By Jay Croft, Haley Brink and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A winter storm that brought heavy snow and ice to parts of the Northeast on Friday is beginning to move out of the region this evening. The storm caused rough road conditions, prompted school closures and resulted in hundreds of flight cancellations. Three million people from
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Union organizers overwhelmingly won a vote Friday to represent workers at a Starbucks in Mesa, Arizona, giving them their third win in an effort to organize the sector. The vote was 25 in favor of the union and only 3 opposed. There were a total of 43 workers eligible to
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Cooper, CNN Jurors in the trial of Brett Hankison, the only police officer charged in connection with the botched 2020 raid that left Breonna Taylor dead, visited the 26-year-old Kentucky woman’s apartment Friday afternoon. The group of 12 jurors and three alternates toured Taylor’s apartment, the next-door neighbor’s apartment where Hankison’s bullets also
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Las nuevas cifras de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) indican que alrededor del 28% de los habitantes de Estados Unidos viven en condados en los que necesitan usar mascarillas en interiores, lo que supone un descenso significativo con respecto a
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BIESECKER, JOSHUA GOODMAN, SARAH EL DEEB and RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Experts say the sanctions on oligarchs announced by President Joe Biden this week in response to the invasion of Ukraine may do little to dim the jet-setting lifestyles of Russia’s ultra-rich — much less force a withdrawal of tanks
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Gio Reyna is certain he’ll be fit again in time to help the United States qualify for the World Cup. The Americans have a final round of qualifiers against Mexico, Panama and Costa Rico next month and Reyna says he is “pretty positive” he’ll be there.
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State Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson, R-Prineville, on Friday successfully passed legislation that will better protect Oregon consumers throughout the home buying and selling process, with stiffer fines for those who conduct real estate business without a license.
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lindy La Rocque has brought a championship culture to UNLV. She’s wrapping up her second season as the head coach with her team on an upward trajectory. The Lady Rebels have won a share of the Mountain West regular-season title and gotten a couple of votes
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story KATY, Texas (KTRK) — A Katy man is among the group of men who pleaded guilty to conspiring to attack power grids through the US. According to the Department of Justice, the men were conspiring the attack in furtherance of racially or ethnically motivated violent
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN Federal political committees spent more than $1.4 million at Donald Trump’s businesses last year, a new tally shows — underscoring one way the former President continues to personally benefit from his time in the White House. Five political committees associated with Trump accounted for the biggest share of spending, sending about
Continue ReadingBy Mikah Boyd Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Cy-Fair ISD is offering free English learning courses to the parents of students enrolled in English as a second language, or ESL, classes. Classes will be available for those with introductory, beginner or intermediate English proficiency. Parents interested can register for
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN The Russian invasion of Ukraine has already killed hundreds, sent thousands of refugees fleeing, and sent ripples throughout the entire world. With closed airspaces in and around the conflict leaving some stranded and flights rerouted, impending fuel price jumps, airlines and countries cutting off Russia and
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Forwards Martin Terrier and Gaetan Laborde scored again as Rennes won at Montpellier 4-2 to move up to fourth place in the French league. Fourth spot guarantees automatic entry into next season’s Europa League. Rennes is one point ahead of fifth-placed Strasbourg, which has a tough home game against third-placed Nice on
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislators have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a congressional redistricting plan that state judges drew this week. Friday’s appeal initiates a last-ditch effort to derail a map that likely would give state Democrats another seat on Capitol Hill in 2023.
Continue ReadingBy AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights now face federal sentences that one expert says could range from less than five years in prison to as much as the 25 years prosecutors are seeking for Derek Chauvin. A comprehensive
Continue ReadingGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have signed defenseman Dysin Mayo to a three-year contract. Terms of the deal were not announced. The 25-year-old Mayo has three goals and three assists in 42 games with Arizona this season. A fifth-round NHL draft pick in 2014, Mayo became the eighth defenseman in franchise history to
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit accusing Pennsylvania’s judicial system of violating federal law, saying several lower court judges had barred defendants from taking prescribed medication to treat Opioid Use Disorder while in drug treatment courts. The lawsuit filed Thursday comes weeks after attorneys
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Helio Castroneves considers the IndyCar opener in St. Petersburg among his favorite races. Except when he attended as a spectator the last four years. He was phased out of IndyCar after the 2017 season to help launch Team Penske’s sports car program. But
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesotta (WCCO) — A 28-year-old St. Paul woman is accused of setting an apartment on fire during a domestic argument. On Friday, Daniesha Marie Savage-McComb was charged with two felony counts of first-degree arson in connection to the Thursday incident. According to the
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN Ukrainian staff of the US Embassy in Kyiv are asking the State Department for urgent help as their country comes under attack by Russia. In a letter sent Thursday to Department leadership, the locally employed staff asked for “immediate answer and action” on issues like evacuating the country and securing visas to the
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