By Kate Bennett, CNN In her hotel suite at the Intercontinental in San Francisco last weekend, Jill Biden spontaneously scrapped a prepared fundraising pitch she was set to give later that day. There was something else on her mind — Biden had awoken that morning to the news in Ukraine, growing ever more concerning as
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After two years of the pandemic battering New York City, Mayor Eric Adams is hoping to steer his city toward an economic revival by luring tourists back, beautifying the streets and embracing New York’s looming legal pot industry. Adams is a Democrat who was elected
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — An armored vehicle maker that customized the limousine in which President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 is shutting down its operations. The company near Cincinnati filed a notice last week that it will layoff all 200 of its employees in Fairfield, Ohio, and close permanently. The company was known as
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN A wolverine was captured on video by a tourist in Yellowstone National Park this week — an impressive feat considering a research survey conducted in the park from 2006 to 2009 only documented seven of them. Park visitor Carl Kemp was on a tour through the world’s first national park on
Continue ReadingBy NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. intelligence officials admit that they underestimated Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russia’s invasion. It’s a mistake for intelligence agencies that have otherwise been lauded for accurately predicting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intention to launch a war. Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, director of the Defense
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 MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The top five mushers in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race appear to be taking an extended break in the ghost town of Cripple, Alaska. All mushers in the nearly 1,000-mile race across Alaska must take a 24-hour layover and two eight-hour breaks along the way.
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The top five mushers in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race appear to be taking an extended break in the ghost town of Cripple, Alaska. All mushers in the nearly 1,000-mile race across Alaska must take a 24-hour layover and two eight-hour breaks along the way.
Continue ReadingCLEVELAND — Setric Millner Jr. had 22 points as top-seeded Toledo narrowly beat eighth-seeded Central Michigan 72-71 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tourney on Thursday. RayJ Dennis scored the winning basket with 10 seconds to go and then TJ Shumate forced a turnover on the Chippewas inbounds pass. However, Ryan Rollins missed the
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Parole Board says a man caught on video killing his estranged wife may leave prison early to live with his sister in Las Vegas. The American Press reports the three-member board voted unanimously Wednesday to release 59-year-old Anthony Knox even though he denied killing Angela Knox in 1997
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota House committee examining whether Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg should be impeached for his conduct after killing a pedestrian with his car in 2020 is planning to wrap up its investigation. But fresh allegations are swirling about the attorney general from one of Gov.
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister and Jordan’s king have met in the Jordanian capital of Amman in an effort to calm tensions in Jerusalem ahead of holy celebrations for Muslims, Christians and Jews. Jordan’s King Abdullah II hosted Foreign Minister Yair Lapid in a sign of warming relations between the neighboring Mideast nations. Last
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press and press freedom advocates are calling for the immediate release of a freelance journalist jailed in Ethiopia. Amir Aman Kiyaro, who is accredited to AP, marked 100 days in detention without charge this week. AP executive editor Julie Pace said in a statement that Kiyaro has not been
Continue ReadingBy Charles Riley, CNN Business Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase are the first major Western banks to get out of Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. More are likely to follow at a cost of tens of billions of dollars. Goldman Sachs said Thursday that it is “winding down its business in Russia in compliance
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Kevin Magnussen had thought was done with Formula One until he received a surprise call from Haas F1. The team had fired Russian driver