By BROOKE SCHULTZ Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Senate is advancing legislation that would prohibit transgender women from participating in women’s sports. The bill that passed Tuesday was sent to the state House, which had previously passed an identical bill. One Democrat crossed party lines to vote in favor of the
Continue Reading By GLEN FARLEY Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Lining up at his customary position in the New England Patriots’ backfield on Tuesday, Damien Harris felt a rush of adrenaline. Good things generally happened when Harris touched the ball last season as he gained a career-high 929 yards on 202 carries (an average of 4.6
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Orland Pride coach Amanda Cromwell and assistant Sam Greene have been placed on administrative leave while the National Women’s Soccer League and its players’ association investigate allegations of retaliation. Assistant Seb Hines will serve as interim coach. The league and the players’ union say the investigation is exploring
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los asesores en materia de vacunas de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) decidieron este martes que era benéfico autorizar la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Novavax, que utiliza una tecnología diferente a la de las tres vacunas actualmente en uso en EE.UU.,
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By Lauren Fox, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN Lawmakers are beginning to see the contours of a gun deal taking shape in the US Senate even as both sides admit there is far more work to do to convince lawmakers to get behind a narrow package that will be far less robust than Democrats
Continue Reading NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has “no idea” if she’ll be ready for Wimbledon in just under three weeks after retiring from her match with a “freak injury” to her left side. The 19-year-old Raducanu was facing Victorija Golubic in her opener at the Nottingham Open and was trailing 4-3 when
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr says he is back to square one in learning the team’s new system and the unit he’ll direct this fall when the team navigates one of the league’s toughest schedules. Carr’s college teammate Davante Adams has joined the quarterback’s leading
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By Manu Raju and Pamela Brown, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has privately expressed an openness for raising the age to 21 for purchasing semiautomatic rifles, according to a person familiar with the matter, but the issue is unlikely to be included in any final deal because most Republicans are opposed to it. Instead,
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By Raja Razek, Rebekah Riess and Christina Maxouris, CNN One of the three inmates who escaped from a Barry County, Missouri, jail last week has been captured — more than 800 miles away, authorities announced. Christopher Allen Blevins, 37, was taken into custody near Casper, Wyoming, on Wednesday, the Barry County Sheriff’s Office said in
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El actor Matthew McConaughey dio un apasionado y, en ocasiones, emotivo discurso en una rueda de prensa de la Casa Blanca este martes, en el que compartió las historias de los que murieron en el tiroteo en la escuela primaria de Uvalde, Texas, e instó a tomar más medidas sobre el
Continue Reading AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — A late deflected goal from Ajdin Hrustic has secured a 2-1 win for Australia in an Asian playoff against the United Arab Emirates and sets up an intercontinental showdown with Peru for a spot at the World Cup in Qatar. The Australians are a win away from a fifth consecutive
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias names Molly Maassen as the new girls tennis coach for the 2022–23 school year. Athletic Director for Helias Catholic, Dwayne Clingman, says Maassen brings years of tennis experience and a love for the game that will serve the student-athletes well. Maassen is a 1992 graduate of Helias Catholic and has
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans cornerback Caleb Farley is one of 26 Titans who wound up on injured reserve for the 2021 season. He’s wearing a yellow jersey this offseason warning against contact along with wide receivers Robert Woods and Racey McMath and fellow cornerback Kristian Fulton.
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN Months of intense lobbying from the solar and clean energy industry culminated on Monday in the Biden White House taking their biggest action on climate in recent months. The administration moved to waive anti-circumvention tariffs on solar panels for two years and invoking the Defense Production Act to speed up domestic
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN Months of intense lobbying from the solar and clean energy industry culminated on Monday in the Biden White House taking their biggest action on climate in recent months. The administration moved to waive anti-circumvention tariffs on solar panels for two years and invoking the Defense Production Act to speed up domestic
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Timely” is an overused term when discussing documentaries, but it certainly applies to “The Janes,” which looks at the days of secret, illegal abortions before Roe v. Wade and forces the audience to consider whether the past is prologue. Featuring women involved in an underground network, the HBO presentation is
Continue Reading JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Rickie Fowler still has a chance to make it to the U.S. Open. Fowler missed out on qualifying by one shot. But he won a playoff in the Florida sectional and is first alternate out of that site. Fowler is likely to be the fifth alternate overall for The Country Club
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri appeals court says former Gov. Eric Greitens didn’t violate open records laws by using a message-deleting app. The Western District Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling in Greitens’ favor. A St. Louis attorney sued Greitens in 2017 over use of the Confide app by
Continue Reading MUNICH (AP) — Harry Kane’s late penalty has earned England a 1-1 draw in Germany in their Nations League game. Kane slotted the equalizer from the spot in the 88th minute. But there was controversy over referee Carlos del Cerro Grande’s decision to award it after a VAR check as Kane looked to be offside
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Columbia police continue to investigate a Monday night shooting that occurred off the 1500 block of Fir Place.
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