By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that the Seattle Mariners will host baseball’s 2023 All-Star Game at T-Mobile Park. The team announced a news conference for Thursday at Seattle’s Space Needle with baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred. The person, speaking on condition
Continue ReadingBy Christine Stanwood Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-1 Monday to recommend death row inmate Julius Jones for commutation. Jones was convicted for the 1999 murder of 45-year-old Edmond businessman Paul Howell. Monday’s decision brought high emotions from Jones’ supporters and Howell’s
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ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Voters in the fast-growing suburb of Ankeny elected Republican Mike Bousselot to the Iowa House, filling a seat left vacant after the incumbent died in July. Bousselot on Tuesday beat Democrat Andrea Phillips by 51.5% to 48.3% for the House District 37 seat that was previously held by Republican Rep. John
Continue ReadingBy Haley Harrison and Bianca Beltrán Click here for updates on this story OLATHE, Kansas (KMBC) — Kim and Carolyn Burnett remember their son as “an all-around good guy” and someone who had a passion for sports. Chris Burnett coached football for Olathe East High School and the Kansas City Glory, an all-female team. “All
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Reinwald Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Milwaukee police are investigating a shooting in a Walmart checkout line. Police responded to the store near North 103rd Street and West Silver Spring Drive shortly before 7 p.m. Monday. According to witnesses, three men were arguing over their place in line
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By Omar Jimenez and Brad Parks, CNN Four former Minneapolis police officers pleaded not guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges they violated George Floyd’s civil rights during his arrest when he was killed in May 2020. The former officers — Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane — were arraigned before
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez and Brad Parks, CNN Four former Minneapolis police officers pleaded not guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges they violated George Floyd’s civil rights during his arrest when he was killed in May 2020. The former officers — Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane — were arraigned before
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UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked New York state from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of health care workers sued, saying their Constitutional rights were violated. Judge David Hurd in Utica issued the order Tuesday after 17 health professionals, including doctors and nurses, claimed the vaccine mandate
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UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked New York state from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of health care workers sued, saying their Constitutional rights were violated. Judge David Hurd in Utica issued the order Tuesday after 17 health professionals, including doctors and nurses, claimed the vaccine mandate
Continue Reading By WILSON RING Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont has become the latest state to sue some of the country’s top fossil fuel companies by alleging they misled the public about the impact their products have on climate change. Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan said Tuesday his office had filed a consumer protection lawsuit
Continue Reading NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Ajax must change its popular Bob Marley-themed shirts in Champions League games. UEFA says the three little birds motif breaks equipment rules. The Netherlands champion received wide praise and a rush of sales in the offseason for launching a black change uniform with small red, yellow and green birds on the
Continue ReadingBy Gail Paschall-Brown Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — “I don’t know what it’s like to wake up without him and I have for the last 8 days. I miss holding his hands,” Selene Colon told WESH 2 News. Colon’s husband Joey, affectionately known as “Big Joe,” is recovering
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, CATHY BUSSEWITZ and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press COVID-19 deaths and cases in the U.S. have climbed to levels not seen seen since last winter, wiping out months of progress and potentially bolstering President Joe Biden’s argument for sweeping new vaccination requirements. The U.S. is averaging over 1,800 COVID-19 deaths and 170,000 new
Continue ReadingBy Graham Cawthon Click here for updates on this story LOCUST GROVE, Georgia (WJCL) — The head custodian at a Georgia elementary school can now drive to work instead of having to walk. And it’s all thanks to his co-workers. Staff at Unity Grove Elementary School in Locust Grove recently came together to raise money
Continue Reading SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Sequoia National Park has been shut down and its namesake gigantic trees could be in danger as forest fires burn in steep terrain across California’s Sierra Nevada. The combined size of two fires has grown to more than nine square miles since they were ignited by lightning last week.
Continue Reading By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A defense attorney for a Tennessee state senator charged with stealing $600,000 in federal grant money from a health care school she operated says she did not use government funds to pay for personal expenses. Katrina Robinson’s lawyer said during opening statements of her trial Tuesday
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA enters the final week of the regular season with many playoff positions still to be decided as well as the final postseason berth. There is also the other end of the spectrum, the chase for the best odds at winning the draft lottery.
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By Ivana Kottasová and Anna Chernova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin is quarantining after several people in his inner circle tested positive for Covid-19, the Kremlin said Tuesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin has tested negative for coronavirus and is “absolutely healthy.” Peskov told journalists in a conference call that as “several people” in
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By Lauren Lee, CNN Hurricane Ida made landfall on August 29 near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph, the National Hurricane Center says. Ida’s arrival came on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and was described by Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards as “one of the
Continue Reading By MARIO LOBÃO Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A project to give children in poor neighborhoods a shot at going to the movies has resumed in Rio de Janeiro now that the pace of new cases and deaths from COVID-19 has ebbed. Some 200 children in the Vila Cruzeiro favela lined up to
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