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By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Diplomatic boycotts of the Olympics aim to snub host nations while keeping athletes free to compete. A small cascade of government boycotts hit China on Wednesday, less than two months before the Beijing Olympics open. Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada followed the United States in
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By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Native corporations face a year-end deadline to use federal coronavirus relief funds that the U.S. Supreme Court in late June ruled they were entitled to. But an official with the Alaska Native Village Corporation Association says some corporations have yet to receive funds and others
Continue Reading By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Native corporations face a year-end deadline to use federal coronavirus relief funds that the U.S. Supreme Court in late June ruled they were entitled to. But an official with the Alaska Native Village Corporation Association says some corporations have yet to receive funds and others
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Barcelona crashed out of this season’s Champions League after a 3-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The Catalan club gave itself too much to do in the final group stage match, needing to better Benfica‘s result against Dynamo Kiev in the other Group E game. While the Portuguese side strolled
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN As the world learns more about the Omicron coronavirus variant and Delta continues to cause Covid-19 cases to rise around much of the United States, the need for booster shots becomes clearer than ever — even beyond the growing data about waning vaccine immunity. On Wednesday, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that
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By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Since starting the season 5-1 the Baltimore Ravens are 3-3 — and there have been few signs of a letup when it comes to their injuries. The latest major injury for the Ravens was the loss of cornerback Marlon Humphrey who went on injured
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A Kenosha County officer is back on the job after what some are calling a “miracle” recovery. You may remember the story from a couple months ago of K-9 Riggs — a hero on four legs. Riggs and his partner, Deputy
Continue ReadingBy Hande Atay Alam, CNN Brazil is auctioning airports in what the government describes as a bid to raise investments and modernize infrastructure. Sixteen airports will be auctioned — including Congonhas in São Paulo, and Santos Dumont in Rio de Janeiro — by the end of 2022, the government said in a tweet Wednesday. They
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have authorized a new COVID-19 antibody drug for people with serious health problems or allergies who can’t get adequate protection from vaccination. The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use Wednesday to the drug combo made by AstraZeneca. The drug could benefit cancer patients,
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have authorized a new COVID-19 antibody drug for people with serious health problems or allergies who can’t get adequate protection from vaccination. The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use Wednesday to the drug combo made by AstraZeneca. The drug could benefit cancer patients,
Continue ReadingMegan Thomas, CNN Nick Cannon is thanking supporters after sharing that his 5-month-old son, Zen, had died of a brain tumor. On Wednesday’s episode of the “Nick Cannon Show,” the talk show host and actor opened up about how he’s been managing his grief following the death of his youngest child over the weekend. “People
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By Kay Jones and Melissa Alonso, CNN Efforts are being increased to address “the unusual manatee mortality event” along the state’s Atlantic coast, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. According to a news release sent to CNN by the FWC, a temporary field response station was approved by FWC and US Fish
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jurors at the manslaughter trial for the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she mistakenly drew her handgun when she fatally shot Daunte Wright will hear testimony about the kind of person he was – within limits. Prosecutors at the trial of Kim Potter intend to
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday paid tribute to the late Sen. Bob Dole, hailing the Kansas Republican as an “American giant” in remarks from Kansas City, Missouri. “A lot of Americans remember Bob Dole as a presidential candidate, but for families he represented across the border — he
Continue Reading By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court has delayed the state’s planned March 8 primary until May so state courts can review lawsuits claiming illegal gerrymandering. Wednesday’s decision by the state Supreme Court comes after a state Court of Appeals panel initially blocked filing for legislative and congressional
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Finalizó la fase grupo de grupos de la Champions League. El FC Barcelona, urgido de un buen resultado y que no sumara el Benfica, quedó eliminado del torneo tras perder en Alemania 0-3 ante el poderoso Bayern Munich. El equipo dirigido por Xavi Hernández tendrá oportunidad de continuar en
Continue Reading SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Salzburg will be making its first appearance in the knockout stage of the Champions League after defeating 10-man Sevilla 1-0 to secure second place in Group G. Noah Okafor scored a 50th-minute winner for the Austrian team. Salzburg also would have advanced with a draw in the home match played without
Continue Reading By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer Army linebacker Andre Carter II has become a disruptive force for the Black Knights in his first full season as a starter. The 6-foot-7, 250-pound junior from Missouri City, Texas, leads the nation with 1.32 sacks per game. Overall, he has 14.5 in 11 games, 13 of them solo,
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Ryan Nobles, CNN Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is suing the House select committee investigating January 6 and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, asking a federal court to block enforcement of the subpoena the committee issued him as well as the subpoena it issued to Verizon for his
Continue Reading By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of a Senate panel examining social media’s negative effects on young people dismissed as a public relations tactic some safety measures announced by Facebook’s popular Instagram platform. Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, faced lawmakers at a hearing with senators angry over revelations of
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