By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Iowa State running back Breece Hall is The Associated Press Big 12 offensive player of the year for the second year in a row. Conference champion Baylor has the league’s top defender and coach in senior safety Jalen Pitre and second-year coach Dave Aranda. Texas true freshman receiver Xavier
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Iowa State running back Breece Hall is The Associated Press Big 12 offensive player of the year for the second year in a row. Conference champion Baylor has the league’s top defender and coach in senior safety Jalen Pitre and second-year coach Dave Aranda. Texas true freshman receiver Xavier
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Guava Health compiled a list defining 15 medical terms that patients may see in their newly available medical records, with info from Mayo Clinic and others.
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By Annie Grayer and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN “Stop the Steal” leader Ali Alexander, who helped organize the rally that preceded the Capitol attack, on Thursday appeared in front of the House select committee investigating January 6 and told reporters he will cooperate. “I’m going to go in there and cooperate where I can, where I
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Rent-to-own platform ZeroDown compiled current and historical data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to analyze and compile statistics on every state’s real estate market.
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) autorizó este jueves la vacuna covid-19 de Pfizer/BioNTech para su uso como refuerzo en personas de 16 y 17 años. Es el primer refuerzo de la vacuna covid-19 autorizado para este grupo de edad. Al igual
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El concurso de Miss Universo celebra este año su edición número 70. El país anfitrión es Israel, lugar a donde las concursantes llegaron y visitaron varios de sus lugares más emblemáticos y llenos de historia. La mexicana Andrea Meza, de 26 años, es la actual Miss Universo y
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By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use as a booster in people ages 16 and 17, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended it for this age group. It’s the first Covid-19 vaccine booster authorized for 16- and 17-year-olds in
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PARIS (AP) — Two-time Olympic swimming champion Yannick Agnel of France has reportedly been arrested as part of an investigation into the rape of an underage girl. French media reports say the 29-year-old Agnel was placed in custody in Paris. L’Equipe newspaper says the investigation was launched after a swimmer who trained with Agnel in
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La corrupción es un complejo fenómeno social, político y económico que afecta particularmente a la mayoría de los países en América Latina. El último reporte de Transparencia Internacional, con cifras de 2021 y que evalúa el problema en todo el mundo, revela que la región sigue estancada y prácticamente no muestra
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By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press Buddhist female monastics or “bhikkhunis,” lay persons and academics have challenged longstanding patriarchal traditions. They have blazed a path of progress in recent decades for Buddhist women — from education through advanced degrees and the creation of nunneries in the U.S. and India, to seeking full ordination in Taiwan
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors canceled their Thursday practices, citing an abundance of caution because of COVID-19 protocols. Both teams made the announcements on Twitter. Indiana has already won twice this week — beating Washington on Monday and routing the New York Knicks on Wednesday.
Continue Reading HERMITAGE, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a western Missouri deputy shot and killed a woman accused of attacking another person with a knife. Springfield television station KYTV reports that the deadly encounter happened Wednesday morning in the town of Hermitage. The patrol says Hickory County sheriff’s deputies were called around
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato will drive for Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware next season. The deal keeps the popular Japanese driver in the IndyCar Series at least another year. Sato has 12 years of IndyCar experience with 198 starts and six victories, including Indy wins in 2017 and 2020.
Continue Reading By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press The Penn State trustees on Thursday named the University of Louisville’s president Neeli Bendapudi to succeed Eric Barron as the school’s top administrator. That makes her the first woman and first person of color to serve as president of Penn State. The 58-year-old Bendapudi is a marketing professor whose research
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Lee, CNN When the disappearance and death of Gabby Petito blew up social media and flooded TV screens in August, the case put a renewed spotlight on the inequity in coverage of missing people of color. For the last 13 years, sisters-in-law Natalie and Derrica Wilson have made it their mission to step
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl champions Patrick Mahomes, Ben Roethlisberger, Lavonte David, Jason McCourty and Matthew Slater are among the players nominated for the NFL’s sportsmanship award. Each NFL team nominated one of its players for the award, which recognizes players around the league who exemplify outstanding sportsmanship on the field. The award was
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen head into Sunday’s season finale tied in the championship standings — the first time since 1974 the Formula One title contenders have been level ahead of the deciding race. They both appeared relaxed at the Abu
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DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is dropping some international flights from its plans for next summer because Boeing has failed to deliver planes that the airline ordered. That’s according to a memo that went out Thursday to American Airlines employees. Boeing has been unable to deliver its 787 jetliner, which it calls the Dreamliner, for
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Inside the bustling New York Common Pantry, people hustle to assemble bags of carrots, apples, potatoes and other items. Outside the food pantry, others are hauling deliveries or handing out produce to people lined around the block of the Manhattan-based charity. More people are volunteering at the pantry this
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