By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A committee charged with representing the interests of tens of thousands of alleged victims of child sex abuse in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy is seeking to terminate the BSA’s exclusive rights to file a reorganization plan so that it can file its own. The
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By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas defensive end Maxx Crosby registered six tackles, two sacks and two tackles for loss in his debut as a team captain in the Raiders’ 33-27 overtime victory over Baltimore. He says he’s already moved on from the victory and his performance and is looking
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Zane Gonzalez will take over kicking duties for the Carolina Panthers when they host the New Orleans Saints this week. The move comes after the Panthers abruptly parted ways with rookie kicker Ryan Santoso after just one game. Gonzalez is a 78% career field goal
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — Lisa Byington is making history as the Milwaukee Bucks’ new play-by-play television broadcaster. The Bucks announced the hiring Wednesday and said Byington is the first woman to work as a full-time television play-by-play announcer for any major men’s professional sports team. Byington replaces Jim Paschke. Paschke retired after 35 seasons as the
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By Delia Gallagher, Tom Foreman and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Pope Francis on Wednesday said bishops debating whether to deny communion to public figures who support abortion rights, such as President Joe Biden, should make their decisions from a “pastoral” viewpoint and not a political one. “The problem is not theological, it’s pastoral,” Francis told reporters
Continue Reading The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert was for years known primarily for rising from political obscurity in rural Illinois to spending eight years in the nation’s third-highest office. Then came a federal indictment in a hush-money case centered on sex abuse allegations. Hastert, then 74, pleaded guilty and was
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar lined up together in the near-perfect attack for Paris Saint-Germain. But they still could not score or deliver a win in the Champions League. It was low-key midfielder Ander Herrera who got PSG’s goal in a 1-1 draw at Belgian
Continue Reading By LES BOWEN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One of the most striking elements about the Philadelphia Eagles’ dominant season-opening victory was how well first-year coach Nick Sirianni catered his offensive concepts to the skill set of quarterback Jalen Hurts. Hurts, always dangerous as a runner, completed just 52% of his passes with a passer
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is putting behind the jitters he experienced during a season-opening dud against Pittsburgh and focusing his attention on playing at Miami this weekend. Allen and the Bills opened the season with a 23-16 loss in which they resembled nothing
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A gay Missouri lawmaker is speaking out against the removal of an LGBTQ history exhibit from the Capitol. Kansas City Democratic Sen. Greg Razer on Wednesday said the action shows that there’s still discrimination against LGBT people in Missouri. The exhibit was only up for a few days before it
Continue Reading By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Most of the intelligence No. 10 Penn State has on its upcoming opponent was compiled long ago by the team’s video production staff. How much it’s worth now is up for debate. Not only will No. 22 Auburn’s visit to Beaver Stadium provide the Nittany
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By Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN Democratic leaders are actively discussing attaching an increase to the national debt limit onto a must-pass spending bill to keep the government open, setting up an end-of-the-month partisan standoff with Republicans on the eve of a key deadline to keep federal agencies operating. What’s still unknown: What will
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By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Public health officials in Los Angeles County will begin requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for patrons and workers at indoor bars, wineries, breweries, lounges and nightclubs next month. The new initiative in the nation’s most populous county begins Oct. 7, with proof of at least one
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Mataron a más de 1.400 delfines este domingo por la noche en las islas danesas Feroe, en lo que los cazadores dijeron que era una caza tradicional. La organización internacional de conservación marina “Sea Shepherd” dice en un comunicado que una superpoblación de 1428 delfines cara blanca del Atlántico fueron acorralados
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By Omar Jimenez, Brad Parks and Ray Sanchez, CNN Minnesota’s highest court on Wednesday vacated former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor’s third-degree murder conviction for the fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk while responding to her 911. The court said there was insufficient evidence to sustain the conviction and ordered that he be sentenced on his
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Octavia Spencer has privately apologized to Britney Spears following a joke she made after the singer announced her engagement to Sam Asghari. “Y’all, a few days ago Sam and Britney announced their engagement and me being me I made a joke,” Spencer wrote in an Instagram post with a photo of
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Knicks head coach David Fizdale has joined his hometown Los Angeles Lakers as the lead assistant coach on Frank Vogel’s staff. The Lakers also hired John Lucas III as an assistant coach and named Roger Sancho their head athletic trainer. Fizdale was the Memphis
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets are expected to get wide receivers Jamison Crowder and Keelan Cole back this week with both possibly able to play in the home opener Sunday against New England after they sat out Week 1. Crowder has been on
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A divided federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of an ACLU lawsuit challenging a portion of the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance of Americans’ international email and phone communications. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the lawsuit must be dismissed
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eric Fisher’s life changed almost as soon he felt the pain in his left foot during the AFC championship game. He agonized about his inability to play in the Super Bowl. After eight seasons in Kansas City, he was released in March as a cost-cutting move
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