BOSTON (AP) — A former assistant soccer coach at the University of Southern California testified Monday that she regularly created fake athletic profiles with exaggerated accomplishments and images she found on Google to help get unqualified students admitted. Laura Janke took the stand in U.S. District Court in Boston in the trial of former casino
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky, Ayah Galal Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — An overnight shooting in Hartford left a 16-year-old boy dead. It happened on Martin Street around 1 a.m. Monday. The victim’s family and police identified him as Wildemar Santiago, a freshman at Weaver High School. Police called it a
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PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — U.S. Steel says it has temporarily shuttered operations at a northwest Indiana plant after it leaked an orange substance into a Lake Michigan tributary, prompting the closure of a water treatment plant and nearby beaches. U.S. Steel Midwest spokeswoman Amanda Malkowsk said in a statement Monday that operations have been idled
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Stacker compiled a list of metros where people are finding new jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Continue Reading By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba has begun commercial exports of its homegrown COVID-19 vaccines, sending shipments of the three-dose Abdala vaccine to Vietnam and Venezuela. President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced the arrival in Vietnam on his Twitter feed and official media said Sunay the shipment included 900,000 doses purchased by Hanoi and
Continue Reading SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Investigators have made no arrests but say they have several promising leads in the shooting death of University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe. Salt Lake City police Chief Mike Brown said Monday they have received several tips in the house-party slaying that also left a woman injured. Meanwhile, family
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By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Unable to attend the Brooklyn Nets’ media day, Kyrie Irving asked for privacy when pressed about his vaccination status and availability for home games. The All-Star guard spoke via Zoom through a monitor set up in the interview room at Barclays Center. New York has
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Jolinn Bracey durmió en su Toyota Corolla durante cinco años hasta que dejó de ser una persona sin techo al mudarse a una pequeña casa. Bracey, de 48 años, es una de las 41 residentes de The Chandler Boulevard Bridge Home Village, en North Hollywood (California), que ofrece viviendas de transición a
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers The chance to win the Stanley Cup and the ability for friends and family to see him play in Edmonton led Zach Hyman to sign with the Oilers. Hyman left his hometown of Toronto after it was clear the Maple Leafs couldn’t fit the versatile forward
Continue ReadingBy Kerry Brookes Click here for updates on this story ARUNDEL, Maine (WMTW) — Portland Police honored a fallen retired police officer with a memorial bike ride on Saturday. Robert ‘Jeff’ Hawkins was an officer in Portland for 18 years before retiring in 2018. In June, he was killed in a motorcycle crash in South
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El deseo de criar buenas personas es bastante universal entre los adultos con niños en sus vidas. La mayoría de nosotros queremos que nuestros hijos se conviertan en adultos amables y compasivos. Lo decimos en serio, de verdad, pero nuestros hijos suelen escuchar otra cosa. Una investigación de la Harvard Graduate
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By Deanna Hackney, Melissa Alonso and Susannah Cullinane, CNN More than 300 people are hunting for a suspect accused of shooting and killing a Florida sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop. Nassau County Deputy Josh Moyers was shot twice during a traffic stop in Callahan early Friday and died from his injuries Sunday, officials said.
Continue Reading By Deanna Hackney, Melissa Alonso and Susannah Cullinane, CNN More than 300 people are hunting for a suspect accused of shooting and killing a Florida sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop. Nassau County Deputy Josh Moyers was shot twice during a traffic stop in Callahan early Friday and died from his injuries Sunday, officials said.
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — No. 25 Clemson is sliding out of the Atlantic Coast Conference and national football title picture after losing twice in September for the first time since 2014. The Tigers fell at North Carolina State 27-21 in double overtime and again had difficulty finding any offensive
Continue Reading By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Ethics experts are questioning whether South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem had a conflict of interest by meeting with her daughter and top state officials last year in the governor’s office while her daughter was pursuing a real estate certification. Noem’s daughter, Kassidy Peters, was seeking
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is planning to hire a private weather forecaster, design more systems to catch and drain water and issue earlier and more aggressive warnings to residents under a new plan to respond to heavy rainfall like the deadly deluge Hurricane Ida dropped on
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Students at Hickman High School returned to class Monday without new information on what led to the chaos that followed a gun scare at Saturday’s Homecoming dance.
Continue ReadingBy WLWT Staff Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio (WLWT) — After a trooper went the extra mile while helping a 96-year-old woman fix a flat tire, she traveled all the way to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office to sing his praises. Dollie Trent called the office demanding she speaks to
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Umpire Bill Miller has provided an explanation for a wild sequence during St. Louis’ 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs that added another layer of drama to the Cardinals’ 16th straight win. A request was made for an explanation after Sunday’s game, but a spokesman for
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By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Umpire Bill Miller has provided an explanation for a wild sequence during St. Louis’ 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs that added another layer of drama to the Cardinals’ 16th straight win. A request was made for an explanation after Sunday’s game, but a spokesman for
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