NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a 9-year-old boy was killed and more than a dozen people were injured in a fire caused by an electric scooter that was charging overnight. New York City Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said Wednesday that firefighters worked “heroically” to remove 14 people from the Queens building where the fire
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NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a 9-year-old boy was killed and more than a dozen people were injured in a fire caused by an electric scooter that was charging overnight. New York City Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said Wednesday that firefighters worked “heroically” to remove 14 people from the Queens building where the fire
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By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer Coastal Carolina has a preseason national ranking and a football program on the rise. The 22nd-ranked Chanticleers hope for another successful season when they open against The Citadel on Thursday night. Coastal was one of the biggest surprises of the 2020 COVID-19 impacted season when it went 11-1 and
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By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Southeastern Conference officials are trying to get back to normal on football game days, with stadiums filled with fans and grills being fired up outside, even in a portion of the country where the states have among the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates. The SEC will fully reopen for business
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Southeastern Conference officials are trying to get back to normal on football game days, with stadiums filled with fans and grills being fired up outside, even in a portion of the country where the states have among the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates. The SEC will fully reopen for business
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Más de 122.000 personas han sido evacuadas de Afganistán, todas con diferentes estados legales y necesidades, y muchas de ellas llegan a Estados Unidos. Algunos son ciudadanos estadounidenses, otros intérpretes afganos que trabajaron junto a las tropas estadounidenses y, como resultado, obtuvieron una visa especial. Y otros aún son refugiados que
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian police have outnumbered demonstrators at several main train stations as COVID-19 vaccination or tests became mandatory for long-distance travel within Italy. The government had vowed to crack down on demonstrators who had called for their ranks to block railroad tracks Wednesday to protest the measure they
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The New Orleans Saints’ first season without Drew Brees in 15 years will pose more challenges than adjusting to a new quarterback. It starts with being displaced from New Orleans by Hurricane Ida and playing their home opener in Jacksonville. Jameis Winston is the new starting QB. Coach Sean Payton says
Continue Reading By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge says she is temporarily blocking a state law banning public school mask mandates, but that personal exemptions to mask-wearing will be required. Judge Natalie Mai’s ruling Wednesday drew praise from Gov. Kevin Stitt, who opposes mask mandates without exemptions, and Dr. Mary Clarke,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Niners blamed injuries for their fall from NFC champs in 2019 to out of the playoffs in 2020. They head into this season in relatively good health and expect to contend once again in the NFC. The 49ers traded three first-round draft picks for Trey Lance because they believed they
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization has inaugurated a new “hub” in Berlin that aims to help prepare the globe better to prevent future pandemics. The U.N. health agency’s director-general and Germany’s chancellor cut the ribbon to launch the new WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence. WHO says Germany is making an initial
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization has inaugurated a new “hub” in Berlin that aims to help prepare the globe better to prevent future pandemics. The U.N. health agency’s director-general and Germany’s chancellor cut the ribbon to launch the new WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence. WHO says Germany is making an initial
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The defending AFC North champion Pittsburgh Steelers have their work cut out if they want to return to the playoffs. While quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is returning for an 18th season, he will be playing in front of an entirely retooled offensive line. The Steelers spent much
Continue Reading By TOM FOREMAN Jr. Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say one student was killed in a shooting at a North Carolina high school and a suspect has been taken into custody. Winston-Salem police Chief Catrina Thompson fought back tears at a Wednesday afternoon news conference as she said the student died at the
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday blasted the Texas state law that bans abortion after as early as six weeks into pregnancy as “extreme” and said it “blatantly violates” a woman’s constitutional right to have an abortion, as affirmed by the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. “Today, Texas law SB8 went
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Olson Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Wyoming (eastidahonews.com) — Hundreds of people came together Monday and lined the streets of downtown Jackson to welcome home the family of a local U.S. Marine killed in the Kabul airport attack last week. The McCollum family from Jackson traveled to Dover Air Force
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool. Lows in the low 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and comfortable with highs in the lower to mid-80s. EXTENDED: High pressure centered over the upper Great Lakes region is bringing pleasant temperatures with a less humid air mass over Mid-Missouri Wednesday afternoon. Clouds continue to clear out, leaving us with upper
Continue ReadingBy Eric Grossarth Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — Idaho State Police reportedly found 20 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in the sides of a cooler Friday. The incident began when an ISP trooper pulled over a Lincoln Navigator with California plates for expired registration. The stop occurred on Interstate
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer A judge has ordered the examination of a proposed land swap to allow for an on-site memorial to the victims of the Florida beachfront condominium collapse. Many survivors and victim family members of the Champlain Towers South collapse oppose a memorial at a nearby Miami Beach park. The
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Holland Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KPHO) — A woman wrongly arrested for a hit-and-run in Scottsdale more than a year ago has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Scottsdale and the Scottsdale Police Department. On Tuesday, Yessenia Garcia and her lawyers talked about her
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