NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans exercised options on four former first-round draft choices including star forward Zion Williamson and also added undrafted rookie guard John Petty Jr. to their roster. The Pelicans picked up fourth-year options on 2019 first-round draft choices Williamson, center Jaxson Hayes and guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker, keeping them under
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By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A larger-than-life marble statue of civil rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune is replacing one of a Confederate general in the US Capitol’s Statuary Hall. The daughter of former slaves, Bethune became an influential Black educator and civil and women’s rights leader. She opened a boarding school for Black children in 1904,
Continue Reading SYDNEY (AP) — The men’s Australian Open golf tournament and Australian Women’s Open scheduled for next year have been canceled because of COVID-19-related travel and quarantine restrictions. Golf Australia chief executive James Sutherland says “we believe it to be the right outcome under the current circumstances.” The men’s Australian Open was originally scheduled for next
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Cornerback Tre Flowers has been released by the Seattle Seahawks as they struggle to find the right combination at the position. Flowers started the first three games but was benched in favor of Sidney Jones after Minnesota dissected Seattle’s secondary in Week 3. Coach Pete
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Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — Varias organizaciones de veteranos militares de Guatemala bloquearon varias carreteras del país para exigir al Congreso que apruebe una ley que les daría una indeminización por su servicio militar, informaron medios de comunicación locales. Según la Dirección General de Protección y Seguridad Vial (Provial), los manifestantes mantenían bloqueadas al menos
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Great weather will continue for the next several days with sunshine and temps in the 70’s. Winds will kick up a little bit for Thursday afternoon but gusts should only hit around 30 mph out of the west. The weekend looks good too. Highs in the mid and upper 70’s with some added clouds Sunday.
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EL PASO, Texas — Nearly two months to the day that a pair of wastewater pipelines ruptured in west El Paso, the city’s Public Service Board received an update Wednesday on repair efforts that remain ongoing. In late August, the two pipelines broke between Sunland Park and Doniphan drives and the ruptures caused a back
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson is passing the ball more this season, and he’s handling it fine. Jackson threw for 442 yards and four touchdowns in a 31-25 overtime win over Indianapolis on Monday night. The Ravens finished first in the NFL in rushing and last in
Continue Reading By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A larger-than-life marble statue of civil rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune is replacing one of a Confederate general in the US Capitol’s Statuary Hall. The daughter of former slaves, Bethune became an influential Black educator and civil and women’s rights leader. She opened a boarding school for Black children in 1904,
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court won’t review a nonprofit group’s effort to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia to try to reduce overdose deaths. The high court’s decision Wednesday in the widely watched test case is a setback for the two dozen U.S. states and cities that supported the petition. Organizers of the
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs sported TikTok decals on their helmets Wednesday night for the season opener against the Montreal Canadiens. The team’s parent company announced a deal with TikTok earlier Wednesday for the social media platform’s logo to appear on players’ helmets throughout the season. Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment said the
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TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs sported TikTok decals on their helmets Wednesday night for the season opener against the Montreal Canadiens. The team’s parent company announced a deal with TikTok earlier Wednesday for the social media platform’s logo to appear on players’ helmets throughout the season. Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment said the
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says a Facebook representative provided false testimony in a lawsuit that accuses the company of violating state campaign finance laws. The Seattle Times reports that in court filings the Democratic attorney general says both the social media giant and its attorneys knew the testimony was false. Ferguson
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says a Facebook representative provided false testimony in a lawsuit that accuses the company of violating state campaign finance laws. The Seattle Times reports that in court filings the Democratic attorney general says both the social media giant and its attorneys knew the testimony was false. Ferguson
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By Rebekah Riess, CNN A Florida man has been arrested and charged after a woman was fatally shot by her toddler while she was on a Zoom conference call, officials say. On October 7, Assistant State Attorney Dan Faggard charged Veondre Avery with manslaughter and failure to securely store a firearm in connection to the
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams says he occasionally is in the process of making a catch when he flashes back to a similar play he made months or years earlier. Packers opponents must be feeling a similar sense of déjà vu this
Continue Reading By Steve Almasy, CNN A US Postal Service worker in Longmont, Colorado, was shot and killed Wednesday, according to a statement from police. The postal worker is the third to be killed in the US the past two days, after two USPS employees were shot dead Tuesday in a Memphis postal facility. The FBI said
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer The Pac-12 enters a new season buoyed by the league’s accomplishments in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. The conference turned heads with three teams reaching the Elite Eight and UCLA playing in the Final Four. Now it’s time to take that next step and consistently do well in March. The
Continue Reading By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Delaware Supreme Court has heard arguments in a defamation lawsuit filed by a former Donald Trump campaign operative against the media company that includes Yahoo! and AOL and formerly owned HuffPost. Attorneys for Carter Page argued Wednesday that a Delaware Superior Court judge made several
Continue Reading By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields is getting his first taste of the rivalry against the Green Bay Packers, a lopsided one since Aaron Rodgers became a starter, and it’s not a new situation for him considering Fields played in the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry. Fields’
Continue Reading By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges have heard arguments over whether an Alabama inmate had the mental capacity to understand paperwork setting up his planned execution next week. Willie B. Smith III is set to receive a lethal injection Oct. 21 for the 1991 kidnapping and murder of 22-year-old Sharma
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — When the Patriots have been good on defense, it has usually meant they’ve gotten good play at linebacker. It’s true again this season with offseason addition Matt Judon thriving in his first season in New England while leading the team with 6 1/2 sacks. He
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP continues riding that wave of momentum, but perhaps their toughest challenge of the season so far awaits them this weekend. The Miners with an outstanding record of 5-1 (2-0 C-USA), will host a Louisiana Tech squad that enters the matchup with a 2-3 overall record (1-0 C-USA). However, the records
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker has called off a fundraiser in Texas because an organizer was displaying a swastika made of syringes in her social media profile. The event had been scheduled for Saturday in suburban Dallas at the home of Bettina Sofia Viviano-Langlais, who
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker has called off a fundraiser in Texas because an organizer was displaying a swastika made of syringes in her social media profile. The event had been scheduled for Saturday in suburban Dallas at the home of Bettina Sofia Viviano-Langlais, who
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A county in southern Oregon says it is so overwhelmed by an increase in the number and size of illegal marijuana farms that it declared a state of emergency, appealing to the governor and the Legislature’s leaders for help. The Jackson County Board of Commissioners said
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A county in southern Oregon says it is so overwhelmed by an increase in the number and size of illegal marijuana farms that it declared a state of emergency, appealing to the governor and the Legislature’s leaders for help. The Jackson County Board of Commissioners said
Continue Reading By Sherry Liang, CNN A creature known as a “living fossil” — the alligator gar — has found its way to Kansas for the first time in documented history. Angler Danny Lee “Butch” Smith caught the 4.5-foot, 39.5-pound (1.37-meter, 17.92-kilogram) fish September 20 on a routine fishing trip in the Neosho River, according to the
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CNN, WGCL By Jeremy Herb and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN The day after the 2020 election, conservative lawyer Cleta Mitchell was wrapping up her work in Montana when she got a phone call that would send her on a path to become one of former President Donald Trump’s most devout election conspiracy crusaders. Mark Meadows was
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN I never add salt to my food at home or in restaurants. Nor do I add salt to any recipe while I’m cooking. I’m well aware of the link between salt, high blood pressure and heart disease, which is the leading killer of American men and women. Yet I am still
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