Uneasy witness testifies against R. Kelly at federal trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman reluctantly has taken the witness stand against R. Kelly to recount how he struck up a…
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Air Force commander details final hours before last US planes left Afghanistan
By Oren Liebermann and Devan Cole, CNN The Air Force commander who helped oversee the final withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan detailed the…
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Seahawks sign QB Jake Luton, place Cedric Ogbuehi on IR
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks added a third quarterback on the active roster after signing Jake Luton. They also placed offensive…
Continue Reading AC Milan forward Giroud test positive for coronavirus
MILAN (AP) — AC Milan forward Olivier Giroud has tested positive for coronavirus. The 34-year-old Giroud joined Milan from Chelsea in the offseason…
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Idaho special session for Texas-type abortion law unlikely
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Top elected state leaders say it’s not likely Idaho lawmakers will reconvene at the…
Continue Reading Manchin upends Democrats’ push to enact Biden’s agenda this month, calling for ‘pause’ on $3.5 trillion bill
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) told his fellow Democrats to “hit the pause button” on the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill, complicating the passage of the…
Continue Reading Infant on Afghan evacuee flight dies after landing in Philadelphia
By Oren Liebermann and Paul LeBlanc, CNN An infant who become unresponsive on a flight carrying Afghan evacuees has died after landing in…
Continue Reading ‘QAnon Shaman’ to plead guilty in US Capitol riot case
By Marshall Cohen, CNN US Capitol riot defendant and so-called “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley, who went viral for wearing a horned…
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This CNN Hero helped Louisiana recover after Katrina. Now she has teams on the ground assisting homeowners after Ida
Liz McCartney, the 2008 CNN Hero of the Year, co-founded SBP in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Now, she is using more than 15 years of…
Continue Reading This CNN Hero helped Louisiana recover after Katrina. Now she has teams on the ground assisting homeowners after Ida
Gabriel Kinder, CNN While the scope of the damage from Hurricane Ida is just coming into focus, Liz McCartney and her team at SBP are already…
Continue Reading As Herschel Walker eyes Georgia US Senate seat, a newly revealed stalking claim brings his troubled history under scrutiny
By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Isabelle Chapman, CNN A Texas woman told police in 2002 that Georgia US Senate candidate Herschel Walker had…
Continue Reading US intelligence chief intervenes to block state secrets in Saudi Crown Prince’s feud with former Saudi official
By Alex Marquardt, CNN The US Director of National Intelligence has made an extraordinary intervention in a federal court case brought against a top…
Continue Reading Italy held to draw, Spain loses in World Cup qualifying
By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Newly-crowned European champion Italy has been held to a disappointing 1-1 draw against Bulgaria…
Continue Reading Kevin McCarthy among GOP lawmakers whose phone records January 6 select committee asks to be preserved
By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is among a group of GOP lawmakers whose phone…
Continue Reading Phillies rally past Nationals 7-6, complete series sweep
By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrew McCutchen drove in four runs and the Philadelphia Phillies erased a six-run deficit…
Continue Reading OHL suspends Monteal draft pick Logan Mailloux indefinitely
TORONTO (AP) — The Ontario Hockey League suspended Montreal Canadiens first-round draft pick Logan Mailloux indefinitely Thursday for violating the…
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Advocates: More will come to New Mexico to seek abortions
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates say the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a Texas law that…
Continue Reading Ex-prosecutor indicted for misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery death
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A former Georgia prosecutor has been indicted on misconduct charges related to the killing of…
Continue Reading Germany beats Liechtenstein 2-0 in Flick’s 1st game as coach
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland (AP) — Germany showed little sign of a fresh start under new coach Hansi Flick as it labored to a 2-0 win over…
Continue Reading Tulane moves second home game vs. Morgan St. to Birmingham
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tulane has decided to move its second scheduled home football game to Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, where the…
Continue Reading Kevin McCarthy among GOP lawmakers whose phone records January 6 select committee asks to be preserved
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy issued a threat to phone and social media companies that cooperate with the House select committee investigating…
Continue Reading Italy held to 1-1 draw by Bulgaria but matches record
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Newly-crowned European champion Italy has been held to a disappointing 1-1 draw against Bulgaria and lost its perfect start…
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Ida-hit oil industry port sustains less damage than feared
By MELINDA DESLATTE and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A critical port that serves as the primary support hub for the Gulf…
Continue Reading US defends strike that Afghan family says killed innocents
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Sharply conflicting accounts have emerged of a drone strike the U.S. unleashed earlier…
Continue Reading Study: Warmer Arctic led to killer cold in Texas, much of US
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study finds that the warming of the Arctic due to climate change has increased the number of polar vortex…
Continue Reading Study: Warmer Arctic led to killer cold in Texas, much of US
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study finds that the warming of the Arctic due to climate change has increased the number of polar vortex…
Continue Reading Tyson, Perdue to pay $35M to settle with chicken farmers
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two of the industry’s biggest poultry companies have agreed to pay nearly $35 million to…
Continue Reading Tyson, Perdue to pay $35M to settle with chicken farmers
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two of the industry’s biggest poultry companies have agreed to pay nearly $35 million to…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What to know about the new Texas abortion law
By PAUL J. WEBER and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Supreme Court allowing a new Texas law that bans most abortions has…
Continue Reading Reed says he was ‘battling for my life’ with pneumonia
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Patrick Reed says he was battling for his life with bilateral pneumonia. He says doctors told him…
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