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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business McDonald’s and Starbucks are shutting their restaurants and cafes in Russia, and Coca-Cola is suspending its operations there in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. PepsiCo is also pulling some products from the country. The decisions followed pressure from critics and similar moves by other Western companies. On Twitter, people
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said that Moscow remains engaged in the effort to salvage the Iran nuclear deal, despite a recent demand by the Russian foreign minister for written guarantees that sanctions imposed for its invasion of Ukraine will not its impact future dealings with Tehran. “With regard
Continue ReadingCNN, KMAX, KOVR, KGO, SENATE TV, FACEBOOK, ANDREY KOTENKO, KMAX/KOVR, Facebook/Andrey Kotenko By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said that Moscow remains engaged in the effort to salvage the Iran nuclear deal, despite a recent demand by the Russian foreign minister for written guarantees that sanctions imposed for its invasion
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A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the Palm Springs quadruple murder trial for Jose Larin Garcia after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. The 12 jurors in the case reported to the judge that after nearly 6 days of deliberations, they were “hopelessly deadlocked” in their decision. “We went through all the evidence,
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Jack Guy, CNN The Ukrainian defense ministry has claimed that a Russian general was killed in battle near Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv. The short statement on Monday offered no proof of the death of Maj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov, and gave no details of when he was killed. Russian state media said
Continue ReadingCNN By Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly, MJ Lee and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his administration is banning Russian oil, natural gas and coal imports to the US in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a step he warned could lead to a spike in gas
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Children’s Wisconsin announced Tuesday, March 8, the official opening of the Craig Yabuki Mental Health Walk-In Clinic on the campus of Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Children’s Wisconsin says the clinic is a first-of-its-kind in the state, filling a critical gap in care
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The family of a Kenosha 6th grader is considering legal action after video spread on social media showing an off-duty police officer kneeling on her neck. The incident happened Friday, March 4 at Lincoln Middle School. The girl was involved in
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Kennedy Click here for updates on this story COWETA COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A mystery is solved roughly three years after Coweta County officials received reports of something large and mysterious swimming in the B.T. Brown Reservoir, the reservoir’s own “Loch Ness Monster.” Anyone using the reservoir will now see a warning sign
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HAWTHORNE, Calif. (AP) — A 25-year-old man was shot to death during an argument at a Southern California home where a baby shower was being held. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says the shooting was reported in Hawthorne shortly before midnight Monday. Hawthorne police officers found the victim on the ground in the backyard.
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Devan Cole, CNN Lawmakers in Florida gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that would ban certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, sending the controversial bill to the desk of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has signaled his support for the measure. Florida’s GOP-controlled Senate passed
Continue ReadingCNN By Devan Cole, CNN Lawmakers in Florida gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that would ban certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, sending the controversial bill to the desk of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has signaled his support for the measure. Florida’s GOP-controlled Senate passed HB 1557,
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — McDonald’s said Tuesday it is temporarily closing all of its 850 restaurants in Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The burger giant said it will continue paying its 62,000 employees in Russia. But in an open letter to employees, McDonald’s President and CEO
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Quinn Click here for updates on this story SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia (WGCL) — On Thursday, MARTA settled with the widow of an engineer killed on MARTA tracks in June 2018. Rob Smith, 38, was killed when a MARTA train struck a truck on the tracks near the Medical Center station. Smith was working
Continue Reading By KERSTIN SOPKE and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of people fleeing the war in Ukraine have been arriving in Berlin. Many of those coming to the German capital are staying in private accommodations with friends, relatives or volunteer hosts. Among them is Emmanuel Oyedele, a Nigerian student who is
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is seeking to fully phase out its dependency on Russian energy “well before 2030” to ensure the 27-nation bloc no longer faces difficult decisions about hurting their own economies in geopolitical crises like the invasion of Ukraine. The EU leaders meet in Versailles outside
Continue ReadingBy Kendall Keys and James Paxson Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Portland police say two teenagers have died of suspected accidental overdoses from pills laced with fentanyl. PPB says officers responded to the suspected overdoses of two teenagers, one Sunday and another Monday. Officers say they found fentanyl pills
Continue ReadingBy Kendall Keys and James Paxson Click here for updates on this story MT. HOOD, Oregon (KPTV) — One climber was injured and another died after falling on Mount Hood on Sunday. Shortly after 5 p.m. the two climbers fell 200 feet near the top of the Leuthold Couloir, a long steep chute on the
Continue ReadingBy CNN Sports staff For many years, WNBA players have regularly gone overseas during the WNBA’s off-season to make the most of the higher salaries they can earn in international leagues. Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner — who was detained last month at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport after being found with hash oil — has been
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The unions that represent roughly half of BNSF’s workers continue to fight against the railroad’s new attendance rules they say penalizes them for missing work for any reason even though a judge has barred them from striking. The unions launched a petition drive this week
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