DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Running for a school board seat is getting expensive in Iowa given the current intense interest in how schools are responding to the coronavirus pandemic and teaching history. The Des Moines Register reports that the 58 candidates running for school board seats in the Des Moines area’s seven largest school
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DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic made a 36-foot 3-pointer to beat the shot clock and blunt a late Sacramento rally and finished with 23 points in the Dallas Mavericks’ 105-99 victory over the Kings on Sunday. The Kings cut a 12-point deficit to 92-89 with 4:53 to play. With about two seconds left on the
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley has missed his second game of the season and says he’s dealing with mental health issues. Ridley issued a statement on social media during Atlanta’s 19-13 loss to Carolina saying he needed to step away from football. He thanked the Falcons
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By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Jen Psaki says she has contracted COVID-19. Psaki is not traveling with President Joe Biden, who has been in Rome this weekend for a Group of 20 summit, and is headed to Scotland on Monday for a U.N. climate summit.
Continue Reading RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Demonstrations have been staged in cities across Morocco against a coronavirus vaccine passport required to access indoor activities and travel. Proof of vaccination has been mandatory since Oct. 21 for all Moroccans to enter their place of work and restaurants and for domestic and international air travel. The North African kingdom’s
Continue Reading DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — For eight weeks, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell has been consistent about one thing. When his team loses – and that’s all it has done – he’s going to take the blame. As usual, Campbell’s players strongly disagreed. As usual, the problem was the inability to get the
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The woman who engineered the Paris agreement six years ago doesn’t expect the United Nations climate conference that just started in Glasgow to end with the same kind of big landmark. But she says she’s confidant that failure is not in the cards either. Christiana
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By Kaitlan Collins, CNN White House press secretary Jen Psaki, who dropped off President Joe Biden’s international trip shortly before he departed, has tested positive for coronavirus after members of her household did, she said in a statement Sunday. Psaki said she last saw Biden Tuesday outside while masked, before the President departed for Rome
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger handed Cleveland yet another loss as the Pittsburgh Steelers survived losing kicker Chris Boswell for the entire second half in a 15-10 win over the Browns. Roethlisberger threw a touchdown pass and rookie Najee Harris had an 8-yard TD run after halftime for the
Continue Reading BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — West Ham has an unusual situation on its hands. It can’t stop winning. The Hammers are top of its Europa League group with three wins in three games and won their third straight Premier League game on Sunday. West Ham beat Aston Villa 4-1 to move level on points with third-place
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER AND AAMER MADHANI Associated Press ROME (AP) — President Joe Biden says his relationship with Pope Francis has brought him “great solace” since the death of his son Beau more than six years ago. Biden was asked at his closing news conference at the Group of 20 summit on Sunday about his
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By Daniella Diaz, Annie Grayer and Manu Raju, CNN Most House progressives signaled during a virtual meeting Sunday they are likely to back the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the social safety net bill when they both come up for a vote, which is likely to happen after Tuesday. Several sources on the call told CNN
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Authorities say two passenger trains collided after one of them derailed in the southern English city of Salisbury. Network Rail said the rear carriage of a passenger train derailed on Sunday after “striking an object” as it approached the station about 70 miles (113 kilometers) southwest of London. The derailment “knocked out
Continue Reading By The Associated Press There are 82 bowl slots available in the FBS — for what should be a more normal postseason after several bowls last season were canceled. So far, 36 teams have secured bowl eligibility by getting to the six-win mark. That includes Texas-El Paso, which is bowl eligible for the first time
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Dominique Badji scored in the 58th minute and the Colorado Rapids beat the Houston Dynamos 1-0 on Sunday to tie Sporting Kansas City and Seattle for the Western Conference lead. Badji accepted a pass just inside the box and turned to left foot it low into the far corner, helping the Rapids
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 17-year-old Wichita boy was killed over the weekend in a shooting. Wichita Police said the shooting was reported around 7 p.m. Saturday near Kellogg and Seneca streets. Officers found Diego Benitez dead with multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators believe drugs were part of the motive for Saturday’s shooting but they didn’t
Continue Reading By MARTHA BELLISLE The Associated Press Former U.S. ambassador and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is heading to Myanmar on a private humanitarian mission that will focus on pandemic support. Myanmar has been mired in violence and civil unrest since a military coup seized power in February. Protesters have faced beatings and arrests. The
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By Donald Judd A visibly moved President Joe Biden on Sunday took the opportunity to reflect on his close relationship with Pope Francis, praising the Catholic leader as “someone who’s provided a great solace for my family when my son died.” “This is a man who has a great empathy. He is a man who
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Randy Bullock made a 44-yard field goal with 4:03 left in overtime, capping a wild finish as the Tennessee Titans won 34-31 at Indianapolis. The teams combined for two touchdowns in the final 86 seconds of regulation to set up overtime and Colts quarterback Carson Wentz
Continue Reading By MARTHA BELLISLE The Associated Press Veteran U.S. diplomat and former Gov. Bill Richardson is heading to Myanmar on a private humanitarian mission that will focus on pandemic support. Myanmar has been mired in violence and civil unrest since a military coup seized power in February. Protesters have faced beatings and arrests. The United States
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