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Inmates stab correctional officers at a Massachusetts prison

Sep. 19, 2024 16:21 PM EDT

LANCASTER, Mass. (AP) — Two correctional officers were stabbed by inmates at a maximum-security prison in Massachusetts, and three others were injured as they responded, a spokesperson said. The five officers at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster were taken to...

Taylor Hall hoping to provide a boost for the Blackhawks in his return from knee surgery

Sep. 19, 2024 16:18 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Taylor Hall said he woke up Thursday morning with a smile on his face. For good reason. Hall hit the ice with the Chicago Blackhawks for the first practice of training camp after he missed most of last season because of right knee surgery. It was an...

Kentucky lawmaker recovering after driving a lawnmower into an empty swimming pool

Sep. 18, 2024 16:40 PM EDT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawmaker who was critically injured when the lawn mower he was riding plunged into an empty swimming pool has made progress in his recovery, a legislative spokesman said Wednesday. State Sen. Johnnie Turner was able to sit upright and communicate on...

Woman suffers leg burns after hiking off trail near Yellowstone Park's Old Faithful

Sep. 18, 2024 16:00 PM EDT

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman suffered burns on her leg after hiking off trail in Yellowstone National Park and falling into scalding water in a thermal area near the Old Faithful geyser, park officials said. The 60-year-old woman from Windsor, New...

Chiefs hope to have Kareem Hunt active in the next couple weeks after losing Isiah Pacheco to injury

Sep. 18, 2024 13:54 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs hope to have Kareem Hunt on the field in the next couple of weeks, once the veteran running back is able to get up to speed with the offense, and help them absorb the loss of Isiah Pacheco to a potentially season-ending ankle injury. Chiefs coach...

Cooper Kupp will be out for several weeks after spraining his ankle among Rams' latest injury woes

Sep. 16, 2024 17:59 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Receiver Cooper Kupp is likely to miss several games for the Los Angeles Rams after spraining his ankle in their loss at Arizona last weekend. Rams coach Sean McVay revealed the extent of Kupp's latest major injury Monday. McVay also said center Jonah Jackson and...

Packers' Jordan Love out against Colts as he recovers from knee injury

Sep. 15, 2024 12:12 PM EDT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love won’t play for Green Bay in Sunday’s home game against the Indianapolis Colts as the quarterback continues to recover from a knee injury he sustained in the team's season opener. Love is inactive, marking the first time he has missed a game...

Takeaways from AP's report updating the cult massacre that claimed hundreds of lives in Kenya

Sep. 14, 2024 02:53 AM EDT

In one of the deadliest cult-related massacres ever, the remains of more than 430 victims have been recovered since police raided Good News International Church in a forest some 70 kilometers (40 miles) inland from the Kenyan coastal town of Malindi. Seventeen months later, many in...

American Magic helmsman Goodison broke 5 ribs and will miss start of America's Cup playoffs

Sep. 13, 2024 22:12 PM EDT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — American Magic co-helmsman Paul Goodison said in a social media post Friday that he broke five ribs when he fell into a an open hatch aboard Patriot after racing six days earlier in the America's Cup challenger trials. The team, backed by the New York Yacht...

Chiefs trainer defends response to eye injury sustained by Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy

Sep. 13, 2024 15:17 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder defended his medical staff's response to an eye injury sustained by Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy in last week's game, adding Friday that he also spoke with the Baltimore medical staff and exchanged text messages with coach John Harbaugh to...