By Dyuce Woodson Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Winning a state title is difficult and the one team that doesn’t need to be reminded of that fact is the Mercy Academy Jaguars volleyball team. “As the back of our shirt says, ‘unfinished business’ we’re here,” Mercy senior setter Ella
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By Arlette Saenz, CNN The US government is buying more doses of monoclonal antibody treatments for Covid-19, and the Biden administration is taking over distribution in order to avoid shortages of the key therapeutics. The moves come as demand for monoclonal antibodies has increased as cases surged due to spread of the Delta variant and
Continue ReadingBy Matt Flener Click here for updates on this story KEARNEY, Missouri (KMBC) — Ethan Byrne on Friday tied his shirt to his head after a dare Friday night. He jumped the fence to leave the student section and made a dash across the middle of the football field as the Kearney football team trailed
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Ozaki Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Nebraska’s prison system is facing a “dire staffing situation” as vacancies reach record numbers within the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. A new report released Tuesday by Nebraska’s Inspector General of Corrections Doug Koebernick indicates that the staffing crisis he has
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By COLLEEN LONG and ANDREW DEMILLO Associated Press Religious objections were once used only sparingly around the country to get exempted from various required vaccines. But they are becoming a much more widely used loophole against the COVID-19 shot. About 2,600 Los Angeles Police Department employees are citing religious objections to try to get out
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Fiji estará lista para recibir de nuevo a los turistas a finales de 2021. En un principio, la nación isleña tenÃa previsto reabrir sus fronteras a los turistas en diciembre, pero esa fecha podrÃa adelantarse mientras continúa el programa de vacunación del paÃs. Brent Hill, CEO de Tourism Fiji, el organismo
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof that a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective. It’s the first public step toward deciding which Americans may get an extra dose and when. The Food and Drug Administration on
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is divided over the mandate of the U.N. political mission in Libya less than four months before the country is scheduled to hold critical presidential and parliamentary elections. The vote is aimed at reuniting the divided oil-rich North African nation after
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By Betsy Klein, Oren Liebermann and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden said Wednesday he has “great confidence” in Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley’s leadership after being asked about assertions leveled in a new book about Milley’s actions in the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Mollenbeck Click here for updates on this story LUCAS, Iowa (KCCI) — A couple in Lucas says the daily siren that blares right across the street from their home has led to emotional turmoil and physical illness. Phillip and Leslie Bago bought their home on Division Street in 2002. Sometime later, the warning
Continue ReadingBy John Hawks Click here for updates on this story LUDLOW, Vermont (WPTZ) — There was a special dedication Tuesday in memory of the first Vermont man known to die from COVID-19. In Ludlow, a clock was dedicated to Bob Kirkbride, who was 93 years old when he died of the disease in March 2020.
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By Sarah Dean and Ingrid Formanek, CNN Hundreds of people protested in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar Tuesday, against what they say are Taliban orders for citizens to leave their homes on the eve of winter. Protesters marched in front of the governor’s office in the city after 3,500 people living in a government-owned
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BROOKLINE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Massachusetts town is just one step away from closing the book on an 11-year legal battle with a former firefighter who said he faced a racist work environment. Brookline’s Select Board announced Tuesday an $11 million settlement agreement with Gerald
Continue ReadingBy Hope Miller Click here for updates on this story OLYMPIC VALLEY, California (KCRA) — A well-known Lake Tahoe area ski resort has changed its name, removing derogatory language from the 70-year-old resort’s name. Formerly Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, the resort has been renamed Palisades Tahoe, according to a social media post. The original name
Continue ReadingBy Sasha Lenninger and Vince Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — A suspected robber is dead after attempting to rob a business in southeast Albuquerque Tuesday morning, according to the Albuquerque Police Department. Around 5:20 a.m., officers were called to a shooting at a Subway at 1306 Gibson
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Federal officials have approved a plan that calls for cutting nontribal salmon fishing along the West Coast when the fish are needed to help the Northwest’s endangered killer whales. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries adopted the plan Tuesday as recommended by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. It calls for restricting commercial
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is not ready to play following knee surgery and won’t make his debut Sunday against Houston. Coach Kevin Stefanski ruled Beckham out Tuesday, saying he will practice this week, but will sit out against the Texans. Beckham, who
Continue Reading MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have waived center Marc Gasol days after acquiring his rights in a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Grizzlies announced the move Wednesday. They acquired Gasol from the Lakers along with a 2024 second round draft pick and cash for the draft rights to center Wang Zhelin.
Continue Reading By GLENN GAMBOA and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers Candid, a leading philanthropy research organization, told The Associated Press that it broadened its definition of racial equity to better reflect the intent of contributors and to help foster additional donations. It now defines racial equity donations as “grantmaking explicitly awarded to benefit people of color
Continue Reading By GLENN GAMBOA and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers Candid, a leading philanthropy research organization, told The Associated Press that it broadened its definition of racial equity to better reflect the intent of contributors and to help foster additional donations. It now defines racial equity donations as “grantmaking explicitly awarded to benefit people of color
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