Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Al menos ocho personas murieron a causa de las inundaciones que azotaron el noreste de Estados Unidos por las lluvias torrenciales de los restos del huracán Ida, según informaron las autoridades este jueves. Siete de las muertes tras el paso de Ida registraron en la ciudad de Nueva York y
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By SARA BURNETT, SARAH RANKIN and LISA MASCARO Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Almost instantly after most abortions were banned in Texas, Democrats were decrying the new law as unconstitutional, an assault on women’s health that must be challenged. But the reaction from many Republicans on the other side hasn’t been nearly as emphatic.
Continue Reading By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The federal agency that oversees schools that educate some Native Americans in nearly two dozen states has issued an employee vaccine mandate. The mandate, announced Thursday, covers faculty and staff at schools and dormitories operated directly by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Education. More than 180
Continue ReadingBy Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Lake Tahoe ski resorts near the Caldor Fire in Northern California are helping firefighter crews hold off the flames. Heavenly Ski Resort and Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort are using their snowmaking systems to protect the resorts and surrounding areas, according to their Instagram account. “The snow blowers are used because they
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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Patrick Cantlay met his goal at the Tour Championship and it had nothing to do with the score on his card or the size of his lead. He shot a 67 at East Lake. And he still leads by two. Cantlay started at 10-under par and
Continue Reading FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have signed running back Wayne Gallman, a former Clemson star who was cut this week by the San Francisco 49ers. The Falcons released running back Qadree Ollison to make room for Gallman on the 53-man roster. The 26-year-old Gallman is a native of the Atlanta suburb of
Continue Reading SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Striker Robbie Robinson left Chile’s national team hours before its World Cup qualifying match against Brazil because of uncertainty over whether the 22-year-old should instead play for the United States. The Inter Miami player has dual nationality. His father is American and his mother is Chilean. Robinson did not show up
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans were guided through the horror of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by one of three men on television news — Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings and Dan Rather. Each had been their network’s chief news anchors for more than two decades, with long
Continue Reading MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — One-time Nicaragua presidential aspirant Cristiana Chamorro and one of her brothers were among five people formally charged with money laundering Thursday. Prosecutors said in a statement that Chamorro, Pedro JoaquÃn Chamorro and three former employees of the Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation will be tried for money laundering and other alleged
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Continue Reading By By Melissa Mahtani, Melissa Macaya, Meg Wagner, Tara John, Joshua Berlinger and Aditi Sangal, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
Continue Reading By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — African champion Algeria has pummeled Djibouti 8-0 to open its World Cup qualifying campaign in ferocious form. Islam Slimani scored four to help the 2019 African Cup winner extend its unbeaten run to 28 games. Riyad Mahrez was also on the scoresheet. Burkina
Continue Reading By The Associated Press After playing just four games and missing out on the Pac-12 championship game a season ago, No. 20 Washington gets a season of high expectations started and welcomes back fans to Husky Stadium against FCS powerhouse Montana. It’s a warmup for the Huskies ahead of next week’s showdown at Michigan, one
Continue Reading DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Federal marshals have arrested an Ohio man accused of accosting an MSNBC journalist doing a live report by a Mississippi beach after Hurricane Ida. The U.S. Marshals Service says 54-year-old Benjamin Dagley of Wooster, Ohio, was sought by police in Gulfport, Mississippi, for assault and the sheriff’s department in Ohio’s Cuyahoga
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Texas opens the Steve Sarkisian era when the No. 21 Longhorns host No. 23 Louisiana-Lafayette. And he’s already made one big decision is picking Hudson Card as his starting quarterback over the more experiences Casey Thompson. This season opener won’t be an easy one for Texas. The Ragin’ Cajuns return 20
Continue Reading By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has agreed to restart 16 defense advisory boards, after halting activity by all the Pentagon panels in February and essentially purging a number of members who were appointed in the final days of the Trump administration. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says a
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer England players being targeted with racist chants by Hungary fans will have been as no surprise to soccer authorities. Hungary had already been ordered by UEFA to play its next two matches in empty stadiums after the racist abuse and homophobia by their supporters marred games in Budapest
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer A person familiar with the deal says the Las Vegas Raiders have added another proven veteran to bolster their banged-up linebacker group by agreeing to a one-year contract with K.J. Wright. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract can’t be signed until after Wright passes
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By The Associated Press No. 17 Indiana visits 18th-ranked Iowa on Saturday in one of the top Big Ten openers. Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will be making his return after missing the last two games in 2020 with a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Penix was a All-Big Ten
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 17 Indiana visits 18th-ranked Iowa on Saturday in one of the top Big Ten openers. Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will be making his return after missing the last two games in 2020 with a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Penix was a All-Big Ten
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