By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — As legal sports gambling proliferates, the number of Americans betting on the Super Bowl and the total amount they’re wagering is surging — although most of the action is still off the books. An estimated 1 in 5 American adults will make some sort of
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — As legal sports gambling proliferates, the number of Americans betting on the Super Bowl and the total amount they’re wagering is surging — although most of the action is still off the books. An estimated 1 in 5 American adults will make some sort of
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By Jackson Kurtz Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — As the Chiefs players enter Super Bowl week, they’ll soon be joined by their team chaplains who helps them in their faith. We caught up Father Richard Rocha, pastor at St. Robert Bellarmine, who is also a KC Royals chaplain.
Continue ReadingBy Ari Hait Click here for updates on this story DELRAY BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — The earthquakes in Turkey have killed thousands of people and crumbled thousands of buildings. And one local woman is right in the middle of all of it. “It’s just been nerve-racking,” said Gayal Black of Delray Beach. “I’m worried about
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Otros siete agentes de policía enfrentarán medidas disciplinarias a raíz de la muerte de Tyre Nichols, dijo este martes la abogada de la ciudad de Memphis, Jennifer Sink, a Nick Valencia de CNN. “Hasta ahora, se ha despedido a seis agentes. Hay siete agentes más que se espera que reciban una
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Metro construction project led to a startling discovery in Houston’s Fifth Ward, and now Mayor Sylvester Turner is asking crews to stop any progress until these graves are relocated. Construction crews found graves that were supposed to be in Evergreen
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By WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story BROCKTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Dozens of patients were evacuated Tuesday after a fire in a transformer room at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital. The fire that grew to 10 alarms started at 7 a.m. at he facility on Centre Street. Emergency generators had to be shut
Continue ReadingBy WESH staff Click here for updates on this story TAMPA, Florida (WESH) — It’s been less than a week since Tom Brady announced he was retiring for a second time, and someone has already found a way to cash in on the announcement. A jar of sand reportedly from the exact spot where Tom
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By Sydney Kashiwagi and Laura Ly, CNN New York City this week will end a controversial Covid-19 vaccine mandate for city employees, ending a policy that has at times pitted the city’s leadership against its municipal workforce. The mandate, which has prompted numerous lawsuits, is set to end on Friday after the city’s Board of
Continue Reading BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Pro tennis player Jessica Pegula has revealed that her mother, Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres co-owner Kim Pegula, went into cardiac arrest in June and is still recovering. In an essay that The Players’ Tribune published Tuesday, Pegula writes that her mother is improving every day as she deals with significant
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — En la serie de HBO The Last of Us, los personajes identifican a los zombis entre ellos por los hongos que brotan de sus cuerpos, y los parásitos fúngicos manipulan a los humanos para infectar a las comunidades que les rodean. En la vida real, la especie de hongo que inspiró la
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By Amanda del Castillo Click here for updates on this story SAN CARLOS, California (KGO) — There’s shock in San Carlos after the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said groups of teens are using toy guns to shoot gel balls at random people. “A toy gun is a toy gun until it is used to
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Congress is taking up key aviation legislation just after close calls between planes at airports in New York and Texas. A House committee held the first hearing Tuesday on legislation that will govern the Federal Aviation Administration. That’s the agency responsible for managing air traffic control. Lawmakers praised the
Continue ReadingBy Tara Campbell Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — In the battle against the drug overdose crisis, San Francisco is staring down safe consumption sites as part of the solution. But will it be the thing that can finally prove to be effective? “The bottom line is we’re sick of
Continue Reading BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have agreed to terms with forward Dylan Cozens on a seven-year extension worth $49.7 million. Cozens will count $7.1 million against the salary cap through the 2029-30 season. The soon-to-be 22-year-old is the latest core player the Sabres have extended over the past six months. Buffalo signed All-Star
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN The US labor market remains “extraordinarily strong” and Friday’s monster jobs report underscored that the central bank has more work to do to bring down inflation, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday. “We didn’t expect it to be this strong,” Powell said of the January jobs report, which showed the
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By Caitlin Lilly Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A man from Las Vegas has been arrested and accused in an armed robbery of two French bulldogs from a pregnant woman in Southern California. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the two French bulldogs were taken during an
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By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Zoom on Tuesday said it will lay off about 1,300 employees, or approximately 15% of its staff, becoming the latest tech company to announce significant job cuts as a pandemic-fueled surge in demand for digital services wanes. In a memo to employees, Zoom’s CEO Eric Yuan said the layoffs would impact
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story POCATELLO, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — Ernestine Delafuente and Simon Martinez, of Idaho Falls, were sentenced to federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill sentenced Delafuente to 309 months in federal prison,
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A Kingdom City business owner pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding the government of nearly $700,000 in coronavirus relief money.
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