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NFL to open academy in Australia to identify and develop young prospects 04/25/2024 07:45am • The NFL will expand its international search for talent by opening an academy in rugby-mad Australia to develop promising teenagers in the Asia-Pacific region into college and pro prospects. The NFL Academy will open in September for student athletes aged 12 to 18, following recruitment camps taking He replaced Mickey Mantle. Now baseball's oldest living major leaguer, Art Schallock, is turning 100 04/25/2024 06:00am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Whether at home or on the road, Art Schallock would begin each day by taking the elevator down to the lobby and collecting the latest comic books for roommate Yogi Berra. “Every morning,” Schallock recalled, chuckling at the thought decades later. Schallock never minded. I What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more? 04/25/2024 05:52am • NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always crept back onto his 5-foot-5-inch frame. A little ov Rwanda's Hope Hostel once housed young genocide survivors. Now it's ready for migrants from Britain 04/25/2024 01:46am • KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda says it's ready to receive migrants from the United Kingdom after British Parliament this week approved a long-stalled and controversial bill seeking to stem the tide of people crossing the English Channel in small boats by deporting some of them to the East African co Columbia's president, no stranger to complex challenges, walks tightrope on student protests 04/25/2024 12:33am • Columbia University president Minouche Shafik is no stranger to navigating complex international issues, having worked at some of the world’s most prominent global financial institutions. At the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, for example, she tackled both the European debt crisis Arizona indicts 18 in election interference case, including Giuliani and Meadows 04/24/2024 11:34pm • PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump 's chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 16 others for their roles in an attempt to overturn Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. The indictment released Wednesday names 11 Republicans who O’Neill has a goal and an assist, Montreal clinches a playoff berth with 5-2 win over New York 04/24/2024 11:27pm • MONTREAL (AP) — Kristin O’Neill had a goal and an assist and Montreal clinched a Professional Women’s Hockey League playoff spot with a 5-2 win over New York on Wednesday night. The victory moved Montreal into a tie for first place with Toronto, each with 38 points. Toronto has a game in hand. Dozens arrested on California campus after students in Texas detained as Gaza war protests persist 04/24/2024 11:22pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police peacefully arrested student protesters at the University of Southern California on Wednesday, hours after police at a Texas university aggressively detained dozens in the latest clashes between law enforcement and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war on campuses nation 2021 death of young Black man at rural Missouri home was self-inflicted, FBI tells AP 04/24/2024 10:40pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal investigation has concluded that a young Black man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a rural Missouri home, not at the hands of the white homeowner who had a history of racist social media postings, an FBI official told The Associated Press Wednesday. Deronta Former Seattle WNBA champion Sue Bird joins Storm ownership group 04/24/2024 10:00pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Sue Bird helped the Seattle Storm to four WNBA titles. Now, she will continue guiding the franchise as one of its owners. Team owners, Force 10 Hoops, said Wednesday that Bird has joined the ownership group. No financial details were provided about the transaction. Bird said in a Md. Board of Education picks Carey Wright as permanent public schools superintendent 04/24/2024 09:09pm • She’s staying put. The interim title will be removed from Carey Wright’s name after the Maryland Board of Education’s unanimous vote Wednesday to make her the permanent state superintendent of public schools. Wright began as interim superintendent Oct. 23, replacing Mohammed Choudhury, Reggie Bush is reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, with organizers citing NIL rule changes 04/24/2024 09:07pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reggie Bush has his Heisman back. The Heisman Trust reinstated the former Southern California tailback as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner on Wednesday, citing fundamental changes in the structure of college athletics during the 14 years since Bush forfeited the trophy and the hon Religious Accommodations at U.S. Colleges: What to Know 04/24/2024 08:00pm • Designated prayer spaces and religion-friendly dining options are among the ways U.S. colleges try to meet the religious and spiritual needs of undergraduate and graduate students. "Religious accommodations are important for ensuring a campus environment in which students of all religious and secula How New Grads Can Find a Job in the Age of AI 04/24/2024 08:00pm • "Do you have advice on how to find an AI-related job?" This is an important and timely question that upcoming college graduates are asking this spring as millions of students graduate from American colleges and universities in one of the most dynamic labor markets in recent history. The fact is that Is Capital Goods a Good Career Path? 04/24/2024 08:00pm • If you're looking for a career in an industry that drives economic growth and generates abundant job opportunities, consider working in capital goods. While you might not have heard of it, this sector offers plenty of lucrative career options. Let's dive into the ins and outs of capital goods -- fro