WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A former Texas County sheriff and his chief deputy have been convicted of forgery after several other charges against them were dropped. Judge John Beger on Thursday found former Chief Deputy Jennifer Tomaszewski guilty of two counts of forgery and former Sheriff James Sigman guilty of one forgery count. The judge
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By WILSON RING Associated Press SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Some of the residents of a long-closed Vermont orphanage want the Catholic Church to pay for therapy as they continue to recover from what they felt was the abuse most of which occurred more than half a century ago. A handful of the members of
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The New York Giants have placed starting left guard Shane Lemieux on the injured reserve list and signed offensive lineman Matt Skura off their practice squad. The Giants made the moves hours before a game against the Washington Football Team at FedExField. Lemieux had been ruled out of the game on Wednesday.
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Jamie Gillan caught hundreds, maybe thousands of snaps during training camp and the preseason. He dropped the first one that counted last week. Gillan failed to catch a snap in the fourth quarter of the opener at Kansas City, and then made matters worse when
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Von Miller is officially back. The Broncos star linebacker celebrated his return to the lineup with a pair of sacks against the Giants last weekend after missing all of 2020 with an ankle injury. His successful return, however, was really sealed Thursday when he
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A prominent cybersecurity lawyer has been charged in the special counsel’s probe of the U.S. government’s investigation into Russian election interference. The lawyer is accused of making a false statement to the FBI. An indictment was handed down Thursday against Michael Sussmann of the Perkins Coie law
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Iowa State finds itself seeking a dominant win, proving an initial ranking at No. 7 in the AP Top 25 was no fluke. The Cyclones managed just 16 points against Northern Iowa in their six-point win in the season-opener before losing to No. 5 Iowa 27-17. If there were ever a
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Iowa State finds itself seeking a dominant win, proving an initial ranking at No. 7 in the AP Top 25 was no fluke. The Cyclones managed just 16 points against Northern Iowa in their six-point win in the season-opener before losing to No. 5 Iowa 27-17. If there were ever a
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) — A quirk in the schedule has 16th-ranked Coastal Carolina in a Buffalo state of mind. Coming off a win over Kansas and Buffalo’s former coach Lance Leipold, the Chanticleers travel to western New York to face his former team, the Mid-American Conference Bulls on Saturday.
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals are feeling pretty good about themselves after a stellar Week 1 performance and rightfully so. Quarterback Kyler Murray was awesome in the 38-13 win over Tennessee Titans. Receiver DeAndre Hopkins was, too. Linebacker Chandler Jones outshined both of them with a jaw-dropping,
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By Tierney Sneed Listeners of the St. Louis talk radio show “Tomorrow’s News Today” were treated Wednesday to live audio of Roger Stone being served with a lawsuit. Stone was just laying out why he thought that former President Donald Trump should run again in 2024 when he interrupted his own train of thought to
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By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Boston is poised to make history in November with two women of color competing for a mayor’s seat that has been won by White men for the last 200 years. City Councilors Michelle Wu, an Asian American, and Annissa Essaibi George, a first-generation American whose father emigrated from Tunisia and
Continue Reading The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Massachusetts is fining MassMutual $4 million after accusing the company of failing to supervise an employee whose online cheerleading of GameStop’s stock helped launch the frenzy that shook Wall Street earlier this year. The settlement announced Thursday by Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin centers on the actions
Continue Reading By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Officials in Washington state are upset that the Biden administration is challenging a state law making it easier for workers who become ill at a former nuclear weapons production site to be compensated. The Supreme Court will likely decide in the next few weeks whether
Continue Reading POINT CLEAR, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur trophy stays with Lara Tennant. She won the title for the third straight time with a 2-and-1 victory over seven-time USGA champion Ellen Port. Tennant, who’s from Portland, Oregon, won in 2018 and 2019. The championship was canceled last year by the pandemic. Next year
Continue Reading POINT CLEAR, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur trophy stays with Lara Tennant. She won the title for the third straight time with a 2-and-1 victory over seven-time USGA champion Ellen Port. Tennant, who’s from Portland, Oregon, won in 2018 and 2019. The championship was canceled last year by the pandemic. Next year
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN A federal judge blocked the Biden administration from expelling migrant families with children apprehended at the US-Mexico border under a public health order, according to a Thursday ruling, marking a major defeat for the administration. In a long-awaited ruling, Judge Emmet Sullivan of the District of Columbia District Court acknowledged that
Continue Reading By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. government must stop using a Trump-era public health order to quickly expel migrants with children who are apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan issued an order Thursday giving the government two weeks to halt a
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By Sarah Dean and Nicolo Ruotolo, CNN The Italian government has approved a decree making it mandatory for all public and private sector workers to show proof of vaccination, a negative test or recent recovery from infection, Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza told a news conference on Thursday. The rule was decided at a cabinet
Continue Reading By Sarah Dean and Nicolo Ruotolo, CNN The Italian government has approved a decree making it mandatory for all public and private sector workers to show proof of vaccination, a negative test or recent recovery from infection, Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza told a news conference on Thursday. The rule was decided at a cabinet
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