By Isabel Rosales, Holly Yan, Nick Valencia and David Close, CNN University of Georgia star defensive lineman Jalen Carter — projected as a top pick in the NFL draft next month — faces charges of reckless driving and racing in connection with a crash that killed teammate Devin Willock and team employee Chandler LeCroy, Athens-Clarke
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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer A long-awaited hearing examining racism allegations which brought shame on English cricket’s most successful county team has started. Past and present internationals are giving evidence to a disciplinary panel. It’s the next stage of a scandal that erupted when former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq went public alleging he had
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Former chair umpire Jake Garner will be the new tournament referee for the U.S. Open as of this year’s tournament. He will be responsible for making the draws, preparing the daily match schedule and overseeing all officiating. The U.S. Tennis Association announced Garner’s promotion Wednesday. Garner was a chair umpire from
Continue ReadingBy Danica Sauter Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — Franklin Police and Crime Stoppers are offering a cash reward for anyone who can help identify two people who allegedly used stolen credit cards and spent more than $4,500 to purchase gift cards. Officials said the credit cards came from a
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Novavax, which makes the Nuvaxovid vaccine used to treat Covid-19, posted huge sales gains for the past three years during the height of the pandemic. But the company is now facing serious financial challenges — and has even warned it may not be able to survive. The Gaithersburg, Maryland-based
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Dates for a jury trial have been scheduled for the woman accused of killing a toddler. Quatavia Givens, 30, is charged with first-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child, abuse or neglect of a child, and abandonment of a corpse in relation to the death of 4-year-old Darnell Gray in
Continue ReadingSofÃa Benavides (CNN) — Una niña de 9 años que resultó herida fatalmente cuando un hombre armado irrumpió en la asa de Florida en la que vivÃa con su familia dijo a su madre: “¡Me disparó!”, mientras corrÃa por ayuda, según una declaración jurada del arresto publicada este martes. Los investigadores dijeron que el presunto
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By Forrest Brown, CNN The 424 sites administered by the US National Park Service (NPS) continued to rebound from the pandemic last year, and a perennial favorite once again landed in the top spot for most visited site for 2022. Almost 312 million recreation visits were logged by the NPS in 2022, which is closing
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BATON ROUGE, La. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team trailed the entire game until the one minute mark, but managed to come out on top at LSU 81-76. D’Moi Hodge hit the final three of the game and finished the game with a team high 23 points and five steals followed by DeAndre Gholston with
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN A conservator at London’s Westminster Abbey is carrying out meticulous restoration work on a fragile 700-year-old chair to ensure King Charles III can sit on it at his coronation in May. The ancient throne, known as the Coronation Chair, has been at the centerpiece of English coronations for centuries, including those of
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Sanofi is cutting the list price of Lantus, its most widely prescribed insulin in the US, by 78% and establishing a $35 monthly cap for those with private insurance, the company announced Thursday. The change is effective January 1. The move follows similar ones by Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk this
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Adults across the United States are being diagnosed with colon and rectal cancers at younger ages, and now 1 in 5 new cases are among those in their early 50s or younger, according to the American Cancer Society’s latest colorectal cancer report. The report says that the proportion of colorectal cancer
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Breslin and Carmyn Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Tennessee lawmaker is working to add death by firing squad as a method of execution in the state. HB1245 was originally introduced by Rep. Dennis Powers as a death-by-electrocution bill. Now, the bill is being amended to
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By Brian Fung, CNN Twitter has unveiled a new policy on violent speech that expands restrictions on some types of threats uttered on its platform, including new prohibitions on using coded language to incite violence indirectly as well as a ban on wishing harm on others and on making direct threats against physical infrastructure. “Healthy
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By Susan El Khoury Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A woman accused of shooting at teenagers outside a downtown St. Louis high school violated bond and cut her ankle monitor. It’s the latest case News 4 Investigates learned about as the I-team continues looking into growing concerns over
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN As consumers pulled back on their holiday spending amid biting inflation, it seems that Kohl’s dropped off many shoppers’ lists. Sales at Kohl’s stores open for at least one year dropped 6.6% during the holiday quarter, the company said Wednesday. The retailer also lost $302 million during the quarter. The losses
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer Former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is starting his new job as president of the NCAA this week. At the top of his to-do list is getting a handle on name, image and likeness compensation for college athletes. Like his predecessor, Mark Emmert, Baker says the NCAA needs
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By Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN Jupiter and Venus will appear very close together in the night sky on Wednesday, with the two planets set to pass each other in what’s known as a conjunction. Jupiter will appear to shift westward, while a bright Venus will seem to move slowly in the other direction,
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Adam Pourahmadi, CNN The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday inaugurated the “Abrahamic Family House,” an interfaith complex housing a mosque, a church, and the Gulf Arab state’s first ever purpose-built synagogue. Designed by renowned Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye, the project incorporates several architectural styles traditionally found in mosques, churches and synagogues around the world. The
Continue Reading SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) — Hoffenheim’s billionaire backer is ceding control of his soccer club to bring it back in line with the German league’s 50-plus-1 rule limiting the influence of outside investors. Hoffenheim says 82-year-old Dietmar Hopp is waiving an exception to the rule that came into effect in 2015 and he will transfer the
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