By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs is coping with oblique and hip injuries. His status is uncertain for Saturday’s home game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Jacobs has played hurt all season. His production has not slipped. Jacobs leads the NFL with 1,608 yards
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Many law enforcement agencies and departments are having trouble filling open positions. However, the Missouri Department of Conservation says it’s not experiencing this challenge. Conservation agents are the face of MDC in the field. They are the ones that most people interact with from hunting, fishing and general wildlife issues. MDC Conservation Agent Cole
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Los protagonistas de la película “Romeo y Julieta” de 1968 presentaron una demanda contra Paramount Studios, productora de la cinta, por permitir que se estrenara con escenas que los mostraban desnudos cuando eran menores. La demanda, que presentaron las estrellas Olivia Hussey y Leonard Whiting ante el Tribunal Superior de Santa
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By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Officials in California ordered evacuations in a high-risk coastal area where mudslides killed 23 people in 2018 as a huge storm barreled into the state on Wednesday, bringing high winds and rain that threatened to knock out power and flood roadways. California Gov. Gavin Newsom
Continue Reading By JAMES BROOKS, ADRIANA MORGA and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tech companies of all sizes are showing off their latest products at CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics show. The show is getting back to normal after going completely virtual in 2021 and seeing a significant drop in 2022 attendance
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Dominic Smith describes his move to the Washington Nationals via a one-year, $2 million contract as a “fresh start” and says the team that finished last in the NL East each of the past three seasons wants him to be its everyday first baseman. Smith spoke
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers didn’t make any bold proclamations about running the table this time around. But the similarities between the Green Bay Packers’ current turnaround and their remarkable run to the NFC championship game back in 2016 otherwise are too obvious to ignore. The Packers
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Eric Hosmer has agreed to a $720,000, one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, giving the team another option at first base and designated hitter. A person familiar with the negotiations confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it was pending a
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers and veteran left-hander Wade Miley have agreed to a $4.5 million, one-year contract, according to a person familiar with the situation. Miley can make additional $1.5 million in incentives, and there is a $10 million mutual option for 2024. The person confirmed the
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By Jennifer Korn and Oliver Darcy, CNN The NFL showdown between the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills, which was postponed in the first quarter after Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field, was the most-watched “Monday Night Football” telecast in ESPN history, averaging 23.8 million viewers, according to preliminary
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scheme that ensnared celebrities, prominent businesspeople and other parents who used their wealth and privilege to buy their kids’ way into top-tier schools was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison Wednesday. The punishment for Rick Singer, 62,
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. soccer team has been plunged into public turmoil because the family of former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna family says it was the one to notify the U.S. Soccer Federation of a decades-old incident involving Gregg Berhalter and his wife. The family says it
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Kate Springer, CNN We have a feeling 2023 is going to be a big year for travel in Asia. Most countries in the region have done away with Covid-19 entry restrictions or are in the process of fully reopening to foreigners. International flights are regaining frequency. And an array of stunning new hotels are opening
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden will undergo a medical procedure next week to remove a small lesion from above her right eye that was discovered during a routine skin cancer screening. Dr. Kevin O’Connor, physician to President Joe Biden, says the first lady will undergo the outpatient procedure next Wednesday,
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La fiscal de la Nación de Perú, Patricia Benavides, anunció este miércoles cambios en el Ministerio Público con el fin de poner orden en las investigaciones que realiza la institución y darle mayor énfasis a aquellas que se abocan a las muertes ocurridas en el marco de la crisis sociopolítica
Continue Reading By Toyin Owoseje, CNN American actor Edward Norton has discovered that the real-life Pocahontas, the romanticized and mythologized 17th century daughter of a Native American chief, is his 12th great-grandmother. The Oscar-nominated star learned of his family connection to the woman who married Virginia settler John Rolfe on Tuesday’s episode of the PBS genealogical history
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants rookie edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux isn’t going to change his sack celebrations after taking criticism for doing snow angels next to an injured Colts quarterback Nick Foles this past weekend. Colts interim coach Jeff Saturday said called the celebration “trash” given
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for a former advice columnist who says Donald Trump raped her in a department store in the 1990s are fighting his efforts to toss out a lawsuit by reminding a judge of his own ruling in a similar lawsuit against Prince Andrew. The lawyers wrote
Continue Reading By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy told supporters on Wednesday that he will not run for governor in October. The 2023 gubernatorial race is expected to attract several strong GOP candidates because term limits prevent current Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards from seeking a third
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las ráfagas de viento en el centro de California ya alcanzan la fuerza de las de un huracán, mientras que la lluvia intensa y los vientos fuertes comienzan a moverse hacia la costa en el Área de la Bahía, todo como parte de una poderosa tormenta, conocida como bomba ciclónica, que golpea
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