By JANIE HAR and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new law to overturn a recent court ruling that would have reduced enrollment at the University of California, Berkeley. Newsom’s signature came after the state Legislature unanimously approved the new law on Monday. The change ensures
Continue ReadingBy Kate Bennett, CNN After more than two years, the White House is planning to resume regular public tours next month, according to a White House memo obtained by CNN. On April 15, members of the public who have obtained tickets will once again be able to visit the People’s House. Touring the White House
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New U.S. sanctions target more individuals in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s power structure. Tuesday’s announcement from the Treasury Department include tougher penalties against the leader of Kremlin-allied Belarus and his family. Other new sanctions target a judge and investigator in Russia’s prosecution of two outspoken critics of
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Ireland’s privacy watchdog has fined Facebook’s parent company, Meta, 17 million euros, or about $19 million, for violating Europe’s privacy law. The regulator, the Data Protection Commission, has been investigating how Meta Platforms Inc. complied with the requirements of the law, known as General Data Protection Regulation, in how it handled
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Democrat Kendra Horn is the latest candidate to announce plans to run for Oklahoma’s soon-to-be vacant U.S. Senate seat. The 45-year-old attorney told The Associated Press on Tuesday that she plans to seek the seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe. Horn pulled off one
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Cuando los comunistas y Vladimir Lenin tomaron el control de Rusia en 1917, repudiaron las viejas deudas zaristas y el país incumplió sus obligaciones externas. Fue el impago soberano más grande de la historia. Guerra Rusia – Ucrania: última hora y noticias de la invasión y las negociaciones Ahora, con gran parte
Continue ReadingBy Kendall Keys and James Paxson Click here for updates on this story MT. PLEASANT, Michigan (WNEM) — Leaders in Mt. Pleasant are planning to trap and neuter stray cats living throughout the city. “Our stray cats here in Mt. Pleasant has really gotten out of hand over the past few years,” said Dawn Jevicks,
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch government says it will drop its last remaining COVID-19 restrictions next week despite a recent rise in infections as the nation learns to live with the coronavirus. The Netherlands has already ended a nationwide lockdown and scrapped most measures. The government said Tuesday that wearing a face mask on public
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The ban on Russian soccer teams from European competition has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The urgent CAS ruling is an interim judgment pending a full appeal hearing in the weeks ahead. It does not apply to Russia’s chances of being reinstated
Continue ReadingPITTSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina schools superintendent apologized Monday for a mock “slave auction” in which white middle-schoolers pretended to sell their Black classmates. The school board also is reviewing the student code of conduct and discipline policies dealing with acts of racism. News outlets report that Chatham County Schools Superintendent Anthony Jackson
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Jonathan Isaac’s return to the Orlando Magic won’t happen this season. The Magic announced the decision Tuesday. It means the earliest the 24-year-old Isaac will play is October. He last played in August 2020 when he tore the ACL in his left knee during a game at the NBA’s
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy and Rachel Metz, CNN Business Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is unfolding online like no war in history, providing a real-time stream of information on social platforms like Twitter, Facebook and TikTok. But with that unique view into the conflict comes a flood of misinformation that’s especially hard to root out — effectively
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — U.S. chipmaker Intel unveiled plans on Tuesday to invest up to $88 billion across Europe as part of an ambitious expansion aimed at evening out imbalances in the global semiconductor supply chain. CEO Pat Gelsinger said Intel was investing the money “along the entire semiconductor value
Continue ReadingBy Michael Warrick Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A college student driving home for spring break claims someone stole the catalytic converter from his car as it was parked on the side of Interstate 40 during Saturday’s wintry weather. It brings attention to what the National Insurance Crime Bureau
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By Kevin Liptak and Kylie Atwood, CNN The United States applied new sanctions Tuesday on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has allied with Russia in its war on Ukraine. A number of other Russians, including a judge, were also targeted with sanctions for human rights abuses, according to the US Treasury Department. And the Biden
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Wagering on all those parlays and long shots on the betting app is fun. Filling out a bracket and waiting for the upsets to begin — that’s why they call this March Madness. Legal sports gambling across wide swaths of the United States might have made the next three
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Wagering on all those parlays and long shots on the betting app is fun. Filling out a bracket and waiting for the upsets to begin — that’s why they call this March Madness. Legal sports gambling across wide swaths of the United States might have made the next three
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the situation tells AP the Cleveland Browns met with quarterback Deshaun Watson in Houston about a possible trade. A contingent met with Watson, who was the subject of 22 lawsuits alleging sexual assault and harassment. The person spoke on condition of anonymity
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The ban on Russian soccer teams from European competition has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The urgent CAS ruling is an interim judgment pending a full appeal hearing in the weeks ahead. It does not apply to Russia’s chances of being reinstated
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