By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A U.K. parliamentary report has concluded that Britain’s Conservative government waited too long to impose a lockdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The report Tuesday says that caused the nation to miss a chance to contain the disease and led to thousands of unnecessary COVID-19 deaths. A
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A U.K. parliamentary report has concluded that Britain’s Conservative government waited too long to impose a lockdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The report Tuesday says that caused the nation to miss a chance to contain the disease and led to thousands of unnecessary COVID-19 deaths. A
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin heads into the upcoming season with a substantially different roster after nearly all of last year’s seniors opted against returning. The Badgers’ roster features seven sophomores and five freshmen. That marks the program’s largest collection of underclassmen in at least 20 years. Perhaps a
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN Suspected Iranian hackers have targeted dozens of defense technology and maritime transportation firms, successfully breaching a small number, in a spying campaign launched since July that could leave some of the companies vulnerable to follow-on hacking attempts, Microsoft announced Monday. Among the targets were companies that work with the US, European
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly, CNN A childcare provider in New York was charged with second-degree murder Friday after prosecutors alleged she starved her boyfriend’s 7-year-old son to death earlier this year. Leticia Bravo, 39, potentially faces 25 years to life in prison for the second-degree murder of Peter Cuacuas, according to a statement from the Orange
Continue ReadingBy Claire Colbert, CNN Huntington Beach has reopened its shoreline after water testing results came back with non-detectable amounts of oil-associated toxins in ocean water, city officials and California State Parks announced. State and local beaches opened at 6 a.m. Monday, just over a week after an oil pipeline spilled thousands of gallons of crude
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Billionaire Richard Branson says it was an honor and a once-in-a-lifetime experience to don a drum major’s uniform and march ahead of a famed New Orleans high school band. Some of the school’s fans apparently were less enthusiastic about the appearance, which was part of opening ceremonies last week for a
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say officers saturated an area of Portland Sunday night known for street racing and stopped dozens of would-be racers from congregating. The Portland Police Bureau says with Oregon State Police, police made 47 traffic stops, issued 21 citations and arrested two people. Police say during their encounters they explained the
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say officers saturated an area of Portland Sunday night known for street racing and stopped dozens of would-be racers from congregating. The Portland Police Bureau says with Oregon State Police, police made 47 traffic stops, issued 21 citations and arrested two people. Police say during their encounters they explained the
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Our skies will be mostly clear Monday night, with lows that dip into the low teens to low 20s.
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Continue ReadingBy Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A pilot from World War II has finally been laid to rest 76 years after his death. US Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Ernest N. Vienneau was 25 in 1944 when his plane was shot down over present-day Slovenia, according to a news release from the Department of Defense. His
Continue ReadingSIMSBURY, Conn. (AP) — A plot of land in Connecticut that was once a thriving tobacco farm where Martin Luther King Jr. worked as a college student in the 1940s is being protected for its historic and cultural significance to the state’s civil rights history. The finalized sale of the property was announced on Friday.
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Germany has became the first country to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Germany booked its place with an error-strewn 4-0 win in North Macedonia. Germany’s former under-21 team coach Stefan Kuntz was unable to keep his emotions in check after hsi first win in charge
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Casi uno de cada cinco de los pacientes de covid-19 más graves de Inglaterra son mujeres embarazadas no vacunadas, según el NHS England, que insta a las madres a vacunarse. Las nuevas cifras publicadas por el NHS England este lunes mostraron que, desde julio, uno de cada cinco pacientes con
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville Predators have promoted Scott Nichol to assistant general manager going into his 13th season overall with the franchise. General manager David Poile announced the promotion Monday. Nichol will continue as general manager of the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals and as the Predators’ director of player development. Poile called this the
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have picked the worst time of year to go ice cold at the plate. Ian Anderson and four Atlanta relievers blanked the Brewers for the second straight game in the NL Division Series, Milwaukee is on the brink of elimination after its second
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The Central Oregon Overdose Crisis Response Task Force and the region’s Public Health Overdose Team, an initiative involving Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties, reported Monday it has identified a recent increase in overdoses, one fatal, and outlined steps being taken in response, while urging others to act as well.
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN Your flight is canceled. You have to stay over in a hotel and pay for dinner or scramble to find a rental car. What are you entitled to? It’s a question many frustrated Southwest Airlines customers are asking in the face of thousands of canceled flights over the weekend and into
Continue ReadingGUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s attorney general has transferred the prosecutor leading the office that took former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and other former military officers to trial for crimes against humanity. Attorney General Consuelo Porras moved Hilda Pineda to a new office pursuing crimes against tourists. Pineda confirmed Monday that she was transferred. The
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