By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Police are offering a $10,000 reward after an armed suspect opened fire Saturday on two apparently homeless people who were sleeping on the streets of New York City, killing one and wounding the other. The shootings happened about 90 minutes apart in Lower Manhattan and were caught on surveillance footage, the
Continue ReadingKRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Henrik Kristoffersen has won his second men’s World Cup race in two days. Olympic champion Marco Odermatt finished third to all but clinch the overall title in the penultimate giant slalom of the season. Kristoffersen’s double came two weeks after the Norwegian also won two slaloms in two days in
Continue ReadingBy HELENA ALVES Associated Press COMRAT, Moldova (AP) — Across the border from war-engulfed Ukraine, tiny, impoverished Moldova — an ex-Soviet republic now looking eagerly Westward — has watched with trepidation as the Russian invasion unfolds. In Gagauzia, a small, autonomous part of the country that’s traditionally felt closer to the Kremlin than the West,
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — A bus carrying about 50 refugees from Ukraine has overturned on a major highway in northern Italy, killing one passenger and injuring five others injured, none of them seriously. Italian state radio said the victim was a woman and that the rest of those aboard the bus were safely evacuated after the
Continue ReadingRussia has escalated its attacks in western Ukraine, hitting a military base near the border with Poland. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 35 people were killed in that attack at the base, and he called Sunday a “black day.” Zelenskyy again called for NATO leaders to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Also Sunday, U.S.
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN You’re exhausted, your body yawning for sleep. Yet once your head hits the pillow, your mind is flooded with worry, making sleep elusive, at times impossible. Don’t fret, experts say: There are relaxation techniques you can use to calm that racing mind. “Think of these relaxation exercises as tools in your
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Republican supermajority in the West Virginia Legislature has failed to pass a controversial bill restricting how race is taught in public schools before a midnight deadline. After weeks of debating and advancing proposed bills, lawmakers had waited until late Saturday to give final approval to
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN A winter storm will continue to deliver strong winds and blistering freezing temperatures as it exits the eastern region Sunday after dumping heavy snow across parts of New England. More than 30 million people across mid-Atlantic and New England regions were under wind advisories early Sunday. In the South, more than
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Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN After confirming her 22-year-old daughter Katie Meyer had died days earlier by suicide, Gina Meyer wondered aloud this month if the star goalkeeper for Stanford University’s women’s soccer team might have been overwhelmed by the pressure of sports and academics. “There is anxiety,” she told NBC’s “Today Show,” “and there is
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This year’s Piano Showcase: From Bach to Boogie to Jazz offers two unique and outstanding public concerts, Friday April 1st and Saturday April 2nd, as well as opens up a rare glimpse into Central Oregon’s premier piano training weekend.
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Italian paper mills that make everything from pizza boxes to furniture packaging have ground to a halt as the Russian war in Ukraine sent natural gas prices skyrocketing. Likewise, Italian steel mills turned off electric furnaces last week. And fishermen, facing huge spikes in oil prices,
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Italian paper mills that make everything from pizza boxes to furniture packaging have ground to a halt as the Russian war in Ukraine sent natural gas prices skyrocketing. Likewise, Italian steel mills turned off electric furnaces last week. And fishermen, facing huge spikes in oil prices,
Continue ReadingBy AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian news website close to the country’s leadership says Iran has decided to temporarily suspend its secret Iraqi-brokered talks aimed at defusing yearslong tensions with regional rival Saudi Arabia. The Sunday report came a day after Saudi Arabia carried out its largest known mass execution
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Olga Voitovych, Simone McCarthy and Tara John, CNN Russia expanded its offensive to western Ukraine on Sunday, firing missiles near the city of Lviv and hitting a large military base close to the Polish border, reportedly killing dozens of people and drawing the war closer to the borders of a
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Many Jews are among the more than 2.5 million refugees leaving Ukraine. International Jewish organizations have mobilized to help, working with local Jewish communities in Poland, Romania, Moldova and elsewhere to organize food, shelter, medical care and other assistance. The reality that so many Jews have
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A 71-year-old skier at Mt. Ashland died Friday after being reported missing and found by searchers outside the resort’s boundary ropes, officials said Saturday.
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam, CNN As its troops fight on the ground in Ukraine, Russia is waging a parallel war of misinformation. Even before Russian forces crossed the border, Russian officials were crafting a narrative at odds with reality. Publicly claiming one thing while intelligence suggests another isn’t unusual, but Russia has gone so far as
Continue ReadingHENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — E.J. Anosike had 22 points and eight rebounds, Damari Milstead hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points and CSU Fullerton rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Long Beach State 72-71 to the Big West Conference tournament. The Titans, who have won four games in a row, clinched a berth
Continue ReadingEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored twice and Mikko Koskinen stopped 30 shots as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1. Leon Draisaitl and Kailer Yamamoto each had a goal and an assist for the Oilers, who have won two in a row and moved into third place in the Pacific Division.
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