TOKYO – Japan has approved a revised 40-year roadmap to clean up the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, but many questions remain. The plan, endorsed Friday by key Cabinet members and officials, delays the start of a key initial step — the removal of spent fuel in storage pools at each …
Read More »No disruptions to flights on final day of Spanish air traffic controllers' 4-day strike
MADRID – Spain’s air traffic controllers say the final stretch of a four-day strike has seen no flight disruptions because none of their operators left their posts. Controller stoppages had been scheduled for between 10 a.m. and noon and 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Sunday to protest against penalties …
Read More »Activists say new oil block on Uganda-Congo border threatens delicate wildlife areas
KAMPALA, Uganda – Activists are urging Uganda’s government to reverse a decision to open for oil drilling a wildlife park on Uganda’s border with Congo. Uganda’s government is expected to announce next month which companies can bid for new oil blocks, including one in the Lake Edward basin inside Uganda’s …
Read More »After close victory, No. 11 UCLA focuses on itself for home opener vs. improving Memphis
PASADENA, Calif. – UCLA spent the past week learning about the perils of unreasonably high expectations, which haven’t existed in Westwood with any regularity in the school’s football history. The No. 11 Bruins (1-0) emerged from a closer-than-expected 28-20 victory at Virginia with a ranking outside the Top 10 and …
Read More »Man expected to plead guilty in $7.5 million fraud case involving Miami Heat ex-players, team
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A guilty plea is expected in the case of a man charged with a multimillion-dollar investment scam involving three former Miami Heat players and the team itself. A grand jury indictment alleged that Haider Zafar (HY’-dur ZAH’-fahr) defrauded players Mike Miller, James Jones and Rashard Lewis in …
Read More »Falcons' Michael Penix Jr angrily confronts fan who mispronounced his name
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. angrily confronted a fan who purposely mispronounced his name as he started to walk back into the locker room on Friday. Penix was in street clothes as he did not play in the team’s final preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys. A video posted …
Read More »Lions' CJ Gardner-Johnson hopes fans wear blue ski masks for home opener
Detroit Lions safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was hyped after the team’s victory over the Kansas City Chiefs last week and is hoping the momentum carries into the home opener against the Seattle Seahawks. The Lions won the game 21-20. Gardner-Johnson had five tackles and two passes defended. He glided into the …
Read More »Russia launches drone attack on Ukraine, destroying humanitarian warehouse and killing 1
Russia launched a massive drone attack on the western city of Lviv early Tuesday, burning down a warehouse said to house humanitarian supplies and killing one man, Ukrainian authorities said. It was one of at least three deadly attacks in different cities. Ukraine intercepted most of the 30 Shahed drones …
Read More »Deion Sanders' Buffaloes fall to USC; Caleb Williams throws for 6 scores
After a 3-0 start to the season that took over the conversation in the sport, Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes have now lost two straight after falling to No. 8 USC 48-41 Saturday. For the second consecutive week, the Buffaloes defense failed to put up a fight in the first half, …
Read More »Diamondbacks use long ball to take Game 1 over Brewers in wild card series
Corbin Carroll, Ketel Marte and Gabriel Moreno homered against Corbin Burnes, helping Arizona erase an early three-run deficit and sending the Diamondbacks to a 6-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of their NL Wild Card Series on Tuesday night. The rally put Arizona in a prime position …
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