They made her funeral arrangements and almost bought a tombstone, but despite being in a coma and on a ventilator for weeks, Bettina Lerman woke up the same day she was going to be taken off life support. She now has plans to get vaccinated.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two-time Olympian Clarissa Chun has been named coach of the new Iowa women’s wrestling program. Iowa announced in September it would become the first school in a Power Five conference to start a women’s wrestling team. The 40-year-old Chun was the 2008 world champion at 48 kilograms. She won the
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coach Bob Bradley and Los Angeles FC say they have mutually agreed to part ways. Bradley was the first and only coach in the Major League Soccer expansion franchise’s four-year history. The former U.S. men’s national team and Swansea coach led LAFC to the Supporters’
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State quarterback Jack Miller III is back on the team. He was reinstated after his drunken-driving charge from earlier this month was reduced to a minor misdemeanor traffic offense. The redshirt freshman was stopped in the university district on Nov. 5 by an Ohio Highway Patrol trooper who said Miller’s
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By Marianne Garvey Lil Nas X got caught up in a messy “Maury” scandal. In a parody “Maury” episode featuring the singer, Lil Nas X is caught in a love triangle. He comes on the show to discuss the matter with fellow guest Yai Ariza, who also appears as the singer’s locker room lover in
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 24 Utah and fourth-ranked Oregon are both in the driver’s seat to wrap up Pac-12 division titles. The Utes and Ducks are also on course to meet again Dec. 3 in the Pac-12 championship game. The stakes are particularly high for the Ducks. They’re currently third in the most recent
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN When the James Webb Space Telescope launches in December, astronomers around the world are expecting to find the unexpected, said Sara Seager, astrophysicist and planetary scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The space observatory will be able to look into the distant universe as well as observe objects in our
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have made several roster moves ahead of their game against the New England Patriots. That includes tight end Hayden Hurst and inside linebacker Daren Bates going on injured reserve. Hurst has an ankle injury, while Bates is slowed by a groin issue. They had already been ruled out of
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By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hundreds of Mexican adolescents are being bused across the U.S. border to get vaccinated against the coronavirus under a pilot program in San Diego. Some 150 youths arrived at the Mexican consulate in San Diego on Thursday to get their shots. The cross-border initiative will immunize
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is opening up about some very relatable parenting experiences. Meghan stopped by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Thursday for an interview that touched on a range of topics, including being a parent to young children. The Sussex’s daughter Lilibet Diana, who was born in in June, is
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Jeongeun Lee6 has the lead in the CME Group Tour Championship with a 64. The attention is on LPGA Tour player of the year, and Nelly Korda took a good first step. She’s locked in a tight race with Jin Young Ko for the LPGA’s
Continue Reading By PARKER PURIFOY Associated Press The New Orleans Audubon Zoo has taken in a 7-month-old female jaguar that was rescued from wildlife trafficking. The jaguar was rescued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums then asked the New Orleans zoo to care for it because it already has the
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed what he called “the strongest piece of legislation that’s been enacted anywhere in the country” in opposition to coronavirus vaccination mandates on workers. Flanked by Republican legislative leaders, DeSantis officially made Florida the first state with a law that imposes fines on businesses and
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — A statewide Amber Alert was issued in New Mexico on Thursday afternoon for a 10-year-old boy taken by his biological mother, who does not have custody, because she did not want him to be vaccinated against Covid-19, ABC affiliate KOAT reported. New Mexico State Police said 10-year-old Nicolai Kuznetsov was abducted
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The Associated Press Stocks closed mixed on Wall Street Thursday as investors reviewed the latest earnings reports from retailers and an update on the employment market. The S&P 500 rose and reached a new high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell and the Nasdaq composite rose, also reaching a new high.
Continue Reading CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Kyle Lofton had 17 points and seven assists, Jaren Holmes added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 22 St. Bonaventure beat Boise State 67-61 in the Charleston Classic. St. Bonaventure trailed 59-57 with 5:40 remaining after Boise State guard Marcus Shaver Jr. hit a 3-pointer. But the Bonnies locked down
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A group of state attorneys general are investigating Instagram and its effects on children and young adults, saying its parent company Facebook — recently renamed Meta Platforms — ignored research about the harms it causes to young people. The investigation is led by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A group of state attorneys general are investigating Instagram and its effects on children and young adults, saying its parent company Facebook — recently renamed Meta Platforms — ignored research about the harms it causes to young people. The investigation is led by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general
Continue Reading By Jasmine Wright and Donald Judd, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris’ communications director, Ashley Etienne, is leaving the administration, according to a White House official, to pursue “other opportunities.” Etienne’s departure comes after CNN detailed significant tension between West Wing aides and the vice president’s office. CNN reported that several people on Harris’ staff had
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, CNN When it came to light in January 2017, just days before Donald Trump took office, the so-called Steele dossier landed like a bombshell and sent shockwaves around the world with its salacious allegations about Trump and his supposed ties to Russia. The central allegations, that Trump conspired with the Kremlin to
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CONWAY, S.C. — Teddy Allen had 22 points as New Mexico State topped Davidson 75-64 in the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Luka Brajkovic led the Wildcats on Thursday with 19 points and seven rebounds.
Continue Reading CONWAY, S.C. — Teddy Allen had 22 points as New Mexico State topped Davidson 75-64 in the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Luka Brajkovic led the Wildcats on Thursday with 19 points and seven rebounds.
Continue Reading By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Private businesses in Florida will be forced to let workers opt out of coronavirus vaccine mandates after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping legislative package to combat federal requirements. DeSantis, a Republican, signed the bills into law Thursday at a car dealership in the Tampa suburb
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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The WNBA is changing its playoff format to a more traditional bracket. The postseason will consist of three rounds — best-of-three games for the first round and best-of-five games for subsequent ones — beginning this summer. The top eight teams overall will make the playoffs. The league adopted a
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The WNBA is changing its playoff format to a more traditional bracket. The postseason will consist of three rounds — best-of-three games for the first round and best-of-five games for subsequent ones — beginning this summer. The top eight teams overall will make the playoffs. The league adopted a
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EL PASO, Texas — A little girl got separated from her family during a holiday shopping trip to a busy retail store and seemed to vanish into thin air. Dread settled in for her family and the entire community once surveillance camera video emerged, showing the 5-year-old girl walking out of the store with an
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Helmerich & Payne, Cisco fall; Macy’s, Nvidia rise.
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By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Activision Blizzard’s longtime CEO Bobby Kotick is facing mounting pressure from employees to step down amid the company’s ongoing sexual harassment scandal. More than 800 Activision Blizzard workers so far have signed a petition calling for Kotick’s resignation. The petition, released on Thursday by a group of employees, says they
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Two challengers to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for large employers are trying to ensure that their case is decided as quickly as possible by a majority of judges appointed by Republican presidents. They are asking that the challenges be heard by the full federal appeals court
Continue Reading By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican governor has sought to capitalize on rising law enforcement tensions with city leaders surrounding COVID-19 vaccine mandates, offering to help pay unvaccinated out-of-state officers to relocate and join the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Gov. Bill Lee has released a new promotion video
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