Astros starter Odorizzi to 10-day IL after covering first
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The AL West-leading Houston Astros have put starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi on the 10-day injured list with right foot…
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Titans sign kicker Randy Bullock, put safety Hooker on IR
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have another new kicker, signing Randy Bullock off their practice squad. Safety Amani Hooker has…
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The Golden Ray cargo ship capsized because of inaccurate stability calculations, the NTSB finds
By Rebekah Riess and Melissa Gray, CNN The capsizing of the Golden Ray cargo ship off the Georgia coast two years ago, which resulted in more than…
Continue ReadingLocal health departments planning for potential Covid-19 booster rollout, but there is still ‘some confusion’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN It’s not clear if or when boosters doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be OK’d for fully vaccinated people in the…
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Expect a bumpy ride this week when FDA advisers consider Covid-19 booster shots
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Last December, when advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration met to consider whether the…
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Navajo Nation reports 50 more COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 50 more COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths. The tribe has seen 33,290…
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COVID surge pushes much of Idaho toward medical rationing
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s public health officials say crisis standards of care are imminent for the state’s…
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UTEP soccer kicks off C-USA play Thursday vs. No. 20 Rice & at North Texas
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP soccer team (2-5) will open up Conference USA action with two games this week. The Miners will play host to No. 20 Rice…
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Arizona’s attorney general files 1st lawsuit against Biden vaccine rules
PHOENIX, Arizona — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed the first lawsuit Tuesday to block President Joe Biden’s new vaccine requirements…
Continue Reading Arizona Supreme Court allows release of Senate audit records
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has rejected the state Senate’s effort to keep records of its…
Continue Reading Ancient spider caring for her offspring is trapped in 99 million-year-old amber
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Nothing gets between a fiercely protective mother spider and her children. Dripping tree resin trapped adult female spiders…
Continue Reading Feds: NYC mobsters shook down union with threats, extortion
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Members of a New York City crime family threatened violence, pressured workers and pocketed…
Continue Reading Torres says he’s taking switch back to second base in stride
By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Gleyber Torres says he is taking the move from shortstop to second base in stride. Yankees…
Continue Reading Film financier gets 13 years in prison for $60M fraud scheme
MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida man claiming to be a film financier was sentenced to 13 years in prison for running a scheme to steal over $60 million…
Continue Reading Massachusetts activates up to 250 National Guard troops to drive school vans
By Steve Almasy, CNN Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday activated up to 250 National Guard troops to help with school transportation at the…
Continue Reading Massachusetts activates up to 250 National Guard troops to drive school vans
CNN’s Pete Muntean reports on what school districts across the country are doing to attract school bus drivers after the coronavirus pandemic has…
Continue Reading Former Boston Bruins center Fred Stanfield dies at 77
By The Associated Press Former Boston Bruins center Fred Stanfield, the mild-mannered sidekick to Bobby Orr on the high-scoring teams of the early…
Continue Reading NASCAR shifts season-opening exhibition to L.A. Coliseum
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR will open the 2022 season inside Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in one of the…
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Biden overruled Blinken and Austin’s attempts to extend US presence in Afghanistan, new Woodward/Costa book says
By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN In their new book “Peril,” journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa explore the…
Continue Reading Feds: Los Angeles bomb technicians caused major explosion
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police bomb technicians made major miscalculations in June when they detonated…
Continue Reading Police: Case of 4 found fatally shot in Wisconsin a mystery
MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say four people found slain in an abandoned SUV in a western Wisconsin cornfield had been shot and were all from…
Continue Reading Judge rejects ballot question on fate of Minneapolis police
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has rejected the latest version of a proposed charter amendment on the future of…
Continue Reading Norm Macdonald remembered as hilarious and unique
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fellow comedians and many others are paying tribute to standup comic and “Saturday Night Live” star…
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Mexico gives drug lord Vicente Carrillo Fuentes 28 years
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A judge in Mexico has hit drug lord Vicente Carrillo Fuentes with a 28-year prison sentence for organized crime, money…
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Norm Macdonald, comedian and ‘Saturday Night Live’ alum, dies at 61
See comedian Norm Macdonald perform his Burt Reynolds impersonation on Saturday Night Live, speak at the White House Correspondents’ dinner and act…
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Facebook: Gov’s page was not taken down because of content
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Facebook has indicated the campaign page of Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was briefly taken down…
Continue Reading Broncos place starters Jerry Jeudy, Ronald Darby on IR
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos were stacked at two positions to begin the season — wide…
Continue Reading Democrats try delicate tax maneuvers for $3.5 trillion bill
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have begun the serious work of trying to implement President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Boy Scouts settlements reached with major insurer, Mormons
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — One of the primary insurers of the Boy Scouts of America has reached a tentative settlement…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty in fatal shootings of 8 from Ohio family
By MARK GILLISPIE and KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press A man has pleaded guilty in the murders of his child’s mother and seven other members of her…
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