By Mitchell McCluskey and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN Brazilian football hero Pele underwent surgery to remove a tumor from his right colon last Saturday, he announced on social media on Monday. The news of the surgery follows Pele’s denial of reports that he had fainted last week, when he said that he was in good health
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By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have locked up another key player for next season, announcing a $20 million, one-year deal for pitcher Charlie Morton. The contract includes a $20 million club option for 2023 with no buyout. The 37-year-old right-hander has gone 13-5 with a 3.47 ERA for
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By Jaide Garcia and Jonny Hallam, CNN The Taliban murdered a pregnant policewoman in front of her family on Saturday night, according to her son. Her death, in the central Afghanistan province of Ghor, adds to mounting concerns about the repression of women under the Taliban’s rule. The victim’s full name was Negar Masoomi, her
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say stand-up comedian Fuquan Johnson was among three people who died of a suspected overdose at a Los Angeles party. Police say three people were declared dead at the scene in the Venice neighborhood Saturday and a fourth was taken to a hospital in critical condition. The LA County coroner’s
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTN, Texas (AP) — Hudson Card did everything Texas hoped he would in his first career start at quarterback for the Longhorns. He passed and ran well in a comfortable home victory over Louisiana-Lafayette. Going on the road to Arkansas could be much harder to do. A hostile, sellout
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback Trey Lance showed signs of progress in returning from a finger injury but there are still questions about whether he will be able to play in the season opener. Lance no longer needed a splint on the index
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — After a couple setbacks, Browns rookie Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah says he’s ready for his first NFL game. He’d better be. Cleveland will open the season Sunday against the two-time defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs, who eliminated the Browns in last year’s playoffs. The second-round pick
Continue Reading By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, is about to be taken down as a symbol of racial injustice. Wednesday’s planned removal comes more than 130 years after the monument was erected to honor the South’s top military commander in the
Continue ReadingBy KTBS Staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A mother and her two children were caught in the crossfire of Saturday night’s shootout in Shreveport. Zuniga McGee says she was driving her kids home around 10:30 p.m. when she heard gunshots. Frightened and unsure what to do, she drove
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic has extended his pursuit of the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969 by beating the last U.S. singles player at the U.S. Open. Djokovic’s 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory over 20-year-old Californian Jenson Brooksby on Monday night means there are
Continue ReadingBy Chuck Morris Click here for updates on this story LINDEN, Tennessee (WSMV) — A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a suspect who has stolen HVAC units from two Perry County churches. The HVAC units were taken from Mount Auburn United Methodist Church on Culps Bend Road and
Continue Reading PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott isn’t throwing everything out after his team’s poor performance in a 10-3 loss to No. 5 Georgia on Saturday night. The third-ranked Tigers didn’t score a touchdown in a game for the first time since falling 24-6 to Alabama in the
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Racine County officials arrested an alleged drunk driver who was traveling over 100 mph with four passengers, including two children, on Sunday, Sept. 5 around 11 a.m. According to the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy monitoring traffic on I-41 northbound
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers starting right guard John Miller has been placed on the COVID-19 reserve list and will miss Carolina’s season opener on Sunday against the New York Jets. Panthers coach Matt Rhule said Miller will be out 10 days, which according to league rules would indicate that he was an unvaccinated player
Continue ReadingBy Dion Lim Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The latest Disney action hero movie Shang-Chi hits theaters Friday, September 3. Many community leaders are rallying to get the film seen by as many people as possible through theater buy-outs. For Asian Americans, these events are not only a celebration
Continue ReadingBy Luz Pena Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The future of San Francisco’s Great Highway has been one of the city’s most divisive issues since the pandemic. Now its future is in the hands of the Board of Supervisors. The two mile stretch of the Great Highway was closed
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden has marked Labor Day by delivering deli sandwiches to union members in his home state of Delaware. Biden says union members are the people who helped build the middle class. A casually dressed Biden brought sandwiches from a local chain restaurant to
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain says it is postponing the start of post-Brexit border checks on goods going to Northern Ireland, as it seeks breathing space in its tense standoff with the European Union over trade rules. Brexit Minister David Frost said Monday that the government would continue to trade “on
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain says it is postponing the start of post-Brexit border checks on goods going to Northern Ireland, as it seeks breathing space in its tense standoff with the European Union over trade rules. Brexit Minister David Frost said Monday that the government would continue to trade “on
Continue ReadingBy Bridget Condon Click here for updates on this story Raleigh, North Carolina (WTVD) — The Saint Augustine’s football team is moving to the sound of a new beat this year. “It’s different because you’ve got to wake your body up even faster,” said quarterback D’ontre Gilliard. The Falcons take the field for practice at
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