DC suspends most of its Metro trains over safety issue
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington’s regional Metro system abruptly pulled more than half its fleet of trains from…
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Browns RB Hunt out weeks with calf injury, Mayfield TBD
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns running back Kareem Hunt will likely miss more than a month with a significant calf injury…
Continue Reading 2 more House Democrats retiring, underscoring 2022 obstacles
By GARY D. ROBERTSON, MARC LEVY and JILL COLVIN Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two longtime Democratic congressmen with a combined six…
Continue ReadingA woman on a SEPTA train was sexually assaulted while other riders failed to intervene, authorities say
By Eric Levenson, CNN A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted on a transit train in Philadelphia last week even as a number of witnesses failed to…
Continue Reading NBA hires Danielle Scott, league’s 6th female full-time ref
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Danielle Scott has become the sixth NBA female referee. The daughter of college basketball officials was…
Continue Reading New hoops league for prep standouts signs deal with Gatorade
ATLANTA (AP) — A startup basketball league with goals of giving high school players another option besides the college route has added Gatorade as…
Continue Reading Chicago police lag in reporting vaccine status in city fight
By SOPHIA TAREEN and DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Roughly 65% of Chicago Police Department employees have complied with a requirement…
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Construction beginning on long-awaited Somerton High School
A new high school for Somerton students is one step closer to becoming a reality for the community.…
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Southern California fire 87% contained, residents go home
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Residents who fled the Alisal Fire west of Santa Barbara have been allowed to return home. All evacuation orders and…
Continue Reading Lawmakers give Amazon ‘final chance’ to clear up testimony
By MATT OTT and MARCY GORDON AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are threatening to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon,…
Continue Reading Rights watchdog faults Malta for abortion, journalist safety
By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A European human rights watchdog is recommending that Malta legalize abortion,…
Continue ReadingCapital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region hit by airstrikes, eyewitness and local forces say
By Bethlehem Feleke, Barbara Arvanitidis and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN The capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region was hit by at least two…
Continue Reading FIFA, Qatar team up with WHO for World Cup health promotion
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA and Qatari organizers of next year’s World Cup have teamed up with the World Health…
Continue Reading FIFA, Qatar team up with WHO for World Cup health promotion
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA and Qatari organizers of next year’s World Cup have teamed up with the World Health…
Continue Reading Gonzaga is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25; UCLA, Kansas next
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga is the preseason No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. The Bulldogs…
Continue Reading Gonzaga is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25; UCLA, Kansas next
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga is the preseason No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. The Bulldogs…
Continue Reading Cam Newton says he’s vaccinated and ready for NFL return
By The Associated Press Cam Newton says he has been vaccinated against contracting COVID-19 and is ready to return to the NFL. The quarterback who…
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Derek Chauvin hires lawyer to represent him on appeal
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derek Chauvin has hired an attorney to represent him as he appeals his murder conviction in the…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin hires lawyer to represent him on appeal
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derek Chauvin has hired an attorney to represent him as he appeals his murder conviction in the…
Continue Reading Soul Train Awards headed to Apollo for the first time
NEW YORK (AP) — “Soul Train” and New York City’s Apollo Theater are icons of Black culture, and this year they’ll be joining up.…
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