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CNN By Paul LeBlanc, CNN A group of seven US senators met on Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the capital of Kyiv amid the looming threat of a potential Russian invasion of the country. The bipartisan delegation — Democratic Sens. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Former Florida State quarterback Chubba Purdy has announced his decision to transfer to Nebraska. Purdy is the second quarterback headed to Nebraska through the transfer portal. Casey Thompson announced his move from Texas on Jan. 7. Purdy said in November he planned to leave Florida State. He played behind Jordan Travis
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Clark County is struggling to fill vacancies at public swimming pools around Las Vegas. Television station KTNV reports that the lifeguard shortage is affecting operating hours and delaying the opening of some pools. Recreation specialist Taylor Carman says the pandemic also limited lifeguard classes the past two years. She says interest
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Sherrod, Brianna Owczarzak Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WNEM) — Controversy continues in mid-Michigan after a forensic science agency paused work with a local community. The Michigan Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine (MIFSM) said Saginaw County has a past due account of more than $100,000, causing the department to
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revisit part of its decision not to protect Yellowstone National Park’s bison as an endangered species. Buffalo Field Campaign and Western Watersheds Project groups argue that two separate groups of bison in the park are genetically distinct.
Continue Reading CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Onetime Clemson quarterback Hunter Johnson is returning to the Tigers for his final season of college football. It’s Clemson coach Dabo Swinney’s first foray into the NCAA transfer portal. Johnson left Clemson in the spring of 2018 when he was the backup to then-starter Kelly Bryant and future top NFL draft
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For the first time in nearly a year, Riverside County has more than 1,000 COVID-related hospitalizations, state data shows. Over the weekend, the county reported 32 additional hospitalizations. This brings the total number of hospitalizations up to 1,023 The county has reported a total of 714 COVID hospitalizations since Dec. 17, 2021. The county has
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macamilarincon (CNN) — Aunque los volcanes masivos tienen el potencial de afectar las temperaturas y el clima globales, la erupción cerca de Tonga de este sábado probablemente no fue lo suficientemente extensa como para impactar el clima a nivel mundial, dijeron expertos a CNN. ¿Qué son los volcanes submarinos como el que hizo erupción en Tonga?
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Burnley’s English Premier League match against Watford has been postponed for a second time, leaving the last-placed team having played five fewer games than some others. It was a coronavirus outbreak in the Watford squad that led to the game being called off initially in December. Now it’s a shortage of players
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — En Colombia causó conmoción el asesinato de Breiner David Cucuñame López, un menor de 14 años que integraba la guardia indígena estudiantil del resguardo Las Delicias, ubicado en el municipio Buenos Aires, en el departamento del Cauca. La Fiscalía informó el domingo por la noche en un tuit que el
Continue Reading By JEFF MARTIN and MICHAEL WARREN The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Martin Luther King, Jr.’s eldest son has condemned the inaction of federal lawmakers on voting rights. Speaking in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Martin Luther King III said he was marking the federal holiday named for his father, but he wasn’t there to celebrate.
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police were searching Monday for a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 24-year-old employee of a Los Angeles furniture store. Authorities say the woman was found dead by a customer at the store in the Hancock Park neighborhood on Thursday. Investigators described the suspect as tall and thin, wearing all
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the Amazon warehouse in central Illinois where he worked has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.The Madison County action Monday on behalf of Austin McEwen, 26, claims that Amazon failed to warn employees of dangerous weather or provide
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the Amazon warehouse in central Illinois where he worked has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.The Madison County action Monday on behalf of Austin McEwen, 26, claims that Amazon failed to warn employees of dangerous weather or provide
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The parents of Austin McEwen, one of the six victims killed after a tornado pummeled an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, last month, said Monday during a press conference that they are suing Amazon over the alleged wrongful death of their son. McEwen’s parents allege that the e-commerce giant,
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Kuzma had 15 points and 16 rebounds, and Bradley Beal added 13 points in his return from a three-game absence to lift the Washington Wizards to a 117-98 victory over Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers. Washington coach Wes Unseld Jr. missed a second straight
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN In the search for life beyond Earth, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been on a nearly decade-long mission to determine if Mars was ever habitable for living organisms. A new analysis of sediment samples collected by the rover revealed the presence of carbon — and the possible existence of ancient life on
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has returned to Ukraine to face court on treason charges he believes are politically motivated. At the Kyiv airport, where he arrived on a flight from Warsaw on Monday morning, Poroshenko was greeted by several thousand supporters. From the airport, Poroshenko
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard “Rink” Babka, who was part of a U.S. medals sweep in the discus at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died. Al Oerter and Babka were gold-medal favorites at the Rome Games. Oerter ended up winning gold, Babka took silver and Dick Cochran earned bronze. Babka tied the world record of
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard “Rink” Babka, who was part of a U.S. medals sweep in the discus at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died. Al Oerter and Babka were gold-medal favorites at the Rome Games. Oerter ended up winning gold, Babka took silver and Dick Cochran earned bronze. Babka tied the world record of
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