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Ex-officer convicted in George Floyd's killing is moved to new prison months after stabbing 08/20/2024 02:40pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, was transferred to a federal prison in Texas almost nine months after he was stabbed in a different facility, the federal Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Chauvin, 47, NASCAR regular-season title and playoff spots at stake down the stretch at Daytona and Darlington 08/20/2024 02:19pm • BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — NASCAR has just two races remaining in the regular season and a pair of competitions are on the line. Tyler Reddick earned his second win of the season Monday at Michigan International Speedway, giving him the points lead in a closely contested, four-driver race for the regu Mississippi State resets with rookie coach Jeff Lebby overhauling Bulldogs in every phase 08/20/2024 02:12pm • Mississippi State hopes its third coach in as many seasons settles one of the program's most tumultuous stretches in recent memory. It’s Jeff Lebby’s turn to lead the Bulldogs, and this season will require patience as the rookie head coach handles the growing pains of starting virtually from scr Caring for a woman's heart 08/20/2024 01:34pm • This content was written by Tania Chao, MD, Cardiologist with Kaiser Permanente in Tysons Corner, VA. Listening to your body can be a lifesaver when it comes to heart health. Elizabeth "Tookie" Gentilcore, a 76-year old Poolesville resident, is proof. In 2019, Tookie, an active retiree, noticed u Book Review: In 'The Slow Road North,' a New York writer finds solace in a Northern Irish town 08/20/2024 01:01pm • Can what looks like running away from grief and sadness actually be a way to heal? In “The Slow Road North,” writer Rosie Schaap chronicles her circuitous route from spending most of her life as a dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker to finding herself settling down far away in a small town in Northern I Ohio lawsuit seeks rewrite of redistricting ballot language dubbed 'biased, inaccurate, deceptive' 08/20/2024 12:54pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court should step in on behalf of voters and order a rewrite of ballot language for a fall redistricting measure that “may be the most biased, inaccurate, deceptive, and unconstitutional" the state has ever seen, argues a lawsuit filed late Monday. Citizens Maui Invitational returns to the island a year after wildfires. UConn highlights the field 08/20/2024 12:53pm • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Two-time defending national champion UConn will highlight the Maui Invitational, which is returning to the Lahaina Civic Center a year after fatal wildfires forced a move to Honolulu. The tournament, which will be played from Nov. 25-27, announced its invited schools and sch Primoz Roglic sprints to win steep summit finish at Spanish Vuelta and takes leader's red jersey 08/20/2024 12:26pm • PICO VILLUERCAS, Spain (AP) — Primoz Roglic took the leader's red jersey after winning a sprint to the line of a steep summit finish on the fourth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Tuesday. Roglic, a three-time winner of the Vuelta, only went in front about five meters (yards) from the line to edge L Women's cricket T20 World Cup is switched to UAE from Bangladesh after turmoil 08/20/2024 12:23pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates will host the women's Twenty20 World Cup in October after the International Cricket Council moved the tournament from Bangladesh. More than 300 people were killed in an uprising in Bangladesh that started in July. Games will now take pla Tropical storm Jongdari weakens as it nears South Korea with heavy rain and winds 08/20/2024 11:09am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Tropical storm Jongdari weakened as it moved closer to South Korea’s coast on Tuesday, pelting the country’s southern regions with heavy rain and wind. As of 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jongdari was 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of the western island of Heuksan and headed north Today in Sports - U.S. Men's Basketball team wins third straight Olympic Gold Medal 08/20/2024 10:10am • Aug. 21 1901 — William Larned wins the first of seven men’s singles titles in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship. 1914 — Walter Hagen captures the U.S. Open golf title by edging Chick Evans. 1920 — Jock Hutchinson wins the PGA golf tournament with a 1-up victory over J. Douglass E Rookie Michael Penix Jr. to sit again in Falcons' final preseason game against the Jaguars 08/20/2024 09:59am • FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. has played in one preseason game for the Atlanta Falcons. That's enough for coach Raheem Morris. Penix, the No. 8 pick in the NFL draft and the Falcons' quarterback of the future, did not play in last weekend's game at Baltimore. He w Braves take another major blow, losing 3B Austin Riley for 6-8 weeks with broken hand 08/20/2024 09:47am • ATLANTA (AP) — The injury-plagued Atlanta Braves have sustained another major blow, announcing Monday that third baseman Austin Riley will miss at least the rest of the regular season after breaking his right hand. Riley was struck Sunday by a 97 mph fastball from Los Angeles Angels starter Jack K Choice Hotels is 'buzzing' about its new North Bethesda headquarters 08/20/2024 08:42am • Choice Hotels International, which moved from its longtime Rockville, Maryland, headquarters to a new corporate base in North Bethesda last December, has about 150,000 honeybees that have moved in along with its 400 or so employees. Choice Hotels has partnered with Bee Downtown, which has install DeSantis-backed school board candidates face off in Florida 08/20/2024 08:28am • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis isn't on the ballot Tuesday — but his education agenda is. DeSantis is once again throwing his weight behind county school board candidates across the state. Though the seats are officially nonpartisan, the Republican governor has endorsed 23 sc