Jets and Aaron Rodgers are driving a lot of betting action at sportsbooks
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The arrival of Aaron Rodgers and the HBO show “Hard Knocks” made the New York Jets the talk…
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Officials can’t interfere with local Tennessee Pride festival under anti-drag law, judge rules
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled law enforcement officials can’t use a Tennessee law that…
Continue Reading Hartford USL team says league refuses to reschedule game despite COVID-19 outbreak
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Hartford’s USL team says the league refuses to reschedule its game Saturday despite an outbreak of COVID-19 that has…
Continue Reading 840,000 Afghans who’ve applied for key US resettlement program still in Afghanistan, report says
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 840,000 Afghans and their families who applied for a resettlement program aimed at…
Continue Reading Former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son died in car crash with Princess Diana, dies at 94
By DANICA KIRKA, CARA RUBINSKY and JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — Mohamed Al Fayed, the flamboyant Egypt-born businessman whose son was killed in a car…
Continue Reading Vandalism damages monument to frontiersman ‘Kit’ Carson, who led campaigns against Native Americans
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Police in New Mexico’s capital city on Friday were investigating the partial destruction…
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Vandalism damages monument to frontiersman ‘Kit’ Carson, who led campaigns against Native Americans
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Police in New Mexico’s capital city on Friday were investigating the partial destruction…
Continue Reading Russia deploys ICBM that Putin says will make enemies ‘think twice’
MOSCOW (AP) — The head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency said Friday that the country has deployed an advanced intercontinental ballistic…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty in Georgia election case, won’t attend arraignment hearing
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani on Friday pleaded not guilty to Georgia charges that accuse him of trying, along…
Continue Reading Mexican president’s state of the union address suggests crime is not a problem
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president delivered his second-to-last state of the union address and perhaps what was most striking about his 1…
Continue Reading North Carolina’s Supreme Court upholds a death sentence for the convicted murderer of a 4-year-old
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld on Friday the first-degree murder conviction and death sentence of a man found by a…
Continue Reading UN chief is globetrotting to four major meetings before the gathering of world leaders in September
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is going globetrotting to four major meetings before the…
Continue Reading NC State safety Ashford headed back to Raleigh a day after frightening injury
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — North Carolina State safety Rakeim Ashford has been cleared to return to Raleigh, a day after being taken off the field on a…
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Racially diverse nurses can improve patient outcomes, but representation in the US health care system is strikingly uneven
Using Census Bureau and other governmental data, Study.com investigated how well Black and Latinx communities are represented within the nursing…
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Transportation, health care lead the way in employee recruitment growth
altLINE ranked the 10 industries with the largest increases in job openings and hires over the past decade using Bureau of Labor Statistics…
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Opioid prescriptions are down from a decade ago, but regional disparities remain
Using data from the CDC, Ophelia explored the state of prescription opioid dispense rates across the U.S. amid a national record…
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Where airfare increased the most between 2022 and 2023
To track where people and businesses are most affected by increases in airfare, SmartAsset examined the average domestic flight price from 72 major…
Continue Reading An Alaska city reinstates its police chief after felony assault charge is dropped
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska police chief is back to work after a felony assault charge was dropped and he was cleared in an internal…
Continue Reading She said she killed her lover in self-defense. Court says jury properly saw her as the aggressor
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court has upheld the murder conviction of a woman who…
Continue Reading Police search for suspect who shot and wounded person at Indiana shopping mall
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Police say a person was shot and wounded Friday inside a shopping mall in northeastern Indiana following an altercation and…
Continue Reading Medicines360’s long and winding, $82 million road to create and distribute $50 birth control
By SONO MOTOYAMA of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Drugs and medical devices rarely come from the nonprofit world. There are…
Continue Reading Ecuador says 57 guards and police officers are released after being held hostage in several prisons
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian authorities announced Friday the release of 50 guards and seven police officers who were taken hostage for more…
Continue Reading Mississippi governor’s brother suggested that auditor praise Brett Favre during welfare scandal
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — As Brett Favre became ensnared in media attention for his connection…
Continue Reading Albuquerque police arrest man in 3 shooting deaths during apparent drug deal
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque man has been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of three people after an apparent drug deal,…
Continue Reading Bosnian Serbs stage protests in support of their separatist leader
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Hundreds of Bosnian Serbs, some waving flags with the image of Russian President Vladimir Putin, have staged…
Continue Reading Russia declares Nobel-winning editor Dmitry Muratov to be a foreign agent
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have declared newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov to be a foreign agent, continuing the country’s moves to suppress…
Continue Reading One dead, four injured in stabbings at notorious jail in Atlanta that’s under federal investigation
ATLANTA (AP) — Five people were stabbed, one fatally, during a dispute among men being held at an overcrowded jail in Atlanta that is already the…
Continue Reading OAS says legal actions in Guatemala appear aimed at keeping president-elect from taking power
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The head of the Organization of American States’ election observation mission to…
Continue Reading Pro Picks: Bengals over Cowboys in Super Bowl 58
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs know winning consecutive Super Bowls is a tough task. They’ll have…
Continue Reading Schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 found intact, miles off Wisconsin coastline
ALGOMA, Wis. (AP) — Shipwreck hunters have discovered the intact remains of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 and is so well-preserved…
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