By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The union representing dockworkers at South Carolina’s ports tells The Associated Press it’s calling on the Biden administration for help in a dispute related to a new shipping terminal. But the chief executive of the state’s ports authority says the “hybrid” union-non-union employment model at the
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — News organizations are making a fresh plea to the judge overseeing the case of a former Minnesota police officer charged in the death of Daunte Wright. They’re asking her to allow live video coverage of former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter’s trial because of the continuing threat
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen said Monday she believes the company would be “stronger” if founder Mark Zuckerberg stepped down as chief executive. “I think it is unlikely the company will change if he remains CEO,” she said during an on-stage interview at the Web Summit tech conference in Lisbon. “I
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs has announced that jockey Miguel Mena, who won nearly 2,100 thoroughbred races in North America and earned $72.4 million in prize money, has died following a pedestrian accident. He was 34. The track announced in a release that Mena was killed Sunday night on westbound Interstate 64 in east
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with Adam Fox on a seven-year extension. Fox won the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenseman last season. The new contract goes into effect in 2022-23. It’s reportedly worth just under $67 million. Fox joined Hall of Famer Bobby Orr as the
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings defensive end Danielle Hunter will miss the remainder of the season with a torn pectoral muscle. The injury is a devastating loss of the team’s best pass rusher for the second straight year. Hunter was hurt in the second quarter of the game
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has declared gun violence a public health crisis and says $250 million in state and federal money will be directed toward the issue over three years. Pritzker’s office says about $50 million of the Illinois effort will come from the current state budget with the same approach in
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A judge says a freshman Kansas legislator who has acknowledged past abuses against girls and young women must undergo a mental health evaluation after he was charged with domestic battery in a disturbance involving his brother at his grandfather’s home. Magistrate Judge James Phelan on Monday
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board has recommended Gov. Kevin Stitt spare the life of death row inmate Julius Jones. The board voted 3-1 on Monday to recommend clemency for Jones and that his sentence be commuted to life in prison with the possibility of parole. The
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By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A court document says a 20-year-old California man accused of assaulting a flight attendant on a cross-country American Airlines flight allegedly punched the woman in the face after being told he could not use the bathroom, leaving her bleeding around her nose and giving her a concussion.
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to keep species protections in place for Canada lynx. A federal judge in Montana on Monday approved a settlement between the U.S. Interior Department and environmentalists who had sued to retain protections for the snow-loving wild cats. Lynx have been listed
Continue Reading By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A court document says a 20-year-old California man accused of assaulting a flight attendant on a cross-country American Airlines flight allegedly punched the woman in the face after being told he could not use the bathroom, leaving her bleeding around her nose and giving her a concussion.
Continue Reading By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A court document says a 20-year-old California man accused of assaulting a flight attendant on a cross-country American Airlines flight allegedly punched the woman in the face after being told he could not use the bathroom, leaving her bleeding around her nose and giving her a concussion.
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By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg, Dan Merica and Maeve Reston, CNN Voters across the country head to the polls Tuesday to decide a series of races that will test the national political landscape and the direction of the Democratic Party a year into Joe Biden’s presidency. In Virginia, Democrats hope to prevent the pendulum of
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Bo Nix has turned around his _ and perhaps Auburn’s _ football season since watching from the sideline as his backup helped prevent an embarrassing upset. The Tigers’ once-struggling quarterback has turned in perhaps the best stretch of his career for the 12th-ranked Tigers since getting benched in that
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Bo Nix has turned around his _ and perhaps Auburn’s _ football season since watching from the sideline as his backup helped prevent an embarrassing upset. The Tigers’ once-struggling quarterback has turned in perhaps the best stretch of his career for the 12th-ranked Tigers since getting benched in that
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The New York Giants put linebacker Carter Coughlin on injured reserve and activated cornerback Aaron Robinson off the PUP list amid of series of defensive roster moves ahead of their Monday night game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Giants also promoted linebackers Trent
Continue Reading BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Bologna moved up to mid-table after beating last-place Cagliari 2-0 in Serie A. Lorenzi De Silvestri and Marko Arnautovic scored second-half goals as Bologna ended a three-match winless run. Cagliari still has only one win since Walter Mazzarri replaced Leonardo Semplici as the Sardinian club’s coach in September.
Continue Reading CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen Marcus Pettersson and Chad Ruhwedel have entered the COVID-19 protocol after testing positive for the coronavirus. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan says Pettersson is symptomatic, while Ruhwedel is so far asymptomatic. The two defensemen are the fifth and sixth Penguin players to enter the COVID-19 protocol this season.
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Un juez de Florida desestimó siete de los ocho cargos de lavado de dinero contra el empresario colombiano Alex Saab, según documentos judiciales. Los cargos fueron desestimados “sobre la base de las garantías hechas a la República de Cabo Verde durante el proceso de extradición”, según muestran documentos judiciales. La moción
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Matt Rhule has been preaching for weeks that the Carolina Panthers need to stay committed to running the football and rely on a defense filled with former first- and second-round draft picks to win games. That seems to be the right formula as the Panthers
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has urged world leaders attending the U.N. climate summit to “rise above the politics of the moment.” She said in a video message that she hoped they could work together for the sake of future generations. The 95-year-old monarch had been expected to attend
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Dan Mullen’s strange and subpar season took another twist when he canceled media access to players and coordinators for the remainder of the week. Mullen made the decision two days after a 34-7 drubbing to rival Georgia in nearby Jacksonville. It was the
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX launch has been delayed because of a ‘minor medical issue’ involving one of the four astronauts. NASA said Monday that the launch to the International Space Station is now off until Saturday night at the earliest. Liftoff had been scheduled for this
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Dubai better get ready because Bravo’s “Real Housewives” is headed there next. Andy Cohen, the executive producer of the popular reality series’ announced on the Today Show Monday that the network is launching “The Real Housewives of Dubai.” The show, which has not yet begun filming, will premiere sometime next year.
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By Ivana Kottasová and Rob Picheta, CNN Nearly 120 world leaders gathered in Glasgow on Monday to address what scientists and health experts say is the world’s biggest crisis: climate change. The meeting came on the heels of a G20 summit that delivered, at best, mixed results on climate, with the leaders of the world’s
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say millionaire real estate scion Robert Durst has been indicted on a murder charge in the death of Kathie Durst, his first wife who disappeared nearly four decades ago. The second-degree murder indictment Monday in the New York City suburbs comes after an investigator
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say millionaire real estate scion Robert Durst has been indicted on a murder charge in the death of Kathie Durst, his first wife who disappeared nearly four decades ago. The second-degree murder indictment Monday in the New York City suburbs comes after an investigator
Continue Reading KINGSLAND, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency has yet again pushed back a final decision on whether to allow the construction of a launchpad for commercial rockets in coastal Georgia. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it plans to release its decision on Spaceport Camden by Dec. 15 rather than this Wednesday. Local officials
Continue Reading KINGSLAND, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency has yet again pushed back a final decision on whether to allow the construction of a launchpad for commercial rockets in coastal Georgia. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it plans to release its decision on Spaceport Camden by Dec. 15 rather than this Wednesday. Local officials
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