By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Western Kentucky football coach Tyson Helton was part of Conference USA’s inaugural season in 1996, as a freshman quarterback on his father’s team at Houston that shared the first title. He was also previously an assistant coach for two other teams in the league that
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By Holmes Lybrand and Tierney Sneed, CNN In the weeks before traveling to the Washington, DC area, the man accused of attempting to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh researched how to assassinate individuals and said he would be “shooting for 3” justices, according to a search warrant application from the FBI. Nicholas Roske, who
Continue Reading By Virginia Langmaid, CNN The bacteria that causes a rare, serious disease called melioidosis has been detected in water and soil samples in Mississippi, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Burkholderia pseudomallei was found in the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi, the first detection of the bacteria in the environment in
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By Jennifer Henderson, CNN A man suspected of starting two fires in remote southwest Oregon was arrested, after reportedly being tied to a tree by three people until police arrived, Curry County Sheriff John Ward said in statement posted on Facebook. The sheriff’s office thanked those who assisted with controlling the fire and detaining the
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NICOLE WINFIELD and ROB GILLIES Associated Press QUEBEC CITY (AP) — The Canadian government made clear Wednesday that Pope Francis’ apology to Indigenous peoples for abuses in the country’s church-run residential schools didn’t go far enough, suggesting that reconciliation over the fraught history is still very much a work in progress. The official government reaction
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Derwin James spent most of Wednesday’s opening session of Los Angeles Chargers training camp on the sideline without a helmet. Coach Brandon Staley said James is only participating during the walkthrough portions of camp as the team and James’ agent look to finalize a
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle, CNN A Black family, who says Sesame Place Philadelphia character performers racially discriminated against them, filed a class action civil rights lawsuit against the amusement park’s parent SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment in Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday. The lawsuit filed on behalf of Quinton Burns and his child says that during their
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Josh Rojas homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks scored two runs on Jose Herrera’s squeeze bunt in the seventh inning to extend the San Francisco Giants’ losing streak to seven games with a 5-3 win. Jake McCarthy opened the seventh inning with a bunt single overturned by
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CNN By Curt Devine, Scott Glover, Kara Scannell and Evan Perez, CNN In the Fall of 2018, Hunter Biden received a quick succession of emails from his accountant: They were all about his taxes. “They are late,” Bill Morgan told his client in October, noting that Biden had missed an already extended deadline of October
Continue Reading DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall has signed an NIL deal with Darlington Raceway. The track said Wednesday McCall would promote this year’s upcoming Southern 500 weekend and its races next season. Darlington officials said they’re the first NASCAR track to partner with a college athlete since players were allowed to profit
Continue Reading By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez connected again, hitting a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners finished off a three-game sweep by beating the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Wednesday. A day earlier, the 21-year-old rookie sensation hit a leadoff home run in the first inning. That
Continue Reading By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez connected again, hitting a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners finished off a three-game sweep by beating the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Wednesday. A day earlier, the 21-year-old rookie sensation hit a leadoff home run in the first inning. That
Continue Reading CNN By Ted Barrett and Manu Raju, CNN Several Republican senators said Tuesday they had not made decisions about whether they will vote in favor of a bill codifying same-sex marriage, but three supporters of the legislation were upbeat they would find enough GOP votes to overcome a filibuster and eventually pass the bill. “There
Continue Reading By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Cole Irvin allowed four hits over seven innings and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Wednesday for their first winning sweep in 32 series this season. Oakland, an AL-worst 38-63, won three in a row from AL West-leading Houston (64-35) and has won
Continue Reading By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Cole Irvin allowed four hits over seven innings and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Wednesday for their first winning sweep in 32 series this season. Oakland, an AL-worst 38-63, won three in a row from AL West-leading Houston (64-35) and has won
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The West Virginia House on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban abortions with some exceptions, significantly curtailing access to the procedure in a state where it is currently legal up to 20 weeks post-fertilization. The bill passed the state House in a 69-23 vote and now moves to the state
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Baker Mayfield developed a reputation in Cleveland as a bit of a gunslinger, willing to make the occasional risky throw downfield if it meant possibly making a big play for the Browns. The No. 1 overall draft pick in 2018 may be asked to do
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Gymnastics Federation’s annual congress will be moved out of Norway so that officials from Russia and its ally Belarus can attend. The FIG congress was due to be held in Norway in October but FIG says it will be moved. It cites a government recommendation “to not welcome any
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — ¿Te sientes con suerte? Si tu respuesta es un rotundo sí, deberías probar la lotería de Estados Unidos, que actualmente está en un punto sumamente alto. El premio mayor de Mega Millions se disparó a más de mil millones de dólares luego de que en el sorteo del martes nadie acertara
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — El presidente Pedro Castillo cumple este jueves un año liderando el Gobierno de Perú, cargo al que accedió tras ganar las elecciones en 2021 y en medio de una crisis política en el país, durante la cual el expresidente Martín Vizcarra fue apartado del poder y los exmandatarios Pedro Pablo
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy has cut its annual sales and profit forecast, citing surging inflation that has dampened consumer spending on gadgets. The Minneapolis-based company echoed Walmart, which earlier this week said higher prices on basic necessities are forcing shoppers to cut back on discretionary items. Shares
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Spirit and Frontier airlines Wednesday finally pulled the plug on their proposed deal, which had been on life support for months, clearing the way for a possible purchase of Spirit by JetBlue Airways. The proposed merger of Spirit and Frontier, first announced in February, was never able to capture the
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EL PASO, Texas — A pedestrian was hit by a car on the 400 block of Cabaret Drive in west El Paso, according to El Paso Police. Cabaret Drive is closed. Drivers are asked to use an alternate route. According to police dispatch, the call came out around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday. One person was transported
Continue Reading By Amir Vera and Stella Chan, CNN The US Department of Education has opened an investigation into the University of Southern California after a student accused the university of allowing antisemitism to fester on campus, which led her to resign from her post as student government vice president, according to a Tuesday news release from
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Este año habrá una muy buena oportunidad para observar la lluvia de meteoros de las delta acuáridas —que tendrá su punto máximo en la noche del 29 al 30 de julio— ¡y también para fotografiarla! Las delta acuáridas llegan cada año entre el 12 de julio y el 23
Continue Reading By Joseph Ataman The UK government has sanctioned a British blogger over content that it says “destabilizes” Ukraine, according to the British Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. Blogger Graham Phillips was added to the UK sanctions list on Monday, according to the Foreign Office. He is the only British national sanctioned in relation to Russia’s
Continue Reading By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears defensive end Robert Quinn joined the rest of the team on the practice field for the first time under new coach Matt Eberflus after missing all offseason voluntary and mandatory work. Quinn says he doesn’t expect or want to be traded, as the
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By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin on Wednesday announced a deal on an energy and health care bill, representing a breakthrough after more than a year of negotiations that have collapsed time and again. But it will face furious GOP opposition. With a deal in
Continue Reading By Shawna Mizelle Trevor Reed, an American citizen and former US Marine freed earlier this year after two years imprisoned in Russia, said Wednesday that he thinks detained Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan “have a really good chance” of being released amid revelations the US has presented a “substantial proposal” to Moscow for an
Continue Reading By Barbara Starr and Devan Cole, CNN The Pentagon is developing a security plan to use ships and aircraft to keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi safe should she decide to lead a congressional delegation to Taiwan, according to several Defense officials. The plan, which is being developed by John Aquilino, the head of the US
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