Lots of moisture still lurking in the atmosphere so there will be some isolated storms here and there across the area through the weekend. Temperatures will stay in the mid and upper 90’s. Temps will cool a little over the weekend – low to mid 90s.
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By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer
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By Amir Vera and David Close, CNN A six-year corruption investigation into bribery schemes in multiple world football organizations ended Tuesday. The US Department of Justice awarded $201 million to FIFA, international football’s governing body; CONCACAF, the confederation overseeing football in North and Central America along with the Caribbean countries; CONMEBOL, the governing confederation in
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By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos coach Vic Fangio needs more time to declare Teddy Bridgewater or Drew Lock as his starting quarterback. “Not yet,” Fangio said when asked if he’s decided who will start the opener Sept. 12 against the Giants. What about Saturday night in the preseason
Continue Reading HONOLULU (AP) — Geologists say they’ve detected a swarm of earthquakes at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, though it isn’t erupting. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says the quakes began overnight and continued into the morning. More than 140 earthquakes were recorded as of 4:30 a.m. The largest was magnitude 3.3. Most were less than magnitude 1. At
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 37 new COVID-19 cases and one more death. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s totals to 32,315 coronavirus cases and 1,398 known deaths since the pandemic began more than a year ago. The vast Navajo Nation spans parts of New Mexico, Utah and Arizona.
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Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — El concepto de la princesa esperando a un príncipe azul ha cambiado en el mundo del entretenimiento, junto con los tiempos y las sociedades. Y ahora mujeres valientes, como María Carolina Rodríguez, Aranza Méndez y Kesia Souza han tomado el lugar de las princesas clásicas en las historias que inspiran
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By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Federal scientists are launching an effort to better understand the hydrology in the U.S. West. The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced a new kind of climate observatory near the headwaters of the Colorado River. Scientists say data gathered from the equipment will help better
Continue Reading By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two members of Congress flew unannounced into Kabul airport in the middle of the ongoing chaotic evacuation, and their visit Tuesday stunned State Department and U.S. military personnel who had to divert resources to provide security and information to the lawmakers. Officials say the two congressmen,
Continue Reading By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have passed legislation that would strengthen a landmark civil rights-era voting law weakened by the Supreme Court over the past decade. It’s a step party leaders are touting as progress in their quest to turn back voting restrictions advanced in Republican-led states. But the bill
Continue Reading By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Ryan Succop will miss this weekend’s preseason finale against Houston after testing positive for COVID-19. Coach Bruce Arians said Succop’s positive test comes after the 34-year-old kicker had dinner with some friends who play for the Tennessee Titans. The Bucs and
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by opponents of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline, letting stand a key decision by independent regulators to allow construction to proceed. The state’s highest court declined Tuesday to take the case, effectively affirming a decision in
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by opponents of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline, letting stand a key decision by independent regulators to allow construction to proceed. The state’s highest court declined Tuesday to take the case, effectively affirming a decision in
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By Jen Christensen, CNN If there ever was a year to get a flu shot, this one may be it. Typically, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests people get a flu shot by the end of October. But the coming flu season may be a bad one. With Covid-19 still complicating things,
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN If there ever was a year to get a flu shot, this one may be it. Typically, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests people get a flu shot by the end of October. But the coming flu season may be a bad one. With Covid-19 still complicating things,
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN A hiker from Indiana was injured when attacked by a bear in Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, officials said. A statement from the park Tuesday says the unidentified 55-year-old man was hiking alone Monday in heavy fog when he was charged by a grizzly with two cubs nearby. “He
Continue Reading MEBANE, N.C. (AP) — Lloyd Dobyns Jr., an award-winning NBC News correspondent and anchor, has died at the age of 85. His son, Ken Dobyns, said his father died Sunday in Mebane, North Carolina, following complications from a series of strokes. The family statement noted Dobyns worked for NBC News in Europe, the Middle East,
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Luis Torrens hit a tiebreaking two-run single, Chris Flexen pitched neatly into the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners swept a quick two-game series against the Oakland Athletics with a 5-1 win. The A’s managed three straight singles in the first against Flexen, who settled
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Texas Rangers placed catcher Jonah Heim on the COVID-19 injured list before Tuesday night’s game at Cleveland. Also, pitchers Spencer Howard and Dane Dunning are not with the team because of health and safety protocols. Howard and Dunning had been scheduled to start Wednesday and Thursday. Left-hander Jake Latz, who is
Continue Reading CLEVELAND (AP) — The Texas Rangers placed catcher Jonah Heim on the COVID-19 injured list before Tuesday night’s game at Cleveland. Also, pitchers Spencer Howard and Dane Dunning are not with the team because of health and safety protocols. Howard and Dunning had been scheduled to start Wednesday and Thursday. Left-hander Jake Latz, who is
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By Dan Merica, CNN President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have found their chosen rhetorical rivals in the fight against the coronavirus: each other. And neither seems eager to back down anytime soon. The recent uptick in direct rhetoric between the Biden White House and the Republican governor with unbridled political aspirations reached
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer OWING MILLS, Md. (AP) — The PGA Tour is still planning on one tournament this fall as part of its Asia swing. But it won’t be any more than that. The CJ Cup in South Korea already has announced it is returning to Las Vegas for the second straight
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La Administración de Medicinas y Alimentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) otorgó la aprobación plena para la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer para personas de 16 años o más. Se espera que pronto se apruebe para los niños de 12 a 15 años. “No creo que pase
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yadier Molina is staying with the St. Louis Cardinals, agreeing to a $10 million. one-year contract that covers what could be his final season in 2022. St. Louis announced the deal with its longtime catcher before its matchup with Detroit. The 39-year-old Molina broke into the majors with the Cardinals in
Continue Reading By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Oklahoma man seen on video pushing an Associated Press photographer over a wall outside the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has been arrested. Benjamen Scott Burlew of Miami, Oklahoma, is the second person to be charged with attacking photographer John Minchillo, who was documenting the
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have ramped up precautions at their team headquarters with their COVID-19 outbreak growing to four. Coach Mike Vrabel said Tuesday he is feeling almost non-symptomatic after receiving a monoclonal antibody treatment under doctor’s advice. Vrabel remains in quarantine at his
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies were searching Tuesday for the assailant who shot a 22-year-old man in the neck over the weekend, critically wounding him, and put out a public call for help. Investigators said the shooting apparently stemmed from an altercation that took place early Saturday in the 15500 block
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN and JOSEPH PISANI AP Business Writers From Walt Disney World to Goldman Sachs, a flurry of private and public employers are requiring workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after the federal government gave full approval to the Pfizer shot. And the number is certain to grow. For the past eight months, coronavirus
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — A group of Haitian migrants has been taken into federal custody after coming ashore in South Florida. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say federal officers and local law enforcement took 42 migrants into custody near Key Biscayne. Officials said they are investigating whether the group was smuggled to the United States.
Continue Reading SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse coach Dino Babers says the Orange will use both Tommy DeVito and dual-threat transfer Garrett Shrader at quarterback when the season begins at Ohio in less than two weeks. DeVito is a redshirt junior whose experience in the Orange’s fast-paced system gives him an advantage, though he missed the last
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