University of Utah announces new climate science policy center with $20M gift
By Carter Williams Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — The changing climate continues to play a…
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UN chief: Rohingya must be part of Myanmar crisis solution
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is calling on Myanmar’s military-installed government to…
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Bears begin new phase with Poles as GM, Eberflus as coach
By The Associated Press The Chicago Bears decided to make big changes after going 6-11 and missing the playoffs for the ninth time in 11 years. They…
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3 hurt when SUV stolen in Glencoe crashes on Edens Expressway near Touhy Avenue in Skokie: police
By WLS Staff Click here for updates on this story SKOKIE, Illinois (WLS) — Police said three people were hurt when the…
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España dice tener “toda la disposición” para poder “contribuir” a diálogos de paz de Colombia y el ELN
Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El presidente del Gobierno de España, Pedro Sánchez, dijo que su país tiene “toda la disposición” para…
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3 US service members injured after rockets strike coalition bases in Syria, US says
By Oren Liebermann, CNN Several rockets were fired at coalition bases in Syria on Wednesday, injuring three US service members, according to a…
Continue Reading Should vacant hotels in Los Angeles house the homeless? Voters will decide.
By Nick Watt, CNN On an average night in Los Angeles County, more than 60,000 people are homeless. At the same time, there are more than 20,000…
Continue Reading Should vacant hotels in Los Angeles house the homeless? Voters will decide.
By Nick Watt, CNN On an average night in Los Angeles County, more than 60,000 people are homeless. At the same time, there are more than 20,000…
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Biden administration takes step to preserve Obama-era DACA program
By Geneva Sands and Nikki Carvajal, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday took another step to try to preserve the Obama-era Deferred Action for…
Continue Reading Officer fatally shoots man who had gas can taped to chest
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago police department says one of its officers fatally shot a man who was advancing toward him armed with a…
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California man gets life for killing 2, including father
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man who killed two people, including his father, after being told to stop drinking beer and get a…
Continue Reading Police: Daughter lived with mother’s dead body for months
PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) — Police officers in the San Francisco Bay Area discovered the body of a woman in the living room of a home she shared with…
Continue Reading Amazon to shutter virtual health care service Amazon Care
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is shutting down the hybrid virtual, in-home care service it’s spent years developing. It’s a surprising move that…
Continue ReadingState Farm subsidiary to pay $100M for false Katrina claims
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A subsidiary of insurance giant State Farm has agreed to pay the federal government $100 million in restitution over its…
Continue Reading State Farm subsidiary to pay $100M for false Katrina claims
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A subsidiary of insurance giant State Farm has agreed to pay the federal government $100 million in restitution over its…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: NASA tests new moon rocket, 50 years after Apollo
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Years late and billions over budget, NASA’s new moon rocket makes its debut next…
Continue Reading US says airstrikes in Syria intended to send message to Iran
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says U.S. military airstrikes in eastern Syria were a message to Iran and…
Continue Reading Jets look forward to ‘respectful’ practice with Giants
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — It has been 17 years since the Jets and Giants got together for a practice…
Continue Reading Biden seeks to bolster legal protection for DACA recipients
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has unveiled a regulation aimed at fending off legal challenges to a decade-old program that shields…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16M in trial over crash photos
By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow was awarded $16 million as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday…
Continue Reading FBI: 5 militia members charged with storming Capitol
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Federal authorities say five Florida men affiliated with a militia group have been arrested on charges that…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16M in trial over crash photos
By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow was awarded $16 million as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday…
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Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16M in trial over crash photos
By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury found Wednesday that Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant’s widow $16 million over photos…
Continue Reading Who gets student loan forgiveness? Relief prompts joy, angst
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS Associated Press For the millions whose entire student debt is being wiped out, the Biden administration’s…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16M in trial over crash photos
By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow was awarded $16 million as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday…
