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President Joe Biden is going to provide a status update on the ongoing situation in Ukraine at 3:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, according to the White House. You can watch it live in the player above. “The President will give brief remarks providing an update on Russia and Ukraine,” the White House said. “He will reiterate
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee boycotted a vote on President Joe Biden’s five nominees to the Federal Reserve, delaying indefinitely the confirmation of Chair Jerome Powell to a second four-year term. Democrats control the committee, but because no Republican attended the session, votes couldn’t
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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Collin Morikawa is the latest PGA Tour star to say he’s not interested in Saudi-backed rival golf tour. Morikawa says he’s all for the PGA Tour. He joins a list that includes Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and others. Morikawa says the
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — A judge has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by five homeless residents and a nonprofit organization against the central California city of San Luis Obispo. The plaintiffs, including Hope’s Village of SLO, contend unhoused individuals are being treated unlawfully for living outdoors or in their vehicles.
Continue Reading By MARLON GONZÁLEZ and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A judge in Honduras has signed an arrest order for former President Juan Orlando Hernández, a step toward fulfilling a request by the United States government for his arrest and extradition on drug trafficking and weapons charges. The Supreme Court of Justice designated
Continue ReadingCNN By Karol Suarez and Abel Alvarado The United States is resuming its avocado inspection program in Mexico’s Michoacán state a week after imposing a temporary ban in response to a US inspector receiving a death threat. The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said Friday that it was working closely with
Continue Reading By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After three years without a host, the Oscars are making up for lost time with three hosts for this year’s awards: Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes are set to host the 94th Academy Awards, producer Will Packer said Tuesday. Reports say that each comedian will
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Meet Adonai Oudinarath. The heartbeat of the Shadow Hills girls basketball team. Adonai is remarkable in the classroom and an athlete that coaches dream to have. “One of those players that you have to have with the talent that we have on this team,” said Shadow Hills head coach Timothy Britton. “She is very selfless
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Fox’s obsession with Hillary Clinton is only growing more fierce. The right-wing talk channel, which has in recent days dishonestly twisted a court filing from special counsel John
Continue ReadingBy Alex Rogers, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN Senate Republicans boycotted a vote Tuesday afternoon in protest of President Joe Biden’s nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to be the top banking regulator, halting a slate of pending nominees for the central bank of the United States. While Republicans support other nominees — including Jay
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Formula One driver Nicholas Latifi was so affected by online abuse and death threats after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that he hired bodyguards for his sightseeing trip to London with his girlfriend. The 26-year-old Canadian was threatened after the season-ending race where he crashed his Williams car
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook-parent Meta has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a decade-old class action lawsuit over a practice that allowed the social network to track users’ activity across the internet, even if they had logged out of the platform. The settlement, announced on Tuesday, is one of the largest in
Continue Reading ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Starting this week, this masks are coming off for vaccinated visitors to Walt Disney World in Florida. The theme park resort announced Tuesday that face coverings will be optional for fully-vaccinated visitors in all indoor and outdoor locations, with one exception. Face masks still will be needed for visitors ages 2
Continue Reading ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Starting this week, this masks are coming off for vaccinated visitors to Walt Disney World in Florida. The theme park resort announced Tuesday that face coverings will be optional for fully-vaccinated visitors in all indoor and outdoor locations, with one exception. Face masks still will be needed for visitors ages 2
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SCITUATE, New England (WBZ) — With record high temperatures in New England to start the weekend, Saturday presented the perfect opportunity to enjoy the warm air and take a drive with the windows down. . . as long as you remembered to close them back
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times. A jury in New York on Tuesday rejected the Republican’s claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation with an editorial linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Parra Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Chicago mom is attacked by carjackers and the scary moments are captured on camera as her two young daughters helped her escape. CBS 2’s Marissa Perlman reports from Roseland on Chicago’s South Side. The Parker family Ring video showed the terrifying
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Organizers of the Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals announced Tuesday that they have dropped the requirement for proof of vaccination, negative test results or masks. This comes as new state guidelines come into effect Wednesday ending the vaccination requirement and mask mandate for outdoor mega-events. Festival Admission Update: As we prepare to spend an incredible
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken say they will make NHL history during Thursday night’s game against Winnipeg when play-by-play announcer Everett Fitzhugh and analyst JT Brown team up to form the first all-Black television broadcast crew to call an NHL game. Fitzhugh and Brown will appear on ROOT Sports Northwest. Fitzhugh is Seattle’s radio
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times. A jury in New York on Tuesday rejected the Republican’s claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation with an editorial linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass
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