By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Devin Bush says he’s still the same player he was before a knee injury cut short his 2020 season. Bush has struggled at times this fall for the Steelers, but says he’s made tremendous strides in his third NFL season. Bush had one
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By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Ronald Greene’s mother chastised Louisiana state lawmakers Monday for not acting quickly enough to hold state troopers accountable for her son’s deadly 2019 arrest, saying the Black motorist’s death at the end of a high-speed chase was a “murder” that’s been covered up, sugarcoated and
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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York state judge has been convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and making a false statement to a federal agent. The verdict against State Supreme Court Justice Sylvia Ash was returned Monday in Manhattan federal court. Ash was accused of taking steps over multiple months to obstruct an investigation
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As they swung from the skies, knocked out intergalactic super-villains and strutted away from an explosion with the perfect quip, we all probably thought the same thing: How would the Marvel superheroes fare in their old age? No? Well, a team of researchers in Australia did. An article published Monday in
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Roland Hemond, whose 70-year career in baseball included three Executive of the Year awards as general manager of the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles, has died. He was 92. The Arizona Diamondbacks announced Hemond’s death Monday. Hemond was Chicago’s GM from 1970-85 and served in the same role
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Families of missing Mexicans have simulated one of the many clandestine burial sites dotting the country, dumping dirt and rock on part of the capital’s massive plaza and digging it away to reveal demands for the government to act. Holding photos of their missing loved ones and shovels, members of three
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ANTHONY, New Mexico — An FBI raid Monday morning at a home in Anthony was connected to a criminal probe involving the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, according to sources close to the investigation. That raid happened around 6:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Luisa Street, where FBI agents could be seen roaming
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By Ryan Nobles, Holmes Lybrand and Zachary Cohen, CNN William Walker, who was the top commander for Washington, DC’s National Guard and responsible for troop deployment in support of law enforcement overwhelmed on January 6, met Monday with the House select committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol, a source familiar with his appearance
Continue Reading THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Court authorities in northern Greece have jailed three people pending trial over an attack on a high school principal by vigilantes opposing virus restrictions. Another 8 suspects were released late Monday on condition that they present themselves regularly at their local police station and keep 400 meters (yards) away from schools.
Continue Reading By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has heard testimony and watched a gruesome crime scene video during a sentencing hearing for a former death row inmate. The video was entered into evidence in the case of Pervis Payne, who received the death penalty for the 1987 killings of a
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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A state Senate redistricting plan is in limbo amid a standoff over Native American political priorities and efforts by lawmakers to avoid competitive pairing of incumbents in the next election. The Senate canceled a floor session Monday amid negotiations. States must redraw their congressional and
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen and Amir Vera, CNN Covid-19 cases among children are on the rise yet again, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics published Monday. New cases reported among children last week were up nearly 24% over the previous week, the report said. For the week ending December 9, there were
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN Several news outlets inaccurately reported a key detail of a story told by former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in the book he released last week, “The Chief’s Chief.” These news outlets got much of the story right: Meadows wrote that then-President Donald Trump had told him one day
Continue Reading By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case have reached a tentative settlement under which one of the organization’s largest insurers would contribute $800 million into a fund for victims of child sexual abuse. The agreement announced Monday calls for Century Indemnity Co. and affiliated
Continue Reading By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case have reached a tentative settlement under which one of the organization’s largest insurers would contribute $800 million into a fund for victims of child sexual abuse. The agreement announced Monday calls for Century Indemnity Co. and affiliated
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Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Estados Unidos ha reportado, hasta este lunes, más de 50 millones de casos de covid-19 desde el inicio de la pandemia, según datos de la Universidad Johns Hopkins (JHU). Cerca de 798.000 personas han muerto por covid-19 en Estados Unidos, según los datos de la JHU. Casi un tercio de todos
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Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Estados Unidos ha reportado, hasta este lunes, más de 50 millones de casos de covid-19 desde el inicio de la pandemia, según datos de la Universidad Johns Hopkins (JHU). Cerca de 798.000 personas han muerto por covid-19 en Estados Unidos, según los datos de la JHU. Casi un tercio de todos
Continue Reading By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. defense officials say no U.S. troops involved in the August drone strike that killed innocent Kabul civilians and children will face disciplinary action. The Pentagon said that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has approved recommendations from the generals who lead U.S. Central Command and Special Operations
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The English Premier League has reported its highest weekly coronavirus infections as Manchester United’s meeting with Brentford became the second match in three days to be postponed due to outbreaks. There were 42 cases of COVID-19 in the week to Sunday after 3,805 players and
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By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case have reached a tentative settlement under which one of the organization’s largest insurers would contribute $800 million into a fund for victims of child sexual abuse. The agreement announced Monday calls for Century Indemnity Co. and affiliated
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Científicos estudian si la variante ómicron del nuevo coronavirus causa una enfermedad más o menos grave que sus predecesoras. En este episodio, el doctor Elmer Huerta explica cómo los resultados de estos estudios podrían dictar el camino de la pandemia de covid-19. Puedes escuchar este episodio en Spotify o en
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is bringing back a statewide indoor mask mandate. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced the new mandate will start Wednesday and last until Jan. 15. The order comes as the per capita rate of new coronavirus cases in California has jumped 47% in the past two
Continue Reading DOVER, Del. (AP) — Settlement: Insurer for Boy Scouts of America would contribute $800 million into fund for victims of child sexual abuse.
Continue Reading By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s new coach achieved the first big victory of his tenure when quarterback Brennan Armstrong said he’s given no thought to transferring. Coach Tony Elliott met with the Cavaliers for the first time on Sunday night and Armstrong said Monday after Elliott’s introductory news
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Hundreds of millions of devices around the world could be exposed to a newly revealed software vulnerability, as a senior Biden administration cyber official warned executives from major US industries Monday that they need to take action to address “one of the most serious” flaws she has seen in her career.
Continue Reading By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama prison system, already understaffed and facing a federal court order to boost employment numbers, saw the number of correctional staff decline 4% during 12 months of the pandemic. The Alabama Department of Corrections had 1,914 officers and supervisors at the end of June 2020
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press EDWARDSVILLE, Il. (AP) — The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration said Monday it has opened an investigation into the collapse of an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, after it was struck by a tornado on Friday, leaving six people dead and another hospitalized. OSHA will look
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press EDWARDSVILLE, Il. (AP) — The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration said Monday it has opened an investigation into the collapse of an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, after it was struck by a tornado on Friday, leaving six people dead and another hospitalized. OSHA will look
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is bringing back a statewide indoor mask mandate. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced the new mandate will start Wednesday and last until Jan. 15. The order comes as the per capita rate of new coronavirus cases in California has jumped 47% in the past two
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Kim Kardashian aprobó un examen de Derecho conocido como “baby bar” y está un paso más cerca de poder ejercer como abogada en el estado de California. Kardashian reveló que aprobó el examen al cuarto intento en una publicación de Instagram de este lunes. “OMFGGG PASÉ EL EXAMEN DE ABOGADOS!!!!”, escribió
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