By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is launching a major overhaul of nursing home quality in his State of the Union speech. White House officials Monday outlined steps to set minimum staffing levels, increase inspections and continue efforts to keep COVID-19 out of nursing homes. Experts say staffing levels are
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities have identified a man killed in a shooting at a Las Vegas hookah lounge that left 13 others wounded, including two critically. The County Coroner’s Office said Monday that 33-year-old Demetreus Beard died from multiple gunshot wounds in the shooting early Saturday and his death has been ruled a homicide.
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Labor unions and worker advocates have applauded President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court. Yet a look back at Jackson’s decisions in cases involving business and labor suggest that she won’t always rule as they want or
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — La invasión de Ucrania por parte de Rusia continúa y los combates en varios puntos del país no se detienen, al igual que los bombardeos sobre las ciudades ucranianas. Esta es la cronología de los hechos, a un año del inicio de la guerra. La contienda comenzó el 24 de
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Governors and lawmakers in numerous U.S. states are seeking to add to the financial squeeze on Russia over its war against Ukraine. States were taking steps Monday to pull state pension and treasury funds out of investments in Russian-held entities or Russian companies supporting the war. Some states have
Continue ReadingBy Richard Roth, CNN The United States has asked 12 Russian United Nations diplomats to leave the US, accusing them of “espionage activities,” as Russia continues its attack on Ukraine. The Russian diplomats were asked to leave due to their alleged engagement in “activities that were not in accordance with their responsibilities and obligations as
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Commissioner Rob Manfred and top deputy Dan Halem met with players on the final day of negotiations to end the lockout before Major League Baseball’s deadline to salvage a March 31 start to the regular season and a 162-game schedule. Emotions became more heated as
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Commissioner Rob Manfred and top deputy Dan Halem met with players on the final day of negotiations to end the lockout before Major League Baseball’s deadline to salvage a March 31 start to the regular season and a 162-game schedule. Emotions became more heated as
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — This week’s stodgy, old NFL scouting combine is going Hollywood. The sound of silence will be replaced by music as players work out inside. Results and interviews will appear on the stadium’s video boards. Fans even will be encouraged to cheer. Whether all these changes signal
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have blocked the websites of some Russian media outlets over their reporting of the invasion of Ukraine, while hackers transposed a message across the main pages of others condemning the war. The interference on media hints at a growing anti-war sentiment among ordinary Russians, even
Continue Reading HILLSBORO, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in central Kansas say two Tabor College football players from California died in a crash near Hillsboro. The Kansas Highway Patrol said the single-vehicle crash happened just before 4 a.m. Sunday on a rural road south of Hillsboro. First responders found Johnethon Aviles, of Paso Robles, California, and Christopher Castillo
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No. 23 Florida removed the interim tag from Kelly Rae Finley’s title Monday and gave her a five-year contract to be the team’s head coach. The 36-year-old Finley took over in July when Cam Newbauer resigned amid allegations that he physically and verbally abused players.
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The preliminary hearing for four of the six suspects involved in the murder of a Coachella Valley is now underway at the Riverside County Superior Court. Jonathan Reynoso and Audrey Moran disappeared in 2017. Three years later, their skeletal remains were identified as them. Jonathan Reynoso and Audrey Moran The preliminary hearing was originally scheduled
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Cinco días después del inicio de la invasión a Ucrania, parece que las cosas no han salido exactamente como las había planeado Vladimir Putin hasta ahora. Funcionarios de inteligencia de Occidente informaron en repetidas ocasiones durante el fin de semana que las fuerzas rusas han encontrado una resistencia “más dura de
Continue Reading SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — Police in Northern California have arrested a woman on suspicion of abducting a 2-year-old boy who was inside a car when it was stolen. Police say the 2008 Buick Enclave was taken while the boy’s mother was unloading groceries Sunday in Sunnyvale, south of San Francisco. An officer found the boy
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s vice chancellor is traveling to Washington for talks with U.S. officials that will focus on energy security and the need to ramp up renewable energy in the wake of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Germany gets a large share of its energy from Russia in the form of coal, oil and gas.
Continue ReadingBy Alecia Reid Click here for updates on this story CAPE MAY, New Jersey (KYW) — Imagine you’re in the middle of dinner eating seafood and you bite into something worth more than the bill. That’s what happened to one couple down The Shore recently. “It’s like a once in a lifetime event,” Maria Spressler
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — This week’s stodgy, old NFL scouting combine is going Hollywood. The sound of silence will be replaced by music as players work out inside. Results and interviews will appear on the stadium’s video boards. Fans even will be encouraged to cheer. Whether all these changes signal
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