By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer The Big 12 has added four new members. BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston have formally accepted invitations to join the league. The Big 12 has moved quickly after learning it will lose Oklahoma and Texas to the Southeastern Conference no later than July 2025. BYU says all of its
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer The Big 12 has added four new members. BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston have formally accepted invitations to join the league. The Big 12 has moved quickly after learning it will lose Oklahoma and Texas to the Southeastern Conference no later than July 2025. BYU says all of its
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer The Big 12 has added four new members. BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston have formally accepted invitations to join the league. The Big 12 has moved quickly after learning it will lose Oklahoma and Texas to the Southeastern Conference no later than July 2025. BYU says all of its
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer The Big 12 has added four new members. BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston have formally accepted invitations to join the league. The Big 12 has moved quickly after learning it will lose Oklahoma and Texas to the Southeastern Conference no later than July 2025. BYU says all of its
Continue ReadingBy David Baker Click here for updates on this story GLENDALE, Arizona (KPHO) — A Glendale police officer has been charged with three felonies years after body-cam video shows him and other officers using a stun gun on a man 11 times during a traffic stop. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office filed the charges on
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LONDON (AP) — The British government says the country’s most senior police officer will stay in her job for another two years. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick will remain at the helm of the London force until April 2024. Her five-year contract had been due to end next year. The extension comes despite criticism of
Continue ReadingBy David Baker, Spencer Blake Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO) — First responders made a disturbing discovery when they found the bodies of two children on Wednesday at a Phoenix apartment. Fire crews were called out around 6 p.m. to the complex near 13th Street and Mountain View Road, which is
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic is set to be out for 10 days because of a left ankle injury. Pulisic was hurt in the United States’ 4-1 win over Honduras in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel says Pulisic “came yesterday on crutches and we have an ankle injury
Continue Reading By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former child star, Hayley Mills, who starred in films “Pollyanna” and “The Parent Trap,” is reflecting on her childhood and the beginning of her Hollywood career. Her new book “Forever Young: A Memoir” looks back on when Walt Disney came calling and cast Mills in the
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Yahoo has hired away Tinder’s top executive to become its new chief executive officer. Apollo Management Group, which recently bought the ailing search engine for $5 billion, announced Friday that Jim Lanzone will be Yahoo’s new CEO as of September 27. He’s succeeding Guru Gowrappan, who has led Yahoo since
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The National Book Foundation announced Friday that Karen Tei Yamashita has been awarded its medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, a $10,000 honor previously given to Toni Morrison, Robert Caro and Isabel Allende among others. The 70-year-old Yamashita is an author and playwright who
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MONZA, Italy (AP) — Valtteri Bottas has edged out Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton and championship leader Max Verstappen at the Temple of Speed in the return of sprint qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix. Bottas’ final lap saw him beat Hamilton by .096 seconds in a qualifying session that set
Continue Reading By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India is seeking investment from Australia’s defense industry as the two countries discuss ways to bolster defense ties and cooperate on maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region, where China’s military strength and influence have grown. Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said after meeting with visiting Australian
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By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India is seeking investment from Australia’s defense industry as the two countries discuss ways to bolster defense ties and cooperate on maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region, where China’s military strength and influence have grown. Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said after meeting with visiting Australian
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By Tamara Qiblawi and Mostafa Salem, CNN A new government has been formed in crisis-ridden Lebanon, ending a more than year-long power vacuum that began shortly after the August 2020 Beirut port blast. Prime Minister Najib Mikati, a billionaire who has already twice served as premier, will lead a cabinet of ministers that will preside
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Los funcionarios del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Los Ángeles (LAUSD) dijeron que quieren garantizar que los niños asistan a clases presenciales, no virtuales, por lo que votaron para exigir las vacunas contra el covid-19 para todos los estudiantes elegibles en una medida que fue elogiada por el sindicato de maestros y
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A think tanks says the government will likely face an unprecedented default on its debt obligations between mid-October and mid-November, seconding a warning earlier this week from the Treasury. The Bipartisan Policy Center said Friday that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will run out of maneuvering room
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, dijo a los periodistas este viernes que Rusia no asistirá ninguna ceremonia de inauguración de un gobierno liderado por los talibanes en Afganistán. “Rusia no hará parte de ninguna manera”, dijo Peskov. Los Talibanes aún no han anunciado una ceremonia de toma de posesión.
Continue ReadingBy ‘A’ali’i Dukelow Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — To free up bed space, inundated hospitals across Hawai’i have been discharging patients to long-term care facilities — but now, those centers are starting to fill up as well. The head of the Healthcare Association of Hawai’i said it is trying to
Continue ReadingBy Eddie Dowd Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Nurses from the Federal Emergency Management Agency continue to fly into Hawaii to help assist the state’s health care system. The Alohilani Resort reports it’s now housing around 400 of them. This morning dozens of traveling nurses boarded buses in Waikiki to
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