By MICHAEL WARREN Associated PressATLANTA (AP) — There’s a problem with putting someone on a pedestal: Exposed on all sides, a hero to some can be seen as a traitor to others.Atlanta plans to install a statue of a Native American man atop a 110-foot (34-meter) column in its new …
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Jeff Zucker resigns as CNN president after disclosing relationship with co-worker
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Zucker resigns as CNN president after disclosing relationship with co-worker. Zucker resigned abruptly after nine years at the media company after acknowledging a consensual relationship with a co-worker.Zucker said he acknowledged the relationship when asked about it as part of an investigation into Chris Cuomo, …
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Auburn AD says Bruce Pearl is Tigers coach “for life”
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl has agreed to a contract extension to remain on the Plains.Athletic director Allen Greene announced in a video on social media along with Pearl on Friday night that “we locked him up,” beneath the words “for life.” The 61-year-old Pearl led the …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccine booster drive is faltering in the US
By MAE ANDERSON Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — The COVID-19 booster drive in the U.S. is losing steam, worrying health experts who have pleaded with Americans to get an extra shot to shore up their protection against the highly contagious omicron variant.Just 40% of fully vaccinated Americans have received a …
Read More »Smith scores 18 to lead Chattanooga past Wofford 71-60
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Malachi Smith had 18 points and seven rebounds as Chattanooga topped Wofford 71-60 on Wednesday night. David Jean-Baptiste had 13 points for Chattanooga (17-4, 7-1 Southern Conference), which earned its fourth straight victory. Darius Banks added 12 points. A.J. Caldwell had six rebounds.Wofford totaled 23 first-half …
Read More »RFK Jr. apologizes after condemnation for Anne Frank comment
By MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., apologized Tuesday for suggesting things are worse for people today than they were for Anne Frank, the teenager who died in a Nazi concentration camp after hiding with her family in a secret annex in an Amsterdam house …
Read More »Biden caught on hot mic swearing at Fox News reporter
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden responded to a question about inflation by calling a Fox News reporter a vulgarity. The president was in the East Room of the White House on Monday for a meeting of his Competition Council, which is focused on changing …
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