By Daeshen Smith Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Chatom Police made an unexpected discovery after getting a call from the Mississippi Department of Corrections. “They were coming over into our jurisdiction to see if they could retrieve some items that a corrections officer
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By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Pedri has scored to help Barcelona eke out a win 1-0 at Girona and increase its Spanish league lead. The Spain midfielder made his 100th club appearance at just 20 years old. Girona stymied the visitors until fellow substitute Jordi Alba found Pedri with a low
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By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Playing up the advantages of incumbency he hopes to ride to reelectio n, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear recently touted the state’s newest round of job-creation successes, honored a retiring police officer and highlighted recovery assistance for a flood-stricken region. The Democratic governor packed all three feel-good
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La presidenta de Perú, Dina Boluarte, dice que lamenta que el Congreso no haya podido acordar una fecha para las elecciones generales. “Lamentamos que el Congreso de la República no haya logrado ponerse de acuerdo para definir la fecha de las elecciones generales donde las peruanas y peruanos puedan elegir libre
Continue Reading ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — Two inmates who fled a southwest Virginia jail are being held without bond after authorities said they were captured in northeast Tennessee. The sheriff’s office in Washington County, Virginia, said that officers located Johnny Shane Brown and Albert Lee Ricketson in a barn on Friday in Rogersville, Tennessee, and arrested them
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard, who skillfully adapted stories of historical Black figures in “Remember the Titans” starring Denzel Washington, “Ali” with Will Smith and “Harriet” with Cynthia Erivo, has died. He was 70. Howard died Friday at his home in Miami after a brief illness,
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By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has two major offensive players at his fingertips in receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. The two are the first pair of Bengals wideouts to gain 1,000 yards in back-to-back season since Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh in 2006 and 2007.
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has two major offensive players at his fingertips in receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. The two are the first pair of Bengals wideouts to gain 1,000 yards in back-to-back season since Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh in 2006 and 2007.
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has two major offensive players at his fingertips in receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. The two are the first pair of Bengals wideouts to gain 1,000 yards in back-to-back season since Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh in 2006 and 2007.
Continue ReadingBy MIKE MAX Click here for updates on this story BEMIDJI, Minnesota (WCCO) — He goes to school every day but never plays or coaches a game. Still, he’s a big part of the Bemidji Athletic Department. His real name is Eric Nelson, but in Bemidji, it’s just Big E, and he’s special to the
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports have selected Jimmie Johnson, Mike Rockenfeller and Jenson Button will drive the special Garage 56 car that will race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June. Johnson has lobbied for the seat and Rockenfeller has done all
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Jamiel Lynch, Chuck Johnston, Shawn Nottingham and Andy Rose, CNN Tyre Nichols screamed for his mother and Memphis police officers struck him multiple times — including in the face while his hands were restrained — toward the end of the Black man’s deadly encounter with the officers this month, video released by
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Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Top-ranked Rory McIlroy and rival Patrick Reed are two shots off the lead at the halfway point of the Dubai Desert Classic. Richard Bland, Thomas Pieters and amateur Michael Thorbjornsen all reached 10-under overall at Emirates Golf Club for a share of the lead after two rounds. The weather-impacted
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — DeMeco Ryans might be in San Francisco, but he still has some influence in Philadelphia. He finished his player career there and four teammates who are still with the Eagles say they learned a lot from him. Ryans has helped put together the
Continue Reading WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Officials say a Hawaii firefighter was critically injured Friday when he was swept into a storm drain and carried the length of eight football fields until being dumped on the shoreline. The Maui News reports the accident occurred as nearly 13 inches of rain fell on parts of Maui, and weather
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Arctic was once a surprisingly warm place — and a haven for unusual creatures. About 56 million years ago, Earth began experiencing a global warming event. Temperature differences between the poles and regions near the equator narrowed. Over time, some intrepid animals began to trek north, including two sister species
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, Jamiel Lynch, Chuck Johnston, Shawn Nottingham, Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN A day after the public release of video showing the horrific police beating of Tyre Nichols, the Memphis police department announced it is permanently deactivating the unit that five of the involved officers belonged to. The SCORPION unit, launched in
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Union Berlin fans brought fire to the city derby as their team closed the gap on Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich to one point by beating Hertha Berlin 2-0. Bayern was later held 1-1 at home by Eintracht Frankfurt for its third consecutive draw. Goals either side
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A mother from Maryland, was instrumental in helping solve the murder of her long-lost daughter, an investigation of which spanned multiple years and states. It all began in 2012, when the bones of a toddler were found in a backyard in Opelika,
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