By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has received a seven-year contract worth $22.4 million. She will get a salary increase of $800,000 this season, earning a total of $2.9 million. Her salary will increase each year of the deal until it tops out at $3.5 million
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SOUTHLAKE, Texas (AP) — A Texas school district administrator told teachers that if they have books about the Holocaust in their classrooms, they should also have books that offer “opposing” or “other” viewpoints on the subject. Gina Peddy, the executive director of curriculum and instruction for the Carroll Independent School District in Southlake, which is
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DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — The National Weather Service in Dodge City says seven tornadoes touched down in southwest Kansas during storms on Tuesday night. The weather service rated the tornadoes at EF-0 or EF-1 strength. The tornadoes touched down in mostly rural areas, and the damage was generally contained to irrigation systems and outbuildings.
Continue Reading PRAGUE (AP) — Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis says he wouldn’t accept an offer to try to create a new government after his centrist ANO political movement narrowly lost in the parliamentary election last week and is ready to end up in opposition. The decision announced by the populist billionaire on Friday opens the way
Continue ReadingToday: Scattered showers will continue to push towards Central Missouri this afternoon. Brief downpours will be the main threat today with showers moving out by 7 pm. The afternoon high today tops out at 60 degrees with winds out of the northwest at 10-15 mph. Tonight: Temperatures continue to drop as cloud cover moves to
Continue Reading By JO KEARNEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LEIGH-ON-SEA, England (AP) — British police say counterterrorism officers are leading the investigation into the slaying of lawmaker David Amess. Essex Police Chief Ben-Julian Harrington said it hasn’t yet been established whether the stabbing was a terror attack. A 25-year-old man is being held on suspicion of
Continue Reading By MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Capitol Police officer has been indicted on obstruction of justice charges after prosecutors say he helped to hide evidence of a rioter’s involvement in January’s insurrection. The officer, Michael A. Riley, is accused of tipping off someone who participated in the riot
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By Whitney Wild and Daniella Diaz, CNN A US Capitol Police officer was attacked on Friday morning by a woman carrying a baseball bat along First Street SW in Washington, Capitol Police said in a statement. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. ET. When police approached the woman, she became agitated and raised her bat.
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer PARIS (AP) — Next year’s Formula One season will feature 23 races and open in Bahrain rather than its traditional start in Australia, with Singapore and Canada returning after two straight cancelations amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Bahrain GP in Sakhir on March 20 will be followed by
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has ordered a cease fire in the feud between Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick, warning of severe consequences if the two drivers continue to tangle on the track. The demand to stop the shenanigans comes as Elliott moves on to the third round
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Esta prenda la usan a diario hombres, mujeres, niños, niñas. Estos pantalones, ahora esenciales en cualquier ropero, fueron creados por Jacob Davis y Levi Strauss & Co en 1871 y hasta ahora jamás han pasado de moda. Bienvenido a este nuevo capítulo sobre las diferencias que existen en el
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines public schools district has fired a teacher for failing to wear a mask in school buildings. The firing came about a week after a federal judge suspended a new state law that prohibits school districts from implementing mask requirements. Phil Roeder, a spokesman for the school district,
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of U.S. health advisers has endorsed booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration panel said Friday that the booster should be offered at least two months after immunization but didn’t suggest a firm time. The
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By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of U.S. health advisers has endorsed booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration panel said Friday that the booster should be offered at least two months after immunization but didn’t suggest a firm time. The
Continue ReadingBy JACLYN SCHULTZ Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Nevada health officials and the COVID-19 Task Force are eyeing the potential effects on vaccine mandates on vulnerable hospitals as the Nevada Hospital Association warns of “disruptions” or “closures” due to further staffing shortages. Staffing is at “alert” levels across Northern,
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA PERRICONE Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — The mother of a 26-year-old woman whose remains were identified on Wednesday morning is speaking out about the case. Jawaher Hejji was reported missing last Christmas. Her bones were found on Black Mountain months later. Her mother, who asked to be
Continue Reading QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Customers of Ecuador’s largest bank continue to experience service disruptions following a cyberattack on the institution earlier this week. Long lines formed outside Pichincha bank branches on Friday and thousands of customers took their complaints to social media. People reported being unable to access services offered by the bank’s online and
Continue ReadingBy PETER VALENCIA Click here for updates on this story TEMPE, Arizona (KTVK, KPHO) — Authorities said Friday morning that Monday’s deadly house fire in Tempe was not accidental. They are still working to determine exactly how it started. Two women were killed. It happened around 1:30 a.m. Monday at a home near Priest Drive
Continue Reading By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost has became only the second woman to lead one of the Pentagon’s 11 so-called combatant commands that spearhead the military’s worldwide operations. At a change-of-command ceremony at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin applauded her
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted three Missourians in a fraud scheme that allegedly used the identities of deceased people to receive payments from federal coronavirus relief money. Federal prosecutors said 39-year-old Warren Watkins and 25-year-old Marissia Jackson, both of Kansas City, and 40-year-old Lamar Johnson, of Eldon, were charged
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