NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Titans linebacker Harold Landry is replacing Joey Bosa of the Los Angeles Chargers at the Pro Bowl because of an injury. The Titans announced the change Wednesday. This will be Landry’s first Pro Bowl appearance with the fourth-year linebacker coming off the best season of his career. Landry led the
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (WVTM) — Jacksonville State University’s Marching Southerners have been invited to perform in France. According to a news release, JSU’s band was asked to perform at ceremonies to observe the 80th anniversary of D-Day, which happens in 2024 in Normandy, France. JSU reported
Continue Reading By The Associated Press American defender DeAndre Yedlin has terminated his contract with Turkish soccer club Galatasaray after one year. The team said the decision was by mutual consent. Yedlin was due to report to the U.S. national team in Columbus, Ohio, ahead of its World Cup qualifier against El Salvador on Thursday. He had
Continue ReadingBy Madeleine Nolan Click here for updates on this story FLORA, Mississippi (WAPT) — Mississippi deer processors are finding it difficult to keep up with the demand. The Buck Shop in Flora has been overwhelmed with orders since mid-October when deer season started. The business has had to turn away customers each day because of
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Toy company Mattel has won back the licensing rights for Disney’s princess and “Frozen” franchises. The reunion comes after Hasbro bested the rights for the “Frozen” and princess products away from Mattel in 2014. The new multiyear global deal between Disney and Mattel will allow Mattel to develop lines
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By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN In what will be one of the most monumental endeavors of Joe Biden’s presidency, the retirement of Stephen Breyer sets the stage for an immensely important decision by the President. Breyer’s seat may be the only one that Biden fills on the Supreme Court, and it may
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Baileys Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. It is an eye disease usually associated with older people. One Louisville-area mom said her son was diagnosed with glaucoma at just a few months old. Now, she is sharing her story in hopes of helping
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill establishing a recall procedure for local school board members has advanced out of a Missouri House committee as that bill and others targeting school boards have gained early momentum. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the bills come as school boards have faced public pressure over their responses
Continue ReadingBy Evan Sobol, Christian Colon, Marcy Jones, Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A person of interest was announced in the case of a 13-year-old student who died from a fentanyl overdose at a school in Hartford earlier this month. The seventh grader overdosed at the Sports and
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The Missouri House’s top Democrat said Wednesday that she plans to file legislation to pay back local school districts for legal expenses they incur defending themselves against mask lawsuits from the state attorney general.
Continue ReadingBy James Corrigan Click here for updates on this story PARIS, Maine (WMTW) — First-year Oxford Hills Superintendent Monica Henson received criticism at a school board meeting Monday night for allegedly grabbing an elementary student by two arms in September, along with creating an atmosphere of intimidation and fear. The alleged incident happened Sept. 9
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By Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Joe Biden has nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, fulfilling the President’s promise to pick a Black woman. Now, the nomination process enters a new phase. What happens next? There will be hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is chaired by
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The financial technology startup that Walmart is backing will buy two financial companies as it tries to create one app where shoppers can do different financial activities from getting paid to borrowing and saving money. The venture called Hazel will purchase Even, a financial benefits
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By Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly, Jeff Zeleny and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden received a much-needed political opening on Wednesday. But neither he, nor anyone close to him, appeared ready to celebrate it. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement plans were publicly revealed before the White House or the justice himself was expecting it,
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Dozens of volunteers hit the streets of Asheville on Tuesday night, taking part in the annual ‘Point in Time’ (PIT) Count. Their job: count the number of homeless people they see. PIT counts are required by the United States Department
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A suspect accused of causing the death of his grandmother died on Monday, according to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. The Attorney General’s Office said Jacob Abraham, 28, of Nashua was hospitalized after suffering from a medical event earlier
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Somerville man is suing Uber and one of the company’s drivers, claiming he was left a quadriplegic following a crash because the company was negligent. Attorneys for 31-year-old William Good said the crash happened on April 30, 2021, on Highland
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story TOWNVILLE, South Carolina (WYFF) — An Upstate lottery winner says he’s given most of his $375,000 in prize money away. “I did a lot of good deeds,” he told South Carolina Education Lottery officials. The winner, who does not wish to be identified, says he’s
Continue ReadingBy Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25, a Detention Officer was conducting supervision rounds and observed a detainee acting erratically in a holding cell in female booking. The Detention Officer entered the holding cell while calling for medical
Continue Reading By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Colorado-based aviation company wants to build a plant for next-generation supersonic passenger jets at a North Carolina airport. Government officials announced the project Wednesday as local and state boards approved hefty financial incentives for Boom Supersonic. Officials say the proposed $500 million operation at
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