August 2021

Arizona reports 3,234 COVID cases, 10 deaths; averages climb

August 25, 2021 10:46 AM Associated Press

Phoenix (AP) — Arizona on Wednesday reported 3,234 additional COVID-19 cases and 10 more virus deaths as rolling averages for cases and deaths…

Calvin Dale Brewer is being held on a murder charge after he allegedly slammed his car into a man who was mowing his lawn.

Man charged with murder after resident struck, killed while mowing lawn

August 25, 2021 10:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The man who police say was driving the…

Game 7 of World Series would be Nov. 3, latest since 2009

August 25, 2021 10:43 AM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Game 7 of the World Series is scheduled for Nov. 3, its latest since 2009. Major League Baseball’s postseason will start with…

¿A dónde van las personas que logran huir de Afganistán?

August 25, 2021 10:38 AM CNN Newsource

Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Las imágenes impactaron al mundo. Miles de personas se agolpaban en el aeropuerto de Kabul, deseperados por huir de…

Court upholds death sentence for church shooter Dylann Roof

August 25, 2021 10:37 AM Associated Press

By MEG KINNARD and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a…

Jets’ Curry has rare blood disorder, hopes to play in 2022

August 25, 2021 10:36 AM Associated Press

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets defensive end Vinny Curry has a rare blood disorder that…

Jury awards $38.8M to family of girl killed by trash truck

August 25, 2021 10:34 AM Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury in Las Vegas has awarded $38.8 million in damages to the family of an 11-year-old girl who was fatally hit by a trash truck…

Surprise, surprise: Jaguars make Trevor Lawrence starting QB

August 25, 2021 10:33 AM Associated Press

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence will start Jacksonville’s season opener at Houston on Sept. 12.…

Trial in Ahmaud Arbery slaying set by judge for February

August 25, 2021 10:30 AM Associated Press

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge has scheduled a trial in early 2022 for three Georgia men charged with hate…

2 US lawmakers’ Kabul trip prompts questions, criticism

August 25, 2021 10:27 AM Associated Press

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two members of Congress are facing criticism and questions following…

Tom Cruise wanted to land his helicopter in James Corden’s yard

August 25, 2021 10:26 AM CNN

By Marianne Garvey, CNN When you text Tom Cruise you never know what you’re going to get. “The Late Late Show” host James Corden,…

Tom Cruise wanted to land his helicopter in James Corden’s yard

August 25, 2021 10:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Marianne Garvey, CNN When you text Tom Cruise you never know what you’re going to get. “The Late Late Show” host James Corden,…

Chicago police are warning residents about a new carjacking tactic after a string of vehicular hijackings were reported on the North Side.

Chicago police warn of ‘bump-and-run’ carjacking tactic, where criminals rear-end victims

August 25, 2021 10:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Evelyn Holmes Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago police are warning residents about a new…

New Mexico governor joins US conservation challenge

August 25, 2021 10:25 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…

New Mexico governor joins US conservation challenge

August 25, 2021 10:25 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…

New Mexico governor joins US conservation challenge

August 25, 2021 10:25 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…

Broncos name Teddy Bridgewater their starting quarterback

August 25, 2021 10:23 AM Associated Press

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are going with the steady over the spectacular. Coach Vic…

Body found at Grand Canyon believed to be Hungarian man

August 25, 2021 10:21 AM Associated Press

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a body found at the Grand Canyon is believed to be a Hungarian man who was reported…

Body found at Grand Canyon believed to be Hungarian man

August 25, 2021 10:21 AM Associated Press

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a body found at the Grand Canyon is believed to be a Hungarian man who was reported…

Ferguson continuing family tradition for No. 12 Wisconsin

August 25, 2021 10:17 AM Associated Press

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin tight end Jake Ferguson has a special understanding of his school’s football…

There are reports that some suburban Berwyn students have gotten sick from heat exhaustion at Morton West High School. Parents claimed that on one of the hottest days of the season

Students get sick from heat due to no air conditioning in classrooms, parents say

August 25, 2021 10:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Gallardo Click here for updates on this story BERWYN, Illinois (WLS) — There are reports that some suburban…

Cowboys losing ground with COVID-19 just 2 weeks from opener

August 25, 2021 10:11 AM Associated Press

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are still losing ground in a COVID-19 outbreak that was discovered…

A man wanted for murder in California was shot and killed inside Chicago's Union Station

Officials: Person wanted for murder shot, killed inside Union Station

August 25, 2021 10:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A man wanted for murder in California was shot and…

Oregon will soon require people to wear masks outdoors in public settings where physical distancing isn't possible. People wearing masks here walk in downtown Lake Oswego

Oregon to mandate masks outdoors in many public settings

August 25, 2021 10:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose and Jason Hanna, CNN Oregon will soon require people to wear masks outdoors in public settings where physical distancing isn’t…

Oregon to mandate masks outdoors in many public settings

August 25, 2021 10:06 AM CNN

By Andy Rose and Jason Hanna, CNN Oregon will soon require people to wear masks outdoors in public settings where physical distancing isn’t…

Fact check: Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy makes at least 5 false claims in 7-minute Fox News interview

August 25, 2021 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Daniel Dale House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy made at least five false claims during a seven-minute Sunday interview on Fox News. McCarthy…

Fact check: Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy makes at least 5 false claims in 7-minute Fox News interview

August 25, 2021 10:00 AM CNN

By Daniel Dale House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy made at least five false claims during a seven-minute Sunday interview on Fox News. McCarthy…

Prosecutor: South Dakota AG to take plea deal in fatal crash

August 25, 2021 9:58 AM Associated Press

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A prosecutor says South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will avoid a trial and take…

SPAC activity on Wall Street has slowed dramatically in the past few months.

