Bryson Daily leads No. 19 Army to 27-6 victory over Louisiana Tech in the Independence Bowl
Read full article: Bryson Daily leads No. 19 Army to 27-6 victory over Louisiana Tech in the Independence BowlBryson Daily broke the FBS record for touchdowns by a quarterback in a season with 32, running for three scores in No. 19 Army’s 27-6 victory over Louisiana Tech in the Independence Bowl on Saturday night.
What to know about the House push to expand some Social Security benefits
Read full article: What to know about the House push to expand some Social Security benefitsThe House is expected to try next week to pass a Social Security-related bill to ensure benefits for workers who are also eligible for other pensions.
The wave of mass shootings over the Fourth of July highlights the challenges police face
Read full article: The wave of mass shootings over the Fourth of July highlights the challenges police faceA rash of shootings as the U.S. celebrated the Fourth of July is spiking fears in communities across the U.S. and highlighting the challenges police face at preventing such violence as temperatures warm and festivities move outside.
Deep freeze breaks pipes, creates water crisis across South
Read full article: Deep freeze breaks pipes, creates water crisis across SouthDays of freezing temperatures in Deep South areas that usually freeze for only hours are threatening dozens of water systems as burst pipes leak millions of gallons of water.
Louisiana abortion ban reinstated, clinics halt procedures
Read full article: Louisiana abortion ban reinstated, clinics halt proceduresFor weeks, access to abortion in Louisiana has been flickering — with the state’s three clinics relying on rulings and temporary restraining orders that allowed them to continue operations.
Hopkins, UAB beat No. 12 BYU 31-28 in Independence Bowl
Read full article: Hopkins, UAB beat No. 12 BYU 31-28 in Independence BowlDylan Hopkins broke the Independence Bowl record for completion percentage in wind and driving rain, connecting on 19 of 23 passes for 189 yards and three touchdowns in UAB’s 31-28 victory over No. 12 BYU on Saturday.
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COVID-19 surge in the US: The summer of hope ends in gloom
Read full article: COVID-19 surge in the US: The summer of hope ends in gloomThe summer that was supposed to mark America’s independence from COVID-19 is instead drawing to a close with the U.S. more firmly under the tyranny of the virus, with deaths per day back up to where they were in March.
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Southern exposure: Cold wreaks havoc on aging waterworks
Read full article: Southern exposure: Cold wreaks havoc on aging waterworksA 2018 survey by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimated $473 billion was needed over 20 years to maintain and improve water infrastructure. In Texas, more than 2 million remained under boil water notices Wednesday and 40 public water systems are “nonoperational,” affecting 25,000 people, state officials said. At the height of the problems last week, at least 7 million Texans were told to boil their water. Ad“The wealthy taxpayers left, so they left Jackson to suffer,” the retired public works department employee said. The persistent freezing temperatures exposed problems at pumping stations and other parts of the system, some of which dates to the 1930s.
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Texas megachurch pastor sent to prison for fraud scheme
Read full article: Texas megachurch pastor sent to prison for fraud schemeThe Reverend KirbyJon Caldwell gives the invocation during the Celebration of Athletes at Toyota Center on June 21, 2011 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/WireImage)HOUSTON – A Texas megachurch pastor and former spiritual adviser to two U.S. presidents has been sentenced to six years in prison for bilking investors out of millions of dollars. Kirbyjon H. Caldwell, 67, was sentenced Wednesday in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he and his co-defendant, Gregory A. Smith, were indicted in 2018. Caldwell, who in March pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, was the senior pastor of Houston's Windsor Village United Methodist Church, which has about 14,000 members. Caldwell used about $900,000 he received from the scheme to maintain his lifestyle and pay down credit cards and mortgages, according to the Justice Department.
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Shooting at Louisiana hospital prompts manhunt
Read full article: Shooting at Louisiana hospital prompts manhunt(AP) A man was shot and wounded at a Louisiana hospital Wednesday morning in what police called an active shooter situation. Shreveport police said SWAT and hostage negotiation teams made their way to Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. One man was shot in the leg, police spokeswoman Sgt. Authorities said they are searching for Taniel Cole, 41, who is considered armed and dangerous. Its unclear whether Cole is still at the hospital.
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