August 2021

Diversity study: NBA has racial-hiring gains in GMs, coaches

August 25, 2021 12:13 PM Associated Press

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer A diversity report found the NBA continues to lead men’s professional sports in racial and gender hiring…

Chiefs, Mahomes eye confidence booster in preseason finale

August 25, 2021 12:12 PM Associated Press

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs’ first-team offense will take the…

Kentucky man convicted in killing after governor’s pardon

August 25, 2021 12:10 PM Associated Press

By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A man pardoned by Kentucky’s former governor for a 2014 drug robbery killing has been…

Confidence back, Haskins hoping to catch on in Pittsburgh

August 25, 2021 12:08 PM Associated Press

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former first-round pick Dwayne Haskins appears to have the inside track on landing a job with the…

Letitia Wright injured filming stunt on ‘Black Panther 2’

August 25, 2021 12:06 PM Associated Press

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Black Panther” star Letitia Wright is being treated in a hospital after sustaining minor injuries on the Boston…

Iran Parliament approves most of new president’s ministers

August 25, 2021 12:05 PM Associated Press

By AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — State TV reports that Iran’s hard-liner dominated Parliament has voted to approve most of the…

Census officials: Fewer gaps in data than initially feared

August 25, 2021 12:02 PM Associated Press

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The amount of missing information in the 2020 census was less than feared, though it varied by state, the question…

Taliban is led by the reclusive Haibatullah Akhundzada

For decades the Taliban’s leaders have been shrouded in secrecy. Here’s what we know about the key players

August 25, 2021 12:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Saleem Mehsud, Kara Fox, Natalie Croker and Henrik Pettersson and Tim Lister, CNN The Taliban‘s leadership structure has long been a…

College football kicking off in pandemic all over again

August 25, 2021 12:00 PM Associated Press

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer The college football season is kicking off in the pandemic for a second consecutive year. Vaccination plans across…

¿Qué se vota en las elecciones generales en Honduras? Esto es lo que debes saber

August 25, 2021 12:00 PM CNN Newsource

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Honduras este domingo elecciones generales en las que se elegirá al presidente que sucederá a Juan…

Small plane makes emergency landing in California field

August 25, 2021 11:56 AM Associated Press

ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a pilot escaped with minor injuries after a small plane made an emergency landing in a Southern California…

State draws backlash after advertising nursing jobs with ‘no mandated COVID-19 vaccination’

August 25, 2021 11:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Ozaki Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A recruiting campaign to attract more…

Wisconsin lawmaker with COVID-19 on ventilator, stable

August 25, 2021 11:52 AM Associated Press

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican state senator from Wisconsin who opposed mask and vaccine mandates and then…

Miles esperan los vuelos de evacuación de Afganistán mientras los líderes del G7 se preparan para reunirse

August 25, 2021 11:52 AM CNN Newsource

olivertapia (CNN) — Se estima que 6.500 personas esperaban vuelos de evacuación dentro del aeropuerto de Kabul el martes por la mañana, dijo…

Concern about endangered whales cited in suit over wind farm

August 25, 2021 11:51 AM Associated Press

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A group of Nantucket residents have filed a federal lawsuit to block the construction of dozens of…

11-year-old boy hit by car while walking home from school in Salinas

August 25, 2021 11:49 AM Josh Kristianto

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) A Salinas mother is saying her 11-year-old son was hit by a car coming home from Mission Park Elementary.…

Man says wife being treated for pneumonia is in hospital hallway due to COVID-19 overcrowding

August 25, 2021 11:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Kelsi Thorud Click here for updates on this story CLERMONT, Florida (WESH) — “It’s a really bad…

US says 1,500 Americans may still await Kabul evacuation

August 25, 2021 11:45 AM Associated Press

By ROBERT BURNS, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says as many as 1,500…

How Monterey County school tackle COVID-19 testing for back-to-school

August 25, 2021 11:45 AM Jonathan Sarabia

With students back for in-person instruction, schools must follow state guidelines when it comes to classroom…

Los casos de covid-19 entre los niños de EE.UU. se han disparado hasta alcanzar una de las tasas más altas de la pandemia: los expertos advierten que puede empeorar

August 25, 2021 11:44 AM CNN Newsource

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La semana pasada, el número de casos de covid-19 en niños en EE.UU. alcanzó niveles no vistos desde la oleada de…

Lawsuit: Transgender teen strip-searched at airport

August 25, 2021 11:42 AM Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman is suing the Transportation Security Administration, saying her transgender teenager was ordered to…

Three Chick-fil-A locations in Alabama and one in Georgia have closed their dining rooms

These four Chick-fil-A locations closed their dining rooms because they didn’t have enough workers

August 25, 2021 11:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Three Chick-fil-A locations in Alabama and one in Georgia have closed their dining rooms, citing challenges…

House Republicans launched an ad blitz Wednesday that blames Democrats for rising prices on back-to-school supplies.

