By Rosa Flores, CNN A 9-year-old girl has died after she was shot while in a car with her family in the Houston area, police say. “Sadly, the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences advised late (Tuesday) afternoon that the nine-year-old girl has been pronounced deceased,” the Houston Police Department tweeted. Mayor Sylvester Turner identified
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Airbnb has reported its second-straight quarterly profit and it says its revenue is now higher than it was before the pandemic. Airbnb said Tuesday that it earned $55 million in the fourth quarter. That’s a turnaround from a loss of $3.9 billion a year ago. Airbnb says the omicron
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The Oregon Health Authority has allowed local public health authorities to set alternate dates this year by which parents must provide vaccine records for their children or be excluded from school.
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Millman and Casey Gannon A former Pennsylvania insurance salesman who participated in the US Capitol attack was sentenced Tuesday to six months’ probation after revealing he had lost his job and now works as a part-time pizza delivery driver. Edward McAlanis, from Lancaster County, says he was fired for his participation in the
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El próximo 13 de marzo se celebran las elecciones legislativas de Colombia, en las que los colombianos elegirán a los representantes del nuevo Congreso de la República. Durante la jornada hay una figura clave que resulta fundamental para llevar a cabo estos comicios con normalidad: los jurados de votación, quienes
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Altria says an administrative law judge dismissed a federal lawsuit alleging that its investment into vaping company Juul violates anticompetitive laws. The preliminary decision by a federal agency judge is subject to review by the Federal Trade Commission and will likely be appealed. The FTC sued
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Altria says an administrative law judge dismissed a federal lawsuit alleging that its investment into vaping company Juul violates anticompetitive laws. The preliminary decision by a federal agency judge is subject to review by the Federal Trade Commission and will likely be appealed. The FTC sued
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Oh, no. No encuentras tu tarjeta de vacunación. Ya buscaste en tu auto, vaciaste tu bolsa o tu mochila y has puesto de cabeza tu casa, pero tu tarjeta de vacunación no aparece por ningún lado. Nadie podía predecir antes de la pandemia que un pequeño trozo de papel blanco tendría
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Who’s Su Yiming? The child actor turned Olympic snowboarder won China’s first snowboarding gold medal in big air, adding to his silver medal from slopestyle.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden hizo un llamamiento para que la diplomacia continúe mientras el mundo está a la expectativa de si el presidente de Rusia Vladimir Putin ordena una invasión de la vecina Ucrania, y recalcó a los ciudadanos rusos que EE.UU. no es su enemigo. En un discurso pronunciado este
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gonzaga and Duke are among the 24 men’s and women’s programs that will take part in a pair of basketball tournaments in Portland, Oregon, honoring Nike cofounder Phil Knight. The 2022 Phil Knight Invitational and the Phil Knight Legacy tournaments will be played over Thanksgiving weekend. Games will be held at
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gonzaga and Duke are among the 24 men’s and women’s programs that will take part in a pair of basketball tournaments in Portland, Oregon, honoring Nike cofounder Phil Knight. The 2022 Phil Knight Invitational and the Phil Knight Legacy tournaments will be played over Thanksgiving weekend. Games will be held at
Continue ReadingBy DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two California Democratic lawmakers are targeting pandemic disinformation they say has received a broad audience and misplaced credibility through social media. Both legislators rejected concerns Tuesday that their legislation might carry free speech or business privacy considerations. Sen. Richard Pan’s proposal would require online platforms like
Continue ReadingBy DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two California Democratic lawmakers are targeting pandemic disinformation they say has received a broad audience and misplaced credibility through social media. Both legislators rejected concerns Tuesday that their legislation might carry free speech or business privacy considerations. Sen. Richard Pan’s proposal would require online platforms like
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Day 11 of the 2022 Winter Olympics saw an unexpected speed skating win, well anticipated races, Kamila Valieva’s controversial skate, and so much more.
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Kylian Mbappe scored a wonderful last-minute goal to inspire Paris Saint-Germain to a 1-0 victory against Real Madrid in their Champions League round of 16 first-leg tie on Tuesday. The game looked to be drifting to a goalless draw before the Frenchman drove at the Madrid defense and slotted a fine
Continue ReadingMt. Hood Meadows reported five new inches. Timberline reported ten new inches. Hoodoo reported one new inch. Mt. Bachelor reported five new inches. Ski Bowl reported eight new inches. Willamette Pass has not reported any numbers.
Continue ReadingMARKSVILLE, La. (AP) — A Black man in Louisiana is free after spending 44 years in prison for an attempted rape he says he didn’t commit. News outlets report that a judge said Tuesday that Vincent Simmons did not get a fair trial because jurors never heard about some evidence in his favor. That included
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business The effort to unionize Starbucks workers is one of the country’s most closely-watched labor organizing drives in years. On Wednesday, that effort was temporarily put on hold. Just as votes by up to 43 workers at a Starbucks in Mesa, Arizona were due to be counted by the National Labor
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Sonia Moghe, CNN The New York Times has prevailed in defending itself against a defamation lawsuit brought by Sarah Palin after jurors found she had not proven her case. The jury of nine, which had been deliberating since Friday afternoon, found the Times not liable for defamation against Palin. Unbeknownst to them,
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