Texas Tech clears Shannon to return after rules review
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech has cleared junior Terrence Shannon Jr. to return to play for the Red Raiders after the standout forward was held…
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‘Flashing red’: Belgium tightens rules amid COVID-19 surge
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium has extended the use of facemasks and mandatory remote work in an attempt to contain a new…
Continue Reading Former Kentucky U.S. Rep. Larry Hopkins dies at 88
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Former Kentucky Congressman Larry Hopkins has died. He was 88. Hopkins served as a state lawmaker before representing central…
Continue Reading Chicago-area mayor pleads guilty in red-light camera scheme
CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago mayor has pleaded guilty in federal court to taking a cash bribe from a representative of a red-light camera…
Continue Reading Correction: Election Security-Colorado Searches story
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — In a story published November 17, 2021, about an election security probe, The Associated Press erroneously reported in…
Continue Reading Texas abortion ban stays in force as justices mull outcome
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been more than two weeks since the Supreme Court’s extraordinarily rushed arguments…
Continue ReadingEl inquietante mensaje de las autoridades en Estados Unidos para alertar por los incendios causados por los árboles de navidad
Germán Padinger (CNN) — A medida que se acercan las fiestas y muchos en Estados Unidos están colocando sus árboles de Navidad en la casa, la…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why India has repeated air pollution problems
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — India is experiencing its annual spike in air pollution, which relates in part to the…
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California analyst predicts $31 billion budget surplus
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s independent Legislative Analyst’s Office is forecasting that the state…
Continue ReadingTwo men convicted of killing Malcolm X exonerated
By Sonia Moghe, Brynn Gingras, Ray Sanchez and Lauren del Valle, CNN Two men convicted of the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X were exonerated during…
Continue Reading UN demands that Yemen’s Houthi rebels free detained staffers
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is demanding the release of two U.N. staffers detained earlier this month by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. U.N.…
Continue Reading California’s legislative analyst predicts $31 billion state budget surplus as tax revenues continue to climb
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s legislative analyst predicts $31 billion state budget surplus as tax revenues continue to…
Continue Reading Call to remove Black pastors adds to agony in Arbery’s town
By JEFFREY COLLINS and JAY REEVES Associated Press BRUNSWICK. Ga. (AP) — Race was always going to be at the forefront of the trial of three white…
Continue Reading Bishops OK Communion document, avoid direct rebuff to Biden
By PETER SMITH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. Catholic bishops have overwhelmingly approved a document on Communion that stops short of…
Continue Reading Cards’ Conner, Cowboys’ Lamb among best bets to score
By DORIAN COLBERT RosterWatch It’s difficult to believe we’re already at Week 11, but here we are with all the top contenders to score in hand no…
Continue ReadingManatee deaths in Florida surpass 1,000 in a historically grim year for the species
By Scottie Andrew, CNN More than 1,000 manatees in Florida have died this year, a new report confirmed this week. It’s the highest recorded…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How Julius Jones’ execution was stopped
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Julius Jones’ execution has been halted, four hours before he was scheduled to receive a…
Continue ReadingCierre de Disneyland Hong Kong por sospecha de covid-19
Alexandra Ferguson Hong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kong Disneyland cerró este miércoles y obligó al personal y a los visitantes a someterse a las…
Continue Reading Jan. 6 rioter who carried spear, wore horns, draws 41 months
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of…
Continue Reading Black man stomped by South Carolina officer gets $650K
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina city is paying $650,000 to a Black man who was stomped in the head by a…
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