By Natasha Bertrand, CNN A delegation of Ukrainian lawmakers visiting Washington, DC, on Wednesday said they believe Russia is just using peace talks with Ukraine as a “smokescreen” for their forces to regroup and re-strategize in Ukraine. “At this particular moment, these peace negotiations are far from real negotiations,” Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, who chairs Ukraine’s Parliamentary
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed Abortion providers are asking the Idaho Supreme Court to strike down the state’s new six-week abortion ban which mimics a controversial Texas law. The providers said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that the Idaho law violates several provisions of the state constitution. They’re asking the state Supreme Court to intervene before April
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks ended lower on Wall Street Wednesday, breaking a four-day winning streak but keeping major indexes in the green so far for the week. Technology stocks fell more than the rest of the market. Energy stocks rose along with oil prices. Markets have been rising this week as talks between Russia and
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Barbara Starr, CNN The “Hurricane Hunters” Air Force unit that flies specially equipped aircraft directly into severe weather has opened an investigation after one of its training flights landed at Martha’s Vineyard to pick up a motorcycle belonging to one of the crew members, according to a statement from the 403rd
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to prevent the construction of the Obama Presidential Center in a park on Chicago’s South Side. In a ruling issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Robert Blakey rejected the contention by a group called Protect Our Parks that the city’s park district improperly gave
Continue ReadingBy KTBS Staff Click here for updates on this story NATCHITOCHES, Louisiana (KTBS) — A family of eight was temporarily trapped in their mobile home near Powhatan after a tree crashed on top of it. Natchitoches Parish sheriff’s Capt. Tony Moran said no injuries were reported; however, the rescue had to wait a bit until
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi could become the final state to enact a law requiring equal pay for equal work by women and men. The state House and Senate passed the final version of a bill Wednesday, sending it to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves. He has not said whether
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Chewy, UniFirst fall; Lululemon, Cal-Maine rise.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla shares have been on a tear in recent weeks as Elon Musk marked the company’s first deliveries from its new Berlin factory, easing investors’ fears about whether the EV maker would receive the necessary approvals from the German government. “I’d say 30% of investors we talked to over the
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer Women’s basketball is ranked second, behind only college football and ahead of men’s basketball, when it comes to the amount of income generated by name, image and likeness deals. That is according to Blake Lawrence, the chief executive of Opendorse. His company helps colleges and athletes navigate the celebrity
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Bruce Willis is taking a break from acting due to a brain disorder called aphasia, “which is impacting his cognitive abilities,” his family announced Wednesday. “As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him,” his daughter Rumer
Continue ReadingBy KYW Staff Click here for updates on this story CAMDEN, New Jersey (KYW) — At least 25 Pre-K students from the Early Childhood Development Center on Pine Street in Camden were rushed to Cooper Hospital after drinking sanitizer in their milk cartons on Wednesday morning. School officials say the students were taken as a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las imágenes de Plutón captadas por la misión New Horizons de la NASA revelaron una nueva sorpresa: volcanes de hielo. La nave espacial realizó un sobrevuelo del planeta enano y sus lunas en julio de 2015, y la información obtenida entonces todavía está reescribiendo casi todo lo que los científicos entienden
Continue ReadingOpinion by Senator Markey and Mark Wolfe for CNN Business Perspectives The surging and volatile oil and gas prices created by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine highlights the urgent need for the US to reduce its dependence on foreign oil and natural gas and accelerate its move to cleaner energy sources. Never before
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A three-month investigation of a “significant” cocaine trafficker to Bend-area bars and nightclubs led to a traffic stop and arrest late last week of a 36-year-old Bend man and a Central Oregon-record seizure of 6.2 pounds of the drug, along with $266,000 in cash, drug agents said Wednesday. A judge later set his bail at $1 million.
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN It’s pretty much a yearly occurrence these days — some amusement park is setting a new roller coaster record. Maybe it’s for speed. Maybe it’s for a special design feature. But since 1979, The Beast at Kings Island in Ohio has held tightly onto the record as the world’s longest wooden
Continue ReadingBy WJZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Howard County judge has found Jeffrey Burnham—the 47-year-old Cumberland man accused of killing his brother, sister-in-law, and an elderly family friend—incompetent to stand trial. Burnham is charged with murdering Brian Robinette, 58, and his wife, Kelly Robinette, 57, at their Ellicott
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers rookie star forward Evan Mobley will miss at least the team’s next three games with a sprained left ankle, an injury that could keep Cleveland from clinching one of the top six playoff spots. Mobley got hurt in the first half of Monday’s win over
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Albert Click here for updates on this story ARBUTUS, Maryland (WJZ) — A Halethorpe man who was taking selfies while driving when he caused a fatal accident in Baltimore County last year was sentenced to six months in prison Tuesday. Dylan Shields, 29, was convicted of negligent manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Kehinde Andrews es profesor de Estudios Negros en la Universidad de la Ciudad de Birmingham y autor del libro “The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World”. Las opiniones presentadas en este artículo le pertenecen exclusivamente a su autor. (CNN) — El aguacero torrencial que
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