BOGOTA — Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot Saturday in Bogota, according to the government and his party. There was no immediate confirmation of his condition. The 39-year-old senator is a member of the opposition conservative Democratic Center party, founded by former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. The two men …
Read More »Israeli forces in Gaza kill 6 Palestinians seeking aid, health officials say
Local health officials said Israeli forces killed six Palestinians near an aid distribution center in southern Gaza on Saturday night, the fourth such incident in a week. The Palestinians were killed in west Rafah “as citizens gathered in the hope of receiving aid near the distribution point,” according to Marwan …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers arrives in Pittsburgh to sign contract with Steelers
Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers are making it official today. Rodgers has arrived in Pittsburgh to sign his Steelers contract, according to Gery Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Steelers and Rodgers have been expected to get a deal done for months, but Rodgers took his time about actually signing, …
Read More »Vic Fangio feels good about Eagles’ pass rush despite offseason departures
The Eagles’ pass rush that relentlessly pressured Patrick Mahomes was a big part of the reason they won Super Bowl LIX, but that pass rush will look different in 2025: Josh Sweat, who led the team in sacks in the regular season and had 2.5 sacks in the Super Bowl, …
Read More »U.S. judge approves $2.8 billion settlement, paving way for colleges to pay athletes millions
A federal judge signed off on arguably the biggest change in the history of college sports Friday, clearing the way for schools to begin paying their athletes millions of dollars as soon as next month as the multibillion-dollar industry shreds the last vestiges of the amateur model that defined it …
Read More »Bondi announces Kilmar Abrego Garcia will face federal charges
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Read More »Trump’s surgeon general pick criticizes others’ conflicts but profits from wellness product sales
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. surgeon general has repeatedly said the nation’s medical, health and food systems are corrupted by special interests and people out to make a profit at the expense of Americans’ health. Yet as Dr. Casey Means has criticized scientists, …
Read More »Panthers rookie WR Tetairoa McMillan gleaning wisdom from Adam Thielen, Hunter Renfrow
Panthers rookie wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan says he’s benefiting from sharing a meeting room with a couple of veterans during Carolina’s offseason work. McMillan said veteran wide receivers Hunter Renfrow and Adam Thielen have been teaching him the ins and outs of the NFL from the perspective of two players …
Read More »Five charts that show how many people President Trump’s travel ban will affect
President Donald Trump’s proclamation Wednesday restricting entry into the United States for nationals from a patchwork of 19 countries revives one of his most controversial policies from his first term and targets many of the same countries. Beginning Monday, the directive bans entry for nationals from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, …
Read More »Father and daughter found dead on Maine hike were long drawn to mountain, family says
A New York father and daughter whose bodies were found on a mountain in Maine earlier this week had planned the hike while on a work trip. Tim Keiderling, 58, of Ulster Park, was found dead Tuesday in the Tablelands area on Mount Katahdin. The body of his 28-year-old daughter, …
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