BEIJING (AP) — About 16 million residents in Shanghai are being tested for the coronavirus as a staged lockdown shifts to the western half of China’s biggest city and financial capital. Meanwhile, eastern districts that were supposed to be ending their lockdown were told it might be extended in spots where COVID-19 cases are found.
Continue ReadingBy DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s pro-Russia president is expected to extend his almost 10-year grip on power when the Balkan country holds national elections on Sunday. Polls predict that President Aleksandar Vucic’s right-wing Serbian Progressive Party will also dominate the parliamentary races. Vucic has boasted of his closes ties with
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — North Carolina sophomore guard Caleb Love has helped power a Final Four push through his fearlessness. Love is the team’s No. 2 scorer at 15.7 points on the season. And he’s averaging 18 points per game in the NCAA Tournament. Love has shown the ability
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — About 16 million residents in Shanghai are being tested for the coronavirus as a staged lockdown shifts to the western half of China’s biggest city and financial capital. Meanwhile, eastern districts that were supposed to be ending their lockdown were told it might be extended in spots where COVID-19 cases are found.
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes ended a bumpy day higher on Wall Street Friday while Treasury yields soared, after a healthy report on the U.S. job market strengthened expectations for coming interest rate hikes. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% after wavering between small gains and
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes ended a bumpy day higher on Wall Street Friday while Treasury yields soared, after a healthy report on the U.S. job market strengthened expectations for coming interest rate hikes. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% after wavering between small gains and
Continue ReadingBy Mary Kay Mallonee and Rashard Rose, CNN Police say they found five fetuses in a home in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, days after the indictment of several anti-abortion activists — including a woman believed to live in the home where the fetuses were discovered — on charges of blocking access to a reproductive health
Continue ReadingWUSA, @DCAREAANTIABORTIONADVOCACY, CNN By Mary Kay Mallonee and Rashard Rose, CNN Police say they found five fetuses in a home in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, days after the indictment of several anti-abortion activists — including a woman believed to live in the home where the fetuses were discovered — on charges of blocking access to
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN French fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier, who is known for his iconic images of some of the 20th century’s most glamorous women died Thursday at the age of 78, according to a statement posted to his official Instagram account. No cause of death was specified. In a statement to CNN, New York’s Staley-Wise
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski isn’t the only one retiring after the Final Four. It’s also the last games for Bob Fishman, who is in the director’s chair for the 39th time for CBS and Turner’s coverage of the NCAA Tournament. Fishman will direct the TBS coverage of Saturday’s national semifinals
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski isn’t the only one retiring after the Final Four. It’s also the last games for Bob Fishman, who is in the director’s chair for the 39th time for CBS and Turner’s coverage of the NCAA Tournament. Fishman will direct the TBS coverage of Saturday’s national semifinals
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — People across the United Kingdom will face tough choices in coming months as energy costs for millions of households are set to rise by 54% on Friday. It’s the second big jump in energy bills since October, and a third may be ahead as
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — People across the United Kingdom will face tough choices in coming months as energy costs for millions of households are set to rise by 54% on Friday. It’s the second big jump in energy bills since October, and a third may be ahead as
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press As the Russian army bogs down in Ukraine, many youths back home feel increasingly jittery about the prospect of being drafted and sent into combat. A regular spring conscription began Friday, aiming to round up 134,500 young men for a one-year tour of duty. That is making such fears particularly acute.
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(Update: Adding interview video) Editor’s note: NewsChannel 21 reached out to all of the Democratic and Republican candidates for governor and asked if they would respond to the same set of questions. We are presenting their answers online, in full and as sent, except for any minor typos/spelling errors. Republican candidate Nick Hesshttps://votehess.com/ What sets
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer This year’s Final Four includes quite a collection of big-name programs — but this hasn’t been a particularly dominant group this season. In fact, the top three teams in the current Pomeroy rankings — and five of the top six — are absent. That’s a change from last year,
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is bringing sales of recreational marijuana to the doorstep of Texas as the movement toward broad legalization sweeps across more of the American West. As of Friday, anyone 21 and older in New Mexico can purchase up to 2 ounces
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is bringing sales of recreational marijuana to the doorstep of Texas as the movement toward broad legalization sweeps across more of the American West. As of Friday, anyone 21 and older in New Mexico can purchase up to 2 ounces
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal jury’s $14 million award to Denver protesters injured during 2020 demonstrations over the police killing of George Floyd could resonate nationwide as courts weigh more than two dozen similar lawsuits. The jury last week found police used excessive force against protesters, violating their constitutional rights.
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Editor’s note: NewsChannel 21 reached out to all of the Democrat and Republican candidates for governor and asked if they would respond to the same set of questions. We are presenting their answers online, in full and as sent, except for any minor typos/spelling errors. Republican candidate Stan Pulliamhttps://www.stanpulliam.org/ What sets you apart from the
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