LAS VEGAS (AP) — Allegiant Air is ordering new planes from Boeing. It’s a win for Boeing because Allegiant’s current fleet consists entirely of jets from European rival Airbus. Allegiant said Wednesday that it will buy 50 Boeing 737 Max jets and take options for 50 more. The terms of the deal weren’t released. The
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MIAMI — Eric Lovett made a 3-pointer with 1:02 left to give Florida International the lead en route to a 68-65 win over Bethune-Cookman on Wednesday. Denver Jones registered 18 points to lead the Panthers. Marcus Garrett led the Wildcats with 16 points.
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Just two weeks before it was to be held in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival is canceling its in-person festival and reverting to an entirely virtual edition due to the current coronavirus surge. Festival organizers announced Wednesday that the festival will start as
Continue Reading CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In a story published January 4, 2022, about the James Webb Space Telescope, The Associated Press erroneously reported when the universe’s first stars and galaxies were created. It was about 13.7 billion years ago, not 3.7 billion.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Edmonton captain Connor McDavid, forward Derek Ryan and defenseman Tyson Barrie have been placed on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list. McDavid and Ryan were held out of practice Tuesday after returning positive tests. The team was awaiting the results of further testing to determine their status for the Oilers’ matchup with
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — A California couple accused of paying $25,000 to cheat on their son’s college admissions test has abruptly agreed to plead guilty. Dr. Gregory Colburn and his wife, Amy Colburn, made the plea deal on Wednesday, six weeks before they were set to go on trial in federal court. The U.S. Attorney’s office
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Liverpool’s match against Arsenal in the English League Cup semifinals has been postponed following a COVID-19 outbreak in the squad that has forced the club to close its training center. The first leg that was scheduled to take place at Arsenal on Thursday will now be staged at Anfield
Continue Reading By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former Books-A-Million CEO Lew Burdette announced Tuesday that he is running for governor of Alabama. Burdette made the announcement Tuesday. He currently heads a nonprofit that provides shelters and group homes for abused women and children. Burdette joins a growing list of candidates challenging Gov. Kay
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El orden se convirtió en caos el 6 de enero en el Capitolio de Estados Unidos. Mientras en una sesión conjunta del recién instalado Congreso contaba los votos electorales de la elección de 2020, una turba de seguidores del presidente Donald Trump irrumpieron en el Capitolio. Varias horas de caos
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago police are warning of more than a dozen catalytic converter thefts on the West Side. There have been 32 incidents since December 7. Most of them are happening overnight in the 4th District near Oak Park and Garfield Park. Three to
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Abuya, Nigeria (CNN)– Más de 90 rehenes fueron rescatados en distintas operaciones de rescate en el noroeste de Nigeria, según anunció la policÃa local. El comisionado de policÃa del Estado de Zamfara, al noroeste del paÃs, Ayuba Elkana, dijo este martes en una conferencia de prensa en la capital del estado, Gusau, que
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By Tina Burnside, CNN Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Wednesday granted a posthumous pardon to Homer Plessy, the man at the center of the landmark civil rights Supreme Court ruling, Plessy v. Ferguson. The governor was joined by Plessy descendants at a ceremony in New Orleans, where he officially signed the pardon. The ceremony,
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By Leyla Santiago, CNN University of Florida President Kent Fuchs will step down, a decision he said was in the works for months, he announced in a video on the school’s Twitter account Wednesday. Fuchs will remain until a replacement is appointed, he said, adding he expects the transition in early 2023. He did not
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin played a supporting role at Arizona as a freshman, showing off his athleticism only in flashes. Mathurin is a key cog for the eighth-ranked Wildcats this season, displaying skills that have pushed him toward the top of NBA draft boards. The 6-foot-6 guard
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are urging the judge who presided over the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell to conduct an inquiry into a juror’s reported claims that he was a victim of sexual abuse. The claims were published in several interviews by press outlets with the juror only identified by
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hacerte una prueba casera para detectar la infección por covid-19 puede ser más cómodo que acudir a una clÃnica o a un laboratorio, pero desde el punto de vista de la salud pública, los expertos afirman que hay al menos un inconveniente clave. Con el reciente aumento de la demanda de
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will return to action on Wednesday night to host Auburn at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers have not played since their upset over No. 1 South Carolina on Dec. 30 due to COVID-19. MU took down the Gamecocks with just eight scholarship players available, but did have to
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve policymakers at a meeting last month said the U.S. job market was nearly at levels healthy enough that the central bank’s low-interest rate policies were no longer needed. That’s according to minutes of the meeting released Wednesday. The minutes also said that Fed officials
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve policymakers at a meeting last month said the U.S. job market was nearly at levels healthy enough that the central bank’s low-interest rate policies were no longer needed. That’s according to minutes of the meeting released Wednesday. The minutes also said that Fed officials
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Stellantis, the international automaker that owns brands like Jeep, Chrysler, Fiat, Ram and Peugeot, has entered into a wide-ranging agreement with Amazon. The deal will put Amazon software in Stellantis vehicles and will also put Stellantis’s electric vans into Amazon’s delivery fleet. Other automakers have reached similarly wide-ranging agreements in
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