By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have released quarterback Marcus Mariota in a move that was expected after the veteran was benched late in the season. The Falcons were 5-8 with Mariota as the starter before rookie Desmond Ridder started the final four games, winning two. Falcons general manager
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Planning to hit the gym during rush hour? You’ll have much better luck finding an open elliptical machine than a bench press, squat rack or 30-pound dumbbells. Strength training — also called weight training or resistance training — has surged in popularity, driven by new research on its health benefits, the
Continue ReadingBy Christine Sloan Click here for updates on this story POMPTON LAKES, New Jersey (WCBS) — Incredible video has been released of a house explosion in New Jersey. What’s even more amazing is firefighters inside the home walked away with just minor injuries, according to fire officials. As police stood outside the Pompton Lakes home,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will play in its final regular-season road game on Wednesday night in Baton Rouge. MU and LSU will tip off at 8 p.m. Head coach Dennis Gates said it’s important not to look past the other Tigers’ 13-16 overall record. He said they are much better than
Continue Reading CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has hired former Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens as its run-game coordinator and tight ends coach. The school announced the hiring Tuesday, with Kitchens named to replace John Lilly after Lilly joined Frank Reich’s staff with the NFL’s Carolina Panthers. Kitchens spent 16 seasons in the NFL
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Estirarse en la mejor playa del mundo no será fácil. Solo es posible acceder a Baía do Sancho en barco o por escaleras que descienden por escarpados acantilados hasta la arena dorada. La playa está en Fernando de Noronha, un archipiélago situado a unos 354 kilómetros de la costa continental de Brasil,
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The Washington Commanders have put the franchise tag on standout defensive tackle Daron Payne. The tag is worth just over $18.9 million for next season. Payne was set to become a free agent next month after Washington previously did not pick up his fifth-year option. The University of Alabama
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For a few weeks in late January and early February, the U.S. economy seemed to have reached a rare sweet spot. Inflation was steadily slowing from painful heights, and growth and hiring remained sturdy despite rising interest rates. Perhaps, the thinking went, the Fed’s inflation fighters
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Los consumidores estadounidenses se sintieron mucho peor acerca de la economía en febrero, en medio del aumento de las tasas de interés y preocupaciones sobre una posible recesión, según los últimos datos de la encuesta publicados este martes por el Conference Board. El índice de confianza del consumidor del grupo de
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN A powerful House committee voted to advance legislation on Wednesday that would make it easier to ban TikTok from the United States and crack down on other China-related economic activity, amid vocal objections from some lawmakers and civil liberties advocates who argue the proposal is unconstitutionally broad and threatens a wide
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By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors, lawyers, celebrities: There’s a new cosmetic surgery, of sorts, for which they’re all signing up. By that, we mean handing over money to hire a calligrapher for a fresh take on writing one’s own name in cursive. With a pen or another writing implement.
Continue Reading By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Heavy snow bookended the United States on Tuesday, with a late-season storm bringing a messy morning commute to the Northeast and leaving California residents to dig out, or in some cases simply wait for help, after yet another storm. Hundreds of schools across southern New England either
Continue Reading By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The fate of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan is up in the air after Supreme Court justices questioned whether his administration has the authority to broadly cancel federal student loans. At stake is debt forgiveness for up to 43 million Americans. Nearly half could
Continue Reading By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The fate of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan is up in the air after Supreme Court justices questioned whether his administration has the authority to broadly cancel federal student loans. At stake is debt forgiveness for up to 43 million Americans. Nearly half could
Continue Reading By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The fate of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan is up in the air after Supreme Court justices questioned whether his administration has the authority to broadly cancel federal student loans. At stake is debt forgiveness for up to 43 million Americans. Nearly half could
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer The Buffalo Bills say defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier is taking a year off from coaching but plans to return for the 2024 season. The team didn’t provide any other details on Frazier’s decision, which comes a little more than five weeks after the three-time defending AFC East champion Bills
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By AUREL OBREJA and STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Thousands of anti-government protesters again took to the streets of Moldova’s capital to demand that the country’s new pro-Western government fully subsidize citizens’ winter energy bills and to “not to involve the country in war.” The protest in Chisinau was organized by a group calling
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer confidence dipped for the second straight month as stubborn inflation and anxiety over a potentially slowing economy weighed on Americans. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index slipped to 102.9 in February, from a reading of 106 in January. The business research
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has written her first majority opinion for the Supreme Court. The opinion released Tuesday in a dispute between states over unclaimed money is one of roughly a half dozen she is expected to write by the time the court finishes
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The men’s college basketball season is racing toward NCAA Tournament time. Conference tournaments will begin the first week of March, capped by Selection Sunday on Sunday, March 12. Sweet 16 weekend will see games in New York City, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Missouri, and Louisville, Kentucky. The Final Four is in
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