By Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The City Council on Tuesday provided the final piece of a financing package that will bring Topgolf to the Alabama Gulf Coast. The unanimous vote authorizes a $1.25 million incentives package, matching the equal amount approved last week by the Mobile
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams has lost her first-round match at the U.S. Open. The seven-time major champion was beaten by Alison Van Uytvanck in straight sets. Tuesday’s match came a day after Serena Williams won her first-round match in a much fuller and louder Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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By Virginia Langmaid, CNN A Black pastor in Alabama says he was arrested while watering his neighbor’s flowers — and his attorney has called the incident “irrational, irresponsible, and illegal.” In police body camera footage from May and released last week, an officer is seen approaching the man, Michael Jennings, who tells the officer he
Continue ReadingBy Ashlyn Nichols Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Dr. Steve Loyd’s mission in life is simple– to help others. Loyd approaches those struggling with addiction in a kind, empathetic way. “I’ve gotten to know them, I’ve gotten to know their stories. I see their hurt, their shame, and the
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Impresionantes imágenes nuevas producidas por el Telescopio Hubble y el Telescopio James Webb muestran la Galaxia Fantasma, una espiral de sistemas solares a 32 millones de años luz de distancia de la Tierra. La galaxia está ubicada en la constelación de Piscis, según la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA, por sus siglas
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hallsville’s Landyn Sievers is our Week One SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winner. You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – Hallsville will play at Centralia Friday at 7 p.m.
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rookie quarterback Malik Willis’ quick learning curve made veteran Logan Woodside dispensable for Tennessee. The Titans cut Woodside along with 27 other players waived or released Tuesday at the NFL deadline to trim the roster to 53. They also waived injured tight end
Continue Reading By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Timmy Trumpet was all set to horn in on this most notable season for the New York Mets. The Australian-born musician was at Citi Field with trumpet in hand Tuesday night, ready if needed to pop onto the diamond and perform his song “Narco” live if
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox manager Tony La Russa missed Tuesday night’s game against Kansas City with an unspecified medical issue. The team said the 77-year-old manager would skip the game on the recommendation of his doctors and would undergo further testing Wednesday. La Russa’s absence was announced about one hour before the first pitch.
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders have waived offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood. He is the third of the club’s three first-round draft picks in 2020-21 to get dumped before the end of his second season. NFL teams had a Tuesday deadline to cut rosters to 53 players for the regular
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson has cashed in on a breakout season by agreeing to a seven-year, $50 million contract extension. Thompson gets a hefty raise from his current three-year, $4.2 million contract, which runs out after this season. The new deal represents the faith
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — La misión Artemis I sin tripulación tendrá otro intento de lanzamiento para realizar su viaje alrededor de la Luna el sábado. Después de que se aplazara el lanzamiento de Artemis en la mañana del lunes por la mañana, el equipo pasó el resto del día evaluando los datos recopilados durante el
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By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Most people in the United States take it for granted that when you turn on a faucet, you get potable water. People in Jackson, Mississippi, are now coping with what happens when there’s no water to drink, cook with, bathe or even flush a toilet. Mississippi’s capital city has long had
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin is in no hurry to announce a starting quarterback. The Pittsburgh Steelers coach says there’s no point in saying who will get the nod when the Steelers open the season at Cincinnati on Sept. 11 with the game still nearly two weeks out. Trubisky
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have waived quarterbacks Sean Mannion and Kellen Mond at the NFL’s roster cutdown deadline. They kept only one backup for Kirk Cousins. Mannion and Mond became expendable last week when the Vikings acquired Nick Mullens in a trade with Las Vegas for
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By TOM DAVIES and ARLEIGH RODGERS Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana abortion clinic operators filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block the state’s ban on abortions before it takes effect in about two weeks. . The lawsuit filed in a Monroe County court claims the ban, which includes limited exceptions, “strips away the fundamental
Continue ReadingBy Yukare Nakayama Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — As a number of protesters gathered outside of Rembert Weakland’s funeral, who was archbishop of Milwaukee from 1977 to 2002 after a sexual abuse scandal, a survivor of clergy abuse is speaking up and his concern with the statewide Clergy and Faith
Continue ReadingBy Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The funeral Mass for Reverend Rembert Weakland is underway inside the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. But the Mass is private; Tuesday afternoon the archdiocese announced it will be closed to the media. Weakland served as archbishop of Milwaukee from 1977
Continue Reading By JEFFREY COLLINS and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has approved a bill that outlaws abortion except in the cases of pregnancies caused by rape or incest. The chamber initially rejected the bill that did not have the exceptions Tuesday. But once Republicans saw the outcome of that
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could soon become the seventh state to make sure people won’t lose their jobs for smoking marijuana outside of work. State lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would stop companies from punishing workers who fail a certain type of drug test. This test doesn’t
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