TISHOMINGO, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says six teenage students have been killed in a two-vehicle collision in southern Oklahoma. OHP spokesperson Sarah Stewart says the students were in a passenger vehicle that collided with a semi about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in Tishomingo, which is about 100 miles southeast of Oklahoma City. Stewart
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria is eyeing global exports of fertilizer with a $2.5 billion plant inaugurated Tuesday, a facility which the nation’s leader said would contribute to the global supply amid the shock waves from Russia, a major global supplier, where an ongoing war with Ukraine has disrupted supplies.
Continue ReadingAn 11-day trial over the copyright of Ed Sheeran’s hit song “Shape of You” has concluded in London, with the judge saying he would take some time to consider his ruling. The British pop star and his co-writers, Snow Patrol’s John McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon, deny accusations that the 2017 song copies part of
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is warning that it has seen increased interest by Russian hackers in energy companies since the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine, though it is offering no indication that a specific cyberattack is planned. An FBI advisory obtained by The Associated Press
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El principal portavoz de Vladimir Putin reconoció que Rusia aún no ha logrado ninguno de sus objetivos militares en Ucrania y se rehusó a descartar que Moscú pueda recurrir al uso de armas nucleares. En una entrevista con Christiane Amanpour de CNN este martes, Dmitry Peskov se negó repetidamente a descartar
Continue ReadingAKRON, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge in Ohio says he wants attorneys for investors in utility giant FirstEnergy Corp. to reveal who from the company paid bribes in an alleged $60 million scheme to win a legislative bailout for two nuclear plants. U.S District Court Judge John Adams on Tuesday told the lawyers he
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una subvariante de la variante ómicron del coronavirus conocida como BA.2 está provocando una nueva oleada de infecciones por covid-19 en toda Europa. Los casos en el Reino Unido, Alemania, los Países Bajos y otros países están aumentando, impulsados por esta variante de coronavirus tan contagiosa. La proporción de casos de covid-19
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. won’t see game action in spring training, even as a designated hitter. That word from manager Brian Snitker makes it more likely that Acuña will miss at least the first month of the regular season. Acuña is recovering
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — Estados Unidos y la OTAN creen que Belarús podría unirse “pronto” a Rusia en su guerra contra Ucrania, según afirmaron funcionarios de EE.UU. y la OTAN a CNN, y que el país ya está tomando medidas para hacerlo. Es cada vez más “probable” que Belarús entre en el conflicto, dijo
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Arkansas guard JD Notae has a well-earned reputation as a big-time performer. He’s a first-team All-SEC performer who averages more than 18 points per game. Notae has struggled to find his shot during the NCAA Tournament. He has averaged 17.5 points, but he has been harassed into 10-for-34 shooting
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Shaheen Holloway of Saint Peter’s might be one the hottest coaching commodities in college basketball. The 15th-seeded Peacocks are the Cinderella story of the NCAA Tournament after knoocking off Kentucky and Murray State. Holloway was rumored to be the top contender for the vacant
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press Four Ukrainian children with cancer and their families have arrived at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Officials with St. Jude on Tuesday said it’s the first hospital in the U.S. to receive patients from Ukraine. More than 400 Ukrainian children with cancer have been evacuated to a
Continue ReadingBY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt says it will increase transit fees for vessels, including oil-laden tankers, passing through Suez Canal. The Suez Canal Authority says it will add 15% to the normal transit fees for oil-laden and petroleum products-laden tankers, up from current 5%. It says the increases will take effect
Continue ReadingBY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt says it will increase transit fees for vessels, including oil-laden tankers, passing through Suez Canal. The Suez Canal Authority says it will add 15% to the normal transit fees for oil-laden and petroleum products-laden tankers, up from current 5%. It says the increases will take effect
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story TURNERS FALLS, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A group of high school students in Massachusetts recently helped deliver several baby goats when the mother went into labor during class. The Nigerian dwarf goat named Addie belongs to Kimberly Barry, the veterinary and animal science teacher at Franklin
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Amanda Bynes has been released from a court conservatorship that put her life and financial decisions in her parents’ control for nearly nine years. Ventura County Judge Roger Lund terminated the conservatorship of the 35-year-old Bynes at a hearing on Tuesday in a courtroom
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN Several climate and conservation groups are suing the US Department of the Interior to get more information about the department’s November review of its oil and gas leasing program — a report that was widely criticized for sidestepping the program’s impact on the climate crisis. Represented by the Western Environmental Law
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer New Indianapolis Colts quarterback Matt Ryan is ready for a change. After 14 seasons in Atlanta, Ryan joined his new team Tuesday. In his first public comments, Ryan thanked the Falcons for the success and memories he built during his tenure as the best starting quarterback in franchise history.
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs signed linebacker Elijah Lee, who starred in college just down Interstate 70 at Kansas State, and cornerback Luq Barcoo on Tuesday to provide depth at both positions. Lee was a seventh-round pick of the Vikings in 2017 who spent his first three seasons with San Francisco
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil-born striker Junior Moraes has joined Corinthians recently but admits his mind is far from sport. The 34-year-old Moraes, who obtained Ukrainian citizenship three years ago, fears for his friends, colleagues and teammates amid Russia’s invasion. Moraes played in Ukraine for most of the last
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