By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Quarterback Sam Darnold will miss at least four weeks with a right shoulder injury, according to coach Matt Rhule. Darnold suffered an incomplete fracture of the shoulder blade and will go on injured reserve. P.J. Walker will start for the Panthers on Sunday against the
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — SKY Sports will continue to broadcast Spanish league games in Mexico and Central America until the 2031-32 season. The new audiovisual rights agreement reportedly surpasses 500 million euros ($574 million) in total. The league did not reveal the amount of the deal but said it “managed to increase the value compared to
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say no toxic chemicals at levels hazardous to human health have been found at a junkyard fire in Philadelphia that spread huge amounts of smoke over the city. But health officials warned people Wednesday to limit their time outside because of particulate matter still in the air. That’s especially true for
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook maintains he was the victim in a fight last year with a former girlfriend suing him for personal injury. The NFL says the civil lawsuit will be reviewed under the league’s personal conduct policy. Cook will continue to
Continue Reading By MEHDI EL-AREM Associated Press AGAREB, Tunisia (AP) — New clashes have broken out between residents and police in the Tunisian city of Agareb, home to a landfill that has provoked public fury over waste mismanagement. Agareb hosts the main landfill for nearby Sfax, Tunisia’s second largest city. Local residents have long advocated the closure
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Hershey is expanding its salty snack portfolio with the purchase of Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels. The Hershey Co. said Wednesday that it will spend $1.2 billion for North Dakota-based Dot’s Pretzels as well as Pretzels Inc., an Indiana-based manufacturer of Dot’s Pretzels that operates three plants. The deal is expected
Continue Reading LINZ, Austria (AP) — Alison Riske has defeated Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-3, 7-5 to set up an all-American semifinal against Danielle Collins at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz. The third-seeded Collins beat Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium 7-5, 6-3. Riske and Collins have played each other once before. Collins won that match in Rome
Continue Reading By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Republican state Sen.-elect Ed Durr says he will have a learning curve in his new post but plans to try thwart Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy once he gets to Trenton next year. Durr defeated powerful Democratic Senate President Steve Sweeney in last week’s election in
Continue Reading By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand in his murder trial, acknowledging he used deadly force when he shot three people during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin last year. But he said Wednesday that he didn’t intend to kill anyone. Rittenhouse killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony
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By Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologist Rain, snow, wind and thunderstorms. This week has it all as autumn and winter battle it out from the Midwest to the East Coast. The first significant winter storm of the season is on its way for many across the Dakotas and Minnesota, while heavy rain will swing through
Continue ReadingUnseasonable warmth and clear skies to make way for colder conditions in the East, as the West continues to warmup. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the details.
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By Nicole Gaouette, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the US is concerned by reports of unusual Russian military activity and the possibility that Russia may be “attempting to rehash” its 2014 invasion of Ukraine. “We’re concerned by reports of unusual Russian military activity,” Blinken said
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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Maegan Vazquez and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden takes his sales pitch for the newly passed bipartisan infrastructure deal on the road Wednesday, highlighting the effect of the bill on supply chains, hours after new inflation statistics revealed that America’s prices are surging more than they have in 30 years. The
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden took his sales pitch for the newly passed bipartisan infrastructure deal on the road Wednesday, highlighting the effect of the bill on supply chains and acknowledging Americans’ concerns about rising prices — hours after new inflation statistics revealed that US consumer prices are surging more
Continue Reading CNN By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A New Jersey gym owner and former MMA fighter who punched a police officer during the January 6 riot was sentenced to 41 months in prison on Wednesday, becoming the first rioter sentenced for violence against the police during the attack. Scott Fairlamb pleaded guilty to assaulting
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This year’s “Sexiest Man Alive” was revealed in an extended comedy sketch of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” during which Colbert put the actor through a series of “sexiness” tests.
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer A diversity report for racial and gender hiring in Major League Soccer saw a “substantial” increase in its scores for hiring women at the team and league level after four years of declines. Wednesday’s report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at Central Florida
Continue Reading By DORIAN COLBERT RosterWatch We’re more than halfway through the fantasy season and couldn’t be more excited to get these players in my lineups. These are my best bets to score going into Week 10.
Continue Reading By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer The Atlantic Coast Conference divisional races are far from decided and several schools still have a shot at winning the league crown. Virginia defensive lineman Mandy Alonso says this is fun because being in contention is the position everyone wants to be in at this time of year.
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The U.S. monthly budget deficit fell in October as the government collected more taxes from individuals and corporations thanks to a much improved economy emerging from the coronavirus pandemic. The Treasury Department reported Wednesday that the federal government posted a deficit of $165 billion last month, 42% lower than
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The U.S. monthly budget deficit fell in October as the government collected more taxes from individuals and corporations thanks to a much improved economy emerging from the coronavirus pandemic. The Treasury Department reported Wednesday that the federal government posted a deficit of $165 billion last month, 42% lower than
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By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer Top-ranked Georgia and No. 3 Alabama appear headed for a showdown in the Southeastern Conference championship game. But before the powerhouse programs actually clash on Dec. 4 in Atlanta they still have a few remaining hurdles they have to clear in the season’s final weeks. The Bulldogs close
Continue Reading By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer Top-ranked Georgia and No. 3 Alabama appear headed for a showdown in the Southeastern Conference championship game. But before the powerhouse programs actually clash on Dec. 4 in Atlanta they still have a few remaining hurdles they have to clear in the season’s final weeks. The Bulldogs close
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The U.S. beer industry has one less independent brewer. Michigan-based Bell’s Brewery said Wednesday it is being acquired by Australian brewer Lion, a subsidiary of Japan’s Kirin Group. Financial terms were not disclosed. Lion will join Bell’s with Colorado-based New Belgium Brewing, which it acquired in 2019. Together, the
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns signed three-time Pro Bowl left guard Joel Bitonio to a three-year, $48 million contract extension through the 2025 season. Bitonio’s deal follows one given by Cleveland to right guard Wyatt Teller, who signed a four-year, $56.8 million extension on Tuesday. The 30-year-old Bitonio was
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The previous time Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson came back to play in his native South Florida, he put on an absolute show. Miami can only hope this trip goes differently. It’s a big weekend for Jackson, who gets his number retired at Louisville on
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UPDATE, Nov. 16: A 37-year-old man was charged with capital murder Tuesday in the death of a native El Paso woman whose body was set on fire in Midland County earlier this month in retaliation for a drug dispute, sheriff’s officials announced. Sergio Antonio “Tony” Cerna of Pecos was served with a murder warrant in
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Scott Frost says he was willing to make sacrifices to continue as coach at Nebraska. Frost’s comment came two days after he took a pay cut and fired four offensive assistants. The Cornhuskers are 15-27 in four years under Frost and 3-7 this season.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – After twenty years of serving his country, Dale Lawrence was ready to graduate with his bachelor’s degree from Vista College this Friday. “It felt like a weight lifted off,” said Lawrence, a U.S. Army veteran with five deployments. “The thought of them closing never came through my mind.” On October
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hace unos años, Charlotte Wolf regresó de un viaje alrededor del mundo y contó el número de vuelos que había realizado. “Creo que hice unos 80 vuelos en un espacio de tiempo bastante corto”, cuenta hoy esta joven de 29 años a CNN Travel. Para Wolf, ver esa cifra escrita le
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