WVa governor’s bid to become boys basketball coach rejected
LEWISBURG, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice won’t be moonlighting as the coach of a boys high school basketball team where he already…
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WVa governor’s bid to become boys basketball coach rejected
LEWISBURG, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice won’t be moonlighting as the coach of a boys high school basketball team where he already…
Continue Reading In Year 2 of pandemic, Boston College won’t let guard down
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston College navigated the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as any football team in the…
Continue Reading Falcons looking for QB help after losing backup AJ McCarron
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons plan to sign a quarterback this week after losing backup AJ McCarron to a…
Continue Reading Panthers playing it safe with McCaffrey in the preseason
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule is playing it safe when it comes to Christian McCaffrey’s playing time in the…
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Walmart to launch delivery service for other businesses
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it will start farming out its delivery service. It plans to use contract…
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Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden: How four presidents created today’s Afghanistan mess
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden has said repeatedly over the past four months — as recently as last week — that he refuses to…
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El G7 presionará a Biden para extender su plazo de retirada de Afganistán
Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — Los lÃderes de los principales paÃses aliados de Estados Unidos tienen previsto presionar al presidente…
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El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2021: Maria Kennedy
EL PASO, Texas – Maria Kennedy has never been one to shy away from a challenge. Whether it was coaching or overseeing the athletic department for El…
Continue Reading Braves’ Soroka starts from scratch after re-tearing Achilles
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Soroka already went through nine grueling months of rehab after blowing out his right…
Continue Reading Former election opponent of Mexico’s president flees country
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican politician who was one of several unsuccessful aspirants for the presidency in the 2018 elections has fled the…
Continue Reading Biden praises WNBA champs for social justice activism
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has honored the 2020 WNBA champions Seattle Storm at the White House. In…
Continue Reading Wentz leads key trio of Colts back onto practice field
WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Starting quarterback Carson Wentz, All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson and center Ryan Kelly all returned to Indianapolis Colts…
Continue Reading 49ers lose 2 defensive players to injuries
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers lost two depth players on defense to injuries that could…
Continue Reading Forced medication recommended for Danish suspect in wildfire
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A psychiatrist has recommended that a mentally ill Danish man accused of starting a Colorado…
Continue Reading More evacuations ordered ahead of NE Minnesota wildfire
ISABELLA, Minn. (AP) — Authorities have ordered more evacuations near a quickly spreading wildfire that’s one of several burning in northeastern…
Continue Reading Study: Climate change makes European flooding more likely
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Scientists say global warming makes the kind of extreme rainfall that caused deadly flash flooding…
Continue Reading Study: Climate change makes European flooding more likely
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Scientists say global warming makes the kind of extreme rainfall that caused deadly flash flooding…
Continue Reading Arizona Senate GOP’s 2020 election report delayed again
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The delivery of a report on the 2020 vote count to Arizona state Senate…
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Germany’s deadly floods were up to 9 times more likely because of climate change, study estimates
By Angela Dewan, CNN Record rainfall that triggered deadly floods in Western Europe in July was made between 1.2 and 9 times more likely by…
Continue Reading Another setback for Yankees LHP Britton, back on IL (elbow)
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — New York Yankees reliever Zack Britton has sustained another injury setback, going on the 10-day…
Continue Reading So many people in this Texas town got Covid-19 that the school district shut down and then the city essentially closed
As Covid-19 swept through the tiny west Texas town of Iraan, the schools were the first to shut down. The sheer number of cases and people in…
Continue Reading So many people in this Texas town got Covid-19 that the school district shut down and then the city essentially closed
By Rosa Flores and Ashley Killough, CNN From the front lawn of her friend’s house, Vicky Zapata went live on Facebook recently and burst into…
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UTEP Practice Report: Linebackers ready to roam in 2021
EL PASO, Texas – With a new defensive system being installed by first-year defensive coordinator Bradley Dale Peveto, UTEP’s linebackers are set to…
Continue Reading CDC adds 6 destinations to ‘very high’ Covid-19 travel risk list, including the Bahamas
By Kristen Rogers and Marnie Hunter, CNN The Bahamas and Morocco are now among the highest-risk destinations for travelers, according to the US…
Continue Reading Logo for Georgia’s Stone Mountain omits Confederate image
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — The board that oversees a park near Atlanta have voted for a new logo that excludes the park’s giant mountainside…
Continue Reading Arizona’s sham election ‘audit’ report delayed after Cyber Ninjas CEO and others test positive for Covid-19
By Eric Bradner and Stephanie Becker, CNN The report detailing the findings of contractors who conducted Arizona’s sham “audit” of…
Continue Reading State investigation finds a California police department violated constitutional rights of residents
By Douglas S. Wood, CNN The Bakersfield Police Department in California will revise its policies after a four-year state investigation found that the…
Continue Reading Biden praises WNBA champs for social justice activism
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has honored the 2020 WNBA champions Seattle Storm at the White House. In…
Continue Reading Civil rights groups hail court ruling they say will allow tens of thousands of ex-felons to cast ballots in North Carolina
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN A preliminary ruling by a three-judge panel in North Carolina is clearing the way for roughly 56,000 of the state’s…
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