MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A jury ended its first day of deliberations without a decision in the trial of a North Dakota chiropractor accused of killing four people. Jurors were dismissed late Thursday afternoon at after about three hours of deliberations. They were scheduled to resume discussions Friday morning. Chad Isaak is accused of fatally
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By Nicole Chavez and Harmeet Kaur, CNN The Native American population grew to its largest size in generations after years of fighting for an accurate Census tally. The jump was surprising, experts and advocates say, and much more complicated than the result of successful outreach campaigns. In 2020, the number of people who identified as
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is lashing out at President Joe Biden after he ordered his education secretary to explore possible legal action against states including Iowa that have blocked school mask mandates and other public health measures meant to protect students against COVID-19. Education Secretary
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The ACC has updated its COVID-19 cancellation policies and now will force teams unable to play scheduled games because of a coronavirus-related shortage of players to forfeit. The policy will affect teams in football, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball. The league says that if both teams are unable
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have placed All-Star right-hander Freddy Peralta on the 10-day injured list with inflammation in his throwing shoulder. Peralta’s shoulder trouble caused him to leave his start Wednesday at St. Louis after only two innings. The Brewers recalled left-hander Hoby Milner from Triple-A Nashville and also sent first baseman
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have placed All-Star right-hander Freddy Peralta on the 10-day injured list with inflammation in his throwing shoulder. Peralta’s shoulder trouble caused him to leave his start Wednesday at St. Louis after only two innings. The Brewers recalled left-hander Hoby Milner from Triple-A Nashville and also sent first baseman
Continue Reading STOKE MANDEVILLE, England (AP) — The Paralympic Heritage Flame has been lit in Stoke Mandeville, the village northwest of London that is widely considered the birthplace of the Paralympic Games. The cauldron was lit during a ceremony in the small village in Buckinghamshire, where the Stoke Mandeville Games were first held in 1948 for wheelchair
Continue Reading HONOLULU (AP) — The project director of a new solar telescope in Hawaii hopes scientists will be able to start observations in three months. The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope at the summit of Haleakalā volcano on Maui was supposed to open last fall. But Thomas Rimmele told Hawaii Public Radio COVID-19 travel restrictions set
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Michigan defenseman Owen Power has elected to return to school for his sophomore season rather than make the jump to the NHL after being selected with the No. 1 pick by the Buffalo Sabres in the draft last month. A person with direct knowledge of
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Officials in some Kansas communities are battling a rise in COVID-19 cases by mandating masks for kids, issuing emergency orders and requiring vaccines. The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in Kansas has risen over the past two weeks from 605.14 new cases per day on Aug. 3 to 797.14
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans have signed restricted free agent Josh Hart to a three-year extension worth up to $38 million with $12 million guaranteed. The club announced the signing without providing terms. But a person familiar with the situation provided the length and value of
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer As the Taliban negotiates with senior politicians and government leaders following its lighting-fast takeover of Afghanistan, U.S. social media companies are reckoning with how to deal with a violent extremist group that is poised to rule a country of 40 million people. The last time the Taliban was in
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Facebook anunció este miércoles que había tomado medidas contra los llamados ’12 de la desinformación’ , un mes después de que la Casa Blanca señaló a las doce personas y argumentó que eran responsables de la mayoría de la desinformación sobre el coronavirus. Al hacer el anuncio, Monika Bickert, vicepresidenta de
Continue Reading By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s military says gunmen have ambushed an army convoy, killing at least 15 soldiers. The army announced on its Twitter account that the army vehicles came under attack Thursday in central Mali. A vehicle exploded as it passed the convoy, and intense gunfire followed, according to
Continue Reading By BRIAN HALL Associated Press EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Danielle Hunter’s return from the neck surgery that kept him out all of last season should boost a Minnesota Vikings’ pass rush that slipped to 28th in the league in sacks last year. The physically imposing Hunter still has the look to his teammates of being
Continue Reading The Associated Press Major indexes closed mixed on Wall Street Thursday after another choppy day of trading. The S&P 500 closed slightly higher after wobbling between gains and losses for much of the day. Even though most stocks in the S&P 500 fell, the benchmark index managed to rise thanks largely to gains in several
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Exes Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom get along swimmingly, according to the supermodel. “He’s, like, to me right now, a brother. And most of the time, an annoying brother,” she said Tuesday on the “Moments with Candace Parker” podcast. As for Bloom’s fiancée Katy Perry, she said, “I’m so grateful that
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By Ellie Kaufman, Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The US military has increased the pace of evacuations to help Afghans and US citizens escape Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Thursday, but it is still not filling flights to capacity despite a directive from President Joe Biden that he doesn’t want to see any
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By Ellie Kaufman, Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The US military has increased the pace of evacuations to help Afghans and US citizens escape Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Thursday, but it is still not filling flights to capacity despite a directive from President Joe Biden that he doesn’t want to see any
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story Mid-Michigan, USA (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan dog is undergoing another round of surgery after she was tied up and left in deplorable conditions with no food, water, or shelter. The animal was forced to chew off its own leg to free itself from a
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