FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Connor McGovern is replacing Connor Williams at left guard for Dallas on Sunday at Kansas City. The Cowboys hope left tackle Tyron Smith is ready to return from an ankle injury that has sidelined him for two games. Williams leads the NFL in total penalties with 13 and accepted penalties with
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By EUGENE GARCIA Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Business is booming at a truck-driving academy in suburban Los Angeles amid a nationwide shortage of long-haul drivers. The California Truck Driving Academy in Inglewood has seen annual enrollment grow by almost 20% since last year, and has expanded to offering night classes. Experts credit the
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By EUGENE GARCIA Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Business is booming at a truck-driving academy in suburban Los Angeles amid a nationwide shortage of long-haul drivers. The California Truck Driving Academy in Inglewood has seen annual enrollment grow by almost 20% since last year, and has expanded to offering night classes. Experts credit the
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — A man who was body-slammed by a Chicago police officer during a 2019 arrest has pleaded guilty to spitting into the officer’s face just before the incident. Thirty-one-year-old Bernard Kersh pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor count of battery. In exchange for his guilty plea, Cook County prosecutors dropped aggravated battery and
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Hyundai and Kia look to be going big with their future electric SUVs. The South Korean automaker siblings both unveiled large electric SUV concept vehicles at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday that, both companies said, offer a preview of real future models. The Hyundai Seven concept has no
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Caminar es la actividad física aeróbica más popular en Estados Unidos, con 111 millones de personas que la realizaban en 2018 como parte de sus objetivos de acondicionamiento físico. Además, la actividad hermana de caminar, el senderismo, atrajo a 57,8 millones de estadounidenses a salir a los senderos en 2020, una
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The International Tennis Federation says Russian tennis player Teymuraz Gabashvili has accepted a 20-month ban after failing a doping test. Gabashvili tested positive at a Challenger-level tournament in Kazakhstan in June for the direutic furosemide. The drug has legitimate medical uses but is banned in sports because it can be used to
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Se encontraron varios viales con la etiqueta “viruela” en una instalación de investigación de vacunas en Pensilvania, dijeron este martes los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). “No hay indicios de que nadie haya estado expuesto al pequeño número
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los viajes de Acción de Gracias podrían ser complicados por las condiciones climáticas, ya que los modelos de pronóstico continúan mostrando el potencial de caída de las temperaturas y una “tormenta significativa” en la próxima semana. Dependiendo de dónde vivas, puede ser mejor que viajes temprano, según el tiempo. No
Continue Reading By Walé Azeez, CNN Business The threat by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) to quit China after one of its stars, Peng Shuai, disappeared from public view, leaves at least two global brands watching anxiously to see how this will play out. Peng, a two-time former Grand Slam doubles champion, has vanished from the public
Continue Reading CNN By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Every time you pick up your smartphone, you’re summoning algorithms. They’re used for everything from unlocking your phone with your face to deciding what videos you see on TikTok to updating your Google Maps route to avoid a freeway accident on your way to work. An algorithm is a
Continue Reading By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Every time you pick up your smartphone, you’re summoning algorithms. They’re used for everything from unlocking your phone with your face to deciding what videos you see on TikTok to updating your Google Maps route to avoid a freeway accident on your way to work. An algorithm is a set
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By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico education officials are partnering with public television providers for a stopgap that could ease students’ internet problems. A pilot program starting in Taos this week connects students to their schools through TV transmissions. New Mexico PBS affiliates are using
Continue Reading ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has changed the World Cup qualifying format for the intercontinental playoffs to be single-leg games at a neutral venue. The winners of the matches will earn the final two spots at next year’s World Cup in Qatar. FIFA cited “unprecedented disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic” when scheduling the games for
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes are racking up losses at an incredible pace. Their focus is on the future as part of a rebuilding project. Arizona general manager Bill Armstrong watched the Coyotes just miss the playoffs last season and decided he needed to overhaul the roster.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns that the war in Tigray has put Ethiopia on a “path to destruction” that could reverberate throughout east Africa.
Continue Reading By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — When a defense attorney in the trial of three men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery called for Black pastors to be barred from the courtroom, shock and outrage rippled across the country. But for people familiar with his courtroom style, it came as no surprise.
Continue Reading By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state’s Republican secretary of state is preparing to move across the country to take a key election security position within the Biden Administration. Kim Wyman, who battled misinformation from some within her own party during the 2020 election, will serve as the election security
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LYON, France (AP) — The wife of the former Interpol president who disappeared in Beijing in 2018 and was imprisoned says she fears a similar fate awaits China’s latest candidate for a role with the international police body. China confirmed this week that it intends to seek a seat on
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La temporada de influenza puede estar comenzando, dicen los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU., CDC. Si bien la actividad de la influenza es muy baja en Estados Unidos, la temporada está comenzando y hay suficientes evidencias que indican que habrá al menos algún tipo
Continue Reading EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants defensive back Logan Ryan was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list after having close contact with someone who has the coronavirus. His status for Monday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is uncertain. Coach Joe Judge said Friday that Ryan had a positive rapid COVID-19 test on
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires separó de su cargo a tres policías y pidió a la justicia que abra una investigación tras la confusa muerte de un joven de 17 años en un caso que la familia de este califica como de “gatillo fácil” y que ha
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A special opening day for the newly named Cleveland Guardians began with a bang. As fans were buying the first available Guardians merchandise as the team officially transitioned from Indians after 106 years, a sign installed outside the team store at Progressive Field broke free from
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN As Western Europe’s vaccination rollout gained strength in the early part of 2021, many of the region’s leaders touted the shots as their immediate route out of the pandemic. Press conferences took on an almost celebratory tone as Presidents, Prime Ministers and Chancellors announced road maps away from Covid-19 restrictions, hailing
Continue Reading By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Westport, Connecticut police chief Foti Koskinas would love it if his patrol cars could drive themselves, but his department isn’t buying Teslas equipped with “full self-driving.” Local governments like Westport and businesses big and small sing the benefits of electric vehicles like Teslas. Westport has saved thousands on fuel and
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer A.J. Dillon jumped so high on his first successful Lambeau Leap his knees landed on top of the wall and he went helmet-first into the stands. The Green Bay Packers’ jumbo-sized running back is just getting started with his supersized leaps. With Aaron Jones sidelined by a knee
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — El ejército de Cuba está llevando a cabo dos días de ejercicios militares en toda la isla contra la amenaza de una “invasión enemiga”, y este sábado se declaró el Día de la Defensa Nacional. La prensa estatal cubana ACN ha estado transmitiendo un video de los ejercicios militares que se
Continue Reading By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The European Union has praised the opening of a new migrant facility Friday in Bosnia, which had been criticized over the plight of migrants stranded in the dysfunctional Balkan country during their long trek to richer destinations. The new, organized Lipa camp, in the northwestern Krajina
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs have developed a tight bond on and off the field, which the dynamic duo reminded everyone once again during Buffalo’s 45-17 win over the New York Jets. Allen placed an emphasis on targeting Diggs early, which paid off with
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CNN By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday will temporarily transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris while he is under anesthesia for a routine colonoscopy, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. The nation’s first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president will break yet another barrier when she
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