Garth Brooks cancels tour dates due to COVID surge
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Garth Brooks is canceling his remaining stadium tour dates in five cities due to rising COVID-19 cases. Brooks…
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Ex-head of Purdue denies responsibility for opioid crisis
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Former Purdue Pharma president and chair Richard Sackler says he, his family and the company do not have any…
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Two overnight shootings in Youngstown, Ohio, leave six wounded and a man and child dead, police say
By Melissa Alonso, CNN The Youngstown Police Department (YPD) in Ohio is investigating two fatal shooting incidents that left a 10-year-old girl and…
Continue Reading New Orleans prosecutors, exonerated man reach $2M settlement
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Local prosecutors have reached a $2 million settlement with a New Orleans man who spent…
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MLB spring training exhibition schedule starts Feb. 25
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s spring training exhibition schedule will start on Feb. 25. That’s when the Boston Red Sox play…
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MLB spring training exhibition schedule starts Feb. 25
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s spring training exhibition schedule will start on Feb. 25. That’s when the Boston Red Sox play…
Continue Reading Juventus signs Italy midfielder Locatelli from Sassuolo
TURIN. Italy (AP) — Juventus has signed Italy midfielder Manuel Locatelli from Sassuolo. The 23-year-old Locatelli joins initially on a two-year…
Continue ReadingBob Dylan Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of singer-songwriter and Nobel laureate Bob Dylan. Personal Birth date: May 24, 1941 Birth…
Continue Reading Women’s British Open raises prize money to record levels
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — The AIG Women’s British Open now has the largest purse in women’s golf. The R&A announced a prize fund…
Continue Reading Cohen criticizes ‘unproductive’ Mets hitters amid slump
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets owner Steven Cohen has criticized his team following its season-worst fifth straight loss, showing a side much like…
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Cohen criticizes ‘unproductive’ Mets hitters amid slump
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets owner Steven Cohen has criticized his team following its season-worst fifth straight loss, showing a side much like…
Continue Reading Disney World tweaks face mask policy, optional for outdoors
Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World is tweaking its face mask policy. Starting Thursday, the theme park resort in Florida will…
Continue Reading Big Florida school districts defy governor over mask mandate
By FREIDA FRISARO and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Hillsborough and Miami-Dade counties have become the third…
Continue Reading Philipsen wins another Vuelta stage, Elissonde grabs lead
ALBACETE, Spain (AP) — Jasper Philipsen has secured his second stage win at this year’s Spanish Vuelta, while Rein Taaramae lost the leader’s…
Continue Reading Belarus blocks another independent news site, raids staff
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarusian authorities have blocked the website of the country’s leading independent news…
Continue Reading Southern California officials declare water supply alert
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A major Southern California water agency has declared a water supply alert for the first time in seven years and is asking…
Continue Reading AP source: Jets OL Alex Lewis retiring from playing football
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the decision says New York Jets guard Alex Lewis is…
Continue Reading ‘I think she’s out,’ deputy says after violent arrest
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press A federal civil rights lawsuit claims a Black woman who pulled off a road to change drivers during a trip with…
Continue Reading ‘I think she’s out,’ deputy says after violent arrest
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press A federal civil rights lawsuit claims a Black woman who pulled off a road to change drivers during a trip with…
Continue Reading 2-time champ Venus Williams receives wild card into US Open
NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time champion Venus Williams will be back at the U.S. Open after being given a wild card into the Grand Slam tournament. The…
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