Old, new faces finding production at linebacker for Patriots
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — When the Patriots have been good on defense, it has usually meant they’ve gotten good…
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Senate hopeful Herschel Walker cancels event over swastika
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker has called off a fundraiser in Texas because…
Continue Reading Overwhelmed by illegal pot, Oregon county declares emergency
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A county in southern Oregon says it is so overwhelmed by an increase in the number and size of…
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Overwhelmed by illegal pot, Oregon county declares emergency
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A county in southern Oregon says it is so overwhelmed by an increase in the number and size of…
Continue ReadingA ‘living fossil’ alligator gar is found for the first time in a Kansas river
By Sherry Liang, CNN A creature known as a “living fossil” — the alligator gar — has found its way to Kansas for the first…
Continue Reading Lucky Dog! Pooch trapped in crevice 5 days rescued, unharmed
KERHONKSON, N.Y. (AP) — A dog trapped for five days deep inside a narrow, rocky crevice at a state park north of New York City was rescued…
Continue Reading ‘Radicalized’ veteran gets time served for anti-police bombs
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado Army veteran who pleaded guilty after the FBI found four pipe bombs in his home last…
Continue Reading Mental capacity at issue as Alabama man faces execution date
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges have heard arguments over whether an Alabama inmate had the mental capacity…
Continue Reading Rays P Hess says he’s having chemo for cancerous chest tumor
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays minor league pitcher David Hess says he is starting chemotherapy to treat a cancerous tumor in his…
Continue Reading Wisconsin RB Allen plays with power that belies his youth
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen doesn’t look like a typical 17-year-old. He…
Continue Reading William ‘Bud’ Davis, former university leader, dies at 92
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — William Eugene “Bud” Davis, who was a higher education leader in Idaho, Oregon, New Mexico and Louisiana as well as a…
Continue Reading UN investigator: North Korea kids and elderly risk starving
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. investigator says North Koreans living under strict pandemic restrictions are…
Continue ReadingMan survives, pinned in bed after giant tree crashes through roof
ALTA SIERRA, California (KOVR) — A man is recovering after a terrifying experience — a giant pine tree came crashing through his roof,…
Continue Reading NY moving women, trans inmates from Rikers to state lockups
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly all female and transgender inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex will be temporarily transferred to state…
Continue Reading Steffen in goal as US changes 9 of 11 starters vs Costa Rica
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter shook up his lineup, inserting goalkeeper Zack Steffen among nine changes to the starting 11 for a…
Continue Reading Suit: US enabling LGBTQ discrimination in foster program
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A newly filed lawsuit says the federal government is funding organizations that…
Continue Reading Half empty: Vikings offense dissects post-halftime problems
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota head coach Mike Zimmer gave his offensive staff an early homework assignment…
Continue Reading Top ACC contenders counting on veteran talent in league race
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball race is headlined by contenders…
Continue Reading London calling: Jags try to end skid 4,000 miles from home
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Urban Meyer is undefeated overseas. Meyer was Notre Dame’s receivers coach in 1996…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Dodgers-Giants in NLDS winner-take-all Game 5
By The Associated Press Sooner than many baseball fans wanted, maybe, but the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers will meet in a…
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