Giraffe, football star’s namesake, dies in Louisiana zoo
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A young giraffe named for a Louisiana football star has died in a zoo in Baton Rouge. The Baton Rouge zoo says the…
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Giraffe, football star’s namesake, dies in Louisiana zoo
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A young giraffe named for a Louisiana football star has died in a zoo in Baton Rouge. The Baton Rouge zoo says the…
Continue Reading Wentz ready to make new start as Colts host Seahawks
By The Associated Press Carson Wentz spent most of training camp in meetings, studying playbooks and learning the offense through others. On Sunday,…
Continue Reading No. 6 Clemson looks to rebound against SC State
By The Associated Press No. 6 Clemson looks to get its offense cranked up when it plays its opening home game against South Carolina State of the…
Continue Reading Fickell wants focus of No. 7 Bearcats on Murray State
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell wants his players to maintain their focus heading into…
Continue Reading Justice Department to review police force in Columbus, Ohio
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The mayor of Columbus, Ohio, says the U.S. Justice Department…
Continue Reading Farmers restore native grasslands as groundwater disappears
By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press MULESHOE, Texas (AP) — To avoid Dust Bowl conditions, more farmers are restoring native grasslands in areas where…
Continue Reading Bills open against Steelers in matchup of division champs
By The Associated Press The Buffalo Bills prepare to defend winning their first AFC East title since 1995 by opening the season hosting the…
Continue Reading 3rd arrest made in Texas shooting of New Orleans officer
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Police say a third man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of an off-duty New Orleans police…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Florida family massacre followed random encounter
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff says a chance encounter with a former Marine beset by…
Continue Reading EXCERPT: 20 years on, ‘The Falling Man’ is still you and me
By RICHARD DREW Associated Press Twenty years on, Associated Press photographer Richard Drew still gets asked about the “Falling Man” photograph…
Continue Reading No. 5 Texas A&M, Colorado square off for 1st time since ’09
By The Associated Press Former Big 12 adversaries Texas A&M and Colorado are meeting for the first time since 2009. The Aggies, who jumped a spot…
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Ducey: Arizona must push back against Biden vaccine mandate
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says President Joe Biden is overreaching with his new requirement for employees of large businesses to be…
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YCPHD: County continues to see increase in children contracting COVID-19
Public health director Diana Gomez provided a COVID-19 update to the Yuma County Board of Supervisors Wednesday morning. She revealed the county…
Continue Reading Michael Constantine of ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ dies at 94
By The Associated Press Michael Constantine, an Emmy Award-winning character actor who reached worldwide fame playing the Windex bottle-toting father…
Continue Reading Giants and Broncos looking to rebound from poor 2020 seasons
By The Associated Press Getting off to fast starts has not been the norm for the New York Giants and Denver Broncos. Heading into the season opener…
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Pumpkin season is upon us: Why we seem to embrace fall earlier every year
By Leah Asmelash, CNN The week after Labor Day has historically represented the unofficial start of fall, and though most leaves have retained their…
Continue Reading Berhalter gives wake-up call, US eases pressure with win
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Panicking American soccer fans were soothed when the U.S. rallied from a halftime…
Continue Reading US, Mexico restart high-level economic talks after 4 years
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Mexico have restarted high-level economic talks after a four-year pause.…
Continue Reading North Carolina sounds alarm that nearly half of state’s middle and high school Covid-19 clusters tied to sports
By Mallory Simon, CNN Forty-five percent of all Covid-19 clusters in North Carolina’s middle and high schools since July have been among sports…
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