TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban has hired Kevin Steele as defensive coordinator and Tommy Rees as offensive coordinator. Alabama announced the already widely reported moves on Monday, along with the addition of inside linebackers coach Austin Armstrong. “We are excited to bring in such a gifted group of coaches to develop our
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — New Milwaukee Bucks forward Jae Crowder got so frustrated during his layoff that he sometimes yelled or cursed while watching multiple games simultaneously on the four televisions he’d set up at his home. He’ll have to wait a little longer. Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer says Crowder
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor urging a death sentence has promised to make jurors understand the emotional ramifications of a man’s vow to kill as many people as he could in a terrorist strike on a Manhattan bike path. Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Houle on Monday launched the death
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Kyiv, Ucrania (CNN) — Las escenas son caóticas: tanques rusos virando salvajemente antes de explotar o conducir directamente a campos de minas, hombres corriendo en todas direcciones, algunos en llamas, los cuerpos de soldados atrapados bajo los tanques. Los blogueros militares rusos lo califican de fiasco, o peor. Estas escenas fueron grabadas por
Continue Reading By MEHMET GUZEL, SUZAN FRASER and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press ADIYAMAN, Turkey (AP) — The desperate search for earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria entered its final hours as rescuers using sniffer dogs and thermal cameras surveyed pulverized apartment blocks for any sign of life a week after the disaster. Teams in southern Turkey’s
Continue Reading By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer A federal law that boosted nutrition standards for school meals may have begun to help slow the rise in obesity among America’s children. A study released Monday of more than 14,000 schoolkids ages 5 to 18 found a small but significant decline in the average body mass index of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City School District announced in a Monday press release that it has hired Keshia LaVergne to be the principal of South Elementary next school year. LaVergne will succeed Teri Tillinghast, who will be teaching third grade at Lawson Elementary. “As a building principal, I believe strongly in creating and maintaining
Continue Reading By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer The pandemic took a harsh toll on U.S. teen girls’ mental health, with almost 60% reporting feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness, according to a government survey released Monday that bolsters earlier data. Sexual violence, suicidal thoughts, suicidal behavior and other mental health woes affected many teens regardless of
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish will receive $30 million this year in salary and signing bonus as part of a new $108 million, six-year contract with the San Diego Padres. The agreement replaced the final season of a $126 million, six-year contract that was due to pay the 36-year-old right-hander $18 million this season.
Continue Reading GENOA, Italy (AP) — Inter Milan has been surprisingly held to a 0-0 draw at relegation-threatened Sampdoria but consolidated second spot in Serie A. The Nerazzurri moved three points above Atalanta, Roma and AC Milan in a tight battle for the Champions League spots but saw its faint title hopes diminish further. The result left
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says Syria’s president has agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment for millions of earthquake victims. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the decision by Syrian leader Bashar Assad
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By Zachary Cohen and Jeremy Herb, CNN The unidentified flying object shot down in Canadian airspace on Saturday appeared to be a “small, metallic balloon with a tethered payload below it,” according to what sources described as a Pentagon memo sent to lawmakers on Monday and obtained by CNN. The memo offers the first official
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City police officer was hit by gunfire and wounded at the department’s headquarters shortly after the Chiefs won the Super Bowl. The Kansas City Police Department said Monday the officer’s injuries are not life-threatening. Police said detectives are investigating whether the shooting Sunday night was connected to several
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand and Devan Cole, CNN The man who allegedly assaulted Rep. Angie Craig in her Washington, DC, apartment last week made his initial appearance in federal court Monday. Kendrid Hamlin was charged last week with assaulting a member of Congress. During a brief public hearing at DC District Court, Hamlin did not enter
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, thousands of volunteer software developers have been using a crucial Twitter tool to comb the platform for calls for help — including from people trapped in collapsed buildings — and connect people with rescue organizations. They could soon
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — SÃ, los siete escenarios flotantes durante el espectáculo de medio tiempo de Rihanna en el Apple Music Super Bowl LVII fueron teatrales y geniales, pero también tenÃan un propósito muy práctico. Según explicó Bruce Rodgers, diseñador de producción del espectáculo del espectáculo, que habló con Wired sobre cómo ayudó a crear
Continue Reading By NARDOS HAILE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Carolina Herrera is a brand synonymous with elegance and class and in this year’s fall/winter debut, the brand pushed the boundaries on high drama, romance and grandeur — while also showing restraint when necessary. In the shimmering, grand Plaza Hotel ballroom in New York on Monday,
Continue ReadingBy BETTY YU Click here for updates on this story BERKELEY (KPIX) — The sounds of The South could be heard in the East Bay Sunday night. For the first time since the pandemic, the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir belted out songs at an in-person, sold-out concert. They performed before a full house at Berkeley’s
Continue ReadingBy KCNC Staff Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — A male suspect surrendered to law enforcement officers near Colorado School of Mines in Golden after shooting and killing a Jefferson County K-9 unit dog early on Monday. The suspect was originally asleep inside a vehicle on the university’s campus before he
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IBERIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stafford woman sustained serious injuries in a one-vehicle crash Sunday in Miller County on Missouri 17 at Airport Road. Deborah Betchel, 54, was taken to Capital Region Hospital by ambulance, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. Her 2015 Lincoln Continental ran off the right side of the road, hit
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