Today: November 19, 2024
Today: November 19, 2024

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Lions lose K Michael Badgley to a season-ending injury, giving UFL star Jake Bates chance to win job

Detroit Lions kicker Michael Badgley will miss the season with a significant injury, leaving United Football League sensation Jake Bates as the front-runner for the job

Lions lose K Michael Badgley to a season-ending injury, giving UFL star Jake Bates chance to win job
Business|Economy|Finance

This week: Federal Reserve meeting, Boeing earnings, Labor Department issues July jobs report

On Wednesday, Federal Reserve officials wrap up their latest policy meeting and aerospace giant Boeing reports its second-quarter earnings

Business|Economy|Health|News|Travel

Airline catering workers threaten to strike as soon as next week without agreement on new contract

Airline catering workers are threatening to go on strike next week if they don't get pay raises and better health insurance

News|Sports

France fullback Melvyn Jaminet handed 34-week ban for racist video

France fullback Melvyn Jaminet has been suspended for 34 weeks by the French Rugby Federation for posting a racist video on his social media

Celebrity|Entertainment

Lady Gaga dazzles at Olympics opening ceremony with prerecorded French performance

Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded

Lady Gaga dazzles at Olympics opening ceremony with prerecorded French performance
Crime|News|US

Man gets 66 years in prison for stabbing two Indianapolis police officers who responded to 911 call

A man who pleaded guilty to stabbing two Indianapolis police officers who responded to his 911 call about a purported disturbance has been sentenced to 66 years in prison

Business|News|US

Judge takes final step to overturn Florida's 'Stop WOKE Act'

A judge is overturning a Florida law pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that attempted to limit diversity and race-based discussions in private workplaces

Crime|News

Tennessee man convicted of inmate van escape, as allegations of sex crimes await court action

A jury has found a Tennessee man guilty of escaping an inmate transport van but not guilty of trying to escape jail

Americas|Crime|News|World

Mexico's president downplays cartel violence that drove nearly 600 Mexicans into Guatemala

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has thanked Guatemala for helping nearly 600 Mexicans who have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence

Mexico's president downplays cartel violence that drove nearly 600 Mexicans into Guatemala
Environment|News|World

More than 350 structures were destroyed by Jasper wildfire in the Canadian Rockies, officials say

Canadian officials say a wildfire in Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies this week has destroyed more than 350 structures but all of the critical infrastructure is intact

Crime|News|US

Former lawmaker sentenced to year in prison for role in kickback scheme

A former Alabama lawmaker was sentenced Friday to a year in federal prison for his role in a kickback scheme involving state grant funds

News|Sports|US

Minor leaguers Perez, Jimenez and Frias given 56-game suspensions for positive drug tests

St. Louis right-hander Kener Perez, San Diego left-hander Ibrahym Jimenez and free agent left-hander Yonathan Frias were suspended for 56 games each following positive tests for performance-enhancing drugs

Education|Health|News|Sports|US

New Ohio law mandates defibrillators in schools, sports venues after 2023 collapse of Bills’ Hamlin

Automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, must be placed in nearly every school or sports and recreation venue in Ohio under a bill signed this week by Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine

Entertainment|News|Opinion

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Crime|News|US

Inmate found dead at Mississippi prison

An inmate was found dead inside his cell at a Mississippi prison, about 90 miles east of the state’s capitol

Business|Finance|News|Technology|US

Senators call on Federal Trade Commission to investigate automakers' sale of driving data to brokers

Two U.S. senators are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate automakers selling customers’ driving data to brokers who package it and then sell it to insurance companies

News|Sports

Dodgers' Freddie Freeman scratched, returning to Los Angeles to be with family

All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman was scratched from the Dodgers starting lineup for a game at Houston and will return to Los Angeles to be with his family, according to manager Dave Roberts

Sports

Coughlin holds into CPKC Women’s Open lead; Canadian star Henderson derailed by closing bogeys

Lauren Coughlin held onto the lead Friday in the CPKC Women’s Open, while Canadian star Brooke Henderson was derailed by closing bogeys at windy and smoky Earl Grey Golf Club

Coughlin holds into CPKC Women’s Open lead; Canadian star Henderson derailed by closing bogeys
Crime|News|Travel|US

Northern Wyoming plane crash causes fatalities, sparks wildfire

A plane crash in northeastern Wyoming has caused an unspecified number of fatalities and sparked a wildfire

Sports

Framber Valdez strikes out 10 over 6 1/3 innings and Astros beat Dodgers, 5-0

Framber Valdez struck out 10 in 6 1/3 innings, Alex Bregman and Jon Singleton hit home runs and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0

News|Sports|World

Rain overnight postpones first skateboarding event at Paris Olympics

The first day of skateboarding competition at the Paris Olympics has been postponed after rain overnight

News|Sports|World

China wins the first gold medal of the 2024 Olympics in mixed team air rifle shooting

China has won the first gold medal of the Paris Olympics

China wins the first gold medal of the 2024 Olympics in mixed team air rifle shooting
Sports

Olympic cauldron to rise into Paris skies each night

The Olympic cauldron that made a stunning first flight at the Paris Games opening ceremony will rise again every evening

Olympic cauldron to rise into Paris skies each night
Crime|Europe|News|Sports

French train networks partially restored after line sabotage ahead of Olympics

French railway company SNCF says it has made significant progress in restoring high-speed train services after acts of sabotage disrupted several lines ahead of Friday night’s Olympic Games opening ceremony on the Seine River

French train networks partially restored after line sabotage ahead of Olympics
Asia|Crime|News

Chinese police say 8 people died after a vehicle hit pedestrians in the city of Changsha

Eight people died after a vehicle hit pedestrians in the central Chinese city of Changsha

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