By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s top auction house says it is putting up for sale Rubens’ 17th century masterpiece “Portrait of a Lady” next month. It is valued between 18 million and 24 million zlotys ($4.5 million-$6 million). The painting — owned by a British citizen — will go on
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s top auction house says it is putting up for sale Rubens’ 17th century masterpiece “Portrait of a Lady” next month. It is valued between 18 million and 24 million zlotys ($4.5 million-$6 million). The painting — owned by a British citizen — will go on
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Mikaela Shiffrin shined a revealing spotlight on some hideous negativity she’s received throughout the 2022 Winter Olympics in a provocative social media post.
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has responded via Twitter to people she says “have so much apparent hate.” Shiffrin had wondered aloud about what sort of vitriol might be directed her way after she skied off course for the third time at the Beijing Olympics. And she went on
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has responded via Twitter to people she says “have so much apparent hate.” Shiffrin had wondered aloud about what sort of vitriol might be directed her way after she skied off course for the third time at the Beijing Olympics. And she went on
Continue ReadingBy JULIE PARR Click here for updates on this story IDABEL, Oklahoma (KTBS) — Authorities have captured the final escaped inmate from southeast Oklahoma. McCurtain County sheriff’s deputies said Jerome Rutherford is in custody in Sherman, Texas. The US Marshals Service caught up to him Wednesday evening and he was taken into custody without incident.
Continue ReadingBy SALLY HO and AARON MORRISON Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas could end up a medalist at the Beijing Games, though she isn’t holding her breath for the results of the Russian doping scandal that has cast a shadow over figure skating at the Winter Olympics. Schizas was part of
Continue ReadingBy SALLY HO and AARON MORRISON Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas could end up a medalist at the Beijing Games, though she isn’t holding her breath for the results of the Russian doping scandal that has cast a shadow over figure skating at the Winter Olympics. Schizas was part of
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT and SAM PETREQUIN BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have held a short summit meeting to push the chances of diplomacy to unlock the standoff over Ukraine and reaffirm their joint determination to impose massive sanctions if Russia invades its neighbor. The hastily called summit preceded a two-day EU-Africa meeting which brought
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Two universities across the Carolinas were evacuated on Wednesday after receiving bomb threats. A press release from Fayetteville State University in North Carolina says the school received an “unverified bomb threat” on Wednesday, leading to campus operations being suspended. University
Continue ReadingBy JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer PARIS (AP) — FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says Michael Masi will be replaced as Formula One’s race director following the late controversy surrounding the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last December. Motorsport’s governing body reached its decision after conducting a detailed analysis of the wild ending at
Continue ReadingOpinion by Erik Lundh for CNN Business Perspectives Last year was a tough one for American consumers. Prices for just about everything, from eggs to used cars to electricity, crept higher, and by the end of the year were up 7% from a year earlier. Unfortunately, that number went even higher last month, with the
Continue ReadingCNN By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business American consumer confidence slipped again in February, a new report from the Conference Board said Tuesday. The index tracking how Americans are feeling fell to 110.5 this month, a steeper decline than economists had expected and the lowest level since September. The January number was revised down as well.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Joseph Lieberman, former United States senator from Connecticut. Personal Birth date: February 24, 1942 Birth place: Stamford, Connecticut Birth name: Joseph Isadore Lieberman Father: Henry Lieberman, package-store owner Mother: Marcia (Manger) Lieberman Marriages: Hadassah (Freilich) Lieberman (1983-present); Elizabeth Haas (1965-1981, divorced) Children: with Hadassah Lieberman:
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Kaori Sakamoto’s free skate performance during the women’s singles figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics yielded a score of 153.29 for a total of 231.33 points which allowed Sakamoto to swipe the bronze.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the USSR. Personal Birth date: March 2, 1931 Death date: August 30, 2022 Birth place: Privolnoye, Russia, Soviet Union Birth name: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev Father: Sergei Andreyevich Gorbachev Mother: Maria (Gopkalo) Gorbacheva Marriage: Raisa (Titarenko) Gorbacheva (1953-September 20, 1999, her
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, tensions have also soared in the country’s east, where Ukrainian forces are locked in a nearly eight-year conflict with Russia-backed separatists. A sharp increase in skirmishes on Thursday raised fears that Moscow could use the situation as a pretext
Continue ReadingBy Samiar Nefzi Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Polk County School students are recovering after a bus accident off Howard Gap Road on Wednesday evening. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Bus 133 was involved in a single-car collision on Howard Gap Road in the Saluda community
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s highest court says a business executive who was investigated over suspected fraud had a right to keep his identity private. The Supreme Court ruled that Bloomberg News had breached the businessman’s “reasonable expectation of privacy” with a 2016 story about a U.K. law enforcement probe into
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s highest court says a business executive who was investigated over suspected fraud had a right to keep his identity private. The Supreme Court ruled that Bloomberg News had breached the businessman’s “reasonable expectation of privacy” with a 2016 story about a U.K. law enforcement probe into
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