By The Associated Press No. 10 Ohio State is experiencing some uncharacteristic struggles. The Buckeyes will look to work out some of the problems Saturday in the Horseshoe against Akron, which comes in as a seven-touchdown underdog. Â After being upset by two-touchdown underdog Oregon in Week 2, Ohio State looked off-kilter again against less-talented Tulsa
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed COVID-19 booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans. The move opens a major new phase in the U.S vaccination drive against the coronavirus. A panel of advisers made the recommendation Thursday and CDC Director
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed COVID-19 booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans. The move opens a major new phase in the U.S vaccination drive against the coronavirus. A panel of advisers made the recommendation Thursday and CDC Director
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway is in need of a boost these days so it has smartly called on one of its most beloved, award-winning stage veterans for help — Audra McDonald. McDonald has been tapped to host the Tony Awards on Sunday. Theater producers hope the telecast can
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Ninth-ranked Clemson visits North Carolina State on Saturday in a key divisional matchup in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers are struggling offensively entering their trip to Raleigh. Clemson has managed 17 points in two games against power-conference opponents this year. That includes just a field goal against No. 2 Georgia
Continue Reading By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A group of politicians and activists who lost to their Kremlin-backed opponents in Russia’s parliamentary election have formed a coalition to contest the results from online voting in the Russian capital. The candidates believe the online voting results were rigged in a way that caused them to
Continue Reading General Motors is investing $300 million in China’s self-driving car company Momenta. GM said Thursday that the investment will speed up the development of next-generation self-driving technologies for its future vehicles in China. The move is also part of a plan GM announced three months ago to invest $35 billion in engineering and capital in
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — The Boston City Council has unanimously approved an ordinance that addresses climate change by requiring all buildings larger than 20,000 square feet to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050. Acting Mayor Kim Janey intends to sign the proposal approved Wednesday. Councilor Matt O’Malley was the driving force behind the measure. O’Malley says the
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — The Boston City Council has unanimously approved an ordinance that addresses climate change by requiring all buildings larger than 20,000 square feet to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050. Acting Mayor Kim Janey intends to sign the proposal approved Wednesday. Councilor Matt O’Malley was the driving force behind the measure. O’Malley says the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Seventh-ranked Texas A&M is going for its 10th win in a row over rival No. 16 Arkansas. The Aggies have won the last nine games in the series since joining the Razorbacks in the Southeastern Conference in 2012. Both teams go into Saturday’s game at the home stadium of the NFL’s
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Las Vegas Raiders return home to take on the Miami Dolphins in search of their first 3-0 start since 2002. The Raiders opened the season with wins over Baltimore and Pittsburgh and could be the first team to open a season with three straight wins against teams that won at
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Prosecutors say three Miami Beach police officers are now facing felony charges related to the rough arrests of two men at a South Beach hotel. The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office had originally charged five officers in August with misdemeanor battery charges. On Thursday, State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced the upgraded charges
Continue ReadingBy Eyewitness News Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK CITY, NY (WABC) — A new internal survey among members of New York City’s biggest teachers union suggests a big “no confidence” vote for Mayor Bill de Blasio and his public school COVID policies. In the United Federation of Teachers poll, 92% of
Continue Reading By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — One of the founders of the Taliban says the hard-line movement will once again carry out punishments like executions and amputations of hands, though perhaps not in public. Mullah Nooruddin Turabi was justice minister and head of the religious police when the Taliban were last in
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has refused to block an order that required Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke and other NFL officials to release financial records if they lose a lawsuit over the Rams’ move from St. Louis. Lawyers for Kroenke, the NFL and five other league executives wanted the court
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Pittsburgh Steelers are dealing with injuries to several high-profile players heading into a visit by Cincinnati. Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger missed practice time during the week with a pectoral injury but is expected to play. The Steelers are also hopeful linebacker T.J. Watt and cornerback Joe Haden will be available.
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By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business A longtime Theranos scientist depicted Elizabeth Holmes as prioritizing a business partnership over the possible well-being of patients in testimony capping off the first full week of witnesses taking the stand in the criminal trial of the disgraced founder. The witness, Surekha Gangakhedkar, a scientist who worked for Theranos
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business British Airways has abandoned plans to launch a low-cost carrier at London’s second biggest airport, Gatwick, blaming pilots for its decision to scrap the new initiative. The reversal comes less than a month after British Airways unveiled plans for a short-haul subsidiary to compete with Ryanair and EasyJet in an
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Fifth-ranked Iowa goes for its 10th straight win since last season when Colorado State visits Kinnick Stadium on Saturday. They’ll also be trying for their second 4-0 start in three years. Iowa’s biggest defensive challenge will be controlling tight end Trey McBride. The NFL first-round draft prospect already has 30 catches
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Fifth-ranked Iowa goes for its 10th straight win since last season when Colorado State visits Kinnick Stadium on Saturday. They’ll also be trying for their second 4-0 start in three years. Iowa’s biggest defensive challenge will be controlling tight end Trey McBride. The NFL first-round draft prospect already has 30 catches
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