BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Hatch watch is underway in Southern California mountains. Three bald eagle chicks could emerge this week from eggs laid in a nest monitored by nature lovers via a popular online camera feed. The mother, Jackie, laid the eggs in late January atop a tree overlooking Big Bear Lake high
Continue ReadingBIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Hatch watch is underway in Southern California mountains. Three bald eagle chicks could emerge this week from eggs laid in a nest monitored by nature lovers via a popular online camera feed. The mother, Jackie, laid the eggs in late January atop a tree overlooking Big Bear Lake high
Continue ReadingBy TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Haiti’s prime minister has arrived in Kenya to try to salvage a plan to have the African country deploy 1,000 police officers to the troubled Caribbean nation to help combat gang violence.Kenya agreed in October to lead a U.N.-authorized international police force to Haiti. But the
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La ministra de Interior de Chile, Carolina Tohá, rechazó este martes los reportes publicados en un medio venezolano que mencionan una supuesta colaboración entre el Gobierno chileno y las autoridades venezolanas en el presunto secuestro de Ronald Ojeda, un ciudadano venezolano residente en Chile y cuyo paradero se
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee who blew the whistle on the tech company by accusing it of prioritizing profit over public safety, says Canada’s new online harms legislation isn’t just good, it’s “one of the best bills that has been
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s trial in his election interference case in Washington, DC, is indefinitely postponed during ongoing appeals about presidential immunity. But the judge who will oversee the trial has hinted at a quick timetable once the case returns to her jurisdiction. US
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky and Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faced tough questions from members of Congress on Thursday in a hearing focused on his days-long delay notifying both lawmakers and President Joe Biden about his whereabouts after he was hospitalized following treatment for prostate cancer. Austin, who is still recovering from
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, Christina Maxouris, Shirin Faqiri, Devon M. Sayers and Isabel Rosales, CNN Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) — A group of bills aimed at protecting in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments in Alabama advanced out of Senate and House committees Wednesday – just a day after they were introduced – as state lawmakers race to respond
Continue Reading Karen Esquivel (CNN Español) — La gobernación del estado de Chiapas, en el sur de México, es una de las ocho que están en juego en las elecciones del próximo 2 de junio, las más grandes de la historia del país. Oscar Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar es el candidato a gobernador de Chiapas por la coalición
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Justin Amash announced on social media Thursday that he will run for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat. Amash will pursue the Republican nomination in the race. He had previously left the Republican party in 2019 after supporting an impeachment inquiry in then-President Donald
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Haley Talbot, CNN Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson is overseeing one of the smallest House majorities in history – and Democrat Tom Suozzi’s win in a New York special election shrinks it further. Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip in a race earlier this month for the seat previously held by former
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to return to the swing state of Wisconsin next week for an event touting worker apprenticeship programs. The White House announced the visit on Thursday. The trip to Madison will mark her sixth trip to the state as vice president and her second this year. She
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The editor-in-chief of the renowned Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta was detained and later fined 30,000 rubles ($329) after being accused of discrediting Russia’s armed forces. The newspaper says Sergei Sokolov was detained Thursday by officers from Russia’s Center for Combating Extremism. It says the charges — which are “administrative” and
Continue ReadingThe U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month. In a stunning burst of hiring to start the year, the nation added 353,000 jobs in January. The unemployment rate is hovering at 3.7%, just above a half-century low. At the same time, layoffs continue to arrive across
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment NEW YORK (AP) — Liev Schreiber is chewing on big ideas in a revival of John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Doubt,” which lands on Broadway during Lent. It opens March 7. Schreiber plays jovial Father Flynn, a teacher who is alleged to have an inappropriate relationship with a student,
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press Grand jury transcripts from a 2006 Florida investigation into wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of dozens of underage girls will be released publicly later this year under legislation signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The measure will take effect July 1. Epstein cut a deal with South Florida federal
Continue ReadingBy Riley Moser Click here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — Police say several people were cited after climbing over the fence at the Minnesota governor’s residence during a protest Wednesday evening. Around 100 people are said to have shown up to the University of Minnesota’s Eastcliff Mansion to protest investments
Continue Reading By Nick Paton Walsh, Anna-Maja Rappard, Kosta Gak and Brice Laine, CNN Near Orikhiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Pixelated in the thermal drone imagery, the quad bike races down a dirt track, its destination unclear. It swerves and is hit by a grenade, dropped from a Ukrainian drone. Russian soldiers appear to stagger away from it, one rolling. The imagery, supplied
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Panera’s recent attempt to boost sales with a bigger, more high-end menu isn’t working. So it’s getting back to basics, acknowledging that customers in a world of high inflation are looking for less-expensive food. Although the company doubled down on dinner offerings as recently as a few
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Assocaited Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents could see a roughly $138 million tax break under legislation intended to offset a surge in local property tax collections caused by higher vehicle values. The state House overwhelmingly passed the legislation Thursday, sending it to the Senate. Missouri is among several
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