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By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most Americans oppose overturning the Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade precedent, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, with a majority saying that if the decision was vacated, they’d want to see their own state move toward more permissive abortion laws. Just 30% of Americans say they’d like to
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By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has taken a new step toward reining in the market dominance of Big Tech. Bipartisan legislation advanced by a Senate panel would bar the dominant online platforms from favoring their own goods and services over those of rivals on the platforms. It could, for example,
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL and MAAD AL-ZIKRY Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Saudi-led coalition airstrike targeting a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has killed at least 70 detainees and wounded dozens. Friday’s strike was part of a pounding aerial offensive that knocked the Arab world’s poorest country off the internet. The intense campaign
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SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) — American defender Justin Che has joined Hoffenheim on loan from FC Dallas. The 18-year-old Che has represented the United States at under-20 level. He will be with the German first-division club through June 2023. Hoffenheim has the option to turn the loan deal into a permanent move. Che speaks German and
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macamilarincon (CNN) –– Tres nuevos estudios de gran alcance de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) destacan la importancia de recibir una vacuna de refuerzo contra el covid-19 para obtener la mejor protección contra la variante ómicron. 5 razones por las que no
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The NFL announced that 73 underclassmen have been granted special eligibility for the draft, the fewest in the last seven years. All-American linebacker Nakobe Dean was one of four players from national champion Georgia on the list along with receiver George Pickens, safety Lewis Cine and defensive
Continue Reading By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The United States, the U.K. and Germany have rejected allegations that the three countries financed protests that have shaken the Balkan nation’s populist government. The embassies of the allied countries issued a joint statement on Friday that described the accusations as “damaging.” The statement came a
Continue Reading By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer Swiss snowboarder Patrizia Kummer is spending three weeks alone in a hotel room before she competes at the Olympics because she is unvaccinated against the coronavirus. Kummer won a gold medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Vaccine rules are strict for the upcoming Winter Games in Beijing but a
Continue Reading CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Olympic medal contender Breezy Johnson will miss a second straight World Cup downhill after her second crash in two weeks. The American fell during the second training session in Cortina and was removed from the start list for Saturday’s race. The U.S. team says Johnson was able to ski down
Continue Reading TITISEE-NEUSTADT, Germany (AP) — Two-time Olympic ski jumping gold medalist Andreas Wellinger risks missing the upcoming Beijing Games after announcing he tested positive for the coronavirus. Wellinger says he feels “good physically.” The positive test comes a day before Germany is expected to select two men’s ski jumpers for the Beijing Olympics. Wellinger won the
Continue Reading NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — The Saudi-owned Premier League club Newcastle will hold a mid-season training camp in the kingdom. The trip is raising concerns among human rights organizations about “sportswashing.” Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund bought the club in October after it offered assurances to the Premier League that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence College athletic director Bob Driscoll says he is retiring from his position after 21 years at the school. The retirement is effective in June ends a two-decade run that was one of the most successful periods in PC’s athletic history, It has included the Friars winning
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Yemeni rebels’ health minister says the airstrike on a rebel-run detention facility in the country’s north killed at least 70 detainees. The minister, Taha al-Motawakel, told The Associated Press in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, also held by the rebels, that he expects the
Continue ReadingBy Matt Villano, CNN Birthdays are usually joyous occasions for Bonnie Wiener-Bambara, with daylong parties that involve pampering, dinner and friends. When she turned 47 on January 10, however, the festivities were practically nonexistent. There was good reason for the change in plans: The college professor in Patchogue, New York, has a 13-month-old daughter. Because
Continue ReadingCNN, KGO, WDIV By Matt Villano, CNN Birthdays are usually joyous occasions for Bonnie Wiener-Bambara, with daylong parties that involve pampering, dinner and friends. When she turned 47 on January 10, however, the festivities were practically nonexistent. There was good reason for the change in plans: The college professor in Patchogue, New York, has a
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — New LSU football coach Brian Kelly has completed the addition of eight transfer players to the Tigers’ 2022 roster including former starting Arkansas defensive backs Greg Brooks and Joe Foucha. The transfers include two starters from Louisiana-Lafayette’s Sun Belt Conference championship team in defensive back Mekhi Garner and receiver Kyren
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — Government and business leaders have urged global cooperation on climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and the economic recovery at the World Economic Forum’s virtual gathering this week. Speeches and discussions from the likes of Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres moved online after COVID-19 concerns delayed the group’s annual
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PLEASANTON, Calif. (AP) — Pleasanton police want to know if anyone is missing an “adorable” piglet. The little porker was found wandering the East Bay suburb on Thursday. The owner couldn’t be immediately located so the piglet they’ve named Bacon was turned over to Alameda County’s East County Animal Shelter. Police hope someone will bring
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A three-car collision was slowing traffic on the freeway in Palm Desert Friday morning east of Cook Street. Westbound traffic was backed up past Washington Street. The collision was reported at 7:57 a.m. and was blocking the freeway’s slow lane a mile east of Cook Street. No injuries were reported, according to the California Highway
Continue Reading SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) — American defender Justin Che has joined Hoffenheim on loan from FC Dallas. The 18-year-old Che has represented the United States at under-20 level. He will be with the German first-division club until June 30. Hoffenheim has the option to turn the loan deal into a permanent move. Che speaks German and
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