Daily Olympic Briefing: Chock/Bates, Hubbell/Donohue ready to ‘dance’ on Day 8
TV and live stream schedules for the biggest events taking place Friday night and Saturday morning (February 11-12) at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Did the pandemic upend your retirement plans? Share your story
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business The past two years have dramatically altered the retirement calculus for millions of Americans. For some, the threat of contracting Covid-19 pushed them out of the workforce before they were ready. Others found they could retire sooner than they’d planned, thanks to a booming stock market and soaring home prices.
Continue ReadingNFL QB prospect McCall passes on Power 5, remains at Coastal
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Coastal Carolina’s Grayson McCall is considered a mid-round NFL draft prospect but the quarterback who passed on transferring to a Power Five school won’t throw a football for months as he rehabs an upper body injury. McCall had surgery last month and with his right
Continue ReadingDeadline trades don’t change familiar dilemma for Wizards
By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer The Wizards are on the fringe of playoff contention in the Eastern Conference and won’t have Bradley Beal for the rest of the season. That didn’t stop Washington general manager Tommy Sheppard from turning over a quarter of his roster at the trade deadline. Sheppard says the moves weren’t
Continue ReadingStocks slide and oil surges on renewed fears of Russia invasion of Ukraine
CNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stocks fell sharply Friday after the White House said Americans should leave Ukraine “immediately” due to worries about an imminent invasion by Russia. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell a little more than 500 points, or 1.4%, after the Biden administration said it would be ready to
Continue ReadingWebb telescope’s first test images include an unexpected ‘selfie’
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope is setting up shop while it chills out a million miles from Earth. The observatory shared its first selfie from space after testing its iconic gold mirror and Near Infrared Camera. Webb has been in the process of cooling down and aligning its mirror segments since
Continue ReadingEx-Air Force sergeant pleads guilty to killing federal guard
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former U.S. Air Force sergeant with alleged ties to the “boogaloo” movement has pled guilty to the 2020 fatal shooting of a federal security officer in the San Francisco Bay Area. Steven Carrillo pled guilty Friday to a federal murder charge in the killing of David Patrick
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C.O. Rams and Bengals fans ‘nervous’ but confident in their teams for Super Bowl LVI
The Cincinnati Bengals take on the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. on NBC, and excited fans of both teams will be watching in Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Where could revelations about Trump records lead?
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Revelations that Donald Trump took government records with him to Mar-a-Lago are creating a political headache for the former president and a potential legal one too. House investigators have launched an investigation, and the National Archives and Records Administration has reportedly asked the Justice Department to look
Continue ReadingBiden and Putin will talk Saturday as US warns Americans to leave Ukraine in 48 hours over fears of Russian attack
By Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, a person familiar with the matter said, as the US warns Russia could attack Ukraine using bombs and missiles at any moment. The high-stakes talks come at what US
Continue ReadingMother of 5 killed in suspected DUI crash
By Alyssa Flores Click here for updates on this story MADERA COUNTY, California (KFSN) — As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the California Highway Patrol says its officers are getting ready for big-time enforcement the night of the big game. “We are going to have every available officer out on the roadway,” says Madera CHP Officer
Continue ReadingVendors raise funds for Missy Hernandez’s funeral service
By Alyssa Flores Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — The love for Missy Hernandez is in the air at the Three Hearts fundraiser at Tioga Sequoia in downtown Fresno. Missy would often sell crystals at events just like these and now, the tight-knit vendor community she was a part of
Continue ReadingTeacher’s aide honored for saving choking 3rd grader’s life
By Courtney Carpenter Click here for updates on this story PASADENA, Texas (KTRK) — A teacher’s aide at an elementary school in Pasadena ISD was honored Thursday by the American Red Cross for her potentially lifesaving actions. Back in November, Jhanet Diehl jumped into action when a third-grade student at Burnett Elementary School started choking
Continue ReadingCovid-19 vaccine authorization for younger children delayed as FDA seeks more data
By Jen Christensen, Brenda Goodman and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Parents will have to keep waiting to find out when their youngest children can get a Covid-19 vaccine. Pfizer and BioNTech filed a request with the US Food and Drug Administration in the first week of February for an emergency use authorization of their vaccine in
Continue ReadingMeet the district’s first Hispanic woman superintendent
By Rosie Nguyen Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Dr. Lupita Hinojosa always knew that education would be important to her. But she didn’t know that she would end up dedicating her life and career to the field. As a child of immigrant parents who had to navigate the barriers
Continue ReadingIn reversal, FDA puts brakes on COVID shots for kids under 5
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have put the brakes on their push to speed Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children under 5. Friday’s move means another monthslong delay for the shots. The Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer to apply before its study was even finished on
Continue ReadingIn reversal, FDA puts brakes on COVID shots for kids under 5
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have put the brakes on their push to speed Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children under 5. Friday’s move means another monthslong delay for the shots. The Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer to apply before its study was even finished on
Continue ReadingSenate panel introduces bill banning most abortions in Idaho
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A panel of Idaho lawmakers has introduced a bill that would ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy — before many people know they are pregnant — by allowing extended family members of the patient to sue any doctor that performs one. The legislation introduced on
Continue ReadingDaboll’s Giants staff: 1st woman coach, 2 new coordinators
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Recently hired Brian Daboll has filled out a majority of his staff with the Giants, adding the first woman to hold a coaching position in the team’s history along with a pair of coordinators new to New York. Laura Young will be the team’s
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s security guard attacked after asking customer for COVID vaccine proof
By WLS Digital Team Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A security guard at a Streeterville McDonald’s was assaulted after asking for proof of COVID vaccination Thursday morning, Chicago police said. Police said the male suspect was eating inside the restaurant in the first block of East Chicago Avenue at about
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