WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. supply of computer chips has fallen to alarmingly low levels, raising the prospect of factory shutdowns. That’s according to the Commerce Department, which on Tuesday said companies that use semiconductors are down to less than five days of inventory. The department cited its survey of 150 companies that found chip
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An employee-led effort to unionize a franchise of Tudor’s Biscuit World in West Virginia has failed. A National Labor Relations Board official who counted the votes on a live Zoom call Tuesday said workers had voted 7-5 to reject the union. Immediately after the call, union
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House says a Russian invasion of Ukraine is “imminent,” even as diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis proceed. “When we said it was imminent, it remains imminent,” press secretary Jen Psaki said during a daily briefing. “But again, we can’t make a prediction of what decision President Putin
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden acknowledged Tuesday a deeply uncertain situation at the Ukraine border, where Russian troops are amassing but few observers have any definitive knowledge of whether or when they might invade. Earlier, the White House said a Russian invasion was “imminent,” and American troops have been placed on high alert
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — With the political will to raise Hawaii’s minimum wage, many are now focused on helping the lowest wage earners live a better life in paradise. But there’s mixed feelings about raising the hourly minimum between those who’d benefit and those who’d pay
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A rookie New Hampshire musher has decided against running in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race after her team of sled dogs veered onto a busy Alaska highway and collided with a pickup truck. The collision killed one of the dogs and injured three others. Anchorage television station KTUU reports
Continue ReadingSCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Six World Cup races. Six different winners. It’s anyone’s guess who will win the men’s slalom at the upcoming Winter Olympics. Germany’s Linus Strasser won the final slalom before the Beijing Games. He moved up from fifth after the opening leg to finish a slim 0.03 seconds ahead of Atle Lie
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are suing to block a Lockheed Martin acquisition that it says would limit competition among companies that supply missiles to the Pentagon. The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that the $4.4 billion deal would eliminate the last independent U.S. supplier of key missile parts. The FTC says that if the
Continue ReadingCNN, IRS, SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, POOL, SENATE TV, PAUL WANSING, JASMINE JONES By Tami Luhby, CNN Attention parents: Hold onto that Internal Revenue Service letter about your enhanced child tax credit payments. You’ll need it when you file your 2021 tax return. The IRS has mailed families Letter 6419, which states how much they received
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Una vez más, como en los peores momentos de la Guerra Fría, Europa es el foco de una escalada de tensiones que enfrenta a Estados Unidos y Rusia, dueños de los dos arsenales más poderosos del mundo. Pero ahora el centro del conflicto se ha mudado más al este y
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Wenzel Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — No one was injured after a temporary storage container exploded on a middle school campus in Franklin on Tuesday morning, police said. There was no damage to the Poplar Grove Middle School, located at 2959 Del Rio Pike, police said. Police
Continue ReadingBAFOUSSAM, Cameroon (AP) — Sadio Mané got up from a horrible clash of heads that appeared to leave him with a concussion to score a goal that helped put Senegal into the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations. Senegal won 2-0 against Cape Verde with the Liverpool forward getting the opener in the 63rd
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Annika Sorenstam might not be done with the LPGA Tour majors. She returned last season after 13 years in retirement to play an LPGA event at Lake Nona. She also won the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. That came with a spot in the U.S Women’s Open this year at
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Central Oregon posted strong hiring numbers in December, on a seasonally adjusted basis, and unemployment levels continued to tumble, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy Omar Jimenez, CNN Jussie Smollett, the former “Empire” actor who was convicted last month of lying to police that he was a victim of a hate crime, is set to be sentenced on March 10, his attorney Tamara Walker confirmed to CNN on Tuesday. Smollett was found guilty in December on five counts of
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Rihanna is backing her belief that climate change is a social-justice issue by pledging $15 million to the movement through her Clara Lionel Foundation. The “We Found Love” singer on Tuesday announced the donation to 18 climate-justice organizations doing work in seven Caribbean nations and the United States. They include the
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Un crucero que se dirigía a Miami cambió el rumbo hacia las Bahamas este sábado después de que un juez estadounidense emitiera una orden de embargo contra el barco debido a facturas de combustible impagas. Si el crucero Crystal Symphony hubiera seguido rumbo a Miami, habría sido incautado por las autoridades.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Signaling an eagerness to diversify its energy offerings, coal-dependent West Virginia would eliminate a ban on nuclear power plants under a bill that passed the state Senate. The bill was approved on a 24-7 vote Tuesday. A similar bill is pending in the House of Delegates.
Continue ReadingBy Geneva Sands, CNN Domestic violent extremists will “likely continue” to plot and encourage physical attacks against electrical infrastructure in the United States, according to a recent Department of Homeland Security intelligence briefing obtained by CNN. Since at least 2020, domestic extremists have developed credible, specific plans to attack electricity infrastructure, the memo dated January
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — Police responded to a crash involving a train and a vehicle Tuesday morning in Saginaw County. Officers were sent to Hospital Road between Tittabawassee Road and Kochville Road in Kochville Township at 8:57 a.m. on Jan. 25. The driver, an
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