanctions on a broad array of people and companies around the world for corruption and human rights abuses — from illegal fishing operations in Chinese waters to kickbacks in Guatemala. The sanctions on Friday are a recognition of International Anti-Corruption
Continue ReadingBy Miles Montgomery Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — An investigation is underway after a small plane had to make an emergency landing on a Georgia highway on Thursday evening. Officials say the plane landed on Highway 36 in Newton County just south of Covington. According to officials, two people
Continue ReadingSergio Gomez (CNN Español) — Los premios The Game Awards 2022 galardonaron este 8 de diciembre a los mejores videojuegos del año 2022, con Elden Ring, la obra de From Software e Hidetaka Miyazaki, como el gran ganador de la noche llevándose los dos premios principales: el Game of the Year (GOTY) y el de
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press An ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Justice Department’s largest law enforcement agency, the federal Bureau of Prisons. Its secrets have long been hidden within its walls and barbed-wire fences. The AP’s reporting has revealed layer after layer of abuse, neglect and leadership missteps. Serious
Continue ReadingSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A Salvadoran gang leader who had escaped to neighboring Guatemala after El Salvador began a crackdown on gangs in March has been returned to his country by Guatemalan authorities. President Nayib Bukele touted the capture via Twitter Friday, writing “here the country is respected.” El Salvador accuses Eduardo Pérez,
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Christine Romans It’s too soon to declare victory over inflation, but from gas to chicken to big-screen TVs, there are, increasingly, signs that inflation’s grip on American pocketbooks may be loosening. Gas prices are back to last year’s levels, after spiking to a record high of just over $5 a gallon
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore Consumers are becoming more confident about the state of the economy, despite recession fears, soaring interest rates and continued high prices, according to the latest consumer survey from the University of Michigan. The survey’s consumer sentiment index measured 59.1 in December, up from the final reading of 56.8 in November. Economists were
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s press erupted in outrage Friday at Prince Harry and Meghan’s documentary series, which lambasts the U.K. media over its treatment of the royal couple. But much of Britain reacted to the Netflix show with a shrug. Buckingham Palace had no comment, and the prime minister didn’t
Continue ReadingBy CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer A new breast cancer study finds many women with two or three breast tumors can get by with lumpectomy surgery instead of having their whole breast removed. The research is being discussed Friday at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Experts say it’s an important finding because more
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press An international conservation organization says populations of a vulnerable species of marine mammal, numerous species of abalone and a type of Caribbean coral are now threatened with extinction. The International Union for Conservation of Nature announced the update Friday during the UN Convention on Biological Diversity conference in Montreal. The
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