OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A coalition of abortion rights advocates, clinics and advocacy groups have filed a suit seeking to block recent anti-abortion legislation from taking effect. The lawsuit filed Thursday in a state district court in Oklahoma City aims to block legislation due to take effect Nov. 1. The pending restrictions on abortions include
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Coach Bruce Arians says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, making the reigning Super Bowl champions the second NFL team to announce they’ve reached that status. The Bucs open the season at home against the Dallas Cowboys next Thursday. The Atlanta Falcons are the other team that’s announced
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By Marshall Cohen and Paul LeBlanc, CNN US Capitol riot defendant and so-called “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley, who went viral for wearing a horned bearskin outfit during the attack, is set to plead guilty on Friday, according to court records. Chansley has been charged with six federal crimes in connection with the January 6 insurrection,
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka has won 16 straight Grand Slam matches as she takes on 18-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez in the U.S. Open. Osaka caught a break when her last opponent withdrew from their scheduled match and she rolled into the third round. Osaka is the defending champion and is in pursuit of
Continue Reading By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A former Arizona nurse has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman about three years ago at a long-term care facility where she later gave birth. Nathan Sutherland also entered a guilty plea Thursday to a charge of abuse of a vulnerable adult stemming from his
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By Paula Reid, Kara Scannell and Taylor Romine, CNN Two top Trump Organization officials appeared before a Manhattan grand jury on Thursday in the latest sign that the criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump‘s business is ongoing. The Trump Organization’s corporate director of security, Matthew Calamari Jr., arrived midday and remained silent as he
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GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. (AP) — Gene Elliott won the U.S. Senior Amateur on Thursday, beating Jerry Gunthorpe 1 up at the Country Club of Detroit. The 59-year-old Elliott, from West Des Moines, Iowa, won for the first time in 36 starts in USGA events. He also won the Senior British Amateur this summer at
Continue Reading GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. (AP) — Gene Elliott won the U.S. Senior Amateur on Thursday, beating Jerry Gunthorpe 1 up at the Country Club of Detroit. The 59-year-old Elliott, from West Des Moines, Iowa, won for the first time in 36 starts in USGA events. He also won the Senior British Amateur this summer at
Continue Reading By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thairo Estrada hit a three-run homer during San Francisco’s four-run eighth inning, and the Giants beat the Brewers 5-1 to avoid a four-game sweep. A day after falling out of first place for the first time since May 30, the Giants moved into a tie atop
Continue Reading By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Locast, a service that streamed local TV for free in about three dozen U.S. cities, is suspending operations after losses in court against the broadcast industry. The owners of the country’s major broadcast TV networks — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox — had sued Locast in 2019, saying it
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have claimed running back Royce Freeman off waivers from the Denver Broncos, giving them some veteran experience behind Christian McCaffrey. The fourth-year running back ran for 1,187 yards and had 409 yards receiving with nine touchdowns in three seasons with the Broncos. The 5-foot11, 238-pound Freeman started eight
Continue Reading By MALLIKA SEN and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Many people are asking why no one foretold of the deadly ramifications of Hurricane Ida’s remnants in the Northeast, but some did. The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday increased the urgency of the warnings. It heralded the potential for “significant and life-threatening flash
Continue Reading CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — An eastern Missouri homeowner who shot and killed an intruder will not be charged. St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell said Thursday the shooting in Webster Groves was a case of the homeowner protecting his home and family. Police say 43-year-old Brian Vazquez was shot when he entered the home through
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Business) — La Administración Federal de Aviación (FAA, por sus siglas en inglés) confirmó el miércoles por la noche que investiga el vuelo de Richard Branson al borde del espacio, y dice que el avión propulsado por cohetes operado por su compañÃa, Virgin Galactic, se desvió de su curso durante su
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman reluctantly has taken the witness stand against R. Kelly to recount how he struck up a relationship with her in 2006 when she was 15. But she dodged a prosecutor’s questions on Thursday about when they first had sex. The witness stood apart from
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The first Afghan refugee to arrive in Utah since the nation’s swift takeover by the Taliban is a man who built a life as an air-traffic controller in Kabul before he had to flee. Azim Kakaie said Thursday that his wife tried to leave the
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By Manu Raju and Daniella Diaz, CNN Sen. Joe Manchin, the most pivotal Democratic swing vote in the Senate, threw a major wrench in his party’s carefully crafted plans to pass a massive $3.5 trillion bill by month’s end, demanding they take a “strategic pause” before considering a sweeping bill to implement much of President
Continue Reading By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrew McCutchen drove in four runs and the Philadelphia Phillies erased a six-run deficit against the Washington Nationals to earn a 7-6 victory and a three-game sweep. The Phillies overcame a disappointing start from Aaron Nola and rallied against the Nationals’ bullpen for their sixth consecutive win.
Continue Reading RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks added a third quarterback on the active roster after signing Jake Luton. They also placed offensive lineman Cedric Ogbuehi on injured reserve. Luton was released by Jacksonville and took the roster spot made available when Sean Mannion was released by Seattle. Luton started three games last season for
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — AC Milan forward Olivier Giroud has tested positive for coronavirus. The 34-year-old Giroud joined Milan from Chelsea in the offseason and scored his first two goals for the Rossoneri in Sunday’s 4-1 victory over Cagliari 4-1 in Serie A. He was left out of France’s squad for the current round of World
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