PARIS (AP) — At least seven people, including two children, have been killed in an explosion and fire that occurred in apartment buildings in southern France. Search crews are looking for at least two people who are missing. French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin visited site in the town of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque. He said about 30 people
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The United States is closing the US Embassy in Kyiv and “temporarily relocating” the small number of remaining diplomatic personnel in the country to Lviv, a city in western Ukraine, “due to the dramatic acceleration in the buildup of Russian forces,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday.
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El embajador de Bolivia en Cuba, Eduardo Pardo, falleció este domingo en La Habana, informó el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del país sudamericano en un comunicado oficial. Sin ofrecer más detalles, la dependencia de Bolivia señaló que el funcionario estuvo luchando “semanas” para recuperar la estabilidad en su salud. “La Cancillería
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Twin Cities man says he watched helplessly this week as a thief drove off with his custom wheelchair van. John Anderson said he visited a caregiver at the Radisson Hotel in Brooklyn Center Thursday night, but as he got to the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of George Ryan, the former governor of Illinois who served time in prison after being convicted on racketeering, conspiracy and fraud charges. Personal Birth date: February 24, 1934 Birth place: Maquoketa, Iowa Birth name: George Homer Ryan Father: Thomas Ryan, pharmacist Mother: Jeannette Ryan Marriage:
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Day 10 was a banner one for Team USA, which collected four medals across three events at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Continue ReadingCNN, WXYZ, CBC NEWS By Holly Yan and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Shortly after North America’s busiest land border crossing reopened following a blockade by Canadians protesting Covid-19 mandates, the nation’s most populous province on Monday announced plans to loosen pandemic restrictions. For almost a week, protesters blocked the Ambassador Bridge linking Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Naturally, Netflix gifted us with a look at the new season of “Bridgerton” on Valentine’s Day. A teaser trailer dropped Monday and it did not disappoint. It starts with a voice over by Julie Andrews, who serves as the voice for “Lady Whistledown.” “Dearest gentle reader,” she asks. “Did you
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the February 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Former neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman was acquitted in the case. Facts Trayvon Benjamin Martin, born February 5, 1995, was an African American high school student who lived in Miami Gardens, Florida, with his mother, Sybrina Fulton. In February
Continue ReadingBy David Schuman Click here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — St. Paul are struggling to deal with speeding drivers. Cars are going too fast on main thoroughfares and in residential neighborhoods, but fewer speeding citations are being handed out than in years past. Graeme Webster, who lives with his family
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The saga of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva moves on to the short program — which she can participate in after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. A test that Valieva took in December was flagged for a banned heart medication, but CAS
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer The Texas Attorney General is suing Facebook parent Meta. The lawsuit claims the social media giant has been unlawfully collecting biometric data on Texans for commercial purposes, without their informed consent. Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday filed the lawsuit that claims Facebook has been storing millions of biometric
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer The Texas Attorney General is suing Facebook parent Meta. The lawsuit claims the social media giant has been unlawfully collecting biometric data on Texans for commercial purposes, without their informed consent. Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday filed the lawsuit that claims Facebook has been storing millions of biometric
Continue ReadingOpinion by Tim Calkins for CNN Business Perspectives The Super Bowl is the biggest single advertising event of the year. Companies line up to spend millions of dollars buying commercial time during the game, and they spend months working on the ads, surveying consumers and testing different creative ideas. But unlike most advertising these days,
Continue ReadingBy KCAL KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Some celebrations turned violent and destructive following the Los Angeles Rams thrilling win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI Sunday night. Large crowds gathered in downtown L.A., surrounding passing vehicles, setting off fireworks and shutting down streets. Los
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Era el día de San Valentín de 1996 cuando Lee Green entró en un albergue de montaña en Nepal, rodeado por el Himalaya nevado, y se encontró con Mandy Halse por primera vez. Green y Halse estaban a miles de kilómetros de sus respectivos hogares en Inglaterra y Nueva Zelandia. Ambos
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The Oregon Secretary of State’s Archives Division is hosting its biennial cover image photography contest. Two images will be selected, one to grace the front cover and the other for the back cover of the 2023-2024 Oregon Blue Book.
Continue ReadingCNN By Stephanie Elam, CNN The West is in its worst drought in centuries, scientists reported Monday. A study published in Nature Climate Change found the period from 2000 to 2021 was the driest in 1,200 years. Last year’s drought severity was “exceptional,” researchers said, and all indications are the extreme conditions will continue through
Continue ReadingBy PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Democratic mayoral candidate in Kentucky’s largest city said he is “shaken but safe” after a man stormed his campaign headquarters and fired a weapon directly at him. A bullet grazed Craig Greenberg’s sweater and shirt, but he escaped injury Monday morning
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Oregon has released draft rules for the therapeutic use of psilocybin, commonly called magic mushrooms.
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