Finnish goaltender Anni Keisala was on fire against Switzerland as Finland racked up goals from four different players in a 4-0 shutout to win the women’s ice hockey bronze medal.
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Finland’s women’s hockey team shut out Switzerland to successfully defend its bronze medal from the PyeongChang Olympics.
Continue ReadingGOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… High pressure centered to the west will keep our skies mostly sunny today, but we will stay cool, as well. A northerly flow of cool air will keep our highs in the low to mid 40’s. Breezes will be gentle out of the north at 5-10 mph. Breezes will calm this
Continue ReadingBy TOSIN FAKILE Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Nashville woman was dragged several feet by a minivan at a Walmart parking lot on Sunday afternoon after a man snatched her purse. Kristina Calvin said it happened at the Walmart on Lebanon Pike in Nashville. She said it occurred
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After beating COVID-19 and winning Olympic monobob silver, bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor may race for the final time in the two-woman event.
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — One of three older Greek women who gained international attention for helping refugees on the island of Lesbos has died at age 96. Efstratia Mavrapidou, her cousin and their friend became known as the “Lesbos Grannies” after they were photographed caring for a baby who had landed on a beach with
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals have signed coach Zac Taylor to a five-year contract extension. The deal was announced Wednesday, three days after the Bengals lost 23-20 to the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl. Taylor was 6-25-1 in his first two seasons. They improved to 10-7 in 2021 and went on an
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Sweden clinched its spot in the women’s curling semifinals, while South Korea got closer to the final four and Canada got further away.
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Natasha Bertrand, CNN The White House dispatched two officials to Saudi Arabia this week to press the kingdom to pump more oil as fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine cause energy prices to rise, a potentiality President Joe Biden warned about in a speech on Tuesday could get worse if Russia
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN The White House dispatched two officials to Saudi Arabia this week to press the kingdom to pump more oil as fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine cause energy prices to rise, a potentiality President Joe Biden warned about in a speech on Tuesday could get worse if Russia attacks. National
Continue ReadingBy TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana congressman who was rejected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the top Republican for the committee investigating last year’s U.S. Capitol insurrection is fending off an effort to remove his name from this year’s election ballot. The challenge to Rep. Jim Banks’ candidacy by a
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WENZEL, MARISSA SULEK, ALEXANDRIA ADAMS Click here for updates on this story FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky (WSMV) — Fort Campbell soldiers are on their way to Europe. It was announced on Tuesday that some of the 101st Airborne Division would be a part of the Joint Task Force Dragon Operation. The focus of the
Continue ReadingBy MARIAM FAM of The Associated Press and AYSHA KHAN of Religion News Service CAIRO (AP) — Some Muslim women have turned to social media to amplify the voices of female Quran reciters and encourage women to post their recitations online. Across cultures and Muslim communities, attitudes vary toward women publicly reciting the Quran where
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — Switzerland has announced plans to lift most restrictions to fight the coronavirus pandemic, including ending health checks on incoming travelers and requirements to show COVID passes to gain entry to many public venues. The government said as of Thursday, mask-wearing and the use of COVID-19 passes will no longer be required to
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story FERGUSON, Missouri (KMOV) — Nearly two months later, officials released body cam video of a man shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson. On Dec. 13, officers were searching for 35-year-old Jeremi Moore and found him around 8:30 p.m. in the 600 block
Continue ReadingBy ALEXIS ZOTOS Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — In the early hours of Monday, a parade of cars rolled down Heathermoor in Dardenne Prairie area of St. Charles County. Several people jumped out of the cars and started checking door handles. The cars they were driving had
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES and WILSON RING Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Police in Canada’s capital are telling protesting truckers who have paralyzed the city for more than two weeks that it’s time to leave. Meanwhile, the last of the truck blockades at the U.S.-Canadian border has come to an end. Authorities say the final
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — IOC president Thomas Bach has offered U.S. figure skaters Olympic torches as holdover gifts while they await a resolution of the Russian doping case preventing them from receiving their silver medals. Two people familiar with the events told The Associated Press that Bach reiterated to
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By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Kors’ Fall/Winter 2022 collection is a celebration of a place near and dear to his heart: New York City. The Long Island native brought the glamour and energy to his New York Fashion Week show Tuesday at music venue Terminal 5, where models sparkled in
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