INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State officials say a strain of avian flu has been found at a third commercial turkey farm in southern Indiana. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says laboratory testing of a commercial flock of turkeys in Greene County has come back as presumptively positive for the virus. The samples are being
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign who was charged by special counsel John Durham with lying to the FBI during a 2016 meeting has asked a judge to dismiss the indictment, calling it a case of “extraordinary prosecutorial overreach.” Lawyers for Michael Sussmann say that if
Continue ReadingBy GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian legislators have approved a measure setting regulations for terminating pregnancies resulting from rape. It follows a Constitutional Court ruling that decriminalized such abortions. Previously, Ecuador allowed abortions only when a woman’s life was endangered by pregnancy. The new measure allows abortions up to 12 weeks
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former NASCAR Cup Series regular Greg Biffle is trying to make the Daytona 500 for the first time since 2016. He agreed to drive for a start-up team, New York Racing, and will have to race his way into the 40-car field during Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating reports of Teslas braking unexpectedly while using Autopilot. The braking occurs “without warning, at random, and often repeatedly in a single drive,” according to NHTSA. It estimates that 416,000 vehicles may be affected. The agency did not say whether it was aware
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A four legged friend had to be rescued after falling into Biscayne Bay. Miami Beach Fire Rescue said the owner was playing with her pup at a dog park on Tuesday when the canine got too close to the edge and
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam, CNN Last week, an article claiming that the Biden administration planned to give away crack pipes to drug addicts went viral, eliciting outrage on the right and prompting a series of clarifications from the administration. The February 7 article from the Washington Free Beacon pointed to a federal grant program administered by
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Juventus hosts Torino for the Turin Derby after Danilo’s injury-time equalizer at Atalanta on Sunday stretched Juve’s unbeaten run in the league to 11 games. But the “Old Lady” will need the same resilience against its local rival, which has one of the best defenses in Serie A. High-scoring Bayer Leverkusen
Continue ReadingBy KAREL JANICEK Associated Press After dropping out of the Champions League, Barcelona now faces a difficult task just to qualify for the round of 16 in the Europa League. The Catalan club was held 1-1 by Napoli at Camp Nou Stadium in the first leg of one of eight playoffs between third-place finishers in
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Slovakia’s surprising defeat of Team USA gave us yet another example of kids showing their infatuation with the drama of the Olympics.
Continue ReadingYPSILANTI, Mich. — Josh Mballa had 19 points and 13 rebounds as Buffalo beat Eastern Michigan 83-69. Jeenathan Williams added 18 points for the Bulls on Thursday, while Ronaldo Segu chipped in 16. Noah Farrakhan led the Eagles with 14 points.
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say an anime convention in New York City last year was not a superspreader event. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that widespread masking, vaccinations and good air flow at the Javits Center prevented the highly contagious omicron variant
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Richard Petty’s grandson is set to make his NASCAR national series debut. Thad Moffitt is The King’s grandson and will race Friday night in the Truck Series opener at Daytona. Lee Petty is a NASCAR Hall of Famer and father of The King. Richard
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story VAN NUYS, California (KCAL) — A television producer charged with killing her sister pleaded no contest Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter. Jill Blackstone, 59, was immediately sentenced to eight years in state prison following her plea to one felony count of voluntary manslaughter involving the March
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– La policía subió y bajó las escaleras del sótano varias veces este lunes mientras buscaba en una casa en el área de Saugerties, Nueva York, algún rastro de Paislee Shultis, de 6 años, que llevaba desaparecida más de dos años. Lo que sabemos sobre el caso de Paislee Shultis, la niña desaparecida
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has announced that $3 million in federal funding will be directed toward historically Black colleges and universities. She says it’ll go toward research that will further the Biden administration’s goals of carbon neutrality, and help strengthen a pipeline from those schools
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KCAL) — Christine Barry, a 70-year-old Long Beach resident, runs a nonprofit organization called ‘Ashlee’s Homeless Fund,’ and spends much of her time giving back to the homeless community. Now, she has become yet another in a concerning trend seen across Los
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A utility in sun-drenched New Mexico is struggling to get enough solar-generated electricity as it prepares to shut down a coal-fired power plant amid supply chain disruptions. Utility executives say they have a plan to ensure adequate supplies to feed air conditioners and avoid rolling
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Widely available commercial satellite imagery of Russian troop positions bracketing Ukraine provides a bird’s-eye view of an international crisis as it unfolds. But the pictures, while dramatic, have limitations. High-resolution images from commercial satellite companies like Maxar in recent days showed Russian troop assembly areas,
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN The number of kids covered by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program has soared to a record 40 million during the pandemic, aided by a congressional provision that bars states from disenrolling them during the public health emergency. However, at least 6.7 million children are at risk of losing that
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