By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston College navigated the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as any football team in the country. As the Eagles head into the second season since the coronavirus outbreak, they promise not to relax. BC didn’t have a positive test until the final week
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons plan to sign a quarterback this week after losing backup AJ McCarron to a season-ending knee injury. The Falcons began working out free-agent quarterbacks after Monday’s practice. Coach Arthur Smith says the team could audition more quarterbacks next week. An MRI showed McCarron
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule is playing it safe when it comes to Christian McCaffrey’s playing time in the preseason. Rhule said that while most of the team’s starters will play most of the first half in Carolina’s preseason finale Friday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers, McCaffrey will be “very, very
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it will start farming out its delivery service. It plans to use contract workers, autonomous vehicles and other means to transport rival retailers’ products directly to their customers’ homes as fast as just a few hours. The nation’s largest retailer said it will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. health officials are hopeful the FDA’s approval of the Pfizer “Comirnaty” vaccine will encourage more people to get vaccinated and mandate vaccines. Some local Mid-Missouri universities and hospitals have no plans to mandate employee and student vaccines amid the approval. Universities University leaders told KMIZ they will continue to encourage vaccination
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — Los lÃderes de los principales paÃses aliados de Estados Unidos tienen previsto presionar al presidente Joe Biden para que amplÃe el plazo de retirada de las tropas de Estados Unidos de Afganistán durante una reunión que tendrá lugar el martes por la mañana, según informaron funcionarios familiarizados con el asunto.
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Soroka already went through nine grueling months of rehab after blowing out his right Achilles tendon. Now he’s doing it all again. Soroka is speaking for the first time since getting the shocking news that he re-tore his Achilles. It was a devastating blow to
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican politician who was one of several unsuccessful aspirants for the presidency in the 2018 elections has fled the country, claiming that charges against him are politically motivated. Ricardo Anaya was the candidate for the conservative National Action Party and he said in a social media video that he was
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A seasonal worker helping with the Haywood County fair has been sent to the hospital after part of a ride he was setting up fell on him. Haywood County Deputy Eric Batchelor, who was at the fair grounds Monday
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has honored the 2020 WNBA champions Seattle Storm at the White House. In doing so, he celebrated their success on the court and hailed the four-time title holders for changing lives with their activism. The visit by the Seattle Storm marks the first time
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By Kevin Liptak and Barbara Starr, CNN Leaders from the top foreign allies of the United States are planning to press President Joe Biden to extend the deadline for US troops to withdraw from Afghanistan during a Tuesday morning meeting, officials familiar with the matter said. The virtual gathering of the Group of 7 will be
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By Kevin Liptak and Barbara Starr, CNN Leaders from the top foreign allies of the United States are planning to press President Joe Biden to extend the deadline for US troops to withdraw from Afghanistan during a Tuesday morning meeting, officials familiar with the matter said. The virtual gathering of the Group of 7 will be
Continue Reading WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Starting quarterback Carson Wentz, All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson and center Ryan Kelly all returned to Indianapolis Colts practice Monday after each missed roughly three weeks. It’s still unclear whether any — or potentially all three — will start the Sept. 12 season opener against Seattle. Wentz and Nelson had been out
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers lost two depth players on defense to injuries that could impact their decisions as they prepare to cut down the roster before the regular season. Defensive tackle Maurice Hurst suffered a high ankle sprain and linebacker Mychal Kendricks came
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The stepbrother of a Council Bluffs woman who was killed in 1999 has been found not guilty in her death. Matt Kennedy, 52, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 22-year-old Kimberly M. Ratliff, who was found dead with a slit throat on Jan. 12, 1999, in Council Bluffs. Kennedy was arrested in
Continue Reading MATHER, Calif. (AP) — More than 13,500 firefighters are working to contain a dozen large California wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to flee. The head of the California Office of Emergency services said Monday that after an extensive review of fire damage, Gov. Gavin Newsom has requested a
Continue Reading By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A psychiatrist has recommended that a mentally ill Danish man accused of starting a Colorado wildfire that burned 149 homes should be forcibly medicated. The finding of the doctor at the state mental hospital was revealed Monday during a court hearing for Jesper Joergensen. It could pave
Continue Reading ISABELLA, Minn. (AP) — Authorities have ordered more evacuations near a quickly spreading wildfire that’s one of several burning in northeastern Minnesota. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office says Monday’s evacuations were happening near Grouse Lake and Mitewan Lake because of the growing Greenwood Lake fire, about 15 miles southwest of the town of Isabella in
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By Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Whitney Wild, CNN The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot is poised to send notices to various telecommunications companies requesting that they preserve the phone records of several people, including members of Congress, multiple sources tell CNN. Preserving communications records is the first step
Continue Reading By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Civil rights leaders are warning that attempts to ban critical race theory in Missouri schools could scare educators away from teaching about the Holocaust. Rabbis, teachers and others on Monday cautioned Missouri lawmakers about putting limits on how educators teach about race. The GOP-led Legislature is
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