NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt Stadium will be called FirstBank Stadium starting this season under a new 10-year naming rights deal. Athletic director Candice Lee calls the deal a historic collaboration. Lee says Vanderbilt remains committed to its core mission as the landscape of collegiate athletics continues to shift. The field itself will remain Dudley
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A vegan woman convicted of murder in the malnutrition death of her young son has been sentenced to life in prison. Sheila O’Leary was sentenced Monday in Lee County, Florida. She was convicted in June of first-degree murder and five other counts in the death of Ezra O’Leary. Investigators say
Continue Reading BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southwestern Athletic Conference is giving Commissioner Charles McClelland a three-year contract extension. The league said that the Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously to extend McClelland’s deal through the 2028 academic year. McClelland was named commissioner during the summer of 2018. The SWAC has expanded to 12 members with
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears has posted an open letter to her sons. The Grammy winner took to Instagram on Thursday and responded to an interview her son, Jayden Federline, 15, gave for an upcoming British ITV documentary about the Federline family. The documentary has been previewed by the British newspaper the DailyMail, and
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Van Dyke has studied every play from his 2021 season at Miami. There are some plays he’s evaluated much more than the others. And they’re not the highlight-reel entries. Van Dyke’s right arm is carrying a significant amount of No. 16 Miami’s hopes
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A swollen Pearl River flooded streets and at least one home in Mississippi’s capital city Monday, days after storms dumped heavy rain, but water levels were starting to recede. Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said the water did not rise as high
Continue Reading By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — As attorney general, Josh Shapiro went to court repeatedly to defend Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration against legal challenges to his pandemic-era mandates and shutdowns. Now, as he’s running to succeed Wolf as governor, Shapiro says he is against some of the same COVID-19 containment measures
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN A federal judge has granted former President Donald Trump’s request to appoint a “special master” to review materials that the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago last month. The decision is a significant victory for the former President but brings new complications to the Department of Justice’s closely watched investigation into the White
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Haynes King will start for the sixth-ranked Texas A&M Aggies in their opener against Sam Houston State on Saturday. Coach Jimbo Fisher announced that King had won the job after vying with Max Johnson and Conner Weigman during camp. King won the job last
Continue ReadingBy KOVR Staff Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KOVR) — PG&E says someone climbed a transmission tower in Stockton, prompting the utility to cut power to thousands of customers Monday morning. The utility says the person climbed the tower around 4:15 a.m. Crews de-energized lines at the request of the Stockton
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By KOVR Staff Click here for updates on this story VACAVILLE, California (KOVR) — A big mess of spilled tomatoes had traffic severely backed up along Interstate 80 through Vacaville on Monday morning. The crash happened just after 5 a.m. near the Davis Street offramp. California Highway Patrol says a big rig driver heading westbound
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s quarterback depth has taken a hit heading into the 18th-ranked Badgers’ season opener. Backup quarterback Chase Wolf injured his right leg last week and is out for an indefinite length of time. That leaves starter Graham Mertz as the only available Wisconsin quarterback who
Continue Reading By ED WHITE and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A 19-year-old man suspected of randomly killing three people on Detroit streets over roughly two hours may have been emboldened when he didn’t encounter police after the first shooting, the mayor said Monday. The victims included a single mother of five children who was
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s live, crowing mascot will have a new name this season — “The General.” The rooster was previously known as “Sir Big Spur,” but that had to be changed after a dispute between the bird’s old and new owners. The university did not own the rights to the mascot’s former
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By Zachary Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN The National Archives and Records Administration says it has received both threats and praise from members of the public for its role in the ongoing dispute over Donald Trump‘s handling of sensitive government records after he left office, including messages accusing employees of corruption and conspiring against the
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By Anna Muckenfuss Click here for updates on this story GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (WNEM) — Meijer, a Midwest staple, is partnering up with the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Program to help clean up local beaches and waterways. The initiative supports the largest development of the eco-friendly and remote-controlled devices across multiple states in the Great
Continue ReadingBy Joyce Lupiani Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A school in Gwinnett County is reporting a case of monkeypox at one of its elementary schools. According to a letter sent home to school families, an “individual at our school” tested positive. The school says they are taking the situation very
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has suspended starting wide receiver Trevor Wilson indefinitely and backup Tanaka Scott for the eason-opener against Tennessee Tech. The two were arrested last week near campus. Wilson was charged with suspicion of aggravated assault and use of a deadly weapon. Police say a man had flashed a gun at another
Continue Reading LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has suspended starting wide receiver Trevor Wilson indefinitely and backup Tanaka Scott for the eason-opener against Tennessee Tech. The two were arrested last week near campus. Wilson was charged with suspicion of aggravated assault and use of a deadly weapon. Police say a man had flashed a gun at another
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By Brian Fung, CNN Business The country’s largest wireless carriers not only know where you are every time you make a phone call or use your data connection, but they routinely hold onto that location information for months and in some cases years, providing it to law enforcement whether you like it or not, according
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