By The Associated Press UCLA find themselves regarded as favorites to play in the conference title game for the first time since 2012. The past two decades of UCLA football is littered with moments where it looked like the program was on the verge of a breakthrough only to stumble. The Bulldogs would love to
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Schools have opened nationwide this fall only to find thousands of students and teachers sickened by COVID-19 in what many officials had hoped would be a year that saw a return to “normal” in-person instruction. Many school districts have faced angry arguments among parents, school board members
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Jalen Hurts won over the city of Philadelphia with one outstanding performance. Now he gets to play in front of a packed stadium at home for the first time. Hurts knows how well he played last week won’t matter. As he says often, “Rent is due every day.”
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s four congressional districts would include two that lean heavily toward Republicans, one that favors Democrats and one that both parties would have a chance at winning under proposed redistricting maps from a nonpartisan agency. The nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency must follow detailed guidelines to
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Three imprisoned Iranian dissidents will be honored next month at Pen America’s annual gala. The literary and human rights organization announced Thursday that writer-filmmaker Baktash Abtin, novelist-journalist Keyvan Bajan and author-critic Reza Khandan Mahabadi are this year’s recipients of the 2021 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police have arrested two people after a St. Louis Blues prospect and another person were robbed on the grounds of the Gateway Arch earlier this week. Police said Thursday the suspects were booked on suspicion of first-degree robbery and two counts of armed criminal action. The suspects, who are
Continue Reading By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Dean Heller will announce a bid for governor of Nevada on Monday, joining a crowded field of Republican hopefuls vying for a chance to unseat Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak in 2022. A party official and person close to the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — “3, 2, 1, listos o no, ¡allá voy!” Los niños corren por el parque, tomando el sol mientras buscan su próximo escondite en la última ronda de las escondidas. Cuando ese tiempo de juego es posible, probablemente sea la mejor parte de su día. Todo eso cuenta como ejercicio para los
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Notre Dame has struggled in two victories and fell four spots in poll after a 32-29 victory over visiting Toledo. Jeff Brohm’s Boilermakers renew their in-state rivalry with the Irish for the first time since 2014. Purdue will be trying to win for the first time in the series since 2007
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Barack Obama is endorsing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Canadian election. It is a rare endorsement of a candidate in a Canadian election by a former American president but the second time Obama has done it. Obama also urged Canadians to re-elect the Liberal leader
Continue Reading By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press LAFAYETTE, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado company is hoping to usher in a new and more environmentally friendly era of mortuary science that includes the natural organic reduction of human remains. On Sept. 7, Colorado became the second state after Washington to allow human body composting, and Oregon will allow
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN Olympic gymnasts McKayla Maroney and Simone Biles ripped the FBI and the Justice Department in Senate testimony Wednesday for how FBI agents mishandled abuse allegations brought against Larry Nassar and then made false statements in the fallout from the botched investigation. “They allowed a child molester to go free for more
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN Olympic gymnasts McKayla Maroney and Simone Biles ripped the FBI and the Justice Department in Senate testimony Wednesday for how FBI agents mishandled abuse allegations brought against Larry Nassar and then made false statements in the fallout from the botched investigation. “They allowed a child molester to go free for more
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN Olympic gymnasts McKayla Maroney and Simone Biles ripped the FBI and the Justice Department in Senate testimony Wednesday for how FBI agents mishandled abuse allegations brought against Larry Nassar and then made false statements in the fallout from the botched investigation. “They allowed a child molester to go free for more
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Quarterback Jameis Winston will look to build on a terrific game in the season opener when the New Orleans Saints visit the division rival Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Winston had five TD passes and no interceptions for a 130.8 rating in Week 1 in a stunning 38-3 win over the Green
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Las formas en que se identifican las personas de América Latina han ido cambiando con el paso del tiempo. Y, además, estas maneras cambian según la ubicación geográfica. De acuerdo con Mark Hugo Lopez, director de raza y etnicidad en el Pew Research Center, la población latina que vive en sus
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Canadian Pacific hopes to complete its $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern railroad before the end of next year. Shareholders of both companies are likely to vote on the deal sometime in December, and then Mexican and American regulators will have to sign off on the combination. Officials from
Continue Reading By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Research suggests vision problems increased among Chinese schoolchildren during pandemic restrictions and online learning. Eye specialists think the same may have happened to many U.S. kids. A report published Thursday echoes results from two earlier Chinese studies. Researchers in China compared data from eye exams given a year apart
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A judge has ruled that the will of the late Prince Philip should remain secret to protect the “dignity” of his widow Queen Elizabeth II, who is Britain’s head of state. Philip died in April at the age of 99 after more than seven decades of marriage to the queen. Wills are
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Who has won the most Ryder Cup points? Who has the most losses? And why was the Ryder Cup interrupted for one day in North Carolina in 1951? These can be found in the ultimate Ryder Cup trivia quiz ahead of the 43rd edition of the matches at Whistling
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