By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Like most Spanish cities, Barcelona throws a major celebration on the day of its patron. St. Eulàlia was a 13-year-old local girl crucified in the early fourth century for refusing to renounce Christianity. While rooted in centuries-old Catholic liturgy, today’s celebration is an expression of pride
Continue ReadingNEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts Montessori preschool has shut down and apologized after a classroom full of toddlers painted black faces on paper plates and held them up to their own faces to celebrate Black History Month. ICKids in Newton in a statement posted on Facebook and on the school’s front door Sunday said
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A look at the men’s curling standings with two sessions of round-robin play remaining.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Jürgen Klopp and the other 15 managers still in this season’s Champions League have one less thing to think about when preparing their teams for matches in the knockout stage. This is the first season in 57 years that the away-goals rule, which is a way of deciding two-legged
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time when calls to the IRS have reached record levels, a private company lets those who are willing to pay jump to the front of the line to get their phone calls answered. That has attracted the attention of lawmakers who want the IRS to
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time when calls to the IRS have reached record levels, a private company lets those who are willing to pay jump to the front of the line to get their phone calls answered. That has attracted the attention of lawmakers who want the IRS to
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time when calls to the IRS have reached record levels, a private company lets those who are willing to pay jump to the front of the line to get their phone calls answered. That has attracted the attention of lawmakers who want the IRS to
Continue ReadingGOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE! Mt. Bachelor and the rest of the cascades will see mostly sunny to sunny skies for the rest of the week and into Saturday. Highs will stay below freezing Tuesday and Wednesday then warm to the mid 30’s to around 40 degrees. There is no more snow in the forecast until
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN There were nine gold medals up for grabs on Tuesday at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Here’s a breakdown of who is taking home gold for their delegations on Day 11 of the Games. Alpine Skiing Women’s downhill: Corinne Suter, Switzerland Biathlon Men’s 4×7.5km relay: Norway Bobsled Two-man: Francesco Friedrich, Germany
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Jorgensen, Jason Hanna and Erica Hill, CNN The families of five children and four adults killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have reached a $73 million settlement with the now-bankrupt gun manufacturer Remington and its four insurers, the plaintiffs’ attorneys said Tuesday. The settlement comes more than seven years after
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Luego de que las patinadoras completaron sus rutinas, la rusa Kamila Valieva terminó la rutina del programa corto en primer lugar. Ahora Valieva es la gran favorita para conseguir la medalla de oro en el programa largo (final) del patinaje artístico del jueves. La puntuación final de Valieva, de 82,16 puntos, supera
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s government says it will stop paying salaries of staff who are unvaccinated against COVID-19, while ordering those who have received jabs to report for work at their offices “with immediate effect,” after more than a year of most government employees working from home. The southern
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GOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… As storm activity moves off to the SE, our skies will clear, but a northerly flow will keep us cool, with average daytime highs. Skies will be mostly sunny today, with highs in the mid 40’s. NW breezes will stay gentle at 5-10 mph. Mostly clear skies tonight will allow temperatures
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, llegó este martes a Moscú antes de reunirse con el presidente de Rusia, Vladímir Putin este miércoles. Según una comunicado de prensa del gobierno brasileño, los presidentes discutirán las relaciones “económicas, comerciales y políticas” entre sus países. Bolsonaro y su equipo permanecerán en un
Continue ReadingBy ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story TRUMBULL, Connecticut (WFSB) — Families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting plan to talk about a settlement in their case against the maker of the weapon used in the shooting. The case involved the estate of Sandy Hook victim Victoria Soto
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Champions League organizer UEFA is being criticized by supporter groups for monetizing engagement by partnering with a company that sells fan tokens through largely unregulated cryptocurrencies. The commercial deal was announced a day after the Football Supporters Europe group praised UEFA for giving away 10,000 tickets to the
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Champions League organizer UEFA is being criticized by supporter groups for monetizing engagement by partnering with a company that sells fan tokens through largely unregulated cryptocurrencies. The commercial deal was announced a day after the Football Supporters Europe group praised UEFA for giving away 10,000 tickets to the
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first graders and six educators in 2012. The families and a survivor of the
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first graders and six educators in 2012. The families and a survivor of the
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