By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Steve Sarkisian’s first season as Texas coach is very much going from bad to worse. A five-game losing streak is the program’s worst in 65 years. The latest defeat to Kansas came with a season-ending elbow injury for star running back Bijan Robinson. Texas now
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By Sherry Liang, CNN A dinner of Mars-grown vegetables, bread baked on a shuttle, and insects for dessert may be on the menu for future astronauts. Systems to grow plants and bake bread in space are among the winning submissions of NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge, announced in late October. Teams of inventors brainstormed solutions
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By Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package and marked the major legislative victory at a White House event with lawmakers from both parties. “The bill I’m about to sign into law is proof that despite the cynics, Democrats and Republicans can come together and deliver
Continue Reading GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Any Green Bay Packers fans wanting to invest a personal stake in their favorite team has a chance to do so this week. The NFL’s only community-owned team is opening the sixth stock offering in franchise history Tuesday morning. The price per share is $300. Potential investors should keep in
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AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Police say six teenagers went to the hospital after a shooting in a park near a high school in suburban Denver. Police in Aurora say the suspect in the shooting near Aurora Central High School on Monday left the scene and hasn’t been identified. They say the victims range in age
Continue Reading LANCASTER, Ky. (AP) — Officials say a central Kentucky food pantry that helps feed hundreds of people each month has been destroyed by an arson fire. Gregory Cash helps run the Garrard County Food Pantry that burned down Sunday. Among the items destroyed were 200 Thanksgiving turkeys that were brought in a day earlier. He
Continue Reading TURIN, Italy (AP) — Five-time champion Novak Djokovic has reopened his ATP Finals account and beaten Casper Ruud 7-6, 6-2 in Turin. He’s attempting to match Roger Federer’s record of six titles at the elite season-ending event for the top eight players.In the other group match, Andrey Rublev topped 2018 champion Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4.
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed his hard-fought $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law before a bipartisan, celebratory crowd on the White House lawn. Biden declared that the infusion of cash for roads, bridges, ports and more is going to make life “change for the
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By JOSH BOAK and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed his hard-fought $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law before a bipartisan, celebratory crowd on the White House lawn. Biden declared that the infusion of cash for roads, bridges, ports and more is going to make life “change for the
Continue Reading CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Republican Party will no longer recognize U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney as a member of the GOP in its second rebuke for her criticism of former President Donald Trump. Saturday’s 31-29 vote by the state party central committee followed similar votes by GOP officials in several Wyoming counties. Cheney didn’t
Continue ReadingBy Shayla Girardin Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — On Saturday morning, volunteers and staff of the Fresno Mission had one goal in mind – to break the Guinness World Record for the longest line of socks. What started as a basic need for the mission quickly grew into something
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers placed safety Minkah Fitzpatrick on the NFL’s reserve/COVID-19 list, where he joins quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Teams are not required to release information whether players are vaccinated. If Fitzpatrick is, he would be required to be free of symptoms and have two negative tests 24 hours apart. If he is
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees have hired Luis Rojas as their third base coach, a month after he was let go as manager of the New York Mets. Rojas managed the Mets for the past two seasons. The team declined its 2022 option for him on Oct. 4, a day after finishing
Continue Reading SERRAVALLE, San Marino (AP) — England has hit double figures in goals in a competitive game for the first time to power into the World Cup. Harry Kane enjoyed himself, in particular, in the embarrassingly one-sided 10-0 win over San Marino that secured England first place in Group I of European qualifying. England’s captain scored
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story BURBANK, California (KABC) — A utility box in Burbank has been painted with the images of three young people who were killed in a street-racing crash earlier this year. Two cars that were racing collided with a Volkswagen on Glenoaks Boulevard at Andover Drive on
Continue Reading By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press A new report says misinformation is hurting efforts to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges, be it climate change, COVID-19 or political polarization. The analysis from the Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder concludes that addressing misinformation requires a ‘whole of society’ effort by policy makers, tech companies, journalists, educators
Continue Reading By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press A new report says misinformation is hurting efforts to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges, be it climate change, COVID-19 or political polarization. The analysis from the Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder concludes that addressing misinformation requires a ‘whole of society’ effort by policy makers, tech companies, journalists, educators
Continue Reading The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Supporters of death row inmate Julius Jones, including Jones’ mother, are visiting the state Capitol with hopes of meeting with Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. Madeline Davis-Jones met briefly Monday with several House Democrats before walking to Stitt’s office. An official with the governor’s office said Stitt wasn’t available.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows in the mid-40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy with highs in the lower to mid-70s. South winds gust between 20-25 mph. EXTENDED: Tomorrow is even warmer as temperatures rise into the low to mid-70s with continued gusty winds ahead of our next cold front that moves in tomorrow night through
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Film industry crew members have narrowly voted to approve a pair of contracts with Hollywood producers. The vote announced Monday comes after a standoff that nearly led to a strike that would have frozen productions across the U.S. The popular vote of members was within
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