By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Forward Alex Morgan says the U.S. national team should have internal discussions about playing exhibition games in states that restrict transgender kids from participating in sports. The national team is currently preparing for the SheBelieves Cup, a round-robin tournament with Canada, Brazil and Japan that starts next week.
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By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Forward Alex Morgan says the U.S. national team should have internal discussions about whether to play exhibition games in states that restrict transgender kids from participating in sports. The national team is currently preparing for the SheBelieves Cup, a round-robin tournament with Canada, Brazil and Japan that starts
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By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Black lawmakers in Mississippi are denouncing efforts by the majority-white and Republican-led state Legislature to grab power from the majority-Black and Democratic-led capital city of Jackson. “The actions being taken by our legislative leadership amount to a symbolic decapitation of Black elected leadership,” Democratic Sen.
Continue Reading TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State football coach Mike Norvell, whose team ended last season with a six-game winning streak, was rewarded with a three-year contract extension that will pay him an average of $8.05 million annually through 2029. The school released the contract Wednesday. It will pay Norvell $5.6 million in 2023 with annual
Continue Reading By MEHMET GUZEL, GHAITH ALSAYED, SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — The president of Turkey acknowledged “shortcomings” in his country’s response to the world’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the comment Wednesday as hope dwindled that more survivors would emerge from the rubble
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El príncipe Harry y Meghan deberán declarar como parte de un caso de difamación contra la duquesa en Estados Unidos que presentó su hermanastra, Samantha Markle, según dictaminó este martes una jueza de Florida. Markle demandó a Meghan por “difamación y falsedad perjudicial” tras la entrevista que la pareja concedió en
Continue Reading By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers have advanced proposals to strip Disney of its self-governing status, expand a controversial migrant transportation program and strengthen prosecutions tied to the state’s election police unit. The bills cleared separate committees and the Senate on Wednesday. The measures come as part of a special
Continue Reading By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman who helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday has become the second Black Texan honored with a portrait on the walls of the state’s Senate chamber. Known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” Opal Lee, 96, who is from Fort Worth, joined President Joe Biden
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Public Service Commission announced in a press release on Wednesday that it will hold three public hearings in March to hear comments related to a case filed by Grain Belt Express LLC. The case seeks Commission order amending its Certificate of Convenience and Necessity and approving certain modifications to
Continue Reading By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An owl who escaped from the Central Park Zoo after someone damaged his cage has become New York City’s latest avian celebrity, attracting gawkers as he surveys the park from one tall tree or another but stoking fears that he can’t hunt and will starve. The
Continue ReadingBy WVTM 13 Digital Click here for updates on this story ALABAMA (WVTM) — The U.S. Forest Service has teamed up with Historically Black Colleges and Universities to help train the next generation of wildland firefighters. As stated in a news release, Florida A&M University, Southern University in Louisiana, Tuskegee University in Alabama, and Alabama
Continue ReadingBy Peyton Furtado Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WYFF) — As our region continues to grow, wildlife in our own backyard has to adapt. Hendersonville resident Tom Brass set up a watering hole and cameras in his moss-carpeted backyard when he realized bobcats, coyotes and bears regularly make their way
Continue Reading By TRAVIS LOLLER, JONATHAN MATTISE and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — The officer who pulled Tyre Nichols from his car before police fatally beat him never explained why he was being stopped, newly released documents show, and emerging reports from Memphis residents suggest that was common. The Memphis Police Department blasted Demetrius
Continue ReadingBy Ari Hait Click here for updates on this story PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (WPBF) — Police in Miami are looking for whoever is responsible for stealing and slaughtering two horses over the weekend. One of those horses was rescued and rehabilitated at an animal rescue in Palm Beach Gardens called Rescue Life. “He really
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Marseille has celebrated its first home win against Paris Saint-Germain in more than a decade to reach the quarterfinals of the French Cup. Marseille beat its bitter rival 2-1 on Wednesday. Marseille had rarely looked so dominant against PSG since the Paris club started its supremacy in France after
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Ron Rivera’s dad served in the United States Army for 32 years. So for the coach of the Washington Commanders, winning the NFL’s Salute to Service Award was extra special. The award honors league personnel who take tangible steps to honor and support military communities. USAA — which sponsors the honor —
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By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story ELK RIVER, Minnesota (WCCO) — The Sherburne County Sheriff bestowed an award to a 4-year-old boy for saving his mother’s life during a medical emergency. Asher Milless became the youngest person ever to receive the Life Saving Award from the office. The sheriff’s office says
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Keck and Randall Kamm Click here for updates on this story CLARKSVILLE, Indiana (WLKY) — A gas company in southern Indiana has released what led to dangerous carbon monoxide levels last year. CenterPoint Energy, a utility company, issued a statement on Tuesday saying an “incorrect mixture of gas” at its facility contributed to
Continue ReadingBy Ross Adams Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — One of three officers involved in the arrest of a man who died in custody has been fired, according to City Hall officials. Melissa Faith Payne, a spokesperson for the mayor’s office, would not say if Kenya McCarty’s termination is related
Continue Reading By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri educators would face limits on how to teach public K-12 students about race under a bill advancing in the state Senate. The Republican-led Senate gave the measure initial approval Wednesday. The proposal is the latest among of GOP-led efforts nationwide to crack down on
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