By Eric Bradner, CNN Elections officials in Alaska on Wednesday will tabulate the ranked-choice results of the special election to fill the state’s at-large House seat for the remainder of the congressional term. Former Gov. Sarah Palin, a Republican, and former state Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat, were the top two vote-getters in the August
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says the armed robbers who broke into his house this week injured his jaw. He posted a message on Instagram thanking everyone for their support after the attack by a group of masked men early Monday. Aubameyang says no one else was
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN When “The Goldbergs” returns to ABC in September for its 10th season, one character will be missing. Co-showrunner Alex Barnow told EW patriarch Murray Goldberg, played by Jeff Garlin, will have died when the new season begins and newly wed characters Erica (Hayley Orrantia) and Geoff (Sam Lerner) will have
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By Gabby Orr and Kristen Holmes, CNN Donald Trump is considering waiting until after the November midterms to launch a third presidential campaign as he navigates a widening array of legal troubles and mounting concerns that some of his hand-picked Senate candidates may be weaker than he once thought, sources familiar with his thinking tell
Continue Reading By The Associated Press With a trip to No. 17 Pittsburgh up next, Tennessee has an opportunity to get coach Josh Heupel’s second season on Rocky Top headed in the right direction. The stress level is much different from a year ago when the Volunteers opened with a Thursday night win over Bowling Green. These
Continue Reading TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M’s football team is openly questioning the level of financial and compliance support players are receiving from the university. The Rattlers considered not traveling for their season opener at North Carolina last week because 26 players were ruled ineligible. Nearly 90 players wrote to school president Larry Robinson on Sunday,
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The bourbon boom is showing no signs of ending anytime soon: Wall Street is still wild about whiskey. Jack Daniel’s owner Brown-Forman reported quarterly results Wednesday morning that easily topped analysts’ forecasts. Sales were up 11%, to $1 billion, surpassing estimates of $978 million. Profits surged 30% to
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months, with the highly pathogenic disease being detected in two commercial turkey flocks in western Minnesota and a hobby flock in Indiana, officials said Wednesday. The disease was detected after a
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — A propósito del Día Nacional de Concientización sobre el Duelo, la esposa del actor Bruce Willis compartió cómo lleva el dolor por la enfermedad de su esposo. Emma Heming Willis publicó un montaje de video con la versión de Aretha Franklin de “I Say A Little Prayer” en su cuenta
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Louisiana Tech (0-0) at Missouri (0-0), 8 p.m. ET (ESPNU) Line: Missouri by 19 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook Series record: First meeting WHAT’S AT STAKE? Missouri needs to get off to a fast start with a high-profile showdown at former Big 12 rival Kansas State awaiting the Tigers in Week
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Legislative proposals intended to make it easier to keep certain criminal defendants in jail while awaiting trial would have done little to reduce crime, according to a study by researchers at the University of New Mexico and the Santa Fe Institute. The findings, disseminated Tuesday by state court officials, were based
Continue Reading Micky Dolenz, the last surviving member of The Monkees, is suing the FBI for the full release of the bureau files on the band and all of its members.
