Surtain takes AFC honor in stride, stays focused on Chiefs
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos rookie cornerback Pat Surtain II has more pressing matters to tend to…
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Fossil footprints puzzle scientists: Bear or ancient human?
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Prehistoric footprints that have puzzled scientists since the 1970s are getting a second…
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White House holds Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The first and second families held a menorah lighting ceremony to celebrate Hanukkah at the White House on Wednesday evening,…
Continue Reading Retired Ted Ligety finds path to Beijing Olympics as analyst
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Ted Ligety hasn’t given returning to ski racing a moment of consideration. The…
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Even with a new variant, here’s why vaccines and boosters are still the best solution
By Jen Christensen, CNN Doctors don’t know yet exactly how well the current Covid-19 vaccines protect people against the new Omicron variant…
Continue Reading Jets’ Riley a sudden starter motivated by loss of Army buddy
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Elijah Riley’s journey back home and through the NFL began with one of the…
Continue Reading Australia, NZ split group games equally at Women’s World Cup
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia and New Zealand will each stage 24 games in the group stage when the countries host the Women’s World Cup for the first…
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Square is changing its name to ‘Block’
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Days after Jack Dorsey resigned as CEO of Twitter, his other company is changing its name. Square, the digital…
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Plane catches fire after belly landing at an Arizona airport
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a small plane caught fire after having to make a wheels-up belly landing at Lake Havasu Municipal…
Continue Reading Rams remain confident with time running out to build winner
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams realize the clock is ticking on their bold midseason attempt to…
Continue Reading Dems renew push for gun-control bills after Oxford shooting
By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrats are vowing to push new gun-control legislation and to revive stalled bills in…
Continue Reading Wind-pushed fires force evacuations, burn homes in Montana
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — Hundreds of people in the central Montana town of Denton have been forced to flee flames pushed by strong winds.…
Continue Reading Chelsea beats Watford 2-1 to stay top of Premier League
WATFORD, England (AP) — Chelsea stayed top of the Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Watford in a match that was halted for 32 minutes in…
Continue Reading Ex-child actor in ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ shot, killed
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans woman who played a supporting role as a former child actress in the Oscar-nominated film “Beasts of the Southern…
Continue Reading Brett Kavanaugh, who touted importance of precedent during confirmation fight, downplays it as he considers reversing Roe
CNN By Tierney Sneed When Justice Brett Kavanaugh was facing tough questions during his 2018 confirmation battle about his views on the Supreme…
Continue Reading Brett Kavanaugh, who touted importance of precedent during confirmation fight, downplays it as he considers reversing Roe
By Tierney Sneed When Justice Brett Kavanaugh was facing tough questions during his 2018 confirmation battle about his views on the Supreme…
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When a Florida woman misdialed her sister’s number, it sparked a 20-year friendship with a stranger in Rhode Island
By Sara Smart, CNN What started out with an incorrect phone number is now a friendship that has lasted 20 years. One day in the early 2000s, Gladys…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: No charges in goalie Kivlenieks’ fireworks death
NOVI, Mich. (AP) — No criminal charges will be filed in the fireworks-related death of Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks at a…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: No charges in goalie Kivlenieks’ fireworks death
NOVI, Mich. (AP) — No criminal charges will be filed in the fireworks-related death of Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks at a…
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One-on-one with Joe Golding; UTEP prepares for round 2 against NMSU in the Battle of I-10
*UTEP announced Wednesday Souley Boum has returned to the team after missing some time due to covid-19 protocols. *The following interview with Joe…
Continue Reading California water districts to get 0% of requested supplies
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Water agencies in drought-stricken California that serve 27 million residents…
Continue Reading College Football Playoff expansion talks inch forward
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — The latest meeting on expanding the College Football Playoff has wrapped up in Dallas…
Continue Reading Seahawks sign running back Adrian Peterson to practice squad
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Desperate for depth at running back, the Seattle Seahawks signed 36-year-old Adrian Peterson to…
Continue Reading Sexual violence and abortion restrictions in Paraguay are fueling an epidemic of childhood pregnancy: Amnesty
By Kara Fox, CNN An epidemic of childhood pregnancy in Paraguay is being fueled by widespread sexual abuse and restrictive abortion laws, according…
Continue Reading Un querido jugador de fútbol y una estudiante de último año, entre las vÃctimas del tiroteo en Michigan
RocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Amigos, familiares y toda una escuela secundaria de Michigan están de duelo por la pérdida de cuatro estudiantes…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why was Michigan suspect charged with terrorism?
By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan prosecutors are charging a teen with terrorism in a deadly mass shooting at his…
Continue Reading Wisconsin mayors targeted amid GOP-ordered election probe
By SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-hired attorney investigating the 2020 election has told…
Continue Reading January 6 committee moves to hold former DOJ official in contempt but also gives him one last chance to cooperate
By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol…
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New Mexico governor seeks pay increase for public schools
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says she will pursue a 7% pay increase for educators and staff at…
Continue Reading Lillard out at least 10 days with abdominal pain
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is out for at least 10 days because of lower abdominal tendinopathy. Lillard…
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