CHICAGO (AP) — Seifu Tura Abdiwak of Ethiopia and Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya have won in the return of the Chicago Marathon, which was scrapped last year amid the coronavirus pandemic. Abdiwak finished in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 12 seconds. Galen Rupp was second in 2:06:35, followed by Kenya’s Eric Kiptanui with a time of
Continue ReadingCNN, KOKI, WLUK By Rachel Metz, CNN Business For billions of people around the world, Facebook can be a source for cute baby pictures, vaccine misinformation and everything in between — and all of it surfaces in our feeds with the help of algorithms. Now, hours of testimony and thousands of pages of documents from
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Metz, CNN Business For billions of people around the world, Facebook can be a source for cute baby pictures, vaccine misinformation and everything in between — and all of it surfaces in our feeds with the help of algorithms. Now, hours of testimony and thousands of pages of documents from Facebook whistleblower Frances
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The Biden administration is ramping up its efforts to secure America’s far-flung critical infrastructure amid ongoing concerns from top US officials that Russia and China continue to seek a digital foothold inside the networks of pipelines, ports and other targets — with the intention of gathering data or one day
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PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 2,182 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 32 additional deaths. The latest numbers increased the state’s pandemic totals to 1,118.601 cases and 20,382 known deaths since the pandemic began more than a year ago. The Arizona Department of Health Service’s coronavirus dashboard also reported COVID-19-related hospitalizations continuing
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox manager Alex Cora knows things are getting real in the baseball playoffs because he received a text from Patriots coach Bill Belichick wishing him luck. Cora told reporters it was “like the highlight of the year.” Cora said Belichick reached out before Tuesday’s wild-card victory over the New York Yankees,
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The fifth week of the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes brought another big name witness to the stand, as well as the conclusion of a crucial witness’s testimony that had lasted nearly half the length of the trial so far. Holmes, once hailed as the next Steve Jobs,
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story MT. ANGEL, Oregon (KPTV) — The Mt. Angel Fire District said a four-alarm fire broke out in the early morning hours on Saturday. At 12:48 a.m., officers from the Mt. Angel Police Department discovered that a building in the 200 block of South Main Street
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LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — The volcano on Spain’s La Palma island keeps spewing out endless streams of lava with no signs of ceasing three weeks since its initial eruption. Authorities are monitoring a new stream of molten rock that has added to the destruction of over 1,100 buildings. The lava has
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW MASSE, DENNIS VALERA, CHRISTIAN COLÓN Click here for updates on this story Connecticut (WFSB) — A state representative is on the hot seat after comparing the governor to Adolf Hitler on Facebook and doubling down on her comments. Representative Anne Dauphinais is criticizing the governor’s extension of his emergency powers, as well as
Continue ReadingBy LAUREN SENNET, IYANI HUGHES Click here for updates on this story ALAMO, Georgia (WGCL) — A ‘Blue Alert’ has been issued for the suspect in the murder of an Alamo Police Officer Friday night. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of Officer Dylan Harrison, 26, of Dudley, who was a part-time
Continue ReadingBy John Sinnott, CNN Valtteri Bottas, who started in pole positiion, cruised to win the Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday as his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton finished fifth to limit the damage to his Formula One title defense. Starting the race in 11th due to a 10-place grid penalty, Hamilton manoeuvred his way through the
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK MORRIS Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Peggy Spann, who was standing by her husband’s side when a gunman opened fire inside Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in 2017, has died after a battle with COVID-19, the church announced on its Facebook page on Saturday. Joey Spann is
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer After over 18 months of pandemic delays, “No Time to Die” opened on target. According to studio estimates on Sunday, the final James Bond film of the Daniel Craig era grossed $56 million from 4,407 North American theaters to easily take the first place spot. It didn’t break any
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer After over 18 months of pandemic delays, “No Time to Die” opened on target. According to studio estimates on Sunday, the final James Bond film of the Daniel Craig era grossed $56 million from 4,407 North American theaters to easily take the first place spot. It didn’t break any
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE SANDERS Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The City of St. Louis plans to take additional measures after a troubled downtown nightclub tried to hold an event, despite being ordered to close last week. According to flyers circulating online, the “Reign Boyz are Free. Case Closed” party was
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN Terry McAuliffe on Sunday downplayed a recent remark in which he observed that President Joe Biden’s sagging popularity is hurting his bid to become Virginia’s next governor and reiterated on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Democrats in Washington need to pass a stalled bipartisan infrastructure bill. “It’s not dragging me
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE SANDERS Click here for updates on this story GLASGOW VILLAGE, Misouri (KMOV) — After hours of deliberating, a jury found a 24-year-old man guilty of killing four people, including a 10-year-old boy, in north St. Louis County in 2017. Ja’Vonne Dupree was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder and other felony
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix say they are searching for two young girls who are reported missing. They say 3-year-old old Amanirena Sterling and her 4-year-old sister Amina were last seen Saturday night at the family’s apartment in central Phoenix. The girls’ mother told police that she last saw the children inside the apartment
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Large protests are being held across Poland to show support for the country’s membership in the European Union. The nationwide rallies on Sunday follow Poland’s constitutional court ruling this week that the Polish constitution overrides some EU laws. Donald Tusk, the top opposition leader in Poland
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