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With Jon Gruden gone, cheerleaders and players want the NFL to release more data
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
"It is further evidence that the league is just corrupt on a larger scale than we can even begin to imagine," said Melanie Coburn, a former cheerleader for the Washington Football Team.
A Wisconsin brewery is helping parents sue school districts that don't require masks
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
A school board "threw students into a COVID-19 'snake pit' " when it axed mask requirements and other measures, a federal lawsuit says. A Minocqua, Wis., brewery is helping fund parents' legal fight.
Homeland Security secretary orders ICE to stop mass raids on immigrants' workplaces
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
The announcement is part of a shift in strategy under the Biden administration that puts a new emphasis on going after businesses and employers that violate labor laws.
9 in 10 cars now being sold in Norway are electric or hybrid
Friday, October 08, 2021
Of all new passenger cars sold so far in 2021 in Norway, less than 5% are powered by gasoline. The numbers push the country closer to meeting its goal of a zero-emission fleet of new cars by 2025.
People who want organ transplants must get the COVID-19 vaccine, a hospital says
Thursday, October 07, 2021
The UCHealth hospital system in Colorado says unvaccinated patients won't be eligible for an organ transplant, citing the "significant risk the virus poses to transplant recipients."
A neighborhood rally helped to quiet racist noise blaring from a Virginia home
Wednesday, October 06, 2021
The police said there was nothing they could do to stop the offensive racket. But after the community held a rally, the cacophony got much quieter.
Fat Bear Week has a champion: All hail 480 Otis
Wednesday, October 06, 2021
Who is the fattest bear of all? For the fourth time, the answer is 480 Otis, a brown bear who didn't let his lack of two canine teeth stop him from packing on the pounds.
Why Facebook and Instagram went down for hours on Monday
Tuesday, October 05, 2021
When a company can't use the internet's core protocols, it's as if its online domains simply don't exist. That happened to Facebook, creating a cascade of problems.
William Shatner is going to space next week (for real)
Monday, October 04, 2021
At age 90, the Star Trek actor is poised to become the oldest person ever to visit space. "It's never too late to experience new things," Shatner said on Monday.
Get a fan and get vaccinated, the CDC says in its safety tips for the holidays
Monday, October 04, 2021
"When you have something spread by aerosol, you absolutely want more ventilation," Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, said in an interview with CBS.
A ninja with a sword assailed a U.S. Army special operations unit in California
Friday, October 01, 2021
A man "wearing full ninja garb" staged the attack in the middle of the night at a small airport in California, officials say.
5 Midwestern governors agree to create a network to charge electric vehicles
Friday, October 01, 2021
The bipartisan plan will help the Midwest "lead on electric vehicle adoption, reduce carbon emissions, spur innovation, and create good-paying jobs," says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Tommy Kirk, The Fresh-Scrubbed Face Of Disney As A Child Actor, Dies At 79
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Generations of children, and more than a few adults, cried along with Kirk when his character Travis Coates tearfully pulled a rifle trigger in Old Yeller.
World Athletics Group Is Investigating 2 Belarus Coaches Over A Tokyo Olympics Flap
Thursday, September 30, 2021
The two coaches were sent packing from the Summer Games after sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya said they tried to force her to leave Japan early.
Art Or Heist? A Danish Artist Took $84,000 And Sent A Museum 2 Blank Canvases
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
"The work is that I have taken their money," artist Jens Haaning said of his new piece, titled "Take the Money and Run."
Pfizer Submits Favorable Initial Data To The FDA On Kids' COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Pfizer and BioNTech say they plan to submit a formal request for emergency use authorization of their vaccine in young children "in the coming weeks."
'Capital Gazette' Gunman Is Sentenced To Multiple Life Prison Terms, Plus 345 Years
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Jarrod Ramos admitted to killing five people in the Capital Gazette's newsroom in 2018. Prosecutors sought multiple life prison terms for the attack.
Justin Tucker Kicks A 66-Yard Field Goal, Setting An NFL Record
Monday, September 27, 2021
"Man, I love Detroit. I'm thinking about getting a place here," Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker said after hitting his latest game-winning field goal from more than 60 yards.
84-Degree Ocean Waters Will Turn Sam Into A Major Hurricane On Saturday
Friday, September 24, 2021
The storm is forecast to rapidly intensify as it passes over warm water far out in the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center says. It's too soon to predict where or when Sam might affect land.
Haitian Migrants Have Now Been Cleared From Del Rio Border Camp, U.S. Says
Friday, September 24, 2021
The camp grew to hold 15,000 people at one point, with a total of nearly 30,000 migrants passing through since Sept. 9, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says.