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NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida woman who says she was struck and dragged by a New York City bus and left partially paralyzed has been awarded $72.5 million in her lawsuit against the city’s transit agency. A city jury found in favor of 68-year-old Aurora Beauchamp, who was hit by a Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she no longer feels bound by a pledge that required all GOP contenders to support the party’s eventual nominee in order to participate in the primary debates. The Republican National Committee made the pledge a prerequisite for all candidates, and nearly every major one signed, except
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Movie theaters were looking for a savior and “ Dune: Part Two ” is delivering on the promise. Armed with sandworms, big screen spectacle and the star power of Timothée Chalamet, Denis Villeneuve ’s science fiction epic stormed the North American box office this weekend earning $81.5 million in
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Movie theaters were looking for a savior and “ Dune: Part Two ” is delivering on the promise. Armed with sandworms, big screen spectacle and the star power of Timothée Chalamet, Denis Villeneuve ’s science fiction epic stormed the North American box office this weekend earning $81.5 million in
Continue ReadingBy TSAFRIR ABAYOV Associated Press AP photographer Tsafrir Abayov has been covering the border between Israel and Gaza for almost 20 years. When he saw a group of female Israeli soldiers taking a selfie with a devastated Palestinian neighborhood in the background, he knew he had a photo. He usually photographs tanks at the location.
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Germany’s defense minister has described Russia’s leak of a conversation by ranking German military officers as part of Russia’s “information war” against the West. Boris Pistorius said Sunday the aim was to create discord within Germany. In the audio recording leaked by Russian state media on Friday, German military officers can
Continue ReadingBy Wakisha Bailey Click here for updates on this story ROSEMONT, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Tanya Hill-Holliday has defied the odds and made quite the name for herself. At just over 5 feet tall, she may be small in stature, but her fight and dreams were always big. As Women’s History Month kicks off, we sat
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland told parishioners at a Selma church service commemorating the 59th anniversary of the attack by Alabama law officers on Civil Rights demonstrators that voting rights are endangered in much of the nation. Garland told a Bloody Sunday service that decisions by the
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked a top Cabinet minister arriving in Washington on Sunday for talks with U.S. officials, according to an Israeli official, signaling widening cracks within the country’s leadership nearly five months into its war with Hamas. The
Continue ReadingBy Brandon Downs Click here for updates on this story WEST SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A suspect pulled a loaded gun out during a fight with an officer at a West Sacramento Target earlier this week after a retail theft call, police said. Police responded to a call from Target Assets Protection to help with a
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By Xiaofei Xu and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Germany says it will investigate after a recording leaked of a conversation between several top-ranking German officers on the country’s Ukraine war strategy. During the conversation, posted online by the head of Russia’s state-backed RT channel, Margarita Simonyan, air force officers discuss the possible delivery of Taurus
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Moeller Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Seven thousand beer lovers braved the wind and rain in downtown Sacramento for the 14th annual Capitol Beer Fest. Rain or shine, this event happens the first week of March. While people up in the Sierra are hunkering down in the snow,
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE HESS and KEN RITTER Associated Press TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Keep the shovels handy: a powerful blizzard in the Sierra Nevada was expected to wane Sunday, but more heavy snow is on the way. The National Weather Service said conditions would improve as winds weakened Sunday, but precipitation would quickly return, with heavy
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE HESS and KEN RITTER Associated Press TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Keep the shovels handy: a powerful blizzard in the Sierra Nevada was expected to wane Sunday, but more heavy snow is on the way. The National Weather Service said conditions would improve as winds weakened Sunday, but precipitation would quickly return, with heavy
Continue ReadingBy Marvin Hurst Click here for updates on this story CANADIAN, Texas (KTVT) — Her name is unknown, but the story of her survival will stick with three Flower Mound firefighters for a very long time. “The fire here moved at a speed that I hadn’t seen before,” Wade Woody said. Woody is a Battalion
Continue ReadingKTVT By Marvin Hurst Click here for updates on this story CANADIAN, Texas (KTVT) — Her name is unknown, but the story of her survival will stick with three Flower Mound firefighters for a very long time. “The fire here moved at a speed that I hadn’t seen before,” Wade Woody said. Woody is a
Continue ReadingBy Ali Bauman Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul says the abundance of illegal marijuana dispensaries in New York is hurting legitimate businesses, and she’s asking social media companies to help her crack down on illegal pot shops. The space where Bar Veloce is now on Ninth
Continue ReadingWCBS By Ali Bauman Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul says the abundance of illegal marijuana dispensaries in New York is hurting legitimate businesses, and she’s asking social media companies to help her crack down on illegal pot shops. The space where Bar Veloce is now on
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) head coach Steve Cherundolo said it was an “absolute disgrace” that his team’s match against Real Salt Lake (RSL) went ahead despite a blizzard engulfing the America First Field in Sandy, Utah on Saturday. After the Major League Soccer (MLS) match
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Authorities in northern France say a young girl died on Sunday after a small boat capsized on the treacherous English Channel crossing route used by migrants hoping to reach Britain from France. A statement from the prefecture responsible for the north of France said the boat was carrying 16 people, including the
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