The Associated Press Stocks slipped on Wall Street Thursday as markets remain choppy amid uncertainty about where inflation, interest rates and the global economy are heading. The S&P 500 had its fifth drop in the last six days. The slide marks another reversal for U.S. stocks, which just a day earlier surged to their biggest
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Por primera vez desde el inicio de la guerra, las delegaciones de Ucrania y Rusia han dado este martes señales concretas de avance hacia un posible acuerdo que ponga fin al conflicto. La delegación rusa en la última ronda conversaciones realizada este martes en Estambul, Turquía, anunció dos pasos para
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, David Close and Steve Almasy, CNN The lockout is over. Major League Baseball and the players union on Thursday reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement, ending the first league work stoppage since the players went on strike during the 1994 season. MLB tweeted a video with the words, “Let
Continue ReadingBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights sent home starting goalie Robin Lehner to further evaluate a lower-body injury. Coach Pete DeBoer announced the decision as the Golden Knights prepared to play the Buffalo Sabres in the second stop of a four-game road trip. DeBoer didn’t provide details on the injury except to say
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says two North Korean missile launches in recent weeks were in fact test-firings of a new long-range ICBM. The tests were of a missile reportedly larger than an ICBM North Korea launched in 2017 that was assessed to be capable of reaching the United
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without No. 1 goaltender Jack Campbell for at least the next two weeks because of a rib injury. Head coach Sheldon Keefe says the 30-year-old Campbell “tweaked something” a while ago and then aggravated the issue during a 26-save performance in Tuesday night’s 6-4 victory over
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his country will take as many refugees fleeing war in Ukraine “as we can.” During a visit to Poland Thursday, Trudeau said Canada, where many citizens are of Ukrainian ancestry “is there to help.” That would also ease the refugee
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The United States has assessed that North Korea tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile system in two of its recent launches, which American officials say is a “serious escalation” by Pyongyang. The two ballistic missile tests were conducted on February 26 and March 4. They were not intended
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — West Virginia coach Bob Huggins was ejected from the Mountaineers’ quarterfinal game against No. 6 Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament after he was given two technical fouls in quick succession by referee Doug Sirmons. The Mountaineers were trailing 19-4 and had missed 16 of their first 17 shots when
Continue ReadingBy Eric Miller Click here for updates on this story CARY, North Carolina (WRAL) — The most recent inspection at a Cary apartment complex was carried out four days before a fire that killed a 9-month-old Marlee Santiago and critically injured her mother. WRAL obtained fire department inspections of the Aurella Apartments going back to
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The Justice Department has named a chief prosecutor for pandemic fraud, following through on President Joe Biden’s State of the Union promise to go after criminals who stole billions in relief money. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco says Kevin Chambers, an associate deputy attorney general, will lead efforts to combat
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The Justice Department has named a chief prosecutor for pandemic fraud, following through on President Joe Biden’s State of the Union promise to go after criminals who stole billions in relief money. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco says Kevin Chambers, an associate deputy attorney general, will lead efforts to combat
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hassan Diarra drilled a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 0.4 seconds left in overtime to give Texas A&M an 83-80 win over Florida in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. After finding his driving lane cut off, Tyrece Radford passed the ball out to Diarra, who
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A virtual hearing Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court gave survivors of opioid addiction and people who lost loved ones to the crisis what they have long desired — the chance to confront members of the family behind OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. They blamed the Sackler family members for helping fuel the
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s acrimonious players and owners ended their most bitter money fight in a quarter-century when a divided players’ association accepted management’s offer to salvage a 162-game season that will start April 7. On the 99th day of a lockout that delayed spring training
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Granda Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the staff shortage at the department is getting critical with 783 vacancies. “At some point, I run out of people,” said the sheriff during a news conference on Wednesday. “We’re at that point that
Continue ReadingBy KAREL JANICEK Associated Press Barcelona’s newfound attacking verve vanished as the club was held to a 0-0 draw by Galatasaray in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League. Barca now faces a tricky return leg in Turkey in the only competition it still has a realistic chance of winning.
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced he is seeking arrest warrants for three men suspected of committing war crimes during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. The three served in the governments of the Russian-backed self-declared republic of South Ossetia. Karim Khan said Thursday his application focuses on the
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A court date has been reset in the criminal case accusing ex-Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs of driving drunk and causing a high-speed crash that killed a woman last November. Ruggs’ defense attorney, David Chesnoff, asked Thursday for more time to examine evidence that police
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN A Ukrainian woman and her three children crossed into the United States on Thursday after being turned away at the US-Mexico border a day earlier, according to the family’s attorney. On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris committed to taking in more Ukrainian refugees on an overseas trip, but just hours earlier,
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