Former South Carolina, Jets RB Kevin Long dies at 69
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Kevin Long, who played running back at South Carolina before getting drafted by the New York Jets, has died at age 69. The…
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Laura Loomer, who promoted a 9/11 conspiracy theory, joins Trump for ceremonies marking the attacks
Right-wing activist and influencer Laura Loomer has joined Republican nominee Donald Trump in New York and Pennsylvania as he commemorated the…
Continue ReadingSouthern Baptist trustees back agency president but warn against needless controversy
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Less than two months after the Southern Baptists’ policy arm issued an embarrassing retraction of an…
Continue ReadingPrivate power companies in Puerto Rico are under scrutiny as officials demand fewer outages
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two private power companies in Puerto Rico have come under scrutiny while presenting plans to…
Continue ReadingThe Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a case on the future of the state’s elections leader
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says it would hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the state’s top…
Continue ReadingAlgeria election results are being questioned by the opposition candidates and the president himself
Associated Press Algerians expected an uneventful election that would bestow President Abdelmadjid Tebboune a second term. Instead, they got the…
Continue ReadingCanadian envoy in Cyprus to draw on its experience accommodating needs of women migrants and minors
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Canada’s envoy on women, peace and security says her country is drawing on Cyprus’ experience of…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about fracking, false claims and other climate issues mentioned during the debate
Associated Press Amid a barrage of climate-infused weather disasters such as flooding and hurricanes, along with the shattering of heat…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina lawmakers approve more voucher funds and order sheriffs to aid federal agents
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature has passed of a supplemental spending bill that does away…
Continue ReadingChile’s leftist president vows to seek repeal of dictatorship-era amnesty law
Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s left-wing president President Gabriel Boric has promised to push for the repeal of an iron-clad…
Continue ReadingFearless Fund drops grant program for Black women business owners in lawsuit settlement
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A venture capital firm has closed a grant program for Black women business owners as part of a settlement with a…
Continue ReadingCanada’s Conservative leader says his party plans no-confidence motion against Trudeau’s government
Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says his party plans to put forward a…
Continue ReadingTennessee senator and ambassador to China Jim Sasser has died
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jim Sasser, who served 18 years in the U.S. Senate and six years as ambassador to China, has died. He was 87. The Democrat…
Continue ReadingFor Harris and Trump, facial expressions did much of the talking during presidential debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump said as much with their faces as they did with their words during Tuesday’s debate. With…
Continue ReadingOmaha school shooting began with a fight between 2 boys, court documents say
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Court documents say the shooting that critically injured a 15-year-old at an Omaha high school began with a…
Continue ReadingDA who oversaw abandoned prosecution of Colorado man in wife’s death should be disbarred, panel says
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — State regulators have ruled that a district attorney who brought charges that were ultimately dismissed against a…
Continue ReadingAn Ohio city reshaped by Haitian immigrants lands in an unwelcome spotlight
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Many cities have been reshaped by immigrants in the last few years without attracting much notice. Not…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina’s public universities cut 59 positions as part of a massive DEI overhaul this summer
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Newly released reports from North Carolina’s public university system to prove compliance with a new…
Continue ReadingRemains found in car in Illinois river identified as 2 men who vanished in 1976, coroner says
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say DNA testing on skeletal remains found in a car pulled this year from an Illinois river confirmed they are…
Continue ReadingCampbell wants to say goodbye to the ‘soup’ in its name. It isn’t the first to make such a change
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Campbell is ready to drop the soup — at least from its official name. Campbell Soup Co. announced its…
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