Toru Hanai/Getty Images for International Paralympic Committee (TOKYO) — A record number of LGBTQ athletes will compete at the Paralympics in Tokyo, which are set to kick off on Tuesday. “LGBTQ people are more likely to live with disabilities and to face systemic discrimination on both fronts; the visibility brought […]
Lubo Ivanko/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 629,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for […]
djperry/iStock (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Residents of the Tennessee town that experienced catastrophic flooding over the weekend are describing the horrors left behind from the disaster that killed 21 people. Many told ABC News the severity of the disaster caught them off guard. Tarri Holderman said her 15-year-old niece, Lilly Bryant, […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE NY Yankees 5, Atlanta 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 8, Texas 4 Toronto 2, Chi White Sox 1 Kansas City 7, Houston 1 Seattle 5, Oakland 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 6, Arizona 5 Chi Cubs […]
Courtesy Carl Dunn (BAKER, La.) — Demarcus Dunn, a police lieutenant and community mentor in Baker, Louisiana, died of COVID-19 one day before his wedding. Lt. Dunn, 36, succumbed to the virus on Aug. 13, leaving behind three children ages 1, 5 and 13, said Baker Police Chief Carl Dunn, […]
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Tony Finau is a winner on the PGA Tour again. Finally. Finau ended a drought of more than five years and 142 tournaments on the PGA Tour by winning The Northern Trust in a playoff. But he needed some help. Cameron Smith hit his tee […]
ROSWELL, N.M.-This past weekend, No. 3 Snow College women’s volleyball excelled at the 2021 New Mexico Military Institute Classic at Roswell, N.M. Friday, the Badgers bested Yavapai 3-0, prevailing 25-17, 25-13, 25-22. Later that evening, Snow swept Pima 3-0, prevailing 30-28, 25-17, 25-17. Against the Roughriders, the Badgers were led […]
MOAB, Utah (AP) — A newlywed couple found shot to death at a Utah campsite were remembered Sunday with a candlelight vigil as police investigate the women’s deaths. Crystal Turner and Kylen Schulte were discovered near the tourist town of Moab, where they’d been living. KUTV reports police believe someone […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, Utah football announced its team captains for the 2021 season. FALL 2021 CAPTAINS #UBoyz pic.twitter.com/zJnWGzGFS0 — Utah Football (@Utah_Football) August 23, 2021 Covey is a junior receiver out of Provo’s Timpview High School. Covey has posted 132 receptions for 1497 yards and 8 touchdowns for the Utes […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of Utah parents is suing the state over a law that bans school districts from approving mask mandates. It’s the latest U.S. legal challenge over rules for face coverings in the classroom. The lawsuit filed Monday seeking to overturn the law argues that […]
