NCAA: Staff threatened after Oklahoma St. penalties upheld
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer The NCAA said some staff members have received threatening and offensive messages since Oklahoma State basketball…
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German leader Merkel says people have duty to get vaccinated
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says people have a duty to get vaccinated against the…
Continue Reading Blinken headed to Africa to address various crises
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Africa next week as the Biden administration…
Continue Reading Tech disputes at Rittenhouse trial not new issue for courts
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The late stages of Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial in the shooting of three men highlighted the…
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Fired Senate staffer awarded millions in discrimination suit
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A jury has awarded $2.75 million to an Arizona legislative staffer who said she was fired…
Continue Reading Fired Senate staffer awarded millions in discrimination suit
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A jury has awarded $2.75 million to an Arizona legislative staffer who said she was fired…
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Salvation Army’s “angel trees” to hit department stores in Yuma County
A local program in Yuma County is aimed at putting smiles on the faces of hundreds of local…
Continue Reading Seahawks’ Wilson hoping to return against Packers
By CURTIS CRABTREE Associated Press RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson said he’s ready to return this week after…
Continue Reading No. 17 Houston a heavy favorite at Temple
By The Associated Press No. 17 Houston visits Temple on Saturday. The Cougars can win their ninth straight game and clinch a berth in the American…
Continue Reading S. Dakota holds off Air Force with 59-53 season-opening win
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Kruz Perrott-Hunt scored 14 points and Hunter Goodrick added 12 points and eight rebounds to help lead South Dakota to a…
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County in Oregon seeking $7 million to tackle illegal pot
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Officials in Jackson County in southwest Oregon plan to ask the state for more than $7.2 million to help crack down on the…
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Sunrise Optimists rally support for childhood cancer awareness
Our community has rallied behind Team Kate in the past, now the mother of that group’s namesake has started a new venture, and this weekend you can…
Continue Reading McDonald’s CEO faces growing criticism after gun victim text
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The CEO of McDonald’s is facing increasing criticism, including calls for resignation, following…
Continue Reading 4 tied for lead in suspended 1st round of Houston Open
HOUSTON (AP) — Marc Leishman, Russell Henley, Talor Gooch and Luke List shared the lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the Houston Open,…
Continue Reading Venezuela judge grants appeal hearing to jailed US oil execs
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six U.S. oil executives detained in Venezuela for four years on corruption charges have…
Continue ReadingDeadly crowd surges have happened for decades. Safety standards exist, but they’re not required nationwide
By Holly Yan, CNN Paul Wertheimer has spent four decades trying to help prevent deadly crowd surges since a disaster at a concert by The Who changed…
Continue Reading Prescott, Burrow among NFL’s top comeback candidates in 2021
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer Those Dallas fans who didn’t make an early beeline for the exits when the heavily favored Cowboys…
Continue ReadingBukele ordena reforzar presencia de policías y soldados y tras 24 horas dice que ha logrado reducir alza en la violencia
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — En El Salvador, el presidente Nayib Bukele dijo este jueves que el refuerzo de la presencia de…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation: No COVID-related deaths 26th time in 42 days
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported 103 more COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the 26th time in the past 42…
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Police seize $2.2M worth of pot after U-Haul truck stopped
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Police say they seized about $2.2 million in marijuana found stuffed in plastic bags in a U-Haul truck on Interstate 5 near…
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