By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer A small American Indian tribe is supporting a Connecticut town’s attempt to retain funding put in jeopardy by its continued use of a Native American mascot and imagery for its schools’ athletic teams. The Schaghticoke Tribal Nation, which has just over 100 members in Western Connecticut, passed a resolution
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By Jaclyn Schultz Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A Las Vegas special education teacher told FOX5 she has had so much trouble getting a rental, she and her family resorted to sleeping in her car for a few days. It’s the latest story among thousands like her in
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PARAMOUNT, California (KABC) — A smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store in Paramount on Tuesday prompted a search for five suspects, authorities said. The incident occurred at Don Roberto Jewelers at 16239 Paramount Blvd., where the robbers used sledgehammers to shatter the store’s front windows
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — More than 100 pounds of methamphetamine and heroin are off Southern California streets all thanks to one very good girl. Los Angeles Police Department K-9 Officer Keisa, along with detectives from the FBI Los Angeles, made the bust. LAPD’s Gang and
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A judge has denied three Jefferson City voters’ request to throw out the city’s new ward map.
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has defeated a congressional redistricting plan passed by the state Senate — intensifying a stalemate that could lead to court intervention. The vote Thursday by the House came after the Senate already had refused to negotiate over their differences. Though Republicans
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Florida on Thursday struck down several aspects of the election rules overhaul passed by Republicans in the state last year. US District Judge Mark Walker’s scathing, 288-page opinion said some of the provisions in question were passed with the intent of targeting “Black voters because of their
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business The federal government’s emergency rental assistance program helped prevent more than one million evictions last year. An estimated 1.36 million renters avoided an eviction filing in 2021 as a result of the government’s unprecedented $46.5 billion rent relief program and other protections, according to a recent analysis by Princeton University’s
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Hunter Renfroe looks quite comfortable in his first spring training with the Milwaukee Brewers after he was acquired in a Dec. 1 trade with the Red Sox. It helps that Renfroe was already very familiar with several of his new teammates long before the deal was
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CHINA GROVE, N.C. (AP) — Macy’s Inc. has announced plans to build a distribution and online order fulfillment center in central North Carolina that ultimately will employ 2,800 people. The department store and online retail giant said Thursday it will invest $584 million in the project in China Grove, which is northeast of Charlotte. The
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By Tami Luhby, CNN A bipartisan group of senators is trying to extend pandemic school meal waivers that gave districts extra federal funds and flexibilities to provide free food to more kids and to cope with supply chain and labor issues. Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat, and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, introduced
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By Megan Marples, CNN An evil fox spirit is on the loose after breaking free from her rock prison — that is, if you believe in Japanese mythology. A Sessho-seki, or “killing stone,” was found cracked in half this month in Nikko National Park, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Tokyo. No one knows
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By Julia Chatterley Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has the world heading toward a global food crisis that could impact millions of people. But things are particularly dire in Ukraine. According to the World Food Programme, almost half of all Ukrainians are concerned about having enough food to eat. Among the many organizations that have offered
Continue Reading By Julia Chatterley Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has the world heading toward a global food crisis that could impact millions of people. But things are particularly dire in Ukraine. According to the World Food Programme, almost half of all Ukrainians are concerned about having enough food to eat. Among the many organizations that have offered
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By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN In 2003, the Human Genome Project made history when it sequenced 92% of the human genome. But for nearly two decades since, scientists have struggled to decipher the remaining 8%. Now, a team of nearly 100 scientists from the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium has unveiled the complete human genome — the first
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press Severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds are racing across the Deep South _ killing two in the Florida Panhandle and leaving scattered damage to buildings and homes in their path. In Florida, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office says two were killed and
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By Ellie Kaufman, CNN US and coalition forces that fought in Syria in 2017 to recapture the city of Raqqa from ISIS could have done more to decrease harm done to civilians living in the city during the months-long battle, a think tank report released on Thursday found. Strategic choices the US and coalition forces
Continue Reading SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse reserve center Frank Anselem is entering the transfer portal. The 6-foot-10 player from Nigeria announced his decision on social media. Anselem started six games and played in all but one for the Orange (16-17), showing promise after only 26 minutes over four games his freshman year. When starting center Jesse
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ordering the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months in a bid to control energy prices. Biden says it’s not known how much gasoline prices could decline as a
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials are adopting a long delayed rule aimed at reducing deaths and environmental damage from oil and gas pipeline ruptures. But safety advocates said Thursday’s move by the U.S. Transportation Department would not have averted the accidents that prompted the new rule. That’s because it
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