LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville’s athletic board executive committee has approved a new contract with men’s basketball interim coach Mike Pegues that includes a one-time bonus of $340,000 and other incentives. The proposed new deal increases the bonus for winning the ACC Tournament, and could pay up to $500,000 if the Cardinals win five NCAA
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is reaching out to Republican as well as Democratic Senate Judiciary Committee leaders as he works to gain GOP support for his Supreme Court nominee. Biden met Tuesday at the White House with the top members of the panel that
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Julia Buckley, CNN As storms buffet the UK, footage has emerged of a pilot pulling off a particularly challenging landing — but not before the plane appeared to nearly topple over and scrape its tail on the runway. British Airways flight 1307 traveled from Aberdeen to London on Monday — but the 80-minute flight had
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — BNSF’s two largest unions are raising concerns about a new attendance policy that went into effect at the railroad Tuesday. That’s because they say it penalizes employees for missing work for any reason and encourages sick employees to report for duty. The unions appealed to
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By Tim Lister and Clarissa Ward, CNN On the frontlines east of the port city of Mariupol, the Ukrainian army’s defensive positions look much as they did two years ago: Platoons shelter in improvised bunkers and ruined houses, and trenches curl through the frigid landscape. The Russian border is less than 20 miles away. Beyond
Continue Reading By Tim Lister and Clarissa Ward, CNN On the frontlines east of the port city of Mariupol, the Ukrainian army’s defensive positions look much as they did two years ago: Platoons shelter in improvised bunkers and ruined houses, and trenches curl through the frigid landscape. The Russian border is less than 20 miles away. Beyond
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In a growing national trend, at least 13 historically Black colleges and universities received bomb threats today, on the first day of Black history month.
Continue Reading By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Long before Tom Brady called it quits, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers began contemplating a future without the seven-time Super Bowl winner. Brady announced his retirement Tuesday, ending an unparalleled career that began with a two-decade stint with the New England Patriots followed by two seasons
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By Karol Suarez and Brandon Miller, CNN At least 23 people have died after heavy rainfall triggered a landslide on Monday in Quito, Ecuador, authorities said. Quito’s mayor Santiago Guarderas told reporters on Tuesday that 47 people were injured, including two that were left in critical condition as a result of the disaster. Seven have
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — En lo que serían sus últimos momentos, el veterano policía se sentó en su patrulla minutos después de la medianoche cuando se abrió la puerta del conductor del automóvil que tenía delante. El cabo Charles Galloway acababa de detener el tráfico y estaba tratando de comunicarse con un despachador cuando un
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TONIGHT: Light showers changing over to freezing rain late, then to snow after midnight. Snow begins to accumulate by morning. Lows in the upper teens. TOMORROW: Snow becoming heavy at times. Dangerous road conditions through the day. Accumulation between 8-14″ of snow through Thursday morning. EXTENDED: Showers have spread across the region, falling as rain
Continue Reading By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Groups representing about 100,000 ride-share drivers and food delivery workers in and near New York City have formed a coalition called Justice for App Workers. They made the announcement Tuesday and are pressing for protections including better wages, health care and the right to unionize.
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer Weston McKennie says he let his team and nation down when he violated team COVID-19-rules in September, which caused the American midfielder to miss a pair of World Cup qualifiers. McKennie didn’t dress for the Sept. 5 match against Canada because of the breach, and coach Gregg Berhalter sent
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Caitlyn Callahan is the first female coach in the 135-year history of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The team hired the 26-year-old Callahan as a player development coach in January after she impressed them during a visit to the team’s minor-league headquarters in Bradenton, Florida. Callahan played softball
Continue ReadingBy Simon Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story GRESHAM, Oregon (KPTV) — The Reynolds School District in Gresham continues to grapple with persistent fighting and misbehavior among its students. One parent, Becky, who preferred we not disclose her last name, said her son was recently attacked by several of his classmates as he
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Jewell Loyd is staying in Seattle and Breanna Stewart will be returning, too, a person with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no official announcement had been made. Free agents officially could sign with teams on Tuesday. Other players signing on
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Gov. Mike Parson hopes to appoint a new Boone County treasurer by late-February/early March after the former treasurer resigned in January.
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This past weekend’s Janet Jackson documentary was the most popular non-fiction show on Lifetime since its “Surviving R. Kelly” documentary three years ago. The four-part series rolled out over two nights last weekend. The Nielsen company said roughly 4 million people watched on live television,
Continue Reading TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A north-central Kansas lawmaker has been arrested in Topeka on suspicion of drunken driving. Topeka police said Tuesday that officers stopped Republican Rep. Suzi Carlson of Clay Center at about 9 p.m. Monday a few blocks south and west of the Statehouse. They said testing showed that Carlson was operating her
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks had a strong holiday season in the U.S. but weaker sales in China as its ended the second year of the pandemic. U.S. same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, were up 18% over the October-December period a year ago. The Seattle-based coffee giant
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