Jorge Soler, Freddie Freeman and the Braves breezed to their first World Series championship since 1995, hammering the Houston Astros 7-0 on Tuesday night in Game 6.
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Down yet another forward, Golden Knights overmatched in Toronto
As soon as the lineup came out before the Golden Knights took the ice in Toronto, it was clear it was going to be a rough night for the visitors.
Minneapolis voters reject replacing police with new agency
Minneapolis voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public Safety, an idea that supporters had hoped would bring radical change to policing in the city where George Floyd’s death under an …
Democrats reach drug price deal, Biden upbeat on Manchin
Democrats reached agreement Tuesday on a plan to lower prescription drug costs for most older people, capping out-of-pocket Medicare costs at $2,000 and reducing the price of insulin, salvaging a campaign promise as part of President Joe Biden’s $1.75…
As NBA watches non-basketball moves, numbers dip a bit
After a loss at Washington last week, Atlanta star Trae Young calmly aired some of his frustrations with the way NBA games are being officiated amid a new crackdown on non-basketball moves used to draw contact.
Starkly different portrayals of Rittenhouse in Kenosha trial
Jurors heard starkly different portrayals of Kyle Rittenhouse — instigator or victim — in opening statements at his trial Tuesday on charges of shooting three people on the streets of Kenosha during a turbulent protest against racial injustice.
COVID-19 vaccine campaign expands to elementary-age children
The U.S. enters a new phase Wednesday in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with shots now available to millions of elementary-age children in what health officials hailed as a major breakthrough after more than 18 months of illness, hospitalizations,…
Georgia, Alabama, Michigan State, Oregon top CFP rankings
Georgia, Alabama, Michigan State and Oregon were the top four teams Tuesday night in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season with Ohio State and Cincinnati up next.
Jara, on way out of CCSD post, gives $400K in executive raises
In an internal memo to the school board dated Nov. 1, Jara said he would be giving 16 district executives raises of up to 28%.
School board to discuss appointing CCSD interim superintendent
The Clark County School District Board of Trustees will meet Thursday to begin the work of appointing an interim superintendent to replace recently ousted Superintendent Jesus Jara …