By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The State Department is working to facilitate the departure of approximately 100 American citizens and legal permanent residents ready to leave Afghanistan, a senior State Department official said Monday. The official described the number as fluid but told reporters they are “constantly touching base” with US citizens believed to still be
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LONDON (AP) — British police have charged a 36-year-old man with the murder of Sabina Nessa, a schoolteacher killed as she walked to meet a friend in London. The Metropolitan Police force said Koci Selamaj, from Eastbourne in southern England, faced one count of murder. He is due to appear in court on Tuesday. Nessa,
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PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — U.S. Ski & Snowboard has appointed Sophie Goldschmidt as president and CEO. She replaces Tiger Shaw. Goldschmidt was most recently CEO of the World Surf League and has held executive positions at the NBA, WTA, PGA European Tour, Rugby Football Union and Adidas. Shaw is stepping down after eight years
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business The V-shaped recovery in the oil patch continues to take even the biggest bulls on Wall Street by surprise. Goldman Sachs ramped up its already optimistic forecast on Sunday, calling for Brent crude to hit $90 a barrel by the end of the year. That’s up from its previous call
Continue Reading SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Energy Department wants to switch to less stringent testing for detecting cancer-causing chemicals at and around one of its premier nuclear weapons laboratories. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the federal agency is using the state’s three-year review of surface water rules to push for a test
Continue Reading By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Middlebury College has decided to remove the name of a former Vermont Gov. John Mead from the campus chapel because of what school officials say was his “instigating role” in eugenics policies of the early 1900s. The move follows the Legislature’s apology last spring to all Vermonters and their families
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Ben Simmons won’t report to the Philadelphia 76ers when they open training camp on Tuesday. Team president Daryl Morey said there’s still hope Simmons will return to the Sixers at some point. Coach Doc Rivers said no one has defended Simmons more than he has
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Leaders of the nonprofit Neighbor2Neighbor had high hopes for their Covid-19 Vax to School clinic in Randolph County, Georgia. Their rural town about 170 miles south of Atlanta has not fully embraced Covid-19 vaccines, but the group’s clinics earlier in the year were popular. After the county schools temporarily closed due
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story LOWELL, Massachussets (WBZ) — A couple in Lowell checked off two life milestones in less than 30 minutes. Will Sanford and Caitlin Powers were set to close on a new home in Lowell on Thursday morning when Powers started going into labor. Their attorney, Pete
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Rep. Liz Cheney said she had been “wrong” to oppose same-sex marriage as she reflected on the stance that sparked an open rift with her sister during her unsuccessful Senate bid in 2013. “I was wrong. I was wrong. I love my sister very much. I love her family very much.
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By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades has been launched into orbit from California to ensure continued observations in the climate change era. The Landsat 9 satellite was carried into space aboard a
Continue Reading By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades has been launched into orbit from California to ensure continued observations in the climate change era. The Landsat 9 satellite was carried into space aboard a
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The pandemic and vaccination rates were the talk of the NBA on media day Monday. Media day is the annual precursor to the start of training camp. Practices can begin on Tuesday. There were some fun hijinks from the day like David Letterman questioning Kevin Durant about his nickname.
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Information in a federal lawsuit indicates nearly a quarter of Iowa public school students are in districts that have experienced significant COVID-19 outbreaks this year. The information is from a lawsuit over whether Iowa can prevent school boards from imposing mask mandates. It indicates 11
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Information in a federal lawsuit indicates nearly a quarter of Iowa public school students are in districts that have experienced significant COVID-19 outbreaks this year. The information is from a lawsuit over whether Iowa can prevent school boards from imposing mask mandates. It indicates 11
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Un jurado determinó que el cantante de R&B R. Kelly es culpable de cargos de delincuencia organizada y tráfico sexual. En este caso federal en el Distrito Este de Nueva York, Kelly enfrentó un total de nueve cargos: un cargo de crimen organizado, con 14 actos subyacentes que incluían cargos de
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN State Department spokesman Ned Price has tested positive for Covid-19 after participating in the UN General Assembly last week. “After experiencing symptoms for the first time this morning, I tested positive for COVID-19 shortly thereafter, & will now quarantine for the next 10 days,” Price said in a tweet Monday. “I’m
Continue ReadingBy Vickie Welborn Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — The Shreveport mother accused of tossing her two young children from a bridge into Cross Lake, killing one and injuring the other, has spent time behind bars on prostitution, arson and other charges over the past 15 years, court records show.
Continue Reading By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame quarterback Jack Coan’s availability for Saturday’s showdown with No. 7 Cincinnati won’t be known until at least Tuesday. Coan sprained his left ankle in the third quarter of Saturday’s 41-13 victory over Wisconsin. He was replaced by redshirt freshman Drew Pyne. Coach Brian
Continue Reading KINSLEY, Kan. (AP) — The undersheriff of a south-central county in Kansas has been arrested in connection to a domestic violence incident over the weekend. The Kansas Bureau of Investigations says in a news release that Edwards County Undersheriff Robert “Bobby” Blackwell was arrested Monday for aggravated domestic battery. The KBI says that an Edwards
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