By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — It’s difficult to truly gauge the Southeastern Conference’s tight-end talent through two weeks of the season. There’s little chance the same will be said after two months. The powerhouse league has arguably its deepest and most skilled tight-end group in years. The collection includes big-time
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By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — It’s difficult to truly gauge the Southeastern Conference’s tight-end talent through two weeks of the season. There’s little chance the same will be said after two months. The powerhouse league has arguably its deepest and most skilled tight-end group in years. The collection includes big-time
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By MATTHEW LEE and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has picked a veteran foreign service officer with years of experience in Russian affairs as its nominee to be the next ambassador to Russia. Administration officials familiar with the matter say the nomination of Lynne Tracy, the current U.S. ambassador to
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s minister of culture says his country will formally ask Russia to return seven paintings now in a leading Moscow museum that were looted during World War II by the Soviet Red Army. He also said Wednesday that about 20 previous requests to Moscow for the return of thousands of other
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — For Rory McIlroy, it’s a flat-out “no.” U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick is open to having LIV Golf players on Europe’s team at next year’s Ryder Cup because he says “I just want to make sure that we win.” Europe captain Luke Donald is
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Britney Spears shared a birthday message for her estranged sons. On Tuesday, Spears posted photos of her with her sons on her verified Instagram account. “Happy birthday Preston and Jayden!!!,” the caption read. “Love you both so much!!! These photos are from last year!!!” Sean and Jayden turned 17 and
Continue Reading UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has announced that it will provide more than $750 million in additional humanitarian funding for the Syrian people. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the U.N. Security Council Wednesday that the new donation is in addition to the over $800 million in additional U.S. humanitarian aid for Syria that
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Three Iranian nationals carried out a scheme to hack hundreds of organizations in the US and around the world, in some cases extorting them for personal monetary gain, the Justice Department alleged in an indictment unsealed on Wednesday. The alleged victim organizations ranged from a domestic violence shelter in Pennsylvania, a
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz suddenly and surprisingly rested their case Wednesday after calling only a fraction of their expected witnesses, leading to a shouting match after the judge accused them of a lack of professionalism. Cruz’s attorneys had told the judge and
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Washington (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden planea nominar a Lynne Tracy, una diplomática de carrera que actualmente sirve en Armenia, como la próxima embajadora de Estados Unidos en Rusia, según tres fuentes familiarizadas con el asunto. Tracy, que habla ruso y fue la diplomática número 2 en Moscú de 2014 a
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with cyberattacks that targeted power companies, local governments and small businesses and nonprofits, including a domestic violence shelter. The charges accuse the hacking suspects of targeting hundreds of victims in the
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The Premier League will pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II this weekend by having a minute’s silence before every game followed by the national anthem. The league says fans will also be invited to applaud at the 70-minute mark in recognition of the queen’s 70-year reign. Players will wear black armbands and
Continue Reading VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz will skip the opening round of the Davis Cup Finals for Spain. The team’s opening matches come only three days after the teenager won the U.S. Open. Alcaraz arrived in Valencia a day before Spain was scheduled to face Serbia in the group stage. Albert Ramos Viñolas and
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota (WCCO) — Family members said Monday that the teenage football player who was paralyzed during a game one week ago has been removed from his ventilator, and promptly said his first words since the accident. A week ago last Friday, 15-year old Ethan
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Mayerle Click here for updates on this story COLD SPRING, Minnesota (WCCO) — A conviction is bringing comfort to a Minnesota family after racism drove hate directly into their home. This week, a jury found a man guilty of tormenting a family in Cold Spring because of the color of their skin. Just
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Sargent is back on the U.S. roster for the first time in a year, picked at forward along with Ricardo Pepi and Jesús Ferreira for the Americans’ final two World Cup warmup matches. Defenders Sergiño Dest, Chris Richards and Sam Vines, and winger Gio
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood, CNN President Joe Biden plans to nominate Lynne Tracy, a career diplomat currently serving in Armenia, as the next US ambassador to Russia, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Tracy, who speaks Russian and was the No. 2 diplomat in Moscow from 2014 to 2017, would be the first female
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — A new fan-controlled basketball league is expected to begin play in February. Plans for a venture called Fan Controlled Hoops have been unveiled by the creators of a similar league — Fan Controlled Football — which is entering its third season. There initially will be four teams in the new Atlanta-based basketball
Continue ReadingBy Andrew James Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, New Carolina (WLOS) — New data from Asheville City Schools shines light on the number of homeless youth in the school system. “It’s across the nation,” said Jessica Supik, McKinney-Vento and Foster Care Liaison for Asheville City Schools. “We’re seeing quite an explosion of
Continue ReadingBy Denise Pridgen Click here for updates on this story SWANNANOA, North Carolina (WLOS) — Some Swannanoa residents are out thousands of dollars after what appears to be a tire-slashing spree, one resident said. And the person who did it was caught on a security camera. Jessie Bryant’s security footage shows a person walking next
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