By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — No. 5 Clemson has a clear chance to be favorites for the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Atlantic Division. First up is No. 21 Wake Forest on Saturday followed by 12th-ranked North Carolina State a week later. But if the Tigers fall short, it’s likely to be
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer Alabama long-snapper Kneeland Hibbett doesn’t figure to rake in a lot of lucrative endorsements. But what he does earn from name, image and likeness deals he wants to put to good use. Hibbett has pledged to donate a share of what he earns to the Concussion Legacy Foundation. It
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The president might have said the pandemic is over but this isn’t the time to forget how bad COVID-19 can be, a Boone Health doctor said Tuesday.
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LIV Golf is turning up the heat on the Official World Golf Ranking. The LIV players are asking in a letter to the OWGR chairman that their results be included retroactively in the world ranking. LIV has 48-man fields that play 54 holes. It applied
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid has condemned the racist chants made by some of its fans against Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior and pledged to work with authorities to identify those responsible. A group of Atlético fans outside the Metropolitano stadium chanted “Vinícius, you are a monkey” before Madrid’s
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Celebrities are back at the White House following a pop-culture backlash during the Trump years, when just about anyone considered high-wattage refused to show up. Rocker Elton John is bringing his farewell tour to the South Lawn on Friday, the White House announced Tuesday, one week after
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees pitcher Frankie Montas has received a second cortisone injection in his ailing right shoulder and is on the injured list. It puts his rotation position in doubt for the postseason. Montas mentioned the shoulder issue to the Yankees after Friday’s start in Milwaukee, when
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Live from New York… you know the drill. “Saturday Night Live” has teed up three celebs as guest hosts for its upcoming 48th season. Miles Teller, who lit up the big screen this summer in the blockbuster hit sequel “Top Gun: Maverick,” will make his hosting debut in the season premiere
Continue Reading By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Utah boy who suffered a serious head injury after falling from a bunk bed during last month’s Little League World Series has returned home from the hospital, and his family is suing the league and the company that made the bed. The family’s lawyer said Tuesday
Continue Reading By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Utah boy who suffered a serious head injury after falling from a bunk bed during last month’s Little League World Series has returned home from the hospital, and his family is suing the league and the company that made the bed. The family’s lawyer said Tuesday
Continue Reading By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Walmart and CVS Pharmacy have settled with the state of West Virginia for a combined total of $147 million in a lawsuit over the companies’ roles in contributing to the opioid epidemic. Walmart and CVS were two lawsuits that were part of a larger trial that
Continue ReadingBy Travis Fain Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — Don’t expect the state of North Carolina to waive income taxes on student loan debts forgiven by the Biden administration. Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger, one of the most powerful elected officials in the state, said Tuesday that he
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — French President Emanuel Macron is admonishing countries not to stay neutral about condemning Russia’s war in Ukraine, and he’s declaring that Moscow’s invasion amounts to a new form of imperialism. Macron spoke Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly gathering of world leaders. Neither Russia nor Ukraine
Continue Reading By STEVE PEOPLES, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and PAUL WEBER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Republican governors of Florida and Texas have delivered migrants on planes and buses to Washington, D.C., New York City and even Martha’s Vineyard. But they may just be getting started. Govs. Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott insist such dramatic steps
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of mayors say that whatever political differences they might have, they are united in fighting against recent voting restrictions enacted in some Republican-controlled states that they view as an attack on democracy. The mayors spoke on Tuesday at the National Nonpartisan Conversation on
Continue Reading HUNTINGTON., Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says a hunter is facing charges for allegedly shooting and injuring another hunter that he said he mistook for a bear. The department says the 35-year-old victim from Fairfax was critically injured when he was hit in the abdomen by a gunshot as he was
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer A top executive at plant-based food company Beyond Meat has been charged with felony battery after a fight outside a college football game in which he was accused of biting a man’s nose. Doug Ramsey was also charged with making a terroristic threat after the attack Saturday in a
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By Hannah Rabinowitz and Omar Jimenez, CNN The Justice Department on Tuesday announced charges against 47 people accused of stealing $250 million from a federal program designed to provide meals for needy children during the pandemic. According to the department, the scheme is the largest Covid-19-related fraud uncovered by investigators to date. The defendants are
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN The chairman of the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, on Tuesday said the panel will hold a hearing next week. Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi said the hearing will take place on September 28 at 1 p.m. ET. As of now, the hearing, which has not been formally
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — As often happens, NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Football’ game won the week’s rating competition, but the Chicago-Green Bay game had a tough battle with the revamped “Monday Night Football” game. That game, between Denver and Seattle, was seen by nearly 10.3 million on ABC and another 8 million people when it was
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