(ABC News) Luke Amphlett, a high school teacher in Burbank, Texas, speaks during a group discussion about Texas’ education legislation. (DALLAS) — For former U.S. Army Capt. Diane Birdwell, teaching world history has always been a personal journey into her family’s heritage. The 60-year-old teacher often invokes her own family’s […]
Morsa Images/ iStock (NEW YORK) — Driven by the more transmissible delta variant, COVID-19 cases and deaths are up nationwide by more than 20% compared to last week’s seven-day average, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said Thursday, and hospitalizations are up over 30% over the previous […]
arrowsmith2/ iStock (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Lila Hartley, from Jacksonville, Florida, took matters into her own hands when she heard Duval County Public Schools wouldn’t require masks for the upcoming school year: She wrote a letter to the school board and superintendent pushing for a mask mandate. “I would like to […]
PROVO, Utah-BYU Athletics and more specifically, BYU Football, experienced a noteworthy Thursday, weeks ahead of the first game of the season. Thursday, BYU Athletics and current corporate partner Built Brands LLC of American Fork, Utah announced an enhanced agreement to support the Cougars’ football program. Built will also be pioneering […]
Lorado/ iStock (LONDON) — Hawa Doucouré and her teammates on the Les Hijabeuses soccer team have a simple message to send while playing the game they love: “Hands off my hijab.” It’s a message they hope is received not only by the French Football Federation, but the country’s government as […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Utes have entered camp undecided on who will be the starting quarterback for the second straight year. The competition to lead the offense has turned into a two-man race between Baylor transfer Charlie Brewer and redshirt sophomore Cameron Rising. No discernible gap exists […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-In news from Wednesday, Southern Utah University men’s basketball head coach Todd Simon received an extension through the 2026-27 season. Simon led SUU to their first Big Sky Conference regular season title during the 2020-21 season. The T-Birds were also among the most prolific offensive teams in the […]
33ft/iStock (DYERSVILLE, Iowa) — It was built, and on Thursday night the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees are coming to Dyersville, Iowa to play a historic game. The ballpark, newly constructed for this event, is located on the Lansing Family Farm, the filming site for the movie Field […]
Photo by Allen Kee / ESPN Images (BALTIMORE) — Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera moved one step closer to a major milestone on Wednesday night, bashing the 499th home run of his big league career. Cabrera launched the homer off of Baltimore Orioles starter Matt Harvey, giving the Tigers a […]
Photo by Ben Solomon / ESPN Images (NEW YORK) — Fresh off a run of success in North American competitions, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team earned the number ten spot in FIFA’s latest world rankings. The U.S. beat Mexico 1-0 in the final of CONCACAF’s Gold Cup earlier […]
