By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN The most dangerous way to travel in the United States became even more deadly during the coronavirus pandemic. Roadway deaths soared at the highest rate in recorded history. Road safety advocates say the numbers match their experience along Maryland Route 210, a six-lane, largely straight stretch with busy
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Germany’s PyeongChang 2018 luge doubles medalists Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt and Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken are still the frontrunners in 2022.
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Newly named New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen asserts that he’s “at peace” with being constantly measured against the person he’s replacing. The Saints formally introduced Allen on Tuesday as the successor to Sean Payton, who stepped down two weeks ago as the franchise’s
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera and Chuck Johnston, CNN Washington Commanders safety Deshazor Everett was charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal crash that left a 29-year-old woman dead, the sheriff’s office in Loudoun County, Virginia, announced Tuesday. Everett sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries from the crash that took place December 23 in Loudoun
Continue ReadingCNN, KXII By Sara Smart, CNN A woman spent two days floating alone on an air mattress atop a frigid lake. A pair of watchful freight train workers came to her rescue on Thursday. Conductor Cristhian Sosa told CNN on Monday the BNSF southbound train was headed to Irving, Texas, from Madill, Oklahoma, in the
Continue ReadingCNN By Jacqueline Howard and Nadia Kounang, CNN The head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is standing by the agency’s mask guidelines, emphasizing Tuesday that now is not the time to change the recommendations or loosen restrictions aimed at preventing Covid-19. The CDC “still recommends that all schools encourage students to
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard and Nadia Kounang, CNN The head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is standing by the agency’s mask guidelines, emphasizing Tuesday that now is not the time to change the recommendations or loosen restrictions aimed at preventing Covid-19. The CDC “still recommends that all schools encourage students to wear
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It has never taken this many events for the United States to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics, but there are several opportunities ahead to snap the drought.
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Ryan, CNN An image of a frozen lake and the reflection of willow branches above the water’s icy surface has claimed the top prize in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2021. The shot by Italian photographer Cristiano Vendramin, originally among a shortlist of 25 images, was voted for by
Continue ReadingBy Aundrea Cline-Thomas Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — An employee at Hackensack University Medical Center suffered third degree burns after bring attacked at work by a colleague. Police are looking for the man responsible. As CBS2’s Aundrea Cline-Thomas reports, it all happened in the break room of
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El fiscal de Estados Unidos para el Distrito Sur de Nueva York, Damian Williams, anunció este martes que el hondureño Geovanny Fuentes Ramírez fue sentenciado a cadena perpetua por los delitos de importación de cocaína y armas, más una multa de US$ 151,7 millones, informó en un comunicado el Departamento
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Holt Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A figure skating champion is back on the ice after a long battle with COVID-19. On Tuesday, 16-year-old Drew Kenney was practicing at the same rink where she learned how to ice skate at the age of three. “I’ve been skating
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CATONSVILLE, Maryland (WJZ) — A student was shot Tuesday in the parking lot of Catonsville High School, police said. Sources told WJZ the student was shot in the shoulder. That student was transported in unknown condition to a local trauma center, police said. Police did
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Supreme Court says it will decide whether a white man’s conviction for killing a Black man should be thrown out because he killed himself in prison while appealing the verdict. The Advocate reports that prosecutors want the high court to reinstate the conviction of Kenneth Gleason, who was
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN This wasn’t how Mikaela Shiffrin had envisaged her Winter Olympics at Beijing 2022 would go. Two events in the space of three days ended in crashes for the 26-year-old, all but ending her hopes of becoming the first US skier to win three medals at a single Winter Olympics. These Games
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Former Chicago Red Stars coach Rory Dames has been accused of misconduct stretching back decades when he was a youth team coach, before he joined the National Women’s Soccer League team, according to a report in The Washington Post. The accusations included verbal and emotional abuse and other inappropriate behavior, were
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Cincinnati Bengals finally, really feel like they’re in the Super Bowl now. The Bengals flew into Los Angeles on Tuesday for a nice switch from preparing for Sunday’s game back home in frigid Ohio to being in warm and sunny California. Cincinnati offensive coordinator Brian Callahan said being on-site helps
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Happy Tuesday, Central Oregon! Our skies will become partly cloudy Tuesday night, but we are expecting no showers. Lows will be in the mid-20s to low 30s with calm winds. A ridge will continue to get stronger and the high-pressure center will move closer to the northwest until, by Thursday, we reach the mid to
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Nine people arrested inside the federal courthouse in downtown Chicago demanding federal charges against former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke have ben ordered by a federal judge to stay away from the building for 60 days and pay $200 fines. The five women and four men went to the courthouse Thursday to
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