Month: March 2022
K-State hires Baylor assistant Jerome Tang as hoops coach
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State hired Jerome Tang to be its next basketball coach Monday, entrusting a program that’s had plenty of recent success but fallen on hard times to one of the architects of Baylor’s rise to national prominence. The Wildcats hired Tang to replace Bruce
Continue ReadingTormentas y fuertes lluvias dejan varios muertos y desaparecidos en Brasil
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Fuertes tormentas en el estado brasileño de Río de Janeiro dejaron como saldo al menos cinco personas fallecidas en la ciudad de Petrópolis y otras dos en la ciudad costera de Angra dos Reis desde este domingo, dijo a CNN el departamento de bomberos del estado. Otras cuatro personas están
Continue ReadingMotorsports celebrates strong weekend across several series
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — It was quite the weekend in motorsports, which is typically the bit player on the massive stick-and-ball sporting landscape so eager for its own time in the spotlight. The past four days belonged to college basketball, with its three weeks of March Madness
Continue ReadingHertha Berlin backer calls for club president to go
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin investor Lars Windhorst has slammed the club president Werner Gegenbauer and called for a change of leadership. Windhorst says “he’s been the president for over 10 years and it’s become clear to me that he’s not doing everything he can to lead the club
Continue ReadingFormer Czech Prime Minister Babis indicted in fraud case
PRAGUE (AP) — Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis will face trial after the prosecution indicted him in a fraud case involving European Union subsidies. The move announced on Monday by Prague’s public prosecution office came weeks after lawmakers in the lower house of the Czech Parliament lifted Babis’ immunity from prosecution for his alleged
Continue ReadingAmy Schumer wants Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to appear on the Oscars
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Amy Schumer isn’t going to avoid current world events during her Oscar hosting duties. The “Life & Beth” star is even trying to find a way to have Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky virtually attend the ceremony amid Russia’s invasion of his country. “I actually pitched, I wanted to find a way
Continue ReadingRussian race walker Lashmanova banned for doping, loses gold
LONDON (AP) — Russian race walker Yelena Lashmanova has been banned for two years for doping and will be stripped of her Olympic gold medal. Lashmanova won gold in the 20-kilometer race walk at the 2012 London Olympics and also at the world championships in Moscow the following year. The Athletics Integrity Unit says the
Continue ReadingGreece: Norwegian photographer held on spy charge released
Associated Press LESBOS, Greece (AP) — A Norwegian photographer arrested on espionage-related charges on the Greek island of Lesbos has been released from custody after appearing at a public prosecutor’s office. Court officials said the 75-year-old Knut Bry had been released after giving evidence for more than three hours but the investigation into his alleged activities
Continue ReadingHigh court rejects case of Christian group, bisexual lawyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it won’t review the case of a Seattle-based Christian organization that was sued after declining to hire a bisexual lawyer who applied for a job. A lower court let the case go forward, and the high court said Monday it wouldn’t intervene. Two justices, Justice Samuel Alito and
Continue ReadingWorkers go on strike at California refinery owned by Chevron
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More than 500 workers at a Chevron Corp. refinery in the San Francisco Bay Area are on strike over safety concerns and to demand a salary increase to keep up with inflation and the area’s high cost of living. The United Steelworkers union says the strike affecting the
Continue ReadingWorkers go on strike at California refinery owned by Chevron
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More than 500 workers at a Chevron Corp. refinery in the San Francisco Bay Area are on strike over safety concerns and to demand a salary increase to keep up with inflation and the area’s high cost of living. The United Steelworkers union says the strike affecting the
Continue ReadingA quarter of Ukrainians have fled their homes. Here’s where they’ve gone
By George Ramsay, CNN At least 10 million people have been forced to flee their homes in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion less than a month ago, the head of the United Nations’ refugee agency said Sunday. That figure accounts for almost a quarter of the country’s population, which was calculated at 44 million by the
Continue ReadingA quarter of Ukrainians have fled their homes. Here’s where they’ve gone
CNN By George Ramsay, CNN At least 10 million people have been forced to flee their homes in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion less than a month ago, the head of the United Nations’ refugee agency said Sunday. That figure accounts for almost a quarter of the country’s population, which was calculated at 44 million by
Continue ReadingA quarter of Ukrainians have fled their homes. Here’s where they’ve gone
CNN By George Ramsay, CNN At least 10 million people have been forced to flee their homes in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion less than a month ago, the head of the United Nations’ refugee agency said Sunday. That figure accounts for almost a quarter of the country’s population, which was calculated at 44 million by
Continue ReadingOvermars joins Antwerp in wake of Ajax misconduct scandal
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Former Dutch soccer great Marc Overmars has been appointed sports director of Belgian club Antwerp only weeks after abruptly quitting at Ajax after admitting to sending inappropriate messages to female colleagues. Overmars relinquished his sports director role at Ajax last month and apologized for his behavior. Antwerp general manager Sven Jaecques
Continue ReadingDoctors finding hurdles to using pills to treat COVID-19
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer COVID-19 patients now have new treatments they can take at home to stay out of the hospital — if doctors get the pills to them fast enough. Health systems around the country are rushing out same-day prescription deliveries. Some clinics also have started testing and treating patients in one
Continue ReadingDoctors finding hurdles to using pills to treat COVID-19
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer COVID-19 patients now have new treatments they can take at home to stay out of the hospital — if doctors get the pills to them fast enough. Health systems around the country are rushing out same-day prescription deliveries. Some clinics also have started testing and treating patients in one
Continue ReadingBuffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is buying insurer Alleghany for $11.6 billion
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It may not be the “elephant-sized” deal that Warren Buffett has long promised, but Berkshire Hathaway is making its biggest acquisition in years: it’s buying insurer Alleghany for $11.6 billion in cash. Buffett, the “Oracle of Omaha,” has been saying for years that he wants to make a
Continue ReadingMaryland hires Seton Hall’s Willard as basketball coach
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Kevin Willard is taking over as Maryland’s basketball coach after a dozen seasons at Seton Hall. The Terrapins announced the hire three days after Seton Hall’s season ended with a loss to TCU in the NCAA Tournament. Willard took the Pirates to the NCAA Tournament five times. Maryland has
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