By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — NFL prospects are facing the standard barrage of questions designed to probe their personality and attitude. They’re less likely to get the outlier questions that players might find demeaning or embarrassing. It’s a nod to the greater attention being paid to mental health concerns among
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By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer It would have been a great college prank, but the Iowa athletic department crushed it. The Illinois student spirit group “Orange Krush” had its order for 200 tickets to the men’s basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday canceled Wednesday after Iowa discovered the person who made the purchase
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer It would have been a great college prank, but the Iowa athletic department crushed it. The Illinois student spirit group “Orange Krush” had its order for 200 tickets to the men’s basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday canceled Wednesday after Iowa discovered the person who made the purchase
Continue ReadingBy Casey Torres Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KTVK) — It’s the battle of green and red in the desert where two watering holes in Scottsdale pledge their loyalties to only one team. The arrowhead will point you to Pub Rock, and you can find your nest at Rockbar. Die-hard fans
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La NASA nombró al astronauta de origen puertorriqueño Joseph Michael “Joe” Acabá como jefe de la Oficina de Astronautas del Centro Espacial Johnson de la agencia, según anunció este jueves en el sitio oficial. Acabá, un veterano condecorado de múltiples vuelos espaciales, así como exinfante de Marina estadounidense y exeducador,
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Mientras que en Estados Unidos es el Día de la Marmota, en México el 2 de febrero se dedica para celebrar el Día de la Candelaria y para comer tamales. Es algo que se ha convertido en una tradición nacional: el Día de Reyes (6 de enero) se parte una rosca
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By NICOLE WINFIELD, CHRISTINA MALKIA and JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Pope Francis led Congo’s young people in a rousing denunciation of political corruption on Thursday, turning an otherwise scripted meeting with church catechists into a rally that shook the capital’s sports stadium. Francis was repeatedly interrupted as some of the 65,000
Continue ReadingBy Kit Silavong and Alexis Dominguez Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KTVK) — A bill introduced in the Arizona House of Representatives would allow pregnant women to drive in the HOV carpool lane during prime driving hours. House Bill 2417, introduced by Rep. Matt Gress, a Republican from Phoenix, and co-sponsored
Continue Reading By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Whether looking for love or a casual encounter, 3 in 10 U.S. adults say they have used a dating site or app. That’s according to a new Pew Research Center study out Thursday. For the under-35 set, more than half have used the platforms. The overall
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate declined for the fourth week in a row, a sign of relative stability that could potentially open the door for some prospective homebuyers to get back in the market. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Mortgage rates fell slightly this week, as a smaller rate hike by the Federal Reserve signaled promising improvement on inflation. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.09% in the week ending February 2, down from 6.13% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year ago, the 30-year
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is playing host to former President Bill Clinton to mark the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act. It was the first piece of legislation that Clinton signed into law after taking office in 1993. The act guaranteed many American workers up
Continue Reading Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Award-winning actor and bestselling author Bob Odenkirk will be feted Thursday as 2023 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Odenkirk, best known as shady lawyer Saul Goodman on “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” is scheduled to receive his Pudding Pot award at a celebratory
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Experian examined data from the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey to evaluate which states struggled the most under rising household costs as the U.S. grapples with record inflation.
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When was the last time you wrote a check? Experian examined Federal Reserve data to see how cashless spending has evolved in recent years.
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LED Lighting Supply compiled a list of the states that use the most commercial energy per building using data from the Building Performance Database from the Department of Energy.
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Best Universities compiled data from Team USA to identify the schools with the highest concentration of college athletes turned Olympians.
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Masterworks.io compiled a list of 10 unexpected luxury goods that are also used by investors as alternatives to traditional investments, according to sources such as Forbes and Harvard Business School.
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EDsmart cited 2020 Department of Education’s College Scorecard data to review five factors to consider when evaluating online post-secondary schools.
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Thistle compiled data from the Farm Service Agency to examine how enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program has changed over time and why participation has declined in recent years.
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