By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs’ first-team offense will take the field for at least the first half of their preseason finale against the Minnesota Vikings on Friday night. Mahomes only threw two passes in their preseason opener in San
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By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A man pardoned by Kentucky’s former governor for a 2014 drug robbery killing has been convicted for the same slaying in federal court after a two-week trial. Federal prosecutors brought charges against Patrick Baker after he was released from prison when former Gov. Matt Bevin pardoned
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former first-round pick Dwayne Haskins appears to have the inside track on landing a job with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The quarterback will get the start for Pittsburgh in the Steelers’ preseason finale against Carolina. Haskins signed with Pittsburgh in January shortly after being cut by Washington.
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The amount of missing information in the 2020 census was less than feared, though it varied by state, the question asked and the mode in which U.S. residents answered the census form. Census Bureau officials said Wednesday that, overall, the percent of U.S. households that didn’t provide answers about their
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By Saleem Mehsud, Kara Fox, Natalie Croker and Henrik Pettersson and Tim Lister, CNN The Taliban‘s leadership structure has long been a mystery, with little known about how it works beyond the group’s most influential figures. After seizing control of Afghanistan, the Taliban are moving to form a new government, with pledges of inclusivity and
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer The college football season is kicking off in the pandemic for a second consecutive year. Vaccination plans across the country are shaped by governors and legislatures, medical officials and university leaders. They are likely to change from week to week. Politics and policy are certain to collide. Millions of
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Honduras este domingo elecciones generales en las que se elegirá al presidente que sucederá a Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado, del Partido Nacional, quien ganó los comicios en 2013 y fue reelegido en 2017. También se renovarán cargos legislativos y municipales. El 14 de marzo se realizaron las elecciones primarias
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Ozaki Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A recruiting campaign to attract more nurses to state-run facilities is drawing heat from health professionals and one state senator. The ads offer hiring bonuses and tout that COVID-19 vaccinations are not required. One of the facilities hiring is the Eastern
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican state senator from Wisconsin who opposed mask and vaccine mandates and then developed pneumonia after testing positive for COVID-19 is in stable condition after being placed on a ventilator. State Sen. Andre Jacque tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month and was hospitalized Aug.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Se estima que 6.500 personas esperaban vuelos de evacuación dentro del aeropuerto de Kabul el martes por la mañana, dijo a CNN una fuente cercana a la situación, mientras los lÃderes del G7 se preparaban para reunirse en una cumbre de emergencia con el fin de discutir la fecha lÃmite del 31
Continue Reading By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A group of Nantucket residents have filed a federal lawsuit to block the construction of dozens of wind turbines off the coast of the Massachusetts island resort. ACK Residents Against Turbines say Vineyard Wind’s proposed project 14 miles south of Nantucket poses a risk to the endangered
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By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A group of Nantucket residents have filed a federal lawsuit to block the construction of dozens of wind turbines off the coast of the Massachusetts island resort. ACK Residents Against Turbines say Vineyard Wind’s proposed project 14 miles south of Nantucket poses a risk to the endangered
Continue ReadingBy Kelsi Thorud Click here for updates on this story CLERMONT, Florida (WESH) — “It’s a really bad situation. It shouldn’t happen,” Ralph Boyd said. Boyd is worried about his wife, telling WESH 2 News: “She’s been in the hallway in the Emergency division since last night.” Ralph says his wife has non-COVID-19-related pneumonia and
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — The first-degree murder trial of a Cedar Rapids man charged in the fatal beating of his mother last year has been postponed until next year. The Gazette reports that trial for 51-year-old George Deason had been set for November, but lawyers on both sides asked for more time to prepare.
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La semana pasada, el número de casos de covid-19 en niños en EE.UU. alcanzó niveles no vistos desde la oleada de invierno. Y con la vuelta a la escuela, la variante delta en aumento y la proximidad del invierno, a las autoridades sanitarias les preocupa que pueda empeorar. Tras un
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By Ariana Jaso Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — The Salinas Union High School District held a board meeting Tuesday night, focusing on a racist act at Salinas High School. The incident happened on Friday at a jamboree event, involving a Black doll that students stomped on, drove over, brutalized
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Three Chick-fil-A locations in Alabama and one in Georgia have closed their dining rooms, citing challenges in hiring the workers they need. One of these, in Calera, Alabama, has also stopped curbside delivery and is limiting its catering ordering. Another, in Madison, Alabama, said it would stop curbside and mobile
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business The campaign arm of House Republicans launched an ad blitz Wednesday that blames Democrats for rising prices on back-to-school supplies. The National Republican Congressional Committee ads are part of a six-figure campaign that seeks to link anger over inflation with the bold policy agenda of Democrats. The back-to-school ads, first
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By Stephanie Muñiz Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Since the start of the school year teachers and parents have expressed their concerns over the air conditioners at schools being broken, now two weeks into the school year this is still the same concern. The president of the Albuquerque
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Michelle Icard es la autora de “Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen”, una guÃa para mantener conversaciones esenciales con los jóvenes adolescentes. Es autora, conferencista y educadora de padres. (CNN) — Tus hijos adolescentes solÃan pensar que eras divertido. E interesante. Y útil. Incluso te pedÃan consejo o ayuda para resolver
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