In a surprise, BC has Jurkovec back at QB
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec started Friday night’s game against Virginia Tech, a…
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Police: Armed man fatally shot at a North Carolina Walmart
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say police have fatally shot an armed man who reportedly pointed a gun at a worker at a Walmart store in North…
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US offers $5 million rewards for 4 Mexican drug lords
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government is offering $5 million rewards for information leading to the capture of four Mexican drug lords. Those…
Continue Reading Virginia Dems concede defeat, say Republicans control House
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic leaders in Virginia have conceded that Republicans have won control of the House…
Continue Reading US government finalizes first land allotments under 2019 law
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Interior Department says the first federal land allotments to Alaska Native Vietnam War-era veterans have been finalized.…
Continue Reading Nevada tells US judge execution delay risks drugs expiring
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A state attorney asked a federal judge for a quick hearing and ruling about the constitutionality…
Continue Reading Boeing settles with funds that sued after 737 Max crashes
NEW YORK (AP) — Current and former Boeing directors have settled a shareholder lawsuit that accuses the directors of poor oversight before two of…
Continue Reading Voting lawsuit keeps Texas, Biden administration at odds
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A lawsuit over new voting laws in Texas is bringing the state into court once again with the…
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Denver Zoo reports world’s first coronavirus cases in hyenas
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Two hyenas at the Denver Zoo have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first confirmed…
Continue Reading Sergeant whose union office was raided loses vacation days
NEW YORK (AP) — The former head of New York City’s police sergeants union has been punished by his own department with a loss of 70 vacation…
Continue Reading Former USC official pleads guilty in college bribery scheme
BOSTON (AP) — A former athletics official at the University of Southern California has pleaded guilty to her role in the college admissions bribery…
Continue Reading Brazilian singer and Latin Grammy winner dies in plane crash
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — One of Brazil’s most popular singers and a Latin Grammy winner died on Friday in an…
Continue Reading UN draft condemns attacks on journalists, urges punishment
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A proposed U.N. resolution would “unequivocally” condemn all attacks, reprisals…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: Mother got financial help for son after killing
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A prosecutor says a woman charged in connection with the death of her 8-year-old son, whose…
Continue Reading NASCAR denounces ‘Let’s go, Brandon’ conservative rally cry
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — NASCAR has denounced its association with the “Let’s go, Brandon” political cry…
Continue Reading Court to hear cases of docs convicted in pain pill schemes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals from two doctors who were convicted of illegally distributing pain medication after…
Continue Reading Rodgers sought treatments instead of COVID-19 vaccine
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he sought alternative treatments instead of the NFL-endorsed…
Continue Reading Company halts work program instead of upping detainee pay
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The company that runs a for-profit immigration jail in Washington state has suspended its detainee…
Continue Reading Infant son of Pete Buttigieg home after hospitalization
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten are publicly celebrating their…
Continue Reading Hearings set for 2 Iowa students charged in teacher’s death
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Court hearings have been set for Nov. 12 for two Iowa teens charged with murder in the death…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How the Arbery trial got a nearly all-white jury
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press The long-standing practice of allowing attorneys to dismiss prospective jurors without giving a reason has come…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What came of hero testimony at Rittenhouse trial?
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An effort by prosecutors at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial to portray one of the men he shot…
Continue Reading Canada raises flags after months of honoring Indigenous
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government says it will raise the national flag again all federal buildings after the…
Continue Reading Official: A dozen drug gangs fighting for Mexico’s Caribbean
By DAN CHRISTIAN ROJAS Associated Press PUERTO MORELOS, Mexico (AP) — The shooting of two suspected drug dealers at a resort on Mexico’s…
Continue Reading Haiti’s fuel crisis deepens; banks announce partial closure
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s fuel crisis is deepening, with the country’s Professional Association of Banks announcing that a shortage…
Continue Reading Election officials say Youngkin’s underage son tried to vote
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Election officials in northern Virginia say a juvenile son of Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin tried…
Continue Reading Stabbing death fuels immigration criticism in Florida
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A stabbing death in Florida is fueling criticism of the federal government’s handling of…
Continue Reading UN Security Council calls for end to Ethiopia hostilities
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has called for an end to the intensifying and expanding…
Continue Reading FBI searches homes tied to Project Veritas over diary probe
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents searched the New York homes of people tied to the conservative group Project Veritas months after the group received…
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