By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS AP Education Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Crowder stands nervously at the front of his third grade classroom, his mustard-yellow polo shirt buttoned to the top. “Give us some vowels,” says his teacher, La’Neeka Gilbert-Jackson. His eyes search a chart that lists vowels, consonant pairs and word endings, but he doesn’t
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After Ben Affleck and Matt Damon test screened their Nike drama “Air,” the film executives at Amazon Studios threw them a curveball. “They said, ‘What do you guys think about a theatrical release?’” Damon says. “It wasn’t what we expected when we first made the
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Move over “Dick and Jane.” A different approach to teaching kids how to read is on the rise. For decades, two schools of thought have clashed on how to best teach children to read, with passionate backers on each side of the so-called reading wars. The battle has reached into
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Norman, CNN A synagogue in Seattle was vandalized with anti-Israel messaging on Sunday, the eve of Holocaust Remembrance day, the Seattle Police said in a release Wednesday. “This was a coordinated and focused attack,” said Senior Rabbi Daniel Weiner, of Temple De Hirsch Sinai on Capitol Hill, who believes the timing of the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the next labor secretary, Julie Su, won praise at her Senate confirmation hearing as “a champion of the working class.” But key Democrats appear unwilling to voice support, creating uncertainty about her Senate confirmation prospects. Business groups have been critical of
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour and New York Islanders coach Lane Lambert were both irked by non-calls late in the Hurricanes 4-3 overtime win in Game 2 of that first-round playoff series. Brind’Amour pointed to an uncalled slash that he said will sideline top-line forward
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — Talk about a 2-by-2 second period in Game 2 between the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild. The teams combined for six goals in the middle period Wednesday night. The Stars had two quick scoring pairs, with an even-faster duo of goals by the Wild. Stars captain Jamie Benn had a power-play goal
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Brandon Montour scored twice and the Florida Panthers had four third-period goals to beat the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Bruins 6-3 on Wednesday night and send Boston to its first loss in 10 games. The Panthers tied the best-of-seven series and head home for Games 3 and 4
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brook Lopez scored 25 points, Jrue Holiday added 24 and the hot-shooting Milwaukee Bucks withstood Giannis Antetokounmpo’s absence while trouncing the Miami Heat 138-122, tying their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at a game apiece. The Bucks went 25 of 49 on 3-point attempts to tie
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Filming on the Western movie “Rust” is scheduled to resume at a movie ranch in Montana. The announcement comes in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal with actor Alec Baldwin on the original production in New Mexico. An attorney
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Crews scrambled Thursday to restore power to thousands of residents after tornadoes plowed through Oklahoma during another deadly spring storm in the U.S., killing at least three people and damaging dozens of homes. A day after at least eight tornadoes spun through Oklahoma, Gov.
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Luis Garcia tied a career high with nine strikeouts in seven shutout innings, Jeremy Peña capped a six-run eighth with a three-run homer and the Houston Astros defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1. Mauricio Dubón extended his career-long hitting streak to 14 games with a single in the eighth that started Houston’s
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Crews pulled a body from the rubble of a New York City parking garage Wednesday, as building inspectors sought to pinpoint a cause for the century-old structure’s deadly collapse. It was a delicate operation to recover the victim and remove as many as 90 vehicles
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge robbed Shohei Ohtani of a homer just before hitting a two-run shot, and the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Gleyber Torres’ sacrifice fly in the 10th inning. Judge also saved the go-ahead run with a diving grab in
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Un juez federal de Estados Unidos sentenció este miércoles a 15 años de prisión a Claudia Patricia Díaz Guillén, quien fue directora de la Oficina Nacional del Tesoro de Venezuela durante el gobierno del fallecido presidente Hugo Chávez, por delitos relacionados con lavado de dinero, según una resolución judicial. El
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog is investigating whether the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration under chief Anne Milgram improperly awarded millions of dollars in no-bid contracts to hire her past associates. That’s according to several people familiar with the probe who spoke to The Associated Press. The
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A group of conservative Republican lawmakers in Montana deliberately misgendered a transgender colleague in demanding that she be censured for language she used on the floor while speaking against a bill that would ban gender-affirming medical care for children. The Montana Freedom Caucus posted its
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