Welcome to CONCACAF: Bumpy fields, showering at hotel
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Bumpy field, outdated stadiums. They are part of playing on the road in CONCACAF,…
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Zambia’s parliament elects first female speaker amid changes
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zambia’s parliament has elected its first female speaker, days after new President…
Continue Reading Giants to retire Hall of Famer Strahan’s jersey in November
By The Associated Press The New York Giants are going to retire the No. 92 jersey of Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan this season. The…
Continue Reading One of Iraq’s most influential Shiite clerics dies at 85
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Mohammed Saeed al-Hakim, one of Iraq’s most senior and influential Muslim Shiite clerics,…
Continue Reading White House urged to shutter privately run Kansas prison
By ROXANA HEGEMAN and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Civil rights advocates and federal public defenders have…
Continue Reading Parkland school shooting suspect can’t be called ‘animal’
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge says a former student accused of murdering 17 people at a Florida high…
Continue ReadingPassenger accused of punching Southwest flight attendant faces federal charges
By Gregory Wallace, CNN The passenger accused of punching a Southwest Airlines flight attendant and breaking three of her teeth on a May flight now…
Continue Reading NC appeals court stops for now voting restoration for felons
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court has blocked an order that had allowed well over 50,000…
Continue Reading Cubs’ Ross, Hoyer test positive for COVID-19; Green ejected
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs manager David Ross and president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer have tested positive…
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Maine Guard soldier accused of sexually abusing colleague
BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) — A Maine National Guard soldier has been charged with sexually abusing a colleague while serving on the southern border.…
Continue Reading Emmett Till marker in Mississippi toppled but not vandalized
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An Emmett Till historical marker in Mississippi will be repaired after being knocked…
Continue Reading Bills look to take control again in young, new-look AFC East
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills stormed to the top of the AFC East and kept going last…
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Arizona Western College adds 24/7 hotline to support students’ mental health
The Arizona Western College (AWC) announced Wednesday that it has added a hotline offering students free and immediate access to mental health…
Continue Reading Florida school mask debate headed for appeals court battle
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The battle over mask requirements in Florida schools is headed for a new legal…
Continue Reading SOLHEIM CUP ’21: Capsules of the European players
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A capsule look at the 12 players on the European team for the Solheim Cup. The matches start Saturday at Inverness Club. Europe…
Continue Reading Former pilot gets life sentence in killing of 3 neighbors
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general said a former Army major accused of killing three neighbors to eliminate a witness in a…
Continue Reading Cort Nielsen takes 3rd win at Vuelta, Roglic keeps lead
MONFORTE DE LEMOS, Spain (AP) — Magnus Cort Nielsen has won his third stage of the Spanish Vuelta after winning a bunch sprint on stage 19. The…
Continue Reading Derrick Henry poised to run into more NFL history in 2021
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Derrick Henry is a man of few words, preferring to work hard with a…
Continue Reading NHL reaches agreement to send players to Olympics in Beijing
By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers NHL players are going back to the Olympics. The league has reached an agreement with the…
Continue Reading‘Conditions became unacceptable’ at hurricane shelter where 4 nursing home residents died, police chief says
WDSU, FAMILY PHOTOS, CNN By Keith Allen and Dave Alsup, CNN Authorities are investigating the deaths of four nursing home patients in Louisiana after…
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