By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears are prepared to enter a new era under new general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus. Chicago comes into the season with few established playmakers on offense and questions to answer on defense, starting with the opener against San Francisco
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The UV index will be high, with sunburn times between 20-30 minutes. Pollen levels will continue to be high through the weekend, with mold being one of the predominant allergens.
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Un juez federal de México determinó este miércoles que hay elementos suficientes para procesar al exprocurador general de México, Jesús Murillo Karam, por la desaparición de los 43 estudiantes de la escuela normal de Ayotzinapa, ocurrida el 26 de septiembre de 2014. Durante una audiencia celebrada en el Reclusorio
Continue Reading Six players in the Dominican Summer League have been suspended 60 games each by Major League Baseball after testing positive for performance-enhancing substances. New York Mets pitcher Richard Cardoza, Kansas City pitcher Jeremy Castro, Arizona pitcher Miguel Gonzalez, Houston pitcher Jose Serrano and Atlanta infielder Christian Suarez were penalized after testing positive for Stanozolol. San
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By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Defense lawyers at R. Kelly’s child pornography trial in Chicago have sought to portray a key government witness as a liar and extortionist. During a full day of cross-examination Wednesday, the defense contended Charles Freeman first approached the R&B star in 2001 and demanded Kelly
Continue Reading By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — J.C. Jackson could be ready to play when the Los Angeles Chargers begin the regular season after undergoing ankle surgery Tuesday, coach Brandon Staley said Wednesday. Staley said Jackson’s availability will depend on how quickly the incision wound from a procedure on his right ankle
Continue Reading OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Skye Bolt hit a leadoff sacrifice fly — as strange as that sounds — in the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 to avert a three-game sweep. With David MacKinnon on second base as the automatic runner and the score tied at 2, Marlins left-hander Richard
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Aaron Rodgers signed a contract extension in the offseason and is back to lead the Green Bay Packers as they seek their fourth straight NFC North title and their first Super Bowl berth since their 2010 championship season. Rodgers has earned MVP honors each of the past two seasons, but no
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Want to live a longer, healthier life? Pick an activity you enjoy, and get moving. Choose just about anything — running, swimming laps, playing tennis, cycling, golf, racket sports or even walking for exercise. All of these leisure activities appear to lower the risk of early death, as well as death
Continue Reading By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Bernarda Pera extended her career-best winning streak to 12 matches, beatiung top-seeded Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals in Tennis in The Land. Pera, ranked No. 51, broke 2021 French Open champion Krejcikova four times in claiming eight of
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN An Oklahoma teacher says she has resigned from her position as an English teacher with Norman Public Schools following controversy over the display of, and student access to, more than 500 books in her classroom library. Summer Boismier, who was an English teacher at Norman High School, told CNN that before
Continue ReadingBy Tim Johns Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Impassioned pleas on the steps of the San Francisco Unified School District Tuesday night. A group of teachers from the United Educators of San Francisco gathered ahead of a school board meeting to call on the district to begin negotiations with
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A Moberly man was charged Wednesday on allegations that he threatened to “clear out” a nursing home.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un hombre fue arrestado por la muerte de cinco personas, todas ellas menores de 25 años, que murieron en un accidente automovilÃstico en la madrugada del sábado en el condado de Miami-Dade, Florida, según las autoridades. Maiky Simeon, de 30 años, fue arrestado por varios cargos de homicidio vehicular, según la
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) —  El Gobierno del presidente Joe Biden se vio obligado a reducir la elegibilidad para su plan que condona la deuda estudiantil a ciertos prestatarios el mismo dÃa que ha dado los primeros pasos para ponerlo en marcha, al enviar actualizaciones por correo electrónico sobre el proceso antes de que se abra
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By Nikki Carvajal and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he’s appointing Kimberly Cheatle to be the next director of the United States Secret Service, a selection that comes at what administration officials acknowledge is a critical time for the federal law enforcement agency. Cheatle worked for the Secret Service for
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — An uncle of Jacob Blake filed a federal lawsuit alleging sheriff’s deputies in Wisconsin unjustly arrested and tortured him during a protest over the 2020 Kenosha police shooting of his nephew. Justin Blake filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Milwaukee. He alleges that he was standing quietly outside Kenosha’s public safety building during
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN Former Trump Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and his then-chief of staff repeatedly lied to federal investigators about conversations they had with lobbyists, a US senator and Interior officials regarding granting permits for two Indian tribes’ plans to build and operate a New England casino, according to a new report from Interior’s
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press Hundreds of bogus claims that sought a share of the $1.1 billion settlement in the deadly collapse of a Florida condominium building have been ruled as invalid by a judge. More than 450 presumably false claims were filed in the court settlement arising from the June 2021 collapse of the
Continue Reading By SAM METZ and BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah state and county officials have sued the Biden administration over the president’s decision last year to restore two sprawling national monuments on rugged lands sacred to Native Americans that President Donald Trump had downsized. The lawsuit filed Wednesday over Bears Ears
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