By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Kirk Cousins is heading to the Falcons. Saquon Barkley is joining the Eagles. Brian Burns is going to the Giants. The first day of the NFL's legal tampering period was a free-for-all frenzy with teams making one big move after another highlighted by Cousins' decision to leave Minnesota for Atlanta. The four-time Pro Bowl quarterback and … [Read more...] about Kirk Cousins chooses Atlanta, Saquon Barkley goes to Philly on a busy first day of NFL free agency
Equal education, unequal pay: Why is there still a gender pay gap in 2024?
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Not even education can close the pay gap that persists between women and men, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report. Whether women earn a post-secondary certificate or graduate from a top-tier university, they still make about 71 cents on the dollar compared with men at the same education level, Census Bureau … [Read more...] about Equal education, unequal pay: Why is there still a gender pay gap in 2024?
Girls are falling in love with wrestling, the nation’s fastest-growing high school sport
By MARC LEVY Associated Press MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Girls' wrestling has become the fastest-growing high school sport in the country, sanctioned by a surging number of states and bolstered by a movement of medal-winning female wrestlers, parents and the male-dominated ranks of coaches and administrators who saw it as a necessity and a matter of equality. Where once girls … [Read more...] about Girls are falling in love with wrestling, the nation’s fastest-growing high school sport
Four astronauts from four countries return to Earth after six months in orbit
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts from four countries are back on Earth after catching a ride from the International Space Station with SpaceX. Their capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico near the Florida Panhandle early Tuesday. NASA's Jasmin Moghbeli led the returning crew. She was joined by astronauts from Denmark, Japan … [Read more...] about Four astronauts from four countries return to Earth after six months in orbit
All 5 aboard dead after small private jet crashes and burns in rural Virginia woods, police say
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Police say a small private jet has crashed in a rural Virginia community, killing all five people aboard. The Federal Aviation Administration identified the plane as an IAI Astra 112. Virginia State Police said the plane crashed in woods near a local airport in Hot Springs about 3 p.m. Sunday, killing the pilot, three other adults and a child. A state … [Read more...] about All 5 aboard dead after small private jet crashes and burns in rural Virginia woods, police say