Judge reduces award for flight attendant who sued Southwest
DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge cut a flight attendant’s $5.1 million jury award to about $800,000 but ordered Southwest Airlines to rehire the…
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Some LGBTQ believers stick with faiths that repudiate them
By KATHRYN POST Religion News Service When queer students at Yeshiva University sued the school for discrimination in spring 2021, critics were quick…
Continue Reading TCU’s Garrett Riley is Broyles Award winner as top assistant
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — TCU offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Garrett Riley is the winner of the Broyles Award as the top assistant…
Continue Reading Texas cop didn’t say ‘gun’ before fatal shooting, search
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press A Texas police officer who fatally shot a Black woman through a rear window of her home three years ago didn’t…
Continue Reading Fight over officer testimony roils Proud Boys sedition case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A legal fight has erupted over a Washington D.C. police officer who was communicating with Proud Boys leader…
Continue Reading Astros’ Peña helps kids access sports in wake of MVP win
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jeremy Peña has long been passionate about helping children with limited resources have access…
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Texas governor picks veteran GOP lawmaker for elections job
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday tapped a longtime Republican lawmaker to be Texas’ new elections chief, a pick who could…
Continue Reading No. 13 Maryland off to fast start with marquee games ahead
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Kevin Willard believed his new Maryland team would get off to a good start. But this has been a bit more than…
Continue Reading Rockets outlast 76ers in 2 OTs; Harden 4 for 19 in return
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green scored 27 points and Kevin Porter Jr. added 24 to lead the Houston Rockets to a…
Continue Reading Doncic, Mavericks preserve big lead, roll past Suns 130-111
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks got the most important victory over Phoenix in Game 7 of the…
Continue Reading Calmese scores 31 as Lamar beats Our Lady of the Lake 91-56
By The Associated Press BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Nate Calmese’s 31 points led Lamar over Our Lady of the Lake 91-56 on Monday night. Calmese…
Continue Reading Bennett, Duggan, Stroud, Williams are Heisman finalists
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Quarterbacks Stetson Bennett of Georgia, Max Duggan of TCU, C.J. Stroud of Ohio State and Caleb Williams of…
Continue Reading Investors press railroads to add sick time for workers
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Major freight railroads are facing pressure to add sick days for their workers from a new front:…
Continue Reading Sixers’ Harden to return Monday against Rockets after injury
HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden will return Monday night for the Philadelphia 76ers against the Houston Rockets after missing 14 games with a foot…
Continue Reading Ex-Miami US Rep. David Rivera arrested in Venezuela probe
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Miami congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with…
Continue Reading 3 women’s basketball teams withdraw from Vegas tournament
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three women’s basketball teams have withdrawn from a Las Vegas tournament as part of…
Continue Reading US police rarely deploy deadly robots to confront suspects
By JANIE HAR and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The unabashedly liberal city of San Francisco became the unlikely proponent of…
Continue Reading Texas’ top election official resigns after midterms
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ top elections official resigned Monday after an intense year of trying to…
Continue Reading AP source: Verlander agrees to 2-year contract with Mets
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Justin Verlander agreed to an $86.7 million, two-year contract with the New York Mets on Monday,…
Continue Reading AP source: New York Mets agree to sign AL Cy Young winner Justin Verlander days after ace Jacob deGrom leaves for Texas
SAN DIEGO (AP) — AP source: New York Mets agree to sign AL Cy Young winner Justin Verlander days after ace Jacob deGrom leaves for…
Continue Reading Minnesota town drops Texas-style anti-abortion lawsuit plan
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota town has backed away from a proposal to let people sue abortion providers,…
Continue Reading Lawyer: Man charged in Takeoff killing says he’s innocent
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — An attorney for a man accused of fatally shooting rapper Takeoff last month said Monday that the…
Continue Reading AP All-SEC: Hooker, Anderson, Heupel, win individual honors
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker is the Southeastern Conference offensive player of the year and Alabama linebacker…
Continue Reading ‘Road Trippin’ — Red Hot Chili Peppers unveil 2023 tour
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no rest for the spicy: Fresh off a world tour and two albums this year, Red…
Continue Reading Colts buried under avalanche of turnovers in blowout loss
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The biggest of four turnovers from Matt Ryan came late in the second quarter,…
Continue Reading Trial for Texas officer who killed Black woman hinges on gun
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Atatiana Jefferson was holding a gun but never raised it to point at the white police…
Continue Reading Cowboys score 33 points in 4th quarter, rout Colts 54-19
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas safety Malik Hooker had no idea what he was starting with a fumble return…
Continue Reading North Texas fires Littrell after .500 record over 7 years
DENTON, Texas (AP) — Bowl-bound North Texas has fired coach Seth Littrell, who went 44-44 over seven seasons. University president Neal Smatresk…
Continue Reading USC QB Caleb Williams has ‘significant’ hamstring injury
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The status of Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams for the Cotton Bowl is uncertain because of what his coach…
Continue Reading Jurors hear ex-Border Patrol agent’s confession in killings
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jurors in the capital murder trial of a former U.S. Border Patrol agent have heard a taped interview in which he confesses to…
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