Texas utility settles over sky-high energy bills from freeze
By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press The electric utility Griddy Energy has reached a settlement with Texas state officials over crushing electric bills…
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Marine Rylee McCollum, 20, died in the Kabul blast weeks before the birth of his child, family says
CNN By Ralph Ellis, CNN Rylee McCollum’s family in Wyoming wasn’t surprised in the least when he enlisted in the Marines after high…
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Marine Rylee McCollum, 20, died in the Kabul blast weeks before the birth of his child, family says
By Ralph Ellis, CNN Rylee McCollum’s family in Wyoming wasn’t surprised in the least when he enlisted in the Marines after high school.…
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Monmouth gives men’s basketball coach Rice 5-year extension
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Monmouth University men’s basketball coach King Rice has been given a five-year contract extension through the…
Continue Reading Ida topples New Orleans jazz landmark where Armstrong worked
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A storied New Orleans jazz site where a young Louis Armstrong once worked toppled when Ida blew through Louisiana as one of the…
Continue Reading Jets rookie QB Wilson driven to succeed by his ‘process’
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson became a college star and top NFL prospect for all the things…
Continue Reading Report: White child put strap on Black child’s neck at camp
By MARK PRATT Associated Press A civil rights group is calling for reform at a Massachusetts children’s summer camp on the affluent vacation resort…
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Border Patrol rescues lost migrants, including one child
The U.S. Border Patrol rescued six undocumented individuals lost in the Jacumba Mountains in two separate events Monday…
Continue Reading Jesse Jackson’s wife out of ICU, still on oxygen for COVID
CHICAGO (AP) — Family members say the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s wife has been moved from intensive care back into a regular room at the Chicago…
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New Mexico panel considers future of coal-fired power plant
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s largest electric provider wants to transfer its share of a…
Continue Reading New Orleans levees pass Ida’s test while some suburbs flood
By JANET MCCONNAUGHEY, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JEFF AMY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New…
Continue Reading Indians catcher Ramos out for year with torn knee ligaments
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians catcher Wilson Ramos will require season-ending surgery for torn ligaments in his left…
Continue Reading Wentz to sit out as Colts add 3 to COVID-19 list
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have put starting quarterback Carson Wentz, starting center Ryan Kelly and starting receiver Zach Pascal…
Continue Reading Louisiana hospitals hit by storm evacuate dozens of patients
By MELINDA DESLATTE and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana hospitals in Hurricane Ida’s path have been forced to…
Continue Reading SEC won’t allow makeup games for short-handed teams
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Southeastern Conference teams that don’t have enough available players will have to forfeit games this year. The league…
Continue Reading Museum preserves memorial wall for building collapse victims
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Officials with a South Florida museum are collecting the photos, notes and other…
Continue Reading Giants acquire OL Billy Price from Bengals for DL B.J. Hill
By The Associated Press The New York Giants have acquired center Billy Price from the Cincinnati Bengals in a trade for defensive lineman B.J. Hill.…
Continue Reading How Hurricane Ida compares to Hurricane Katrina
CNN By Eric Levenson, CNN Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday, exactly 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the…
Continue ReadingHow Hurricane Ida compares to Hurricane Katrina
By Eric Levenson, CNN Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday, exactly 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the state…
Continue Reading No. 12 Badgers eager to show offense is back vs Penn State
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has plenty of reasons to believe its offense will bounce back from its…
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