By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Philip Rivers played an AFC championship game with a torn ACL. Carson Wentz tore two knee ligaments, stayed in the game and threw a touchdown pass a few plays later. They did it willingly. Many other guys play hurt regularly in the NFL. But
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is warning that some U.N. agencies and aid groups will be forced to halt operations in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region if humanitarian supplies, fuel and cash are not delivered very soon. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Thursday that no trucks with food
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For the fourth consecutive day Oregon has shattered previous high marks of daily COVID-19 cases, with health officials reporting 7,615 new cases on Thursday. Health officials in some of Oregon’s largest counties — including where Portland is located — warned on Thursday that the
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For the fourth consecutive day Oregon has shattered previous high marks of daily COVID-19 cases, with health officials reporting 7,615 new cases on Thursday. Health officials in some of Oregon’s largest counties — including where Portland is located — warned on Thursday that the
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For the fourth consecutive day Oregon has shattered previous high marks of daily COVID-19 cases, with health officials reporting 7,615 new cases on Thursday. Health officials in some of Oregon’s largest counties — including where Portland is located — warned on Thursday that the
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An Italian citizen charged with stealing numerous unpublished books has pleaded not guilty and will be released on bail despite prosecutors’ attempts to keep him incarcerated. Filippo Bernardini entered the plea Thursday in Manhattan federal court to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges lodged against
Continue ReadingBy BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer It’s win and get in for the Chargers, Raiders, 49ers and Colts. Not much more you can ask for as the NFL completes its first 17-game regular season. The brightest spotlight is on Sin City, where the winner of Chargers-Raiders takes a wild-card berth. LA is done if
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St. Charles Health System is pleased to announce that its 2022 grant applications are now available. New this year are grants focused on supporting organizations that are in the early stages of adopting inclusion, diversity, equity and acceptance work into their organizational culture.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers have approved Gov. Kristi Noem’s new rule for medical abortions that make the state one of the hardest places in the U.S. to get abortion pills. The rule approved Thursday requires women to return to a doctor to receive the second of
Continue ReadingBy ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater wants to return for a ninth NFL season in 2022 whether that’s in Denver or elsewhere. Bridgewater indicated Thursday that retirement hasn’t crossed his mind as he’s dealt with the aftereffects of his second concussion of the season, which came on Dec.
Continue ReadingCAMAS, Wash. (AP) — A school district in southwestern Washington is investigating reports of racist taunting that allegedly happened at a high school girls basketball game in December. The Columbian reports the investigation launched by the Camas School District follows a complaint by Portland, Oregon, Benson High School girls basketball coach Eric Knox. He said
Continue ReadingCAMAS, Wash. (AP) — A school district in southwestern Washington is investigating reports of racist taunting that allegedly happened at a high school girls basketball game in December. The Columbian reports the investigation launched by the Camas School District follows a complaint by Portland, Oregon, Benson High School girls basketball coach Eric Knox. He said
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN If you caught Covid-19 over the holidays — and with the highly contagious Omicron variant in circulation, record numbers of people did — you may be wondering what your next steps should be. Here’s what the experts say you should know. I tested positive, but I feel fine. Should I still
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Health Services said Thursday it is responding to a high volume of COVID-19 cases. Due to the increase in new cases, officials said the case investigation and contact tracing teams are currently not able to contact all residents who test positive for COVID-19 within 24 hours.
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wants lawmakers to pass legislation making it a gross misdemeanor for elected officials and candidates to spread lies about election results. The Democratic governor spoke forcefully against what he called “a continuing coup” on the one-year anniversary of both the Capitol insurrection in Washington, D.C., and a
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wants lawmakers to pass legislation making it a gross misdemeanor for elected officials and candidates to spread lies about election results. The Democratic governor spoke forcefully against what he called “a continuing coup” on the one-year anniversary of both the Capitol insurrection in Washington, D.C., and a
Continue ReadingBy Lindsay Isaac and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN A Russian submarine being tracked by a British naval warship on patrol in the North Atlantic more than a year ago hit a sonar the ship was towing, according to the UK Ministry of Defence. “In late 2020 a Russian submarine being tracked by HMS Northumberland came into
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado coach Karl Dorrell is shaking up his coaching staff after a 4-8 season. Offensive coordinator Darrin Chiaverini is gone and in his place is Mike Sanford. The Buffaloes have also seen several players enter the transfer portal. One of those was dynamic receiver Brenden
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Wright and Whitney Wild, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris was evacuated from the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington on January 6, 2021, minutes after a pipe bomb was discovered nearby. A former law enforcement official and a White House official confirmed to CNN that the then-vice president-elect was the unnamed “protectee” listed
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Lawmakers on an economic forecasting committee working on recommendations the entire Legislature can use to set the state’s budget struggled Thursday with factoring in how billions of dollars in federal coronavirus relief money will influence the state’s financial picture going forward. Lawmakers on the Economic Outlook
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