By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate voted on Thursday to pass a stopgap bill to avert a shutdown at the end of the week ahead of a looming Friday deadline when government funding has been set to expire. The House of Representatives voted last week on a bipartisan basis to
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Supreme Court rules that former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is ineligible to run for governor.
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Chet Hanks is reflecting on growing up the child of famous parents, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. In a video titled “The Truth About Growing Up As A Hanks” posted on the younger Hanks’ YouTube channel, he talked about his upbringing surrounded by wealth and fame. “My experience was
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN The best kind of science fiction sometimes feels set about 10 minutes in the future, and so it is with “Severance,” an extremely creepy, slow-moving but instantly engrossing Apple TV+ series. Produced by Ben Stiller, the project features a stellar cast, in a show about memory that proves appropriately hard
Continue ReadingGOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… After starting the day under clear skies and with chilly temperatures, we will see plenty of sunshine and a pleasant warmup. Highs will be in the mid 50’s and breezes out of the NW will be gentle at 5-10 mph. A few late-day clouds will move in, but we will stay
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Two-time gold medalist Katarina Witt, who competed for East Germany in the ’80s, joins Olympic Ice to give insights into what ROC’s women’s figure skaters are going through.
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yoko Ono turns 89 on Friday and some admirers have a birthday gift: “Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono,” a 14-track album of covers from such artists as David Byrne, Yo La Tengo, Sharon Van Etten, Japanese Breakfast and The Flaming Lips. It’s been organized
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An appeals court in Denmark has ordered the release of the country’s former chief of foreign intelligence from pre-trial custody. Lars Findsen was detained in December and had been held on a preliminary charge of “disclosing highly classified information.” The Court of Appeal of Eastern Denmark said in a statement there
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will face her highest-stakes foreign policy assignment yet this weekend in Germany, where she will try to keep European allies unified amid growing concern over the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. She will attend the annual Munich Security Conference as President
Continue ReadingHARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for the man charged in the fatal shooting of two campus officers. News outlets report that the judge granted a request for an evaluation of Alexander Campbell’s sanity at the time of the Feb. 1 shootings at Bridgewater College. Attorney Gene Hart
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Kyiv (CNN) — No confíes, verifica: ese es el mantra no oficial de los funcionarios occidentales en respuesta a las declaraciones de Rusia de que algunas de sus unidades que han estado cercando Ucrania están regresando a la base. Rusia parece estar dispuesta a demostrar esas declaraciones al mundo a través de
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The House Oversight Committee is asking the General Services Administration to consider terminating the lease for the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC, before the former president’s business can sell it, in light of allegations that the Trump Organization submitted false financial statements to the federal government. The
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Scott Hamilton, dive into how Americans Karen Chen, Mariah Bell and Alysa Liu performed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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On Feb, 17, 2002, Team USA had its most successful day EVER at the Winter Games. A trio of athletes, now icons in their sport, made golden history. Sam Brock looks at the winning moments that haven’t yet been topped.
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rreports of sexual assaults at the federal military academies increased sharply during the 2020-21 school year as students returned to in-person classes during the coronavirus pandemic. The increase continues what officials believe is an upward trend at the academies, despite new sexual assault prevention and treatment
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates increased again, rising to a level not seen since summer 2019. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.92% in the week ending February 17, up from 3.69% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. It has not been this high since May 2019 when it was at 3.99%. Mortgage
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales and Dakin Andone, CNN Police had gone up and down the basement stairs several times while searching a home in the Saugerties, New York, area Monday for any trace of 6-year-old Paislee Shultis, who had been missing for more than two years. Roughly an hour and a half into the search, one
Continue ReadingMEXICO, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman recognized by the New England Patriots as their oldest fan has died at age 106. Myrtle Milledge was from the Maine town of Mexico and was well into her 40s when the Patriots became a franchise in the old American Football League in 1960. The Patriots honored Milledge
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With a long list of serious injuries, freestyle skier Brita Sigourney has become “a little beat up” but her love of the sport and two furry friends keep her coming back to the halfpipe.
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers have agreed to a two-year contract extension with backup linebacker Frankie Luvu. The 25-year-old Luvu was a key player on special teams for the Panthers last season, finishing tied for second on the team in tackles with a forced fumble and a blocked punt. On defense he had eight
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