SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — Several Northern California high school students have been disciplined after officials learned they posted online photos and videos of a Black baby doll being stomped on and driven over at a football game. The students posted images and videos on an Instagram account where some images were accompanied by racists captions.
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By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN When New Zealand went into lockdown last week over a single Delta case, critics were quick to mock the country’s risk-averse approach. British newspapers didn’t hold back. The Times called New Zealand a “mysterious socialist hermit nation” where the public “languish in a Covid prison,” while The Telegraph slammed a once-welcoming
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By The Associated Press Red Sox infielder Kiké Hernández tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday and will be sidelined indefinitely. Manager Alex Cora said Hernández is experiencing symptoms. He’ll be placed on the COVID-19 list along with second baseman Christian Arroyo, who had close contact with Hernández. Meanwhile, the Phillies placed pitcher Zach Eflin, catcher
Continue ReadingMariana Toro ACTUALIZACIÓN: El huracán Ida toca tierra en la Isla de la Juventud en Cuba (CNN) — La tormenta tropical Ida avanza rápidamente hacia la costa del Golfo y, cuando llegue a la región, podría llevar consigo la fuerza de un huracán. Ida actualmente se agita en el Caribe con vientos de 65 kmh y
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Soft conditions at Caves Valley created another day of low scores at the BMW Championship. Bryson DeChambeau missed a 59 by inches, becoming the second player in two weeks to shot 60 during the FedEx Cup playoffs. DeChambeau leads the tournament at 16 under, but he’s just a shot
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By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday formally announced his plan to raise the wages of federal workers, saying civilian federal employees will see an overall average increase of 2.7% in 2022. The pay increase is on par with what was in the Biden administration’s 2022 budget proposal earlier this year. In a
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Coach Jon Gruden says this year’s lot of draft picks isn’t the only group with something to prove as the Las Vegas Raiders head to San Francisco for their final preseason game Sunday. Gruden says last year’s draft class and this year’s class are “kind of
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Here are the scores from Week 1 of area high school football.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La administración de Joe Biden está tomando nuevas medidas para prevenir los desalojos mientras continúa la pandemia de covid-19, anunciaron el miércoles la Casa Blanca y el Departamento del Tesoro. Las nuevas acciones se anunciaron un día antes de que la Corte Suprema bloqueara la moratoria de desalojo relacionada con covid-19 de
Continue Reading CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Dean Burmester has a one-stroke lead after the second round of the European Masters in the Swiss Alps with five birdies in a 5-under 65. He is at 11-under overall. That’s a shot ahead of England’s Andy Sullivan (66) and Belgium’s Thomas Detry (65). Two-time European Tour winner and overnight leader
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amazon is teaming with payments company Affirm to offer online shoppers a buy-now-pay-later option that does not involve credit cards. San Francisco-based Affirm Holdings Inc. announced Friday that it’s flexible payment service will soon be available on Amazon.com. The news sent Affirm’s stock up more than 35% in after-hours trading. With
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By Alex Marquardt and Jeremy Herb, CNN The US intelligence community reached an inconclusive assessment about the origin of the Covid-19 virus following a 90-day investigation ordered by President Joe Biden, according to an unclassified summary of the probe released publicly on Friday. The intelligence community is still divided about which of the two theories
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las señales de advertencia sobre un pico de contagio de covid-19 han estado en rojo en Florida este otoño. Las hospitalizaciones por coronavirus han aumentado desde noviembre, la tasa de positividad de las pruebas es el doble de lo que era a principios de octubre y el recuento de nuevos
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco have very few questions to settle heading into the Los Angeles Chargers’ preseason finale against the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday night. But determining who will back up quarterback Justin Herbert remains unclear. Chase Daniel will start
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs infielder David Bote has been scratched after he sprained his right ankle during batting practice. Ian Happ was inserted into the fifth spot in the lineup for the Cubs’ game against the crosstown White Sox, playing left field. Matt Duffy moved from third to second, and Patrick Wisdom moved from left
Continue Reading By KELLI KENNEDY and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — One of Florida’s largest health networks is seeing the capacity of its hospital morgues strained amid a spike in seriously ill COVID-19 patients and a backup at funeral homes. While virus-related hospitalizations in the state recently started leveling off, the number of daily
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By Liam Reilly, CNN The school board in Gloucester County, Virginia, has agreed to pay the American Civil Liberties Union $1.3 million in legal fees for representing Gavin Grimm during a legal battle over transgender bathroom rights at school, the ACLU said in a news release. The six-year lawsuit was the result of a “discriminatory
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Siete agentes de la policía del Capitolio de Estados Unidos demandaron al expresidente Donald Trump, a los organizadores del mitin “Stop the Steal” y a miembros de grupos de ultraderecha, acusándolos de difundir mentiras, de utilizar sentimientos de supremacismo blanco para intentar anular las elecciones de 2020 y, en última instancia,
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The family of a 23-year-old Marine from Omaha says he was among the 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. The family of Cpl. Daegan William-Tyeler Page said Friday in a statement that he was part of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines based in
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The family of a 23-year-old Marine from Omaha says he was among the 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. The family of Cpl. Daegan William-Tyeler Page said Friday in a statement that he was part of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines based in
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