By Marcia Reverdosa and Juliana Koch A Brazilian hospital chain has been ordered to pay 2 million BLR (USD370,500) to the family of a Covid-19 patient after giving him unproven treatment for the deadly virus without his knowledge. The Sao Paulo court sentenced the healthcare company Prevent Senior to pay the compensation after hearing that
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By Rob McLean, CNN Business Neiman Marcus Group is alerting millions of customers that their online accounts may have been breached. The company said in a news release Thursday that it is notifying 4.6 million customers that information associated with their online accounts may have been obtained by a third party in May 2020. That
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El FBI visitó nuevamente la casa de la familia de Brian Laundrie en North Port, Florida, el jueves por la tarde en medio una búsqueda que sigue en curso. Dos agentes del FBI llegaron a la casa en una camioneta negra y llevaron adentro una gran bolsa de papel marrón. No
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines Public Schools, Iowa’s largest public school system, will offer drive-through COVID-19 testing starting Monday, in an effort to curb rising virus infections since the governor discontinued a statewide testing program. School officials say while students and staff will have priority, the public also
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By The Associated Press The Tennessee Titans are 12-5 on the road since the start of the 2019 season and look to improve that mark against a New York Jets team trying to avoid an 0-4 start for the third straight season. The Titans are 14-2 when scoring first since the start of the 2019
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Coming off a torn ACL, Saquon Barkley is the first to admit he is not close to being the running back who was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2018. Through three games, the 24-year-old Barkley has 39 carries for 134 yards
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By Peter Nickeas, CNN A study published Thursday in a medical journal estimated a federal database failed to count more than 50% of deaths attributable to police violence over nearly 40 years. The study’s authors, who used statistical modeling to extrapolate the number of uncounted deaths, concluded that police have been involved in more than
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By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is joining the vast majority of states in setting up a way to strip the badges of police officers who act criminally or with bias. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law Thursday as one of several police reform efforts. The move comes 18 years after
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Derek Carr and Justin Herbert have shown a flare for late comebacks during the first three weeks of the season. It is likely one of them will be called upon again when the Las Vegas Raiders visit the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night. Carr
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By Alex Rogers, Manu Raju, Ali Zaslav and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia made clear Thursday that $1.5 trillion was the price tag he was willing to settle on for his party’s plan to expand the social safety net, putting him $2 trillion away from the lowest number progressive
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A convicted rapist who hid in Florida for more than 40 years after skipping out on his Connecticut prison sentence has pleaded guilty to assuming a stolen identity. Court records show 77-year-old Douglas Bennett pleaded guilty Thursday in Tampa federal court to passport fraud and aggravated identity theft. Bennett was arrested
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The offense isn’t the only unit struggling on the Pittsburgh Steelers. The defense has looked ordinary at times during back-to-back losses to Las Vegas and Cincinnati that dropped the Steelers to 1-2. Having star outside linebacker T.J. Watt out with a groin injury has hurt Pittsburgh’s
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors say four dead men have been found in a stolen car in the city of Iguala, in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero. The state prosecutors said late Wednesday that the victims were linked to a local criminal gang known as “The Flag.” One of the dead men was
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans already have a second replacement kicker on the roster with the first on injured reserve. Now they have a second punter. Three-time Pro Bowl punter Brett Kern was limited Wednesday with an injured right groin muscle that kept him out of Thursday’s practice. So the Titans signed punter
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has test-fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile in the fourth round of weapons launches this month. The Korean Central News Agency said Friday the test-launch performed Thursday is “of very practical significance in studying and developing various prospective anti-aircraft missile system.”
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 25 Clemson hopes to avoid its third loss this season and second straight when it takes on rising Boston College on Saturday night. The Tigers were picked as favorites to win a seventh straght Atlantic Coast Conference title this season. Yet, they need help to win the Atlantic Division after
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Quarterback Kirk Cousins has shown the Minnesota Vikings a more confident leader this year. His play on the field over the first three games has been as strong as ever. Cousins had a big hand in a commanding 30-17 victory over Seattle last week as
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 24 Wake Forest meets Louisville on Saturday in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Demon Deacons are 4-0 for the fourth time in six seasons. They’re also the only ACC team to win multiple league games in September. The Cardinals have won two straight meetings with the Demon Deacons. They scored
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities in Austin, Texas, say a man wearing an American flag bandanna threw a Molotov cocktail into the headquarters of the county Democratic Party. Authorities say the incendiary device did not ignite when it was thrown into the Travis County Democratic Party headquarters at about 2 a.m. Wednesday. A small stack
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — The New York Yankees have placed slugger Luke Voit on the 10-day injured list with a sore left knee. New York recalled right-hander Albert Abreu from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Voit underwent knee surgery in March. He limped back to the dugout after running to first base in a pinch-hit appearance in the seventh
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