By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Flag football, long a tradition in schoolyards and sandlots, is hitting the big time at every level of play. California just began its first season of flag football as a girl’s high school sport, and the NFL fully embraced it at this year’s Pro Bowl. On Monday, the International
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Buffalo Bills running back Damien Harris is resting at home and “seems to be in good spirits” after being released from hospital, Bills head coach Sean McDermott said on Monday. The 26-year-old was transported off the field in an ambulance after sustaining a neck injury in the second quarter
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Millie Bobby Brown sounds grateful for her time on “Stranger Things” while also not mourning its ending. During an interview with Glamour magazine (which named her Woman of the Year) conducted prior to the actors’ strike, Brown compared her hit Netflix series ending to graduating from high school.
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An appeals court in South Carolina is allowing Alex Murdaugh to ask a judge to throw out his murder convictions and life sentence and get a new trial after his lawyers accused the court clerk in his trial of influencing the jury. The one-paragraph decision Tuesday
Continue ReadingLSU All-American Angel Reese has a new endorsement deal with a major shoe and athletic apparel company. Reebok announced it has signed the Tigers’ star forward as a partner as she prepares to begin her first season since leading LSU to a naitonal title last spring. In an interview published on the company’s website, Reese
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El Ministerio del Interior de España determinó este martes elevar al nivel 4 sobre 5, la alerta antiterrorista en su territorio. En el comunicado difundido se detalla que se trata del “refuerzo de los dispositivos de seguridad sobre determinados puntos especialmente sensibles y el incremento de las medidas antiterroristas
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Ghost stories are getting new life in the upcoming Hulu series “Living for the Dead.” Executive produced by Kristen Stewart and the creators of “Queer Eye,” the show features five LGBTQ+ ghost hunters, each with their own unique talent, traveling the country to investigate the paranormal. According to the
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney attorneys want to question a previous administrator of the Walt Disney World governing district as part of its defense against a lawsuit brought by a board made up of appointees of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Disney attorneys said Monday that they had subpoenaed John Classe.
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Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, Senior Reporter, Crime and Justice (CNN) — Donald Trump was interviewed under oath in New York on Tuesday for a lawsuit related to his time as president and the termination of a Russia investigation-era FBI official. The deposition was conducted by attorneys for the FBI official, Peter Strzok, and former FBI lawyer
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story Lawndale, California (KCAL) — A proposed Metro extension in Lawndale, initially halted after homeowners unearthed a grave marker, faces a new snag thanks to a pipeline and its potential impact on property lines. The project faced steep opposition from neighbors when it was announced and
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Juventus midfielder Nicolò Fagioli has been banned for seven months by the Italian soccer federation for betting violations. Fagioli has agreed to a plea bargain with the FIGC that includes therapy for a gambling addiction. The 22-year-old Fagioli alerted the Italian soccer federation’s prosecutor about the case and has been co-operating with
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) is urging U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to review several key problems she sees with the Oregon Department of Transportation’s process for implementing tolling. Outlining several areas of concern shared by local officials and residents, Chavez-DeRemer’s new letter shines a light on Oregonians’ specific concerns with tolling –
Continue ReadingBy Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — An easyJet flight was canceled and its passengers made to disembark after someone onboard the aircraft apparently defecated on the airplane bathroom floor. The flight on Sunday evening from the Spanish island of Tenerife to London Gatwick had already been delayed by several hours. Aaran Gedhu, a passenger on
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The Carolina Reaper has met its match. Chili Pepper X has captured the spicy record as the world’s hottest, Guinness World Records announced on Monday. The new pepper rates an average of 2.69 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU), according to tests performed by Winthrop University in South Carolina, beating
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – It will be here before you know it: open enrollment for 2024 health insurance. Open enrollment is the primary time of year when people who do not have coverage through a job, Oregon Health Plan, or Medicare can enroll through the Marketplace. OHA says 96 percent of Oregonians have health insurance,
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden has reported partial damage to an undersea telecom cable in the Baltic Sea running to Estonia. Authorities believe it happened at the same time as damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecom cable from Finland to Estonia. Finland has launched an investigation into possible sabotage after reporting the damage to
Continue ReadingBy LOUISA MOLLER Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Mary Saladino is used to risks and uncertainty. Her three-year-old son, Henry, has a rare neurological disease called Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood or AHC which can cause seizures and paralysis that threaten to kill him or damage his brain at any moment.
Continue ReadingBy Abbas Al Lawati and Mohammed Abdelbary, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have descended on the south of the Gaza Strip as a potential Israeli ground operation looms. But where they will go from there is anyone’s guess. The coastal enclave is blockaded by land, air and sea by Israel, which has
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has upheld two earlier rulings that supported the granting of subsidized housing benefits to same-sex couples, in another victory for the city’s LGBTQ+ community. The decision rejected appeals by the Housing Authority of the earlier rulings, which said some of its policies
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