PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Porto defender Pepe has been suspended for two matches after being accused of kicking an official from another team during a brawl in the Portuguese league last week. The veteran Portugal international was red carded for allegedly kicking a Sporting Lisbon club director during the altercation at the end of the
Continue ReadingBy CAITLIN LILLY Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — More money was wagered on this year’s Super Bowl at Nevada’s 179 sportsbooks than ever before, according to data released Monday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. According to the NGCB, $179,823,715 million was wagered in Nevada’s 179 sportsbooks on Super
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Conference USA released a football schedule for the 2022 season that included 14 teams, saying it will “exhaust all necessary legal actions” to keep Southern Mississippi, Old Dominion and Marshall from leaving the league. Southern Miss, ODU and Marshall accepted invitations to the Sun Belt during the fall and each announced last
Continue Reading FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have filled a key vacancy in their front office, promoting Matt Groh to director of player personnel. Groh assumes the post vacated by Dave Ziegler after he left to become general manager of the Las Vegas Raiders. Ziegler joined former Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, who was
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By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times. A jury in New York on Tuesday rejected the Republican’s claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation with an editorial linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass
Continue Reading By YURAS KURMANAU and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A series of cyberattacks on Tuesday knocked the websites of the Ukrainian army, the defense ministry and major banks offline, Ukrainian authorities said, as tensions persisted over the threat of a possible Russian invasion. Still, there was no indication the relatively low-level, distributed-denial-of-service
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By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent US fighter jets and other coalition aircraft escorted three Russian aircraft in eastern Syria on Tuesday when the Russians flew into coalition-restricted airspace, according to two US officials with direct knowledge of the incident. A Russian cargo aircraft, accompanied by two Tu-22 Backfire bombers flew across Iraq into the
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By Lauren Fox and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Republican senators introduced their own sanctions package to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine and to show support and provide assistance to Ukraine and Europe in the event of a Russian invasion, leading to questions about whether bipartisan negotiations over sanctions have ended on Capitol Hill.
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By Lauren Fox and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Republican senators introduced their own sanctions package to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine and to show support and provide assistance to Ukraine and Europe in the event of a Russian invasion, leading to questions about whether bipartisan negotiations over sanctions have ended on Capitol Hill.
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By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Abortion providers in Oklahoma say they’re still being inundated with women from Texas who want to terminate their pregnancies. Operators of two abortion clinics in Oklahoma said Tuesday that they’ve seen a dramatic increase in the number of women coming from Texas. Trust Women’s Co-Executive Director
Continue Reading By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government has secured parliamentary approval for a 3 billion euro ($3.4 billion) agreement for three new French-made warships. Defense officials say the frigates are vital for addressing ongoing tensions with neighboring Turkey. Lawmakers also voted Tuesday in favor of adding six new Rafale fighter jets
Continue ReadingBy Adrienne Moore Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Moms at McKinley Park are now looking over their shoulders after a woman was attacked in front of her children. Sacramento police say the mother of two was assaulted near the corner of Alhambra Boulevard and G Street. Police say it
Continue Reading By MARLON GONZÁLEZ and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Police have arrested former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, a step toward fulfilling a request by the United States government for his extradition on drug trafficking and weapons charges. The arrest Tuesday came shortly after a Honduran judge signed an arrest order and
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Anyone who has ever been temporarily blinded by high-beam headlights from an oncoming car will be happy to hear this. U.S. regulators are about to allow new high-tech headlights that can automatically tailor beams so they focus on dark areas of the road and don’t create
Continue ReadingBy Karen Morfitt Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — A $50,000 reward is being offered to anyone who can help solve the armed robbery of a Denver mail carrier. It happened on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at around 6:30 p.m. near Milwaukee Street and MLK Boulevard. “My first reaction was ‘Whoa,
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Lucia Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — The Dallas City Council will vote on whether to offer firefighters up to five days of mental health leave a year, after the city’s Public Safety Committee gave its unanimous approval to the plan Monday, Feb. 14. The move would expand
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El expresidente de Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández fue detenido por las autoridades este martes en su vivienda en Tegucigalpa tras la emisión de una orden de captura en su contra.. Hernández salió esposado y escoltado por miembros de la Policía Nacional de Honduras. Será presentado ante un juez. El lunes,
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee boycotted a vote on President Joe Biden’s five nominees to the Federal Reserve, delaying indefinitely the confirmation of Chair Jerome Powell to a second four-year term. Democrats control the committee, but because no Republican attended the session, votes couldn’t
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Collin Morikawa is the latest PGA Tour star to say he’s not interested in Saudi-backed rival golf tour. Morikawa says he’s all for the PGA Tour. He joins a list that includes Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and others. Morikawa says the
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN The New York Times has prevailed in defending itself against a defamation lawsuit brought by Sarah Palin after jurors found she had not proven her case. The jury of nine, which had been deliberating since Friday afternoon, found the Times not liable for defamation against Palin. Unbeknownst to them, during deliberations,
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