Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los pasajeros aéreos de Estados Unidos están dejando atrás las mascarillas contra el covid-19 luego de que una jueza federal dictaminara que el mandato de uso de mascarillas en los aviones comerciales decretado por el gobierno era ilegal. Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus
Continue ReadingBy Kent Wainscott Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WISN) — What began as a routine dental visit landed an Illinois man in a Kenosha hospital after he inhaled the dentist’s drill bit. A rare medical procedure was performed to remove the sharp metal object lodged in the patient’s lung. The CT
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By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer Ohio State’s athletics department has been given four years probation and hit with other sanctions as a result of self-reported recruiting and policy violations in three women’s sports, including basketball. The other violations, as outlined in a report issued by the NCAA’s Division I Committee on Infractions, were in
Continue ReadingBy Will Jones Click here for updates on this story KANE COUNTY, Illinois (WLS) — Each year high school students find creative ways to ask someone to prom. But a recent promposal involving Central High School students in Kane County wasn’t creative at all. Some students are calling it racist. A photo of the promposal
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HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and TERESA CRAWFORD Associated Press Travelers cheered and stripped off their masks as pilots announced over the loudspeaker that a federal judge in Florida had struck down a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit. The judge’s decision Monday freed airlines, airports and mass transit systems to make their own decisions about
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Second-seeded Casper Ruud has defeated American Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 6-2 to reach the third round of the Barcelona Open. Ruud broke serve four times to comfortably get past his 81st-ranked opponent. Ruud reached his maiden Masters 1000 final in Miami in March, losing to Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. Sixth-seeded Diego Schwartzman of
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By Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department said Tuesday it will appeal a court ruling that struck down the federal government’s mask mandate for travelers — but only if the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determines the mandate is still necessary to protect public health. “The Department of
Continue ReadingBy Kalé Searcy Click here for updates on this story ATKINSON, Nebraska (KETV) — Mark Burch is under the hood, making last-minute tweaks to a cherry red Corvette. “Like right here, this one’s capped off, and I think this one is supposed to go to that one,” he said. The 1973 Stingray once covered in
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo was activated from the COVID-19 injured list but wasn’t in New York’s lineup for the opener of a doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants. New York didn’t announce a lineup until roughly 30 minutes before first pitch while waiting to see if outfielders Nimmo and Mark Canha
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona has announced new measures on ticket sales to keep a high number of visiting fans from attending matches at the Camp Nou Stadium. The measures come after more than 30,000 Eintracht Frankfurt supporters took over the Camp Nou in a Europa League match last week
Continue Reading MUMBAI, India (AP) — Captain Faf du Plessis just missed out on his maiden Indian Premier League century while Josh Hazlewood grabbed 4-25 as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs. Du Plessis smashed 96 off 64 balls as Bangalore made 181-6 after being asked to bat first. Hazlewood then strangled Lucknow
Continue Reading By KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan police have opened fire at people protesting new fuel price increases, killing one and injuring 13 others, in a town northeast of the capital. Tuesday’s shooting was the first by security forces during weeks of demonstrations over the country’s worst
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — NBC Sports revealed its new “Sunday Night Football” announcing team with analyst Cris Collinsworth returning and being joined by Mike Tirico in the booth and Melissa Stark on the sidelines. The network said the crew will work for the first time at the Hall of Fame game on Aug. 4 between
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is moving toward the trend set by soccer for advertising on uniforms. The San Diego Padres became the first team to announce a deal, saying patches with a Motorola logo will be worn on their jerseys starting next season. The March 10
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is moving toward the trend set by soccer for advertising on uniforms. The San Diego Padres became the first team to announce a deal, saying patches with a Motorola logo will be worn on their jerseys starting next season. The March 10
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been fined $50,000 for making obscene gestures and directing profane language toward the crowd during Brooklyn’s Game 1 playoff loss to the Celtics. League operations president Byron Spruell announced the fines. Cameras captured Irving flipping his middle finger toward fans as
Continue ReadingBy Kate Raddatz Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — The highly-contagious avian flu is having a devastating impact on Minnesota raptors. The University of Minnesota Raptor Center has reported 23 positive cases of bird flu in bald eagles, red tail hawks and great horned owls. Those numbers are from the
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Department of Education is making more changes to the federal student loan system that will help bring millions of borrowers — some of whom may have previously been in forbearance — closer to receiving debt forgiveness. These new actions, announced Tuesday, are the latest moves by the Biden administration to
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Volkswagen is gunning for Tesla. Tesla is still king, with over 936,000 electric vehicles sold in 2021 and a share of about 14% of the global electric car market. But Volkswagen isn’t far behind. having grabbed about 11% of the market last year and doubled its EV sales compared with
Continue Reading CLEVELAND (AP) — For the second straight day, the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians have been postponed by inclement weather and unplayable conditions. Tuesday’s game was called four hours before the first pitch, with the decision coming after Guardians officials inspected the soggy outfield at Progressive Field. Snow piled up in downtown Cleveland the
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