Diversity study: NBA has racial-hiring gains in GMs, coaches
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer A diversity report found the NBA continues to lead men’s professional sports in racial and gender hiring…
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Chiefs, Mahomes eye confidence booster in preseason finale
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs’ first-team offense will take the…
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Kentucky man convicted in killing after governor’s pardon
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A man pardoned by Kentucky’s former governor for a 2014 drug robbery killing has been…
Continue Reading Confidence back, Haskins hoping to catch on in Pittsburgh
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former first-round pick Dwayne Haskins appears to have the inside track on landing a job with the…
Continue Reading Letitia Wright injured filming stunt on ‘Black Panther 2’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Black Panther” star Letitia Wright is being treated in a hospital after sustaining minor injuries on the Boston…
Continue Reading Census officials: Fewer gaps in data than initially feared
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The amount of missing information in the 2020 census was less than feared, though it varied by state, the question…
Continue Reading College football kicking off in pandemic all over again
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer The college football season is kicking off in the pandemic for a second consecutive year. Vaccination plans across…
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Small plane makes emergency landing in California field
ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a pilot escaped with minor injuries after a small plane made an emergency landing in a Southern California…
Continue Reading Wisconsin lawmaker with COVID-19 on ventilator, stable
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican state senator from Wisconsin who opposed mask and vaccine mandates and then…
Continue Reading Concern about endangered whales cited in suit over wind farm
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A group of Nantucket residents have filed a federal lawsuit to block the construction of dozens of…
Continue Reading Nashville Freedom Rider Ernest ‘Rip’ Patton dies at 81
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Freedom Rider and civil rights leader Ernest “Rip” Patton has died. He…
Continue Reading Lawsuit: Transgender teen strip-searched at airport
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman is suing the Transportation Security Administration, saying her transgender teenager was ordered to…
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Border Patrol stops convicted child molester from entering U.S.
The U.S. Border Patrol arrested an undocumented person with a prior sexual offense Tuesday…
Continue Reading Feds: $31M trip-and-fall scam used homeless people as pawns
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say they’ve taken down a criminal racket in which corrupt lawyers and…
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Court declines to revive death penalty bid against immigrant
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court declined to revive an effort to seek the death penalty against a Mexican immigrant charged in the 2015…
Continue Reading Pac-12 creates first conference baseball tournament
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 will hold a conference baseball tournament for the first time. The inaugural Pac-12 baseball tournament will be…
Continue Reading Pac-12 creates first conference baseball tournament
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 will hold a conference baseball tournament for the first time. The inaugural Pac-12 baseball tournament will be…
Continue Reading Pac-12 creates first conference baseball tournament
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 will hold a conference baseball tournament for the first time. The inaugural Pac-12 baseball tournament will be…
Continue Reading Rivera hopeful Washington’s big-money additions return soon
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington has been practicing without receiver Curtis Samuel for the balance of training…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats push voting rights bills in Wisconsin
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Senate Democrats are bringing their push for a new federal voting bill to battleground…
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