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By MJ Lee and Lauren Fox, CNN President Joe Biden is confronting a daily deluge of pressure from lawmakers on Capitol Hill to do more — and act faster — to help Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin intensifies his bloody attacks across the country. Those calls are poised to only grow louder on Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate on Tuesday passed a resolution from Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky to repeal the federal travel mask mandates on public transportation, in a bipartisan rebuke to the Biden administration’s policy. Despite the resolution succeeding in the Senate, it is unlikely to move in the Democratic-led
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — Nearly two dozen San Francisco teachers remained entrenched inside the public school district headquarters Tuesday, pledging not to leave until a computer glitch that has led to missing or partial paychecks is corrected. The teachers, armed with sleeping bags and
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Baseball had seen nothing like Shohei Ohtani’s unanimous AL MVP season in over a century. With the new season arriving quickly for his Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani is eager to make more history. Even after the most impressive two-way season since Babe Ruth’s heyday, Ohtani
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Baseball had seen nothing like Shohei Ohtani’s unanimous AL MVP season in over a century. With the new season arriving quickly for his Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani is eager to make more history. Even after the most impressive two-way season since Babe Ruth’s heyday, Ohtani
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says the Carolina Panthers added depth to their backfield by agreeing to a one-year, $2 million contract with free agent running back D’Onta Foreman. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the deal
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CYPRESS, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A 6-year-old mare died suddenly after a race at Los Alamitos Race Course last weekend. Ballet Royalty finished last in the first race at Los Alamitos on March 12. “She galloped back and was unsaddled, but then she collapsed while
Continue ReadingBy Kaylee Schuermann Click here for updates on this story FOREST CITY, Iowa (Globe Gazette) — Zip! Clink! Snap! These are the sounds of fidget mats handmade by one Forest City resident for those with dementia, Alzheimer’s and similar diseases. Sandy Wagner uses textured fabrics and materials and an assortment of items such as keys,
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked Equal Pay Day by spotlighting new steps aimed at closing the gender pay gap for federal workers and contractors. And he urged private companies to do likewise. Biden issued an executive order that encourages the government to consider banning federal contractors from seeking
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story TILLAMOOK COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A portion of U.S. Highway 101 is closed north of Rockaway Beach because of a landslide. According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, it happened south of Wheeler at mile marker 47. Traffic is being detoured over Miami-Foley Road, but
Continue Reading By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have a strong starting rotation. But without Al-Star starter Carlos Rodon, who left via free agency for San Francisco, hard-throwing Michael Kopech will step up. Kopech was a big part of the bullpen last year as the White Sox cruised to the
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders have made their first move of the free agency period, agreeing to a one-year contract with cornerback and returner Darius Phillips. Phillips can’t sign the contract until the start of the league year on Wednesday. ESPN first reported the deal and said Phillips will
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders have made their first move of the free agency period, agreeing to a one-year contract with cornerback and returner Darius Phillips. Phillips can’t sign the contract until the start of the league year on Wednesday. ESPN first reported the deal and said Phillips will
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders have made their first move of the free agency period, agreeing to a one-year contract with cornerback and returner Darius Phillips. Phillips can’t sign the contract until the start of the league year on Wednesday. ESPN first reported the deal and said Phillips will
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer and its partner BioNTech asked U.S. regulators to authorize an additional booster dose of their COVID-19 vaccine for seniors. That would add a fourth shot to the regimen for adults over 65, who currently get a primary series of two shots, followed months
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood and Paul LeBlanc, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said there will be an independent Ukraine “a lot longer than there’s going to be a Vladimir Putin,” as the Russian leader continues his unprovoked invasion of the country. “One way or the other, Ukraine will be there and at
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The venerable CBS newsmagazine “60 Minutes” has a three-week winning streak as television’s most-watched show. That’s not bad for the old guys — “60 Minutes” has been on the air since 1968. The show had reports on the war in Ukraine, voting rights, Pete Buttigieg
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams and the team they beat for the NFC title, the San Francisco 49ers, each have received five compensatory picks in next month’s draft. The Chargers will get four selections in the April 28-30 proceedings in Las Vegas, followed at three by Detroit, Baltimore and
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general says the city of Pasadena, home to the annual Rose Parade, is violating a new law designed to increase affordable housing. The law allows homeowners to build up to four residential units on a single-family lot. Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday that
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Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Pfizer y BioNTech presentaron una solicitud de autorización de uso de emergencia a la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. para una dosis de refuerzo adicional de su vacuna contra el covid-19 para los adultos de 65 años en adelante que hayan recibido una dosis de refuerzo de cualquiera de
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