By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Wroter ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — With three consecutive playoff appearances, back-to-back AL East titles and a trip to the World Series, the Tampa Bay Rays have a lot to feel good about, even if the best regular season in franchise history was followed by a loss to Boston in
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With case numbers falling, first and second-dose vaccinations are not continuing a steady upward trend.
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have placed three-time Pro Bowl punter Brett Kern on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. The Titans (3-2) already had an outbreak in August that started with coach Mike Vrabel testing positive after a preseason game in Tampa Bay. Kern has missed the last two games with an injured right groin
Continue Reading OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens practice squad tackle Adrian Ealy has been suspended six games for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances. The league announced the suspension Tuesday. He is eligible to return after the team’s Week 11 game at Chicago. Ealy signed with the Ravens as an undrafted rookie in May.
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Tuesday that “there has been progress on a number of fronts” following several days of meetings between US and Taliban officials in Doha. “There were productive discussions on the issue of humanitarian assistance,” Price said at a press briefing, noting there was “a degree at
Continue Reading By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals and the Buffalo Bills are tied for the top spot in the latest AP Pro32 poll. Both teams received six of the 12 first-place votes for 375 points. The defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers remained at No. 3 after routing the
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Pamela has weakened to a tropical storm as it meanders off Mexico’s Pacific coast. But forecasters say it is expected to regain strength and be a hurricane while making landfall near the port of Mazatlan on Wednesday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Pamela’s center was about 240 miles (385
Continue Reading By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, is calling on leaders in Washington from both parties — including President Joe Biden — to “get their act together.” In a Tuesday interview with The Associated Press, he also pushed Senate Democrats to scrap the
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Authorities in London say a fire erupted on the 20th floor of an apartment building in the city’s southwest, causing dozens of residents, including children in pajamas, to flee the tower and injuring one woman and a child. The London Fire Brigade says 70 firefighters and 10 fire engines rushed to the
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Pentagon is in the dark about the vaccine status of hundreds of thousands of its civilian employees just weeks before the deadline to fully vaccinate its workforce against Covid-19. The Pentagon has made significant progress vaccinating the military’s active-duty force but according to Defense Department data, the Pentagon has not
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DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Scott County Attorney Mike Walton has been removed from a $5 million lawsuit filed after a fatal police shooting in 2018. The lawsuit was filed after Robert Mitchell was shot by a Scott County sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop on the north side of Davenport in October 2018. About a
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — El planeta se está calentando rápidamente, lo que ha provocado sequías históricas, inundaciones mortales y deshielos inusuales en el Ártico. También está provocando un aumento constante del nivel del mar, que, según los científicos, continuará durante décadas. El mar podría devorar grandes ciudades costeras, así se verían 0:57 Un nuevo estudio
Continue Reading SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has announced that he will be lifting a curfew and a ban on alcohol sales as the U.S. territory reports a drop in the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths. Current restrictions prohibit certain businesses from operating between midnight and 5 a.m. and also bar alcohol
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer A person familiar with the situation says Detroit Lions standout center Frank Ragnow has a season-ending toe injury that requires surgery. The person spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the team had not provided an update on Ragnow’s condition. Ragnow was hurt earlier this month at Chicago after
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, U.S. heath officials have authorized an electronic cigarette, saying the vaping device from R.J. Reynolds can benefit smokers. The Food and Drug Administration said data submitted by the company showed its Vuse Solo e-cigarette helped smokers significantly cut back their use of
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, U.S. heath officials have authorized an electronic cigarette, saying the vaping device from R.J. Reynolds can benefit smokers. The Food and Drug Administration said data submitted by the company showed its Vuse Solo e-cigarette helped smokers significantly cut back their use of
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning that “difficult decisions must be made” as Democrats weigh trims to President Joe Biden’s expansive budget proposal. The $3.5 trillion proposal for expanding social services and fighting climate change is being chiseled to about $2 trillion, all paid for with
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning that “difficult decisions must be made” as Democrats weigh trims to President Joe Biden’s expansive budget proposal. The $3.5 trillion proposal for expanding social services and fighting climate change is being chiseled to about $2 trillion, all paid for with
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche star Nathan McKinnon will miss the season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night after testing positive for a breakthrough infection of COVID-19. Colorado general manager Joe Sakic said Tuesday that MacKinnon’s positive test surfaced Monday and that the center is “asymptomatic and
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business As any working mother will attest, trying to fulfill all work and family obligations every single day can seem impossible. “Work-life balance is a lie,” said TIAA president and CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women’s Summit on Tuesday. When she tried achieving a more balanced lifestyle, Duckett
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