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BY BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Senegalese government has announced March 24 as the new date for the country’s delayed presidential election. A statement issued after a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday noted that the government has also been dissolved with a new prime minister announced. President Macky
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer The list of regular-season basketball champions in the Pac-12 record book has plenty of mentions of teams like UCLA and Arizona. For 83 years, however, Washington State has been absent. This year’s Cougars — ranked No. 18 in this week’s AP Top 25 — need some help, but they
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By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a $460 billion package of spending bills Wednesday that would keep money flowing to key federal agencies through the remainder of the budget year. The Senate is expected to take up the legislation before a midnight Friday shutdown deadline. Lawmakers are negotiating a second
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal judge in Texas said Tuesday that a US Commerce Department agency intended to help minority-owned businesses must offer assistance to all individuals, regardless of race, agreeing with White business owners who claimed that its policies were unconstitutional. The ruling from US District Judge Mark Pittman, an appointee
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities in Philadelphia say another shooting involving a city bus resulted in multiple bystanders being injured Wednesday. The latest shooting took place in the afternoon in a northeastern neighborhood, said John Golden, a spokesperson for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, or SEPTA. The injured were people on the street, Golden said. The
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Stanley Cup contenders aren’t waiting until the NHL trade deadline day to shore up depth for what they hope is a long playoff run. The league-leading Florida Panthers got deeper on the wing on Wednesday by acquiring Vladimir Tarasenko from Ottawa, Connor McDavid’s Edmonton Oilers added a pair of
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Authorities in Burkina Faso say five people were killed and two injured when a private plane crashed into a tree following its failure to take off from an airport in the country’s eastern region. The government news agency says the plane was was taking off from
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — “Un nuevo contrato social”. Así definió el presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, al Pacto de Mayo. Convocó a gobernadores, expresidentes y líderes de partidos políticos a firmar un consenso de 10 puntos que, según el jefe de Estado, establecerían “los principios del nuevo orden económico argentino”. Puede sonar fácil, pero
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — A pesar de la calma cambiaria de las últimas semanas en Argentina, en las que la cotización del dólar se comportó a la baja, el salto devaluatorio impulsado por el Gobierno del presidente Javier Milei en diciembre y la desregulación de distintos sectores de la economía antes regulados han provocado un
Continue ReadingBABYLON, N.Y. (AP) — Four people have been charged with concealing a human corpse and tampering with evidence in connection with the discovery of body parts in parks on Long Island. The four are Amanda Wallace, 40, Jeffrey Mackey, 38, Steven Brown, 44, all of Amityville, and Alexis Nieves, 33, who police said is homeless.
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Regulators on Wednesday passed a rule requiring companies to share how much they pollute. But, after two years of backlash, the final rule was significantly watered down from its original version. Some business leaders and lawmakers said the rule overstepped; climate activists argued it didn’t do enough. The version
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks gained ground Wednesday to recover some of their losses from the day before, which was Wall Street’s worst in three weeks. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said again that cuts to interest rates may be coming this year, but that the Fed needs more
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested in Newark, California, on four counts of federal trade
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Arqueólogos aseguran haber descubierto lo que podría ser la fosa común más grande jamás excavada en Europa en un sitio en el sur de Alemania. Hasta ahora se han encontrado alrededor de 1.000 esqueletos de víctimas de la peste en fosas comunes en el centro de la ciudad de Nuremberg,
Continue ReadingBy Kilee Thomas Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Children in Oklahoma can now receive heart transplants in their home state. Oklahoma Children’s Hospital will now perform pediatric heart transplants, making it the first and only hospital in the state to do so. This comes after an Oklahoma child was
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — With just a few days to go until the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday, the show’s producers are feeling good about what they’ve put together. The nominees are some of the best the Oscars have seen, including some true blockbusters like “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie.” Ryan
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — With just a few days to go until the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday, the show’s producers are feeling good about what they’ve put together. The nominees are some of the best the Oscars have seen, including some true blockbusters like “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie.” Ryan
Continue ReadingBy Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — An Oklahoma City woman was found guilty of embezzling over $360,000 from a Yuba City church where she worked as an administrator. A federal judge found Chanell Easton, 38, guilty of two counts of aggravated identity theft on Monday. Easton previously
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested in Newark, California, on four counts of federal trade
Continue ReadingBy Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A California Highway Patrol officer moonlighted as a stork when she helped deliver a baby on the side of a freeway. On Saturday, Officer Price responded to a call of a woman in labor on Interstate 80 in north Sacramento. Officials
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