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Rite Aid’s bankruptcy plan stirs worries of new ‘pharmacy deserts’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:44 GMT

Rite Aid’s plan to close more stores as part of its bankruptcy process could hurt access to medicine and care, particularly in some majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods and in rural areas, experts say.The drugstore chain said late Sunday that its voluntary Chapter 11 process will allow it to speed up its plan to close underperforming stores. The company runs more than 2,000 stores, mostly on the East and West coasts.It said it doesn’t know yet which ones will close, but The Wall Street Journal reported last month that the company has proposed closing 400 to 500 of them.When drugstore chains shutter stores, they often target locations in lower-income, Black and Latinx neighborhoods with people covered through government-funded insurance programs like Medicaid, said Dima Qato, a University of Southern California associate professor who studies pharmacy access.“They tend to close in these neighborhoods regardless of whether or not there is another pharmacy nearby,” Qato said.Rite ...

College athlete shoe deals in NIL era get stepped on by lucrative school contracts with big brands

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:44 GMT

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Harper Murray puts on her Adidas volleyball shoes when she practices or plays in a match for Nebraska, one of the top teams in the country. It’s not necessarily the brand she would choose; it’s because the German company is her school’s official supplier and athletes, coaches and staff are required to wear its products. Texas’s Reilly Heinrich and Virginia’s Ashley Le wear Nikes because their schools are under contract with the shoe giant. Heinrich actually wears basketball shoes bearing the familiar swoosh because she says they fit better than Nike’s volleyball shoes.All three also are brand ambassadors for a new volleyball shoe brand, Avoli, which they promote on social media platforms as part of their name, image and likeness compensation deals with the startup based in Portland, Oregon, also the hometown of Nike.The three can tout Avoli all they want, but it is highly unlikely they will ever wear the brand when they actual...

Anthony Richardson ‘probably going to be gone for the year,’ Colts owner says as QB mulls surgery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:44 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay believes rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson may need season-ending surgery on his injured throwing shoulder.Irsay told ESPN that Richardson and the team’s medical staff were still mulling treatment options for Richardson’s sprained AC joint but a final decision had not been made — reiterating comments made earlier Monday by coach Shane Steichen.“The most likelihood is he’s probably going to be gone for the year,” Irsay said. “I mean, it’s not definite but (he) probably misses this year and we’re going to have to contend with that factor.”Steichen did not speculate on which route Richardson and the Colts (3-3) would go.Instead, Steichen said discussions were ongoing as team officials continued to gather information about the injury and all potential treatments including season-ending surgery. Steichen, like Irsay, also acknowledged Richardson’s long-term health and the franchise’s long-term future...

AP midseason report: Biggest surprise, disappointment, Heisman favorite and top coach so far

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:44 GMT

Halfway through the 2023 season, the national championship race feels more wide open than it has been in years.But is it really? “I think I would say if there was a 12-team playoff this year, it would be tremendous,” Fox analyst and former Washington quarterback Brock Huard said.That will have to until 2024. For now, the College Football Playoff is still a four-team bracket (and the first rankings are coming up on Oct. 31).The CFP era has been mostly dominated by super teams. An exclusive group of programs have had a realistic shot at winning a national title. Five teams have split up the nine CFP championships: Alabama has three, Clemson and Georgia have 2 each and LSU and Ohio State each have one.Coming into this year it looked like defending national champion Georgia and Michigan, coming off two straight playoff appearances, would be a cut above the rest with the usual suspects of Ohio State and Alabama closest behind.With half the season in the books, No. 1 Georgia and No....

North Dakota Gov. Burgum calls special session to fix budget bill struck down by court

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:44 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum called a special session Tuesday of the Republican-controlled Legislature to address a major budget bill struck down by the state Supreme Court last month, leaving a giant hole in state government operations lawmakers are rushing to fill.The special session will convene Monday. Burgum’s executive order for the session comes after the court ruled last week that it won’t delay its surprising Sept. 28 decision that invalidated the funding bill for the state Office of Management and Budget.The bill, usually the last one passed in the biennial session, is traditionally used as a catchall or cleanup bill. The court said the bill is unconstitutional because it violates the state Constitution’s single-subject requirement for bills.Republican Senate Majority Leader David Hogue has said the Legislature would convene for a three- to five-day session. A top panel of lawmakers was meeting Tuesday to address plans for the sessi...

Live updates | Intense bombardments strike in southern Gaza as the war rages on

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:44 GMT

Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing in the Gaza Strip, on Monday, Oct.16, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)(AP/Fatima Shbair) Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing in the Gaza Strip, on Monday, Oct.16, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)(AP/Fatima Shbair) Palestinians described intense bombardments early Tuesday near two towns in southern Gaza, where Israel had ordered civilians to seek refuge. Hamas’ military wing said a separate attack on a refugee camp in central Gaza killed a top Hamas commander. Thousands of people trying to escape Gaza are gathered in Rafah, which has the territory’s only border crossing to Egypt. Mediators are pressing for an agreeme...

With Trump back at civil fraud trial, accountant testifies after key witness Michael Cohen postpones

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:44 GMT

FILE - Former President Donald Trump, center, sits in the courtroom with his legal team before the continuation of his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Oct. 3, 2023, in New York. Trump is returning Oct. 17 to the Manhattan civil fraud trial that threatens to upend his real estate empire. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)(AP/Seth Wenig) FILE - Former President Donald Trump, center, sits in the courtroom with his legal team before the continuation of his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Oct. 3, 2023, in New York. Trump is returning Oct. 17 to the Manhattan civil fraud trial that threatens to upend his real estate empire. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)(AP/Seth Wenig) NEW YORK (AP) — F...

Video shows fire at homeless camp in downtown Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A fire broke out at a homeless camp in the area of 22nd Street and Arapahoe Street Tuesday morning.A man on the scene who said it was his camp told FOX31's Jim Hooley that the fire originally broke out around 9 a.m. He said he left the area for a few minutes and, when he came back, it was on fire. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox He claimed there were not any propane tanks inside the tent. However, FOX31 observed the man moving a propane tank out of the rubble at one point.Viewers told FOX31 that they heard an explosion on the scene. As of 10:30 a.m., the fire had been put out.Video taken of the fire showed flames that were a few feet high before it was put out.FOX31 requested information from the City and County of Denver about the fire and potential cleanup but had not received a response as of publication.

1 dead after attempted car theft turned into police chase

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A suspected car thief was killed Monday night after being chased and shot at by a Silverthorne police officer.At 7:57 p.m. on Oct. 16, Dillon and Silverthorne police officers responded to a car in the process of being stolen at the Summit Place Shopping Center.According to a release from the Silverthorn Police Department, the robbery resulted in a foot chase with a Silverthorne officer and the armed suspect. Trial begins for 3rd officer charged in Elijah McClain case The officer fired shots and the suspect is deceased, according to the Silverthorne PD release. The suspect involved in the incident has not yet been identified. There is no active threat to the public.The Silverthorne police officer involved in the shooting was placed on paid administrative leave while the investigation is underway.At 11:00 p.m. on Monday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation arrived on the scene at Summit Place Shopping Center. CBI has taken over the ongoing investigation. No further...

Boyd Anderson High School on lockdown after report of person armed on campus, 1 detained; no injuries reported

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:44 GMT

Boyd Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes is on lockdown following reports of an armed individual on campus.7Skyforce hovered over the scene, located at 3050 NW 41st St., around 12:30 p.m., where heavy police presence was visible. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies conducted a search and the suspect was located and detained in a classroom in Building 6.No injuries have been reported at this time. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.