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN The Monkees’ only surviving group member, Micky Dolenz, has filed a lawsuit against the FBI for any records that may involve him, his late bandmates, or the band itself. The Monkees were investigated by the FBI for alleged anti-Vietnam war activities in 1967 related to a concert in which they flashed
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Oklahoma State reached the Big 12 championship game last season and beat Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl. The 12th-ranked Cowboys believe they can accomplish at least that much this season with veteran quarterback Spencer Sanders leading the way. Oklahoma State opens with Central Michigan on Thursday night. The Cowboys can’t
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By Steve Almasy and Matias Grez, CNN After it was all over — after she’d won a thrilling second-round match, then did one of those iconic Serena twirls on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court before beaming as a tribute video from Oprah Winfrey played yet again — Serena Williams was asked if she was surprised
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By Brad Lendon, Paula Hancocks and Gawon Bae, CNN US and South Korean combined forces on Wednesday held their first live-fire exercises since the formation of their unit in 2015, a drill that commanders said showcased the strongest military alliance in the world. The drill, based on a counterattack against invading forces, comes after the
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have agreed to a one-year contract with kicker Eddy Pineiro, pending the outcome of his physical exam. Pineiro replaces Zane Gonzalez, who was placed on season-ending injured reserve on Tuesday. Pineiro has made 86.1% (31 of 36) of his career field goal attempts in a combined two NFL
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN The director at a wildlife park in Florida lost his hand after being bitten by one of his own alligators last week, according to the facility. It was his second serious alligator-related injury in 10 years. Greg Graziani, wildlife director of Florida Gator Gardens in Venus, Florida, was “seriously injured during
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Ashton Kutcher is training for the upcoming 2022 TCS New York City Marathon and reveals he’s lost weight in the process. Kutcher spoke to Entertainment Tonight, saying he’s lost about 12 pounds while prepping for the race, which is set for Nov. 6. “The biggest change physically has been the transfer of
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Ha pasado casi un mes desde que 10 mineros quedaron atrapados en una mina en el norte de México y el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador los dio por muertos: “Nos proponen un rescate haciendo unos tajos”, dijo y cambió por primera vez la narrativa al afirmar que “de esa
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The parent company of social media platform Snapchat said Wednesday that it is letting go of 20% of its staff as it reorganizes and tries to reduce costs in the face of declining ad sales. In a letter to staff, CEO Evan Spiegel said
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UPDATE: Students at Holy Trinity Catholic Church and School in northeast El Paso returned to class after the discovery of a suspicious package in a parking lot. According to Michael Lewis, priest administrator, the package looked like an old ammunition locker with locks and cables surrounding it. Lewis says out of an abundance of caution,
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IRVING, Texas (AP) — The changing Big 12 Conference plans to enter into discussions with ESPN and Fox about a potential early extension of its media rights deal that still has two more football seasons left after this one. New Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said Wednesday that given the changing landscape of college athletics,
Continue Reading IRVING, Texas (AP) — The changing Big 12 Conference plans to enter into discussions with ESPN and Fox about a potential early extension of its media rights deal that still has two more football seasons left after this one. New Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said Wednesday that given the changing landscape of college athletics,
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — Han pasado casi 5 años, pero por fin ha llegado. Amazon anunció por primera vez en noviembre de 2017 que “El Señor de los Anillos” tendría una serie de televisión; finalmente, este 2 de septiembre, la nueva producción del universo creado por J. R. R. Tolkien llega a la TV (o,
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Ashley Judd is opening up about her family’s experience after her mother Naomi Judd’s death by suicide to advocate for privacy for those who find themselves in similar tragedy. In an essay for the New York Times, titled “Ashley Judd: The Right to Keep Private Pain Private,” the actress and
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Aidan O’Connell arrived at Purdue in 2017 as a hopeful, exuberant teenager. He’ll leave after this season as the first walk-on quarterback to ever start for the Boilermakers. No, it wasn’t easy working his way up the depth chart to second-team all-conference honors last season. But he will celebrates
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Texas offensive lineman Christian Jones remembers walking up to Bijan Robinson not long ago and asking for a lift, figuring it was least the All-American running back could do for one of the big guys doing all the blocking. “He said there’s a height limit,” Jones said with a
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Texas offensive lineman Christian Jones remembers walking up to Bijan Robinson not long ago and asking for a lift, figuring it was least the All-American running back could do for one of the big guys doing all the blocking. “He said there’s a height limit,” Jones said with a
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Glance around the parking lot of the Woody Hayes Athletic Center at The Ohio State University this fall and you might come across a $200,000 palace on wheels, the kind of luxury ride more likely to be found in the garages of movie stars, music moguls and titans of
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