LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tre Jones made a layup with less than a second remaining to give San Antonio the lead, then had a steal to prevent Charlotte from taking a final shot in the Spurs’ 106-105 victory over the Hornets on Thursday night in the NBA Summer League. Jones, a second-round pick in 2020,
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By Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Former K-pop star Seungri was sentenced to three years in jail on Thursday by a South Korean military court, more than two years after sexual assault allegations first emerged stunning the country. The former Big Bang member had been indicted without detention in 2020 for allegedly organizing prostitutes
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By Paul P. Murphy and Jeremy Harlan, CNN In announcing the revoking of some Mesa County voting machines — their logins appeared in a video by an individual affiliated with QAnon — Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Thursday also accused the county’s clerk, Tina Peters, of assisting in the election system security breach.
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By Chris Boyette, CNN More than 80 students were potentially exposed to Covid-19 on the first day of class in Reno, Nevada, on Monday after a parent sent their child to Marce Herz Middle School, despite both the parent and child receiving a positive Covid-19 test just two days earlier, Washoe County Health District officials
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Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine protects people for at least six months and likely longer — even against new variants, researchers reported Thursday. Protection against the Delta variant, now dominant across the US, barely waned, the National Institutes of Health-led team found. The team will continue to look for evidence of protection beyond six months. “High levels
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By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with the deal says the Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to trade linebacker Joe Schobert to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday night because neither side had formally finalized the deal. Schobert confirmed
Continue Reading CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A Texas death-row inmate has sued state prison officials to allow his pastor to lay hands on him as he dies from a lethal injection. John Henry Ramirez is scheduled to be put to death in the Texas death chamber on Sept. 8. His attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A Texas death-row inmate has sued state prison officials to allow his pastor to lay hands on him as he dies from a lethal injection. John Henry Ramirez is scheduled to be put to death in the Texas death chamber on Sept. 8. His attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — How much the Los Angeles Chargers’ revamped offensive line has improved remains one of the biggest questions heading into the regular season. But fans won’t see the entire group play together until the Sept. 12 opener at Washington. Coach Brandon Staley says that quarterback
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Dave Aranda became Baylor’s coach about 19 months ago knowing NCAA penalties were coming. It has been much longer for athletic director Mack Rhoades. The Bears can finally move forward now that the NCAA case against them has been resolved, and without major penalties. Rhoades says it’s good to
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Dave Aranda became Baylor’s coach about 19 months ago knowing NCAA penalties were coming. It has been much longer for athletic director Mack Rhoades. The Bears can finally move forward now that the NCAA case against them has been resolved, and without major penalties. Rhoades says it’s good to
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A medida que la variante delta del coronavirus impulsa el aumento de casos de covid-19 en el estado de Florida, el gobernador Ron DeSantis anunció este jueves que se desplegará una unidad de respuesta rápida para administrar tratamientos de anticuerpos monoclonales a los residentes infectados. “Este es el tratamiento más eficaz
Continue Reading By Travis Caldwell, Keith Allen and Carma Hassan, CNN With the spread of the more transmissible Delta variant and lagging vaccination rates, states such as Texas are seeing a surge in Covid-19 cases that quickly halted a summer of reopenings. And as Texas faces another rise in hospitalizations approaching a peak witnessed during the 2020
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A source familiar with the plan told The Associated Press Canadian special forces will deploy to Afghanistan where Canadian staff in the Kabul embassy will be evacuated before closing. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
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By Amir Vera and Cheri Mossburg, CNN San Francisco became the the first major US city to mandate proof of full vaccinations for certain indoor activities Thursday. City residents age 12 and older will now be required to show proof they have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to enter indoor restaurants, bars, gyms
Continue Reading With vaccine requirements becoming more common, what do you do if you lose your proof of vaccination card or don’t have a copy? In today’s Health Minute, what the CDC says to do.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caitlyn Jenner kicked off a monthlong recall campaign tour by raising new questions about her motive for launching her bid to become California’s next governor. On a visit to Los Angeles, the former Olympian and reality TV personality sidestepped questions about whether she had
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer The NCAA infractions committee decided against punishing Baylor for its mishandling of sexual assault allegations against athletes for a simple reason: Its rules don’t allow it. It was a jarring decision, even for members of the committee. The infractions committee says the question was whether athletes were given an
Continue Reading GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Russell Henley shot an 8-under 62, his lowest round in more than two years, to take the lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the Wyndham Championship. Henley birdied three of his final four holes for a two-stroke lead over Sung Kang, Ted Potter Jr., Chris Kirkand, Hudson Swofford, Scott
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El Paso, Texas– The ABC-7 StormTrack Weather team has issued an ABC-7 First Alert for heavy rain expected overnight and for the next several days. These storms could cause local flooding in parts of town. There is also the potential for some of these storms to become severe and produce hail and strong wind gusts.
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Lt. Gov. Howie Morales says the state is stepping in to ensure a timely chile harvest after growers and producers raised concerns about an inadequate supply of labor. Morales says the state will funnel up to $5 million in federal pandemic relief toward enhanced wages for farmers who
Continue Reading WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation will return to “Orange Status” starting Monday due to a recent rise of COVID-19 cases. On Thursday, the Navajo Department of Health issued three new public health emergency orders for businesses and schools while revising in-person gathering limits for certain events. The tribe’s mask mandate remains in
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — The New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox and fans all over were in awe at the scene at the Field of Dreams game. The two teams were picked to play among the cornfields, next to the filming site of the 1989 movie in Dyersville,
Continue Reading By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Jesse Winker hit a grand slam off Kyle Muller in the second inning, the Reds added four more homers, and Cincinnati snapped a three-game skid with an 12-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Winker’s 24th homer, the second grand slam of his career, cleared the wall
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Asian population grew by 25% in the past decade, making it the fastest growing ethnic group in the nation’s most populous state, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday. California’s white population plummeted by 24% between 2010 and 2020, confirming California
Continue Reading OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Michael Thorbjornsen already delivered a big rally in the U.S. Amateur at Oakmont. Now he needs another. Thorbjornsent took out William Hott with birdies on his last five holes to go from a six-hole deficit to a 2-and-1 victory. But in his second-round match, Thorbjorsen was 2 down with two holes
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — People who want to go into bars, restaurants, gyms, music halls or other indoor venues in New Orleans will soon have to show proof of vaccination against the coronavirus or a recent negative test. Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced the new requirement Thursday. It’s
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A divided Supreme Court granted a request from a group of New York landlords to block a part of the state’s eviction moratorium that bars landlords from evicting certain tenants in the midst of the pandemic. The court’s three liberal justices dissented from the court’s order and
Continue Reading By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams has been given a one-day suspension after lawyers hired by the city issued a report that heavily criticized her agency’s role in a now-discredited gang case filed against demonstrators at a protest against police brutality. The report says the decision to charge
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Colts quarterbacks Jacob Eason and Sam Ehlinger finally managed to throw against another NFL defense. Sam Darnold got a chance to face his first real test since arriving in Carolina. And after mixed results in the first of two joint practices this week, it became
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