SEATTLE (AP) — A powerful weekend storm that dumped several feet of snow in the Cascade mountains has prompted concern for officials at the Northwest Avalanche Center. Six skiers traveling in a closed area at Crystal Mountain ski resort Saturday triggered an avalanche and were trapped. Five of the skiers climbed out but 66-year-old Robert
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — Milan menswear previews for fall/winter 2021-22 are returning to a mostly in-person format in January, with Zegna, Giorgio Armani, Fendi and Prada among the 22 brands staging live runway shows. The president of the Italian National Fashion Chamber said Monday that the success of the womenswear calendar in September, when there were
Continue ReadingBY JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An architect-designer in southern Finland has returned to a frozen lake with a snow shovel to draw a large animal on the ice for the sixth year in a row. On Dec. 4, Pasi Widgren drew a fox that measures about 90 meters (295 feet)
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Sudan’s capital in the latest street demonstrations against the October military coup and subsequent deal that reinstated deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. Thousands of protesters took to the streets Monday in Khartoum and other cities as part of
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A rarely used impeachment court in Denmark has convicted a former immigration minister over a 2016 order to separate asylum-seeking couples when one of the partners was a minor. The Danish parliament voted to try Inger Stoejberg after a commission it appointed concluded that separating
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Harley-Davidson will take its electric motorcycle division public through a blank-check company, valuing the enterprise that has been part of the Harley for 10 years at $1.77 billion. The news gave a jolt to long-suffering shares of Harley-Davidson, which are up 12% before the opening bell Monday. Under the agreement, the special
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HOPE, Arkansas (KTBS) — The University of Arkansas Hope – Texarkana is taking major strides in solar energy technology. Starting January 11, the university will begin classes in the state’s first solar education lab. University officials say the lab will give students a real hands-on
Continue Readingjosemartinezgomez (CNN) — Este es vistazo a la vida de Elon Musk, el empresario multimillonario detrás de Tesla y SpaceX, y el dueño de Twitter. El hombre más rico del mundo está ahora a cargo de una de las plataformas más influyentes del mundo. Personal Fecha de nacimiento: 28 de junio de 1971 Lugar de
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Doja Cat has announced she’s dropped out of the 2021 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour after testing positive for Covid-19. The singer posted on her verified Instagram account that some members of her production team also tested positive. “I’m sad to share that I just tested positive as well and will
Continue ReadingBy Eddie Dowd Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — For one veteran from Oahu, the 2021 Honolulu Marathon was a testament to strength and determination. Garrett Ikilani is a wounded warrior. In 2016 he had a brain aneurysm while stationed in New Mexico and lost his ability to walk. As
Continue ReadingBy ELOGE WILLY KANEZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi’s government has signaled that it won’t allow a recently appointed United Nations special rapporteur on human rights into the East African nation. Foreign Minister Albert Shingiro last week told reporters, and separately told a meeting with diplomats, that Burundi would “never” allow the special
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Biden’s big infrastructure plan, which was passed last month, promises to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, many of which won’t require a college degree. But it’s going to be an uphill battle trying to fill those roles. The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes $550 billion
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have backed away from introducing some of the restrictions for the unvaccinated that were announced a month ago and elicited public outrage all across the vast country where vaccine uptake remains low. The speaker of the State Duma, Russia’s lower parliament house, on Monday announced
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story FERGUSON, Missouri (KMOV) — Police shot a man Sunday night in Ferguson after he fired shots at them, police said. Ferguson Police said officers responded to a call for someone shooting a gun. Other departments responded as well, and more shots were fired. An officer
Continue ReadingKARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Mohammad Rizwan hit 78 runs and fast bowler Mohammad Wasim took 4-40 as Pakistan thumped a depleted West Indies by 63 runs in the first Twenty20 in Karachi. Rizwan increased his tally this year to 1,201 runs in 27 T20s with another masterful knock that stood out in Pakistan’s imposing 200-6
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Despite anxiety about inflation and the Omicron variant, the stock market is on track for another banner year. That’s in large part thanks to stellar gains from just a handful of stocks. What’s happening: According to new research from Goldman Sachs, just five companies — Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Tesla and
Continue ReadingCNN By Zachary Cohen, Paul LeBlanc and Colin McCullough, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sent an email saying the National Guard would be present to ‘protect pro Trump people’ in the lead up to the US Capitol insurrection, according to a new report released by the January 6 committee Sunday night.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story CASS CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — Authorities arrested a teen and seized firearms from his home after a threat was made toward Cass City Public Schools. On Dec. 6, a felony petition was authorized against a 14-year-old male for a threat made at Cass City Public
Continue ReadingBy Kerry Flynn, CNN Business Time magazine has named CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk as Person of the Year. “Person of the Year is a marker of influence, and few individuals have had more influence than Musk on life on Earth, and potentially life off Earth too,” Time editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal wrote. “In
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden spoke with Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday as the President works to secure the West Virginia Democrat’s support for his expansive economic and climate bill he wants passed by the end of the year. “Senator Manchin and President Biden had a productive conversation this afternoon.
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