By MARK ANDERSON – AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Southern California opened its season at Allegiant Stadium with a victory over LSU that set up the Trojans for early contention for the College Football Playoff, but instead will end the year where they started. Texas A&M also had high hopes for a playoff
Continue ReadingBy Zachery Schmidt | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square ) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 21 other attorneys general filed an amicus brief supporting the federal government’s ability to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors. In the case Nebraska v. Su, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the
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By Associated Press India’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh, architect of economic reforms, dies aged 92 NEW DELHI | India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died. He was 92. Singh was admitted to New Delhi’s
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By Associated Press When Bernard Jones Jr. and his wife, Doris, built their dream home, they didn’t hold back. A grotto swimming pool with a waterfall for hot summer days. A home theater for cozy winter nights. A fruit orchard to harvest in fall. And a vast underground bunker in case disaster strikes. “The world’s
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By WILL GRAVES – AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The decorations outside Acrisure Stadium suggested Christmas. The play on the field by the home team hinted at another holiday entirely. Groundhog Day. Like Bill Murray in the iconic movie — set about 90 minutes northeast of Pittsburgh in Punxsutawney — it’s not that the
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By DAVID McHUGH – Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Finnish authorities detained a ship linked to neighboring Russia as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables, police said, in the latest incident involving disruption of key infrastructure in the region. Finnish police and border guards boarded the
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By AP LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The successor to Ruben Amorim at Sporting Lisbon lasted just six weeks. João Pereira, who was hired on Nov. 11 following the departure of Amorim to Manchester United, was fired on Thursday and has been replaced by Rui Borges from Vitoria de Guimaraes. Pereira had three spells at Sporting
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS – AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Navy coach Brian Newberry grew up only a few miles from the University of Oklahoma campus, and the first college game he attended as a kid was to watch the Sooners. His parents still live in his childhood home in Moore, Oklahoma. Now
Continue ReadingBy Monica Faram – Clinton Herald, Iowa (TNS) One Burleson family has received the best Christmas presents imaginable this year. On Dec. 11, they received the news that their 5-year-old is cancer free. Carolynn Quaranta was diagnosed with pineoblastoma, a rare, aggressive cancer deep in the central area of the brain where the two hemispheres
Continue ReadingBy The Manhattan Mercury, Kan. (TNS) Dec. 26—The percentage of people without jobs in Riley County dipped slightly last month. The Kansas Department of Labor a 3.1% unemployment rate in Riley County in November, down from 3.4% in October. That number matches the 3.1% jobless rate seen in September, which was a 0.7% decrease from
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH – Associated Press For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic as “srkastik.” The 14-year-old from suburban Indianapolis can sound out words, but her dyslexia makes the process so draining that she often struggles with comprehension. “I just assumed I
Continue ReadingBy The Manhattan Mercury, Kan. (TNS) Dec. 26—Riley County police officials say New Year’s is one of the top holidays for producing crashes in which at least one of the drivers involved is drunk or high, so they’ll be on the lookout over the next week In a release Thursday, an RCPD spokeswoman said the
Continue ReadingBy Eduardo Castillo – The Wichita Eagle (TNS) Dec. 25—A 22-year-old Kansas woman died after a head on-crash Christmas Day in northeast Kansas. The incident was reported at 8:41 a.m. along Kansas Highway 7 in Doniphan County. The crash victim was identified as Katlyn Folsom of Troy, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash log.
Continue ReadingBy Dion Lefler – The Wichita Eagle (TNS) Dec. 26—OPINION AND COMMENTARY — Editorials and other Opinion content offer perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent from the work of our newsroom reporters. Have you ever noticed how those who proclaim their reverence for the Constitution the loudest are always the first
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By STEPHEN WHYNO – AP Hockey Writer The Detroit Red Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde on Thursday and named Todd McLellan as his replacement, a major change by general manager Steve Yzerman more than a third of the way through another disappointing season in the place known as “Hockeytown.” The move the day after Christmas
Continue ReadingBy Lindsay Smith – The Wichita Eagle (TNS) Dec. 26—Greg Kalkwarf was jogging on a rural Sedgwick County road in November 2023 when he came across a saw blade laying on the ground. Concerned that the blade could lead to someone getting a flat tire, he picked it up and tossed it in the grass.
Continue ReadingBy Denise Neil – The Wichita Eagle (TNS) Dec. 26—Wichita can now get nationally-televised Argentinian empanadas nearly anytime it wants to — without having to track down a food truck. Earlier this month, Carolina Brandan and Chad Freeman opened their first brick-and-mortar version of their Argentina’s Empanadas in the tiny building on the west edge
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By The Associated Press Detroit (13-2) at San Francisco (6-9) Monday, 8:15 p.m. EST, ESPN/ABC BetMGM NFL odds: Lions by 3 1/2. Against the spread: Lions 10-5; 49ers 5-10. Series record: 49ers lead 40-28-1. Last meeting: 49ers beat Lions 34-31 in NFC title game in Santa Clara, Calif., on Jan. 28, 2024. Last week: Lions
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Continue Reading By Sportradar All Times EST (Subject to change) Tuesday, December 24 FAR WEST Hawai’i Bowl at Honolulu: San Jose St. (7-6) vs. South Florida (7-6), 8 p.m. Thursday, December 26 MIDWEST GameAbove Sports Bowl at Detroit: Toledo (7-5) vs. Pittsburgh (7-5), 2 p.m. Rate Bowl at Phoenix: Kansas St. (8-4) vs. Rutgers (7-5), 5:30 p.m.
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By NewsPress Now The Missouri State Highway Patrol released the Christmas Holiday Counting Period statistics for 2024 and reports that there were three fatalities. According to the MSHP report, “Three people died in traffic crashes during the 30-hour counting period, which began at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 24 and ended at 11:59 p.m. on
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By Kansas Reflector via TN Content Exchange When Mike Moddrell bought 320 acres of land in southwest Douglas County in 2002, it looked very different from the tallgrass prairie it is today. “When I bought it, it had been neglected for a long, long time,” Moddrell said. “It was in pretty bad shape. I kept
Continue ReadingBy Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – Property owners will see about a dozen of the nearly 300 new Illinois laws taking effect Jan. 1, impacting them and their relationships with tenants. House Bill 4768 prohibits landlords from retaliating against a tenant, if that tenant complains about living conditions. On
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By Leah Rainwater Veterans who rely on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ online services will now have more secure ways to access their health and benefits information. Starting on Jan. 31, the VA will require all users to log in using one of two secure methods. Veterans who access their records and services on My
Continue ReadingBy AP NEW DELHI (AP) — Manmohan Singh, former Indian prime minister who led economic reforms in 1990s, has died aged 92, Indian PM Modi says.
Continue Reading By AP DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Red Wings fire coach Derek Lalonde, name Todd McLellan as his replacement.
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By The Associated Press Atlanta (8-7) at Washington (10-5) Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EST, NBC BetMGM NFL odds: Commanders by 4 Against the spread: Falcons 7-8; Commanders 9-6 Series record: Washington leads 18-10-1 Last meeting: Commanders beat Falcons 24-16 on Oct. 15, 2023, at Atlanta. Last week: Falcons beat Giants 34-7; Commanders beat Eagles 36-33. Falcons:
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By Sheldon Livesay Director, Of One Accord Thanks to an outpouring of community support, Of One Accord’s Christmas program provided the makings of traditional Christmas dinners to 300 families in Church Hill and 550 families in Rogersville this past Saturday. Food is purchased throughout the year from a variety of sources, including Second Harvest Food
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