Welcome to the big SPAC slowdown

August 25, 2021 9:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The SPAC party on Wall Street is flaming out about as fast as it began. Increased scrutiny on the accounting…

More Americans are moving into areas that face the highest climate risks than ever before

Climate change be damned. More Americans are moving to high-risk areas

August 25, 2021 9:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Seventeen years ago, when Adriana Nichols moved from New York City to Los Angeles, she had a simple wish list: natural…

Cierran carriles en dirección oeste antes de autopista 101 en Gilroy

August 25, 2021 9:51 AM Manuela Baez

GILROY, California (KMUV) Los carriles en dirección oeste de Pacheco Pass antes de la autopista 101 permanecen cerrados. Según informes, una…

Rittenhouse lawyer: Defense donors none of state’s business

August 25, 2021 9:49 AM Associated Press

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — An attorney for the Illinois teen accused of killing two men and wounding a third during a protest in Wisconsin last summer,…

The Charlotte Observer names first Black as executive editor

August 25, 2021 9:49 AM Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rana Cash, executive editor of the Savannah Morning News in Georgia, has been named to the same position at The Charlotte…

Second beluga in failing health after move to Connecticut

August 25, 2021 9:41 AM Associated Press

By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Mystic Aquarium says that a second of the five beluga whales it imported in May from a marine park in Canada is in…

Policía investiga el envenenamiento de siete personas en una universidad alemana

August 25, 2021 9:40 AM CNN Newsource

urielblanco (CNN) — La policía de Alemania abrió una investigación por intento de asesinato después de que siete personas presentaran el…

Afghan under watch in France convicted for trip into town

August 25, 2021 9:38 AM Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — A French court has handed a 10-month suspended prison sentence to an Afghan evacuee who failed to respect restrictions placed on him…

House panel probing 1/6 riot seeks host of Trump-era records

August 25, 2021 9:37 AM Associated Press

By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the January insurrection at the U.S.…

Lawsuit argues Iowa’s unemployment benefit cuts are illegal

August 25, 2021 9:35 AM Associated Press

By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A proposed class-action lawsuit claims that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to end…

The Pentagon is mandating that US military service members get fully vaccinated against Covid-19 immediately. U.S. Army soldiers here return home from Afghanistan on December 10

Pentagon mandates US military service members receive Covid vaccine immediately

August 25, 2021 9:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessica Schneider, Ellie Kaufman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Pentagon is mandating that US military service members get fully vaccinated…

Pentagon mandates US military service members receive Covid vaccine immediately

August 25, 2021 9:34 AM CNN

By Jessica Schneider, Ellie Kaufman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Pentagon is mandating that US military service members get fully vaccinated…

Kentucky players’ burglary case goes to state grand jury

August 25, 2021 9:31 AM Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Six Kentucky football players charged with first degree burglary have waived their cases to a state grand jury that will now…

Forward Pellegri joins Milan from Monaco on loan

August 25, 2021 9:31 AM Associated Press

MILAN (AP) — AC Milan has signed forward Pietro Pellegri on loan from Monaco. Milan has the option to make the deal permanent and that becomes an…

Astros 3B Bregman back after two-month injury absence

August 25, 2021 9:30 AM Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman has been activated from the disabled list after missing more than two months with a…

Pfizer seeking FDA OK for COVID-19 vaccine booster dose

August 25, 2021 9:29 AM Associated Press

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Pfizer is seeking U.S. approval of a booster dose of its two-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The drugmaker announced Wednesday…

Pfizer seeking FDA OK for COVID-19 vaccine booster dose

August 25, 2021 9:29 AM Associated Press

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Pfizer is seeking U.S. approval of a booster dose of its two-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The drugmaker announced Wednesday…

Aven Moffat died weeks after contracting a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a pond.

Loved ones mourn child killed by brain-eating amoeba

August 25, 2021 9:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Pulliam Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — Doves were seen flying in downtown…

Mack takes over from Samaan as Princeton athletic director

August 25, 2021 9:26 AM Associated Press

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — John Mack has been named the athletic director at Princeton. A former athlete, coach and administrator at the Ivy League…

Viral illnesses including COVID-19 are behind Fayetteville Christian School deciding to shut its doors for two weeks.

Mask-optional school closes doors for 2 weeks because of viral illnesses

August 25, 2021 9:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Akilah Davis Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (WTVD) — Viral illnesses including…

Teacher not allowed in class after refusing to wear mask

August 25, 2021 9:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Bryan Mims Click here for updates on this story FOUR OAKS, North Carolina (WRAL) — A Johnston County teacher could…

US OPEN 2021: Test your tennis knowledge with an AP quiz

August 25, 2021 9:20 AM Associated Press

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer How well do you know the U.S. Open tennis tournament? The AP has put together a quiz for you to test your…

Month: August 2021