By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court has agreed to determine whether former New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof is eligible to run for governor, less than a week after election officials declared him ineligible because he failed to meet the three-year residency requirement. Both Kristof’s attorney and Oregon
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El partido de la Copa Africana de Naciones (AFCON) entre Túnez y Malà terminó en caos este miércoles después de que el árbitro pitara prematuramente el final del encuentro. El árbitro zambiano Janny Sikazwe pareció pitar inicialmente el tiempo reglamentario en el minuto 85, antes de decidir reanudar el juego. A
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears interviewed former Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson and Cleveland Browns executive Glenn Cook for their vacant coach and general manager jobs. The two positions opened Monday when the Bears fired former coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace on the heels of a 6-11 season. Pederson
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By SOPHIA TAREEN and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Teachers Union has narrowly backed an agreement dictating COVID-19 safety protocols in the nation’s third-largest school district. Wednesday’s vote will keep kids in classrooms after five days of cancelled classes due to a standoff with the city over remote learning and virus
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Princess Cruises has pleaded guilty to violating its probation related to previous environmental crimes. Court records show company officials signed a plea agreement Wednesday in Miami federal court. The company must pay a $1 million criminal fine and undertake remedial measures to ensure that it and its parent company, Carnival Corporation, establish
Continue Reading By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Mike Cochran, who during a nearly 40-year career with The Associated Press told the stories of Texas’ larger-than-life characters with his rich and detailed writing, and who ended up serving as a pallbearer for Lee Harvey Oswald while covering the presidential assassin’s funeral, has died. He was
Continue Reading By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Mike Cochran, who during a nearly 40-year career with The Associated Press told the stories of Texas’ larger-than-life characters with his rich and detailed writing, and who ended up serving as a pallbearer for Lee Harvey Oswald while covering the presidential assassin’s funeral, has died. He was
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines says customers will get an extra year to use travel vouchers that they received after canceling a flight during the pandemic. Atlanta-based Delta said Wednesday those vouchers will now extend through the end of 2023. Delta says that new date will also apply to any tickets bought in 2022.
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Este miércoles fue puesto en libertad el hombre que causó daños en la cabina de un avión de American Airlines y obligó a reprogramar el vuelo entre San Pedro Sula, Honduras, y Miami, dijo a CNN el portavoz de la PolicÃa Nacional de Honduras. American Airlines confirmó a CNN
Continue Reading LAKE CHARLES, La. — Christian Shumate had 22 points plus 17 rebounds as McNeese State easily defeated Arlington Baptist 120-44. Brendan Medley-Bacon added 20 points for the Cowboys. Trey Ballard led the Patriots on Wednesday with 13 points.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Tras más de cinco años de la firma del acuerdo de paz entre el gobierno de Colombia y la hoy desmovilizada guerrilla de las FARC, el 95% de los exguerrilleros que se desmovilizaron continúan acogidos al proceso de paz, dijo a CNN Carlos Ruiz Massieu, representante especial del secretario
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By Amanda Jackson, CNN Angelina Gonsalves received an unexpected, yet cherished, delivery from the US Postal Service last month — a letter her late husband wrote to his mother while deployed overseas in 1945. The letter was written by Sgt. John Gonsalves, a 22-year-old Army soldier stationed in Germany. He was writing to check in
Continue Reading By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The new top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee says President Joe Biden’s administration needs to ramp up military and intelligence support for Ukraine. Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio has replaced Rep. Devin Nunes, who resigned to lead former President Donald Trump’s new social media company. Turner
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Metro detectives discovered seized hundreds of pounds of drugs inside a storage unit in Antioch on Tuesday. According to the arrest affidavit, detectives executed a narcotics search at a storage unit rented by 36-year-old Sry Chanthalath on Tuesday evening. The storage
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgetown basketball coach Patrick Ewing will miss the Hoyas’ game against visiting Butler because of what his team said Wednesday were D.C. Department of Health guidelines. The news release announcing the former Georgetown and NBA star’s absence Thursday did not offer any other details or explanation. Georgetown said assistant Louis Orr would
Continue Reading By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice continues to experience moderate symptoms of COVID-19 a day after he tested positive for the virus. Despite being sick and isolating at home, Justice kept in constant communication with his staff during the day Wednesday. Several economic development announcements were made
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By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin on Wednesday said President Joe Biden may have gone “a little too far in his rhetoric” when he compared lawmakers who do not support changing Senate filibuster rules to pass stalled voting and elections legislation to segregationists. “Joe Biden came to the United States Senate on
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Three South Florida police officers are facing criminal charges in separate incidents: two accused of using excessive force during arrests and the other accused of purposefully shooting a fellow officer with a Taser stun gun. Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced the charges Wednesday. Officials say Opa-locka Police Capt. Sergio Perez
Continue ReadingBy Royce Jones Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh-area dentist is accused of killing his wife in Africa to claim millions in insurance money. Lawrence Rudolph, the founder of Three Rivers Dental here in Pittsburgh, is charged with mail fraud. But federal investigators have laid out much more in
Continue Reading By MARK LUDWICZAK Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Bills can thank their surging ground game for their late-season run to winning their second consecutive AFC East title. Buffalo heads into its wild-card playoff against New England on Saturday night on a four-game winning streak that is partly due to its renewed commitment
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