LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas-Little Rock Board of Trustees has approved the chancellor’s request to pursue a move to the Ohio Valley Conference. Chancellor Christina Drale intends the school to join the conference on July 1. Arkansas-Little Rock is a member of the Sun Belt Conference for all sports except wrestling, where it
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks ended modestly higher on Wall Street Wednesday after a day of choppy trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a gain of 0.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.6%. Communications and health care stocks made solid gains, along
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks ended modestly higher on Wall Street Wednesday after a day of choppy trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a gain of 0.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.6%. Communications and health care stocks made solid gains, along
Continue Reading TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Officials with Kansas’ three largest universities say they will pause efforts to require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The University of Kansas, Kansas State University and Wichita State cited a federal judge’s ruling on Tuesday that blocked implementation of a directive from President Joe Biden requiring federal contractors to be
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By Maggie Fox, CNN The entire world remains unprepared for the next pandemic and most countries are underprepared even for small outbreaks of disease, researchers reported Wednesday. Not a single country scored well on the Global Health Security index — a measure of preparedness for various health emergencies and problems put together by the Nuclear
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By Gregory Lemos and David Williams, CNN Authorities searching for a Georgia college student who’s been missing for more than 45 years got a big break after his car was found in an Alabama creek — along with his wallet, ID card and suspected human remains. Kyle Clinkscales, a student at Auburn University, was last
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jurors at the trial of the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright are hearing starkly different versions of events. An attorney for former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter told jurors during his opening statement Wednesday that Potter made a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Australia se unirá a Estados Unidos en un boicot diplomático a los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de Beijing 2022, dijo este miércoles el primer ministro Scott Morrison. Lo mismo hará Canadá, según indicó el primer ministro Justin Trudeau en su cuenta oficial de Twitter. También se suma a la medida el
Continue Reading UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says large quantities of U.N. food earmarked for malnourished people in northern Ethiopia have been looted from warehouses, reportedly by elements of Tigrayan forces and the local population. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Wednesday the small-scale theft of food from warehouses in the town of Kombolcha in the
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Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hospitalizations reported by the Iowa Department of Public Health increased Wednesday as the state continues to experience a surge in coronavirus cases leading to more people being treated in hospitals, higher numbers in intensive care and more deaths. Hospitalizations increased 7.5% from the Monday update to 777 patients with 185
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By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US Navy seized hundreds of Iranian missiles and 1.1 million barrels of Iranian petroleum products from vessels in the Arabian Sea in what became the US government’s “largest-ever forfeiture of fuel and weapons shipments from Iran,” according to a release from the Justice Department. The weapons, the department said in
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The American Film Institute lined up behind many of the year’s end-of-year Oscar contenders, naming Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” and Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up” among the year’s 10 best films. The annual AFI list, compiled through a jury process, can give a
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Triple-A team at Oklahoma selected right-hander Carson Fulmer from Cincinnati with the 39th and final pick of the Triple-A phase of Major League Baseball’s annual draft of unprotected players. The major league phase of the Rule 5 draft was postponed because of MLB’s lockout of the players’
Continue Reading By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A jury has begun deliberations in the trial of actor Jussie Smollett on charges he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lied to Chicago police about it. The jury began deliberations Wednesday for the former “Empire” star after a roughly weeklong trial.
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer In a blog post titled “No Dollar Signs This Time,” billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott said she won’t reveal how much she has given to charity since her last round of donations earlier this year, in an effort to reduce the attention she draws. Scott, whose fortunes is estimated by
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer In a blog post titled “No Dollar Signs This Time,” billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott said she won’t reveal how much she has given to charity since her last round of donations earlier this year, in an effort to reduce the attention she draws. Scott, whose fortunes is estimated by
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By Sara Smart, CNN Montana’s governor is seeking to end protections for some grizzlies, a move that — if approved by federal officials — could allow hunting of the bears for the first time in decades. According to a news release from Gov. Greg Gianforte, he believes the number of bears in the Northern Continental
Continue ReadingBy HAYLEY MASON Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (WGCL) — Attorneys for Albany resident Michael King have filed suit against the Dollar General Corporation for an incident they say left King in the hospital on life support. In late October, King was accused of trying to steal roughly $46 of household
Continue Reading By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The military says it has identified the remains of a U.S. Army corporal from Connecticut who went missing in action in 1950 during the Korean War. Benjamin Bazzell, from Seymour, was among more than 1,000 U.S. soldiers and Marines killed during fighting near the Chosin Reservoir
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