GOP attacks Democrats over back-to-school inflation

August 25, 2021 11:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Matt Egan, CNN Business The campaign arm of House Republicans launched an ad blitz Wednesday that blames Democrats for rising prices on…

Feds: $31M trip-and-fall scam used homeless people as pawns

August 25, 2021 11:34 AM Associated Press

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say they’ve taken down a criminal racket in which corrupt lawyers and…

Since the start of the school year teachers and parents have expressed their concerns over the air conditioners at schools being broken

Teachers express their concerns over teaching with broken air conditioners

August 25, 2021 11:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Stephanie Muñiz Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Since the start of the school…

Cinco formas sencillas para tener una conversación con un adolescente cuando se cierra

August 25, 2021 11:30 AM CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Michelle Icard es la autora de “Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen”, una guía para mantener…

Taliban told working women to stay at home because soldiers are 'not trained' to respect them. Afghan women in burqas here walk on a street in Kabul

Taliban tell Afghan women to stay home from work because soldiers are ‘not trained’ to respect them

August 25, 2021 11:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Zahid Mahmood, CNN Fear is mounting for women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban told working women to stay at home,…

Warrant: Teacher charged with cruelty to children used zip ties on boy

August 25, 2021 11:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Graham Cawthon Click here for updates on this story SAVANNAH, Georgia (WJCL) — Newly-released court documents shed…

Court declines to revive death penalty bid against immigrant

August 25, 2021 11:25 AM Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court declined to revive an effort to seek the death penalty against a Mexican immigrant charged in the 2015…

FBI searches 3 properties owned by Crystal Rogers’ former boyfriend

August 25, 2021 11:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BARDSTOWN, Kentucky (WLKY) — The FBI was back in Bardstown to once…

Reward increased to $100,000 for arrests of suspects in detective’s shooting death

August 25, 2021 11:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — Press conferences were both held by the Houston…

Pac-12 creates first conference baseball tournament

August 25, 2021 11:09 AM Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 will hold a conference baseball tournament for the first time. The inaugural Pac-12 baseball tournament will be…

Pac-12 creates first conference baseball tournament

August 25, 2021 11:09 AM Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 will hold a conference baseball tournament for the first time. The inaugural Pac-12 baseball tournament will be…

Pac-12 creates first conference baseball tournament

August 25, 2021 11:09 AM Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 will hold a conference baseball tournament for the first time. The inaugural Pac-12 baseball tournament will be…

Rivera hopeful Washington’s big-money additions return soon

August 25, 2021 11:07 AM Associated Press

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington has been practicing without receiver Curtis Samuel for the balance of training…

Más de 100.000 personas están hospitalizadas por covid-19 en Estados Unidos

August 25, 2021 11:05 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Más de 100.000 personas están actualmente hospitalizadas por covid-19 en Estados Unidos, según datos del…

Senate Democrats push voting rights bills in Wisconsin

August 25, 2021 11:03 AM Associated Press

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Senate Democrats are bringing their push for a new federal voting bill to battleground…

El 2020 fue el año más caluroso de la historia de Europa, según un informe

August 25, 2021 11:02 AM CNN Newsource

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El año pasado fue el más caluroso de Europa desde que se tiene constancia, según un informe publicado este…

The dangerous and chaotic scenes outside the airport have made it virtually impossible for Afghans to make it onto airport grounds without a connection "inside the wire."

‘Trying to pull off an infinite number of miracles.’ Inside the round-the-clock volunteer effort to save Afghans

August 25, 2021 11:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The woman and her two children had tried nearly a dozen times without success to get into Hamid Karzai…

Asian, Black Americans more likely to give to racial justice

August 25, 2021 11:00 AM Associated Press

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A report released on Wednesday says donations to racial and social justice causes ticked up…

Asian, Black Americans more likely to give to racial justice

August 25, 2021 11:00 AM Associated Press

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A report released on Wednesday says donations to racial and social justice causes ticked up…

Fossil confiscated in police raid is one of the most complete pterosaur skeletons ever found

August 25, 2021 11:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A discovery made during a police raid has been identified as the most complete fossil of a flying reptile from Brazil. The…

Hazing in New Jersey will be met with harsher penalties under a new law named after Timothy J. Piazza

New Jersey governor signs anti-hazing law with harsher penalties and school policy requirements

August 25, 2021 10:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new anti-hazing bill into law Tuesday that requires schools to adopt policies against…

Former football star Herschel Walker announced his campaign for US Senate in Georgia on Wednesday. Walker is seen here In this July 16

Herschel Walker launches Senate campaign in Georgia

August 25, 2021 10:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Alex Rogers, CNN Herschel Walker, the former football star, announced his campaign for US Senate in Georgia on Wednesday, after months of…

Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson talks about being a teen and overcoming tough times

August 25, 2021 10:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson is turning 16 this weekend. The girl who spent much of her childhood on…

Parents recall agonizing moments before their 7-month-old twins were killed in Tennessee flooding

August 25, 2021 10:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna, CNN The nightmare was only beginning for Matthew Rigney and his partner, Danielle Hall, when floodwaters swept her away from him and…

Parents recall agonizing moments before their 7-month-old twins were killed in Tennessee flooding

August 25, 2021 10:53 AM CNN

By Jason Hanna, CNN The nightmare was only beginning for Matthew Rigney and his partner, Danielle Hall, when floodwaters swept her away from him and…

New Mexico governor joins US conservation challenge

August 25, 2021 10:51 AM Associated Press

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wants to conserve more of the state’s…

Aaliyah: 20 years after her death, we still wonder what could have been

August 25, 2021 10:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Like so many who die young, Aaliyah is forever frozen in time — youthful, beautiful and left with dreams…

Gwinnett County firefighters are working to determine what caused a fatal house fire on Aug. 25.

Man, hospitalized with COVID, learns wife died in house fire

August 25, 2021 10:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Terrance Kelly, Rebekka Schramm Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Gwinnett…

Month: August 2021