SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle man has pleaded guilty to a terrorism-related charge after being arrested while trying to board a flight to join the Islamic State group. Authorities arrested Elvin Hunter Bgorn Williams last June at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as he checked in for a flight to Cairo. He is now 21 and entered
Continue ReadingBy BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Let the dealing begin — if mostly unofficial. The NFL’s “legal tampering period” in free agency began Monday with a slew of deals even as many teams released veterans to clear salary cap space before the league’s business year begins Wednesday. Among those on the move will be
Continue ReadingNYON, Switzerland (AP) — Poland will visit Scotland to play a friendly match on March 24 now the teams no longer have semifinal playoffs in World Cup qualifying to fulfil on that date. The match will raise funds in support of UNICEF’s humanitarian response in Ukraine following the invasion by Russia. Poland had been scheduled
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has teamed up with one of the emerging progressives in Congress for a town hall in New York, aiming to show a united Democratic front months ahead of the midterm elections. Pelosi appeared Monday with freshman Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a rising
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN A federal appeals court is expected to decide soon whether to revive a longshot challenge against GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s candidacy, which revolves around whether the Constitution’s ban on insurrectionists holding office should apply to him. The liberal activists, legal scholars and anti-Trump Republicans who oppose Cawthorn asked the Fourth Circuit
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office says a federal jury in Portland, Oregon, has found a Vancouver, Washington, man guilty in a teen sex-trafficking scheme. The Columbian reports the jury found 34-year-old Johnl Jackson guilty of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking; three counts of sex trafficking of a child; two counts of
Continue ReadingSKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief has reaffirmed the 27-country bloc’s desire to integrate the Western Balkans, saying it’s a “strategic priority.” Josep Borrell says Brussels is committed to making the “EU perspective a reality” for the region. Borrell said Monday “this is the moment to reinvigorate the enlargement process
Continue ReadingSKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief has reaffirmed the 27-country bloc’s desire to integrate the Western Balkans, saying it’s a “strategic priority.” Josep Borrell says Brussels is committed to making the “EU perspective a reality” for the region. Borrell said Monday “this is the moment to reinvigorate the enlargement process
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of comedian Billy Crystal. Personal Birth date: March 14, 1947 Birth place: Long Beach, New York Birth name: William Edward Crystal Father: Jack, concert promoter and record store manager Mother: Helen (Gabler) Crystal Marriage: Janice (Goldfinger) Crystal (1970-present) Children: Jennifer and Lindsay Education: New York University,
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Una explosión en la cocina del restaurante Kool Beach en Playa del Carmen, en el Caribe mexicano, dejó al menos dos fallecidos y unos 19 lesionados, indicó en su cuenta de Twitter el secretario de Seguridad Pública de Quintana Roo, Lucio Hernández. Hernández agregó que los cuerpos de emergencia continúan
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN A Democratic group says it filed a complaint Monday with the Federal Election Commission, alleging that former President Donald Trump is breaking federal law by raising and spending big sums to promote a likely presidential campaign in 2024 without formally declaring his candidacy. The group, American Bridge, cites Trump’s statements to
Continue ReadingCNN By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Lyft on Monday said it plans to add a small fee on rides to help drivers deal with rising gas prices across the country, days after Uber laid out its plans to do the same. Lyft did not specify how much extra passengers will pay or when the
Continue ReadingBy David Close, CNN New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso expressed his thankfulness to be alive after he said he survived a rollover vehicle accident in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday. Alonso told reporters Monday he was driving his pickup to Mets camp in Port St. Lucie when he was hit by another driver who
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer Two-time Olympic curling medalist Brad Gushue followed up his Beijing bronze with an even more impressive achievement. After vice skip Mark Nichols tested positive for COVID-19 in the middle of the Canadian championships, Gushue and his two remaining teammates won the event short-handed. They are the first threesome ever
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Turquoise Hill, LKQ rise; Devon Energy, Newmont fall.
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Andrew Wheeler will serve as a senior adviser to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration after Senate Democrats rejected the former U.S. EPA administrator’s appointment to a Cabinet role. Wheeler had been nominated to oversee environmental and other policy issues as secretary of natural and historic resources.
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The UConn women’s basketball team comes into the NCAA Tournament on a 10-game winning streak and with a growing rotation of players. The Huskies have had eight players miss at least two games this season with illness or injury, resulting in 10 different starting lineups.
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks swayed lower on Wall Street Monday, crude oil prices fell and bond yields rose sharply as waves of market-moving forces crash into each other. Markets remained jumbled as investors try to assess the various impacts on the economy from the war in Ukraine, upcoming rate hikes from the Federal Reserve and
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business President Joe Biden planned to reshape the Federal Reserve through his nominations for the three vacant seats on the board of governors. But Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia threw a wrench into those plans Monday. The crux of the matter is the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin, a
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Lyft on Monday said it plans to add a small fee on rides to help drivers deal with rising gas prices across the country, days after Uber laid out its plans to do the same. Lyft did not specify how much extra passengers will pay or when the surcharge
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