Continue Reading Jury finds Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant’s widow $16 million over photos of his body at helicopter crash site
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jury finds Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant’s widow $16 million over photos of his body at helicopter crash…
Continue Reading British Open champion Smith set to play 2 Australian events
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — British Open champion Cameron Smith is returning home to play for the first time since 2019 when he contests the…
Continue Reading Weinstein conviction appeal to be heard by highest NY court
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court has agreed to hear an appeal from Harvey Weinstein over his 2020 rape conviction. A spokesman for…
Continue Reading Weinstein conviction appeal to be heard by highest NY court
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court has agreed to hear an appeal from Harvey Weinstein over his 2020 rape conviction. A spokesman for…
Continue Reading Quantrill stifles former team as Guardians beat Padres 7-0
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Cal Quantrill of the Cleveland Guardians claimed it was no big deal facing his former team, the…
Continue Reading Quantrill stifles former team as Guardians beat Padres 7-0
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Cal Quantrill of the Cleveland Guardians claimed it was no big deal facing his former team, the…
Continue Reading Epicenter the 7-5 favorite for the Travers Stakes
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Epicenter has been installed as the 7-5 morning-line favorite for the $1.25 million Travers Stakes on Saturday at…
Continue Reading Perez, Lowe, big 2nd inning help Rangers rout Rockies 16-4
By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Martín Pérez threw six scoreless innings and Nathaniel Lowe homered and drove in five runs,…
Continue Reading Lions may have double digits in losses for 5th year in a row
By The Associated Press The Detroit Lions seem destined for another rough season. If the defense struggles, it will likely lead to at least 10 losses…
Continue Reading Bears enter new era, look to make jump under Poles, Eberflus
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears are prepared to enter a new era under new general manager Ryan Poles…
Continue Reading El exprocurador de México Jesús Murillo Karam irá a juicio penal por cargos relacionados con tres posibles delitos
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Un juez federal de México determinó este miércoles que hay elementos suficientes para…
Continue Reading 6 minor league players each get 60-game drug suspensions
Six players in the Dominican Summer League have been suspended 60 games each by Major League Baseball after testing positive for…
Continue Reading Defense: Key government witness tried to extort R. Kelly
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Defense lawyers at R. Kelly’s child pornography trial in Chicago have sought to portray a…
Continue Reading N. Korea sees suspected COVID-19 cases after victory claim
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it found four new fever cases in its border region with China that…
Continue Reading DA: NC officer won’t face charges in fatal auto lot shooting
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A local North Carolina district attorney has announced she won’t prosecute a police officer who authorities said fatally…
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California man pleads guilty to smuggling 1,700 animals
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man who smuggled more than 1,700 wild animals into the United States, including 60 reptiles hidden in his clothing,…
Continue Reading California man pleads guilty to smuggling 1,700 animals
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man who smuggled more than 1,700 wild animals into the United States, including 60 reptiles hidden in his clothing,…
Continue Reading Chargers’ Jackson could return from ankle surgery for opener
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — J.C. Jackson could be ready to play when the Los Angeles Chargers begin the regular…
Continue Reading Chargers’ Jackson could return from ankle surgery for opener
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — J.C. Jackson could be ready to play when the Los Angeles Chargers begin the regular…
Continue Reading Bolt hits leadoff sacrifice fly in 10th, A’s beat Marlins
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Skye Bolt hit a leadoff sacrifice fly — as strange as that sounds — in the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics beat…
Continue Reading Bolt hits leadoff sacrifice fly in 10th, A’s beat Marlins
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Skye Bolt hit a leadoff sacrifice fly — as strange as that sounds — in the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics beat…
Continue Reading Isle Royale wolf population surges after nearly dying off
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The gray wolf population at Isle Royale National Park is healthy once more.…
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Want to lower your risk of early death? 3 activities are most beneficial, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Want to live a longer, healthier life? Pick an activity you enjoy, and get moving. Choose just about anything — running,…
Continue Reading An Oklahoma teacher says she resigned over a state law requiring teachers to censor books in classroom libraries
By Rebekah Riess, CNN An Oklahoma teacher says she has resigned from her position as an English teacher with Norman Public Schools following…
Continue Reading Panthers hope McCaffrey’s return, Mayfield bolster offense
By The Associated Press The Carolina Panthers are coming off back-to-back five-win seasons. But they still have one of the league’s most dynamic…
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