KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who has insisted for more than 20 years that he was wrongly convicted as a teenager of killing his mother has been granted parole. The Kansas City Star reports that attorneys for 37-year-old Michael Politte confirmed Tuesday that he was given parole and is set to be
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With a squad full of college players and even some teenagers, the U.S. men’s hockey team is the youngest in decade. Sam Brock talks to the team members about whether they “believe in miracles.”
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Court of Justice has ordered Uganda to pay $325 million in compensation to Congo for violence in a long-running conflict between the African neighbors that began in the late 1990s. The compensation order issued Wednesday came more than 15 years after the U.N.
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The National Book Foundation has teamed with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to honor books that merge two categories not always in harmony: technology and the arts. On Wednesday, the two organizations announced the inaugural winners of its Science + Literature awards, $10,000 honors for
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Team USA men’s curling began play at the 2022 Winter Olympics against the ROC looking to defend its gold medal from four years ago.
Continue ReadingHOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Hollywood police say an initial review of a shooting last July shows an officer thought he was deploying his stun gun when he shot and paralyzed a naked man. Police released the statement late Tuesday after civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump sued seeking to force the agency to release video of
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi has issued an emotional apology after she was disqualified for violating suit regulations at Beijing 2022. Takanashi was one of five women ski jumpers disqualified for violating guidelines on the suits they wore while competing in the mixed-team ski jumping final on Monday. Austria’s Daniela Iraschko-Stolz,
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The American team of Kristen Santos, Maame Biney, Corrine Stoddard and Julie Letai finished last in their short track women’s 3000m relay semifinal to miss out on medals and head to the B Final instead.
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm. The company reports that up to 40 of the 49 small Internet-service satellites launched last week have either reentered the atmosphere and burned up, or are about
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm. The company reports that up to 40 of the 49 small Internet-service satellites launched last week have either reentered the atmosphere and burned up, or are about
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Brianna Decker gives an update on how she’s doing after breaking her leg in the first U.S. hockey game of the 2022 Winter Olympics and shares what she observed during her team’s prelim loss to Canada.
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Deedra Irwin was honored to become an Olympian. But when her seventh-place finish in the women’s 15km individual event marked the U.S.’s best Olympic biathlon result in any non-relay event in history, she was speechless.
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister says the nation’s diplomatic priorities will tilt toward addressing the threat of climate change as one of the key global challenges of the 21st century. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, a member of the environmentalist Green Party, said Germany’s 226 diplomatic missions worldwide will become “climate embassies.” She said this
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Samsung is trying to reclaim lost ground in the coveted high end of the smartphone market with a new lineup of Galaxy S models designed to appeal to consumers who are increasingly sharing videos of their antics on TikTok, Facebook, YouTube and other popular
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Barbaresi Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — New details were released Tuesday, Feb. 8 about the October 2021 murders of Mallery Muenzenberger and her 3-year-old son, Major Harris. The suspect in the case, Jaheem Clark, committed suicide. On Tuesday, police released hundreds of pages of police reports, a 911
Continue ReadingCNN By Joe Sutton and David Williams, CNN A 12-year-old Black girl was disqualified from a Wisconsin swim meet over the weekend for wearing a homemade Black Lives Matter swimsuit, but organizers quickly reversed the decision and let her swim. Sarah Lyons told CNN that her daughter Leidy Gellona is very interested in social justice
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Murrow Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Dog Days Rescue, the organization caring for a Labradoodle whose body was badly burned in December, took to social media to provide the latest updates on the dog’s recovery. During a Facebook Live, the organization said they continue to see improvements in
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story NEWTOWN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A display of sportsmanship during a high school wrestling meet is getting a lot of attention. Following Newtown High School’s win over Masuk in a dual meet on Feb. 2, Newtown’s Marc Maurath went back out onto the mat for a
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has moved forward with easing coronavirus restrictions, cancelling a requirement for people to present a certificate proving they have been vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 to use services and attend public events. As of Thursday, people no longer need the health pass to enter restaurants, cafes and hairdressers as
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Germany’s ‘Two Tobis’ – Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt – threepeat with doubles luge gold, and broke a track record in the process. Germany’s Toni Eggert / Sascha Benecken won silver.
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