By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Tina Peters, the embattled county clerk in Mesa County, Colorado, said Monday she is running for secretary of state. “Colorado deserves a secretary of state who will stand up to the Biden administration that wants to run our country into the ground with nationalized elections,” Peters, a Republican, said in a
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans officials are getting ready for Mardi Gras after the pandemic caused a two-year hiatus. City officials held a news conference Monday to talk about the preparations. Mardi Gras season started Jan. 6 but the next two weeks are considered the height of the festivities,
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Olympic athletes celebrate Valentine’s Day by sending love all the way from China to you and their friends and family back home.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. health official suggests there may never be a test to measure whether someone who had COVID-19 is still infectious. Dr. Bruce Tromberg is in charge of fixing the country’s long-troubled COVID-19 testing system. His division at the National Institutes of Health controls $1.5 billion
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks fell on Wall Street Monday as the U.S. moved to close its embassy in Ukraine amid heightened geopolitical tensions over the thousands of Russian troops that have been amassing on the border. Financial, health care and energy companies were among the biggest weights dragging the market lower.
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (AP) — Officials say two skiers died in crashes in separate incidents at Mt. Bachelor ski resort, officials said. A spokesperson for Mt. Bachelor told KOIN 6 News reports both incidents happened around 12:30 p.m., one on Friday, the other on Saturday, and both skiers died before being flown from the mountain’s landing
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press A Missouri lawmaker who’s charged in a fraud scheme involving medical treatments in her job as a physician assistant has reached a settlement with the state health department that puts her narcotics license on probation for three years. The agreement with state Rep. Tricia Derges was reached Jan. 28 but
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A metallurgist in Washington state was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison and a $50,000 fine Monday after she spent decades faking the results of strength tests on steel that was being used to make U.S. Navy submarines. Elaine Marie Thomas, 67, of Auburn, Washington, was
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A metallurgist in Washington state was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison and a $50,000 fine Monday after she spent decades faking the results of strength tests on steel that was being used to make U.S. Navy submarines. Elaine Marie Thomas, 67, of Auburn, Washington, was
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Aerojet Rocketdyne, 3M fall; Splunk, TreeHouse Foods rise.
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The Super Bowl’s done and the 2022 Winter Olympics are in the home stretch with a week full of competitions that will see loads of big names compete for medals.
Continue ReadingBy TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge says he’ll dismiss a libel lawsuit that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin filed against The New York Times. The judge made the announcement while a jury continued to deliberate the Republican’s claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation with an editorial linking her
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The producers of “Bel-Air,” the new dramatic take on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” knew they had big shoes to fill when looking for their lead actor. The character of Will was originally played by Will Smith. They found him in Jabari Banks, a 23-year-old newcomer
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El gobernador de Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, firmó este domingo tres nuevos decretos relacionados a la pandemia de covid-19, los cuales incluyen medidas para la vacunación de refuerzo, aforo en establecimientos comerciales y viajeros que llegan a la isla. Puerto Rico amplía la vacunación obligatoria y cambia horarios y capacidad de
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El domingo por la noche, en el espectáculo del medio tiempo del Pepsi Super Bowl LVI, el hip-hop de la vieja escuela mostró a los más jóvenes un par de cosas. Los “original gangsters” Snoop Dogg y Dr. Dre actuaron junto a Eminem, el discípulo de Dre, la reina del hip-hop
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business If you were to judge the US auto market by this year’s Super Bowl ads, you’d think virtually all the cars for sale in America today are electric vehicles made by the world’s long-established automakers. And you never would have heard of Tesla, the world’s largest EV maker. Traditional automakers
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story SCITUATE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — With record high temperatures in New England to start the weekend, Saturday presented the perfect opportunity to enjoy the warm air and take a drive with the windows down. . . as long as you remembered to close them back up
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla,. (AP) — The nine brides wore white. Their grooms mostly wore dark shirts. And they all said exchanged wedding vows Monday at a Valentine’s Day group wedding at the historic Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida. The ceremony was arranged by the Palm Beach County clerk’s office.
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers advanced a proposal Monday to create a commission of political appointees to make decisions about transgender student-athletes participating in youth sports. The idea is the latest attempt by Utah Republicans to add state oversight to youth sports and follows stalled efforts to pass
Continue ReadingBy Lindsay Bramson Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Could you tell the difference between regular gummies and those containing THC? They all look almost identical. But unfortunately, News4 Investigates found that children don’t know the difference either, resulting in dozens of Middle Tennessee kids ending up in the emergency room.
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