By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte urged Texas fans on Tuesday not to “splinter or pull apart” but rather support first-year football coach Steve Sarkisian and the players during the program’s worst losing streak in 65 years. Del Conte wrote in his weekly newsletter that
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Miramax is suing director Quentin Tarantino over the director’s plans to create and auction off a series of NFTs based on his work on “Pulp Fiction.” In the lawsuit filed Tuesday, the entertainment company alleges that Tarantino’s offerings violate the copyrights it holds to his
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden made clear Tuesday evening he was not encouraging Taiwan’s “independence” after using the word an hour earlier to describe the progress he made during a discussion of the island with his Chinese counterpart Monday evening. “I said that they have to decide — Taiwan, not us. We are
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A book about a wealthy American family whose actions helped unleash the United States’ opioid epidemic has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize. Patrick Radden Keefe’s “Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty” was awarded the 50,000 pound ($67,000) Baillie Gifford Prize during a
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By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Tim Weah’s 11th-minute goal was matched by Michail Antonio’s spectacular 34-yard strike in the 22nd minute, leaving the United States with a 1-1 draw against Jamaica in a World Cup qualifier. Coming off Friday’s 2-0 home win against Mexico, the U.S. was looking to move
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — En el Senado de Chile no se aprobará la acusación constitucional contra el presidente Sebastián Piñera. Los votos necesarios para avanzar la moción no se han conseguido: tras las exposiciones de suficientes parlamentarios, queda claro que no será posible alcanzar los dos tercios (29 votos) del Senado para la acusación.
Continue Reading COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers may be missing a pair of important defensive players going into Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers after linemen Joey Bosa and Jerry Tillery entered the league’s reserve/COVID-19 protocol on Tuesday. Bosa is tied for the league lead with three strip-sacks and has 5 1/2 sacks
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Argentina has secured a place in next year’s World Cup after a 0-0 draw at home against Brazil. That will give Lionel Messi one more shot at winning the only major trophy missing in his career. Argentina secured its spot at Qatar 2022 after Chile
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By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A 12-year-old Boy Scout in Hawaii takes the organization’s motto “be prepared” very seriously and used his knowledge to help rescue a couple and their injured dog on a trail. David King was on the way back from a 15-mile hike near his home in Kailua with his mom, Christine,
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fire up the hot dog cannon! The Phillie Phanatic is back to his usual look following the settlement of a lawsuit. The Phillies and Harrison/Erickson reached a settlement his week that allowed the more familiar version to return in 2022 to Citizens Bank Park. Harrison/Erickson is the New York company that created
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge says a Las Vegas man’s admission that he voted twice in November 2020 in a case that state Republicans seized on to claim voter irregularities amounted to “a cheap political stunt” that backfired. Judge Carli Kierny in Las Vegas said Tuesday that Donald
Continue Reading By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press An attorney who advised former President Donald Trump in his fight to overturn the 2020 election is joining an advisory board to a federal elections agency. Cleta Mitchell was nominated by Republican members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Democrats and Republicans on the commission each appoint a member
Continue Reading By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Garbiñe Muguruza has beaten Paula Badosa in straight sets and will play Anett Kontaveit for the title in the WTA Finals. The sixth-seeded Muguruza is the first Spaniard to reach the singles final in in the women’s season-ending tournament since 1993 when Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario was runner-up
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators have proposed suspending a Trump administration rule that would have allowed railroads to haul liquefied natural gas while they take a closer look at the potential safety risks. The rule, which was backed by both the natural gas and freight rail industries, had
Continue Reading By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s choice to lead enforcement of competition laws at the Justice Department has won Senate approval. The vote comes as Biden’s administration pursues action against outsized market power it has condemned in several industries, including Big Tech, health care, airlines and agriculture. The vote
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By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s choice to lead enforcement of competition laws at the Justice Department has won Senate approval. The vote comes as Biden’s administration pursues action against outsized market power it has condemned in several industries, including Big Tech, health care, airlines and agriculture. The vote
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Tampa Bay’s Kevin Cash has become the second skipper to win Manager of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons, taking this year’s American League award. San Francisco’s Gabe Kapler won the NL honor. Cash led the low-payroll Rays to a second consecutive AL East crown. Bobby Cox had been
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Tampa Bay’s Kevin Cash has become the second skipper to win Manager of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons, taking this year’s American League award. San Francisco’s Gabe Kapler won the NL honor. Cash led the low-payroll Rays to a second consecutive AL East crown. Bobby Cox had been
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton is practicing with his teammates again and expects to play Wednesday against the Los Angeles Lakers after missing eight games due to a positive COVID-19 test. Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said Middleton will gradually work toward his usual amount of playing
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders are pressing ahead on President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy bill. The House is expected to vote later this week and the Senate is vowing to follow by Christmas. The Democratic leaders outlined the schedule Tuesday in hopes of boosting the party’s standing and
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A severe drought prompted California Gov. Gavin Newsom to ask people to voluntarily cut water use by 15%. Data released Tuesday shows most aren’t doing that. Californians reduced their water by 3.9% in September. That’s down from 5.1% in August. Overall, California has reduced its water
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UPDATE, Nov. 18: For the second time in a week, online threats targeting the Gadsden Independent School District led to Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputies conducting school security sweeps on Thursday. Both Gadsden High and Gadsden Middle schools, located on Washington Street in Anthony, were initially placed on lockdown and later downgraded to a shelter-in-place
Continue Reading By Oren Liebermann, CNN Sailors who are denied an exemption from being vaccinated against Covid-19 have five days to begin the process or face being discharged, the Navy said Tuesday, less than two weeks before the deadline for being fully vaccinated. Approximately 99.5% of the active-duty Navy is fully or partially vaccinated ahead of the
Continue Reading By Kay Jones, CNN The mayor of Cambridge, Maryland, was arrested and charged with 50 counts of distributing revenge porn, according to a news release from the Maryland Office of the State Prosecutor. Court records state Andrew Bradshaw, who took office this past January, was arrested on Monday and had his first court appearance on
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — A los integrantes del Gobierno de Nicaragua no se les permitirá entrar a Estados Unidos tras los resultados de las elecciones en el país centroamericano, según una nueva proclama del presidente Joe Biden. El Gobierno de Estados Unidos rechazó los resultados preliminares de los comicios en el país y, el lunes,
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators have proposed suspending a Trump administration rule that would have allowed railroads to haul liquefied natural gas while they take a closer look at the potential safety risks. The rule, which was backed by both the natural gas and freight rail industries, had
Continue Reading FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets placed rookie cornerback Brandin Echols on injured reserve and signed tight end Kenny Yeboah from the practice squad among a flurry of roster moves. Echols injured his quadriceps during the Jets’ 45-17 loss to Buffalo last Sunday. The sixth-rounder out of Kentucky started all nine of
Continue Reading By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the U.S. Treasury from enforcing a provision of the American Rescue Plan that prohibited states from using the pandemic relief funds to offset new tax cuts. U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler ruled Monday that Congress’s exceeded its power under the
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WASHINGTON, DC — As abortion returns to the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket, majorities of Americans support maintaining Roe v. Wade, oppose states making it harder for abortion clinics to operate and see abortion primarily as a decision to be made by a woman and her doctor, not lawmakers. Americans — 60-27% — say the high
Continue Reading By Brian Rokus, CNN Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen now estimates that the government will run out of money on December 15, an extension from the previous deadline of December 3. “There are scenarios in which Treasury would be left with insufficient remaining resources to continue to finance the operations of the U.S. Government beyond this
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