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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer American tennis player Jenson Brooksby’s suspension for missing three doping tests will end on March 3, 10 months earlier than the original date, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Thursday. The ITIA said it reached an agreement with Brooksby to reduce the ban from 18 months to 13 and
Continue ReadingBy Harika Maddala Click here for updates on this story CALIFORNIA (KCRA) — Professional rock climber and guidebook author Charles “Charlie” Barrett was convicted of sexual assaults in Yosemite National Park on Tuesday. U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced that a federal jury found Barrett guilty of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven Los Angeles firefighters were injured, two critically, when an explosion occurred as they responded early Thursday to a truck with pressurized cylinders that were on fire, authorities said. The explosion occurred shortly before 7 a.m. in the Wilmington area, fire department spokesman Nicholas Prange said
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Research has long found that medication abortion is safe and effective, but a new study shows that to be true even when the patient gets the medicine through a telehealth appointment. Medication abortion, also known as medical abortion, is the method by which someone ends their pregnancy using pills
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A controversial plan agreed upon between Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her Albanian counterpart in November to send boat migrants to Italian-run centers on Albanian soil has passed the Italian Senate. The plan passed on a vote of 93 to 61. It had previously passed the
Continue ReadingBy Arit John and Camila DeChalus, CNN (CNN) — The Biden campaign’s venture onto TikTok has been met with mixed reviews, as some supporters praise the attempt to explore new ways to reach young adults while others insist the account needs to engage on a more substantive level to appear authentic. The account, created Sunday,
Continue ReadingCNN By Arit John and Camila DeChalus, CNN (CNN) — The Biden campaign’s venture onto TikTok has been met with mixed reviews, as some supporters praise the attempt to explore new ways to reach young adults while others insist the account needs to engage on a more substantive level to appear authentic. The account, created
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A friend of District Attorney Fani Willis testified Thursday that Willis’ personal relationship with a special prosecutor began before he was hired in the election interference case against Donald Trump. Robin Yeartie’s testimony directly contradicts Willis’ statement that the relationship with Nathan Wade didn’t begin until after
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press ROXBORO, N.C. (AP) — Front-runners for North Carolina’s major-party nominations for governor in next month’s primaries have taken dramatically different paths to prominence. Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein and Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson have been ahead in fundraising and support from key party figures. These and other primary
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Motter Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — The remains of a Kansas City native soldier killed during the Korean War are set to be officially buried at a plot in Honolulu, Hawaii at the end of February. The Department of Defense announced on Wednesday, Feb. 14, that
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Last fall’s contentious United Auto Workers’ strike changed Ford’s relationship with the union to the point where it will “think carefully” about where it builds future vehicles, Ford’s top executive said Thursday. CEO Jim Farley told the Wolfe Research Global Auto Conference in New York that
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A constitutional amendment supported by Republicans that attempts to limit diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in Wisconsin was up for its first vote in the Legislature on Thursday. The measure up for Assembly approval is the latest effort targeting DEI efforts nationwide, but it’s a long
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Deliberations have started over again with a replacement juror in the murder trial of a former Ohio sheriff’s deputy accused of pursuing a motorist and killing the man at his family’s home. The panel had deliberated for more than three hours Wednesday before a male juror was dismissed and replaced by
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Derek Hough will continue with his tour following his wife Hayley Erbert’s medical scare. Erbert, also a professional dancer on “The Symphony of Dance Tour” with Hough, was diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel in December. Late last year, she required an emergency craniectomy, and
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and NICK INGRAM Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities in Kansas City are trying to decipher who was behind the mass shooting that unfolded Wednesday amid throngs of people at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration, where 21 people were wounded — including at least eight children — and a mother
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Friends and colleagues of Manuel Rocha knew him for an aristocratic, almost regal, bearing that was fitting for an Ivy League-educated career U.S. diplomat who held top posts across Latin America. So former CIA operative Félix Rodríguez was dubious in 2006 when a defected
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s hush-money trial will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting March 25, a New York judge ruled Thursday, turning aside demands for delay from the former president’s defense lawyers, who argued it would interfere with
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Spending at US retailers tumbled much more than expected in January as cold weather across the United States kept shoppers at home after a robust holiday spending season. Retail sales, which captures spending on all goods and food services, fell 0.8% in January, the Commerce Department reported
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — US markets reeled on Tuesday after January’s Consumer Price Index showed inflation came in hotter than expected, leaving investors to believe that interest rate cuts are off the table for the near future. Markets aside, the data was confirmation that prices are indeed still high and are
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly is poised to take its first votes on regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the state. The chamber is scheduled to vote on bills Thursday that would require political candidates to include disclaimers in ads that use AI technology. It also would
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