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U.S. soccer star Landon Donovan was raised by a single mom and said he wouldn’t break though today because youth sports have gotten too expensive
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (530+ words) Soccer veteran Landon Donovan warned U.S. sports have a problem—and it’s the prohibitively high costs keeping out potential talent. “Growing up, there is zero chance I could have played club soccer,” Donovan said. “My mom made $34,000 a year as a…...
'We are in agony': Today Show host Savannah Guthrie begs public for tips as she says family 'will never stop looking' for her mom
3+ week, 2+ day ago (475+ words) “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal to viewers Tuesday to come forward with any information about her missing mother, a day after news organizations said a ransom note received months ago had indicated that she was dead....
Some states blast utilities for 'blatant corporate greed' as profits rise while consumers revolt against AI-fueled electric bills
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (962+ words) The artificial intelligence boom is leading to fights in some states over growing utility profits, as governors, attorneys general and others protesting rising electricity bills say cash-strapped residents are stuck in a broken system. Officials and lawmakers in at least…...
As hantavirus outbreak unfolds, the CDC is missing in action, experts say. 'I’m very sorry to say that we are not prepared"
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (998+ words) No quick dispatching of disease investigators. No news conference to inform the public. No timely health alerts to doctors. In the midst of a strange outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship that involves Americans and is making headlines around…...
Officials will flush 50,000 toilets to flood a Utah lake in order to generate electricity
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (965+ words) Canyons in eastern Utah will churn this spring with huge volumes of water — as much as 50,000 toilets flushing constantly at the same time — in a desperate attempt to maintain electricity generation for thousands of homes across much of the Western…...
Uber hit with $5,000 jury verdict for driver's creepy behavior; company vows to appeal
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (437+ words) Rideshare giant Uber is liable for the behavior of a driver who grabbed the inner thigh of a passenger as she was leaving the front seat of his car and asked if he could “keep her” with him, a jury…...
FBI, sheriff detain person for questioning in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (841+ words) A person was detained for questioning Tuesday in the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, hours after the FBI released surveillance videos of a masked person wearing a handgun holster outside Guthrie’s front door the night she vanished from her Arizona home....
Walmart consulted with Nancy Guthrie investigators over exclusive backpack
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (363+ words) Investigators working on the disappearance of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother are consulting with Walmart management to develop leads because a backpack the suspect was wearing is sold exclusively at the stores, the Pima County, Arizona, sheriff said Monday....
FBI says DNA recovered from glove found near Guthrie home appears to match glove worn by suspect
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (582+ words) A glove containing DNA found about two miles from the house of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother appears to match those worn by a masked person outside her front door in Tucson the night she vanished, the FBI said…...
FBI's search for Nancy Guthrie has few leads, with potential break in the case fizzling
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (773+ words) Eleven days after the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie vanished from her home in the foothills outside Tucson, Arizona, investigators had yet to identify a suspect or even a person of interest Wednesday. What seemed like a major…...