By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A Houston-based oil company has sued two container ship operators and an organization that oversees marine traffic, saying they failed to prevent last fall’s underwater pipeline leak off the Southern California coast. Amplify Energy Corp., which owns the pipeline that ruptured, filed the complaint Monday.
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Leadership fights are plaguing California’s largest state worker union. Three vice presidents of the SEIU Local 1000 say they have suspended President Richard Louis Brown for mismanagement and improper use of funds. Brown says he rejects their decision and still considers himself the union’s leader. The
Continue Reading By JOCELYN GECKER and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The governors of California, Oregon and Washington have announced that schoolchildren will no longer be required to wear masks starting March 12. The governors of the three states announced the measure in a joint statement as part of new indoor mask policies that
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NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn coach Steve Nash doesn’t expect Ben Simmons to practice this week, making it unlikely the former 76ers star will be ready to play when the Nets visit Philadelphia on March 10. The Nets are hopeful Kevin Durant will return from his left knee sprain later this week, but it appears
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Maegan Vazquez and Jeremy Diamond, CNN When President Joe Biden began mulling the themes he wanted to strike during his State of the Union address, the President knew he would likely need to include Russia’s buildup of troops near Ukraine. But in those early drafting sessions late last year, he did not
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo has no doubt his Stuttgart team is on the right path despite its struggles in the Bundesliga. Stuttgart hasn’t won any of its last nine league games and it sits second from bottom in a direct relegation place with 10 rounds remaining.
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Locked-out players and Major League Baseball engaged in a series of intense meetings in an effort to forge the path to a labor deal before management’s deadline for salvaging opening day on March 31. The sides met several times throughout the day and made progress
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Locked-out players and Major League Baseball engaged in a series of intense meetings in an effort to forge the path to a labor deal before management’s deadline for salvaging opening day on March 31. The sides met several times throughout the day and made progress
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer Art Briles is out as Grambling State’s offensive coordinator, less than one week after the disgraced former Baylor coach was surprisingly hired. Briles has been a pariah in college football since 2016, when he was fired by Baylor after an investigation concluded he and his staff took no action
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El 13 de marzo se celebran las elecciones legislativas de Colombia, en las que los colombianos elegirán a los representantes del nuevo Congreso de la República, y algunos podrán participar en las consultas presidenciales para elegir su candidato. El 13 de marzo están llamados a votar casi 39 millones
Continue Reading SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say that the man accused of fatally shooting a Northern California police officer during a traffic stop over the weekend was arrested after he showed up at a hospital with a gunshot wound. Salinas Police Chief Roberto Filice told KSBW-TV Monday that Gustavo Morales showed up at Salinas Valley Memorial
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says Kyle Vogt will take over as CEO of its Cruise autonomous vehicle subsidiary, which he helped found in 2013. A GM representative confirmed what Vogt posted on Twitter, that he had “once again” accepted the job as CEO of Cruise. He replaces Dan Ammann. The Detroit automaker announced in
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DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says Kyle Vogt will take over as CEO of its Cruise autonomous vehicle subsidiary, which he helped found in 2013. A GM representative confirmed what Vogt posted on Twitter, that he had “once again” accepted the job as CEO of Cruise. He replaces Dan Ammann. The Detroit automaker announced in
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A ridge of high pressure is bringing the heat to this workweek. Temperatures have been on the rise through the weekend and will continue into the start of March. We’re warming up as we head into the new month with temperatures 10-15° above normal. High temperatures will be monitored closely Tuesday afternoon as both Palm
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees have hired Hensley Meulens as assistant hitting coach after the crosstown Mets poached Eric Chávez from the same position last month. Meulens played for the Yankees from 1989-93 at the start of a seven-year major league career, then won three World Series titles over 10 seasons as
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees have hired Hensley Meulens as assistant hitting coach after the crosstown Mets poached Eric Chávez from the same position last month. Meulens played for the Yankees from 1989-93 at the start of a seven-year major league career, then won three World Series titles over 10 seasons as
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett, CNN Senate Republicans on Monday blocked a House-passed bill aimed at preserving access to abortion nationwide. The Senate blocked the measure on a nearly party-line vote, with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia voting with Republicans in opposition. The vote was 46-48. The bill, dubbed the
Continue Reading WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two-time Olympic women’s shot put champion Valerie Adams has announced her retirement at the age of 37. Adams also won Olympic silver and bronze medals and was a four-time world champion, a four-time world indoor champion and three-time Commonwealth Games champion. One of 18 children of a Tonga-born mother and
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) –- El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, pronunciará este martes su primer discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión ante ambas cámaras del Congreso, una comparecencia que ha servido históricamente a los mandatarios para promover sus logros así como las prioridades de su Gobierno y sus objetivos políticos. Este año
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has emerged as one of college basketball’s biggest surprises because of an uncanny ability to win close games. The 10th-ranked Badgers have won their last 14 games that were decided by six points or fewer. This marks the first time since the introduction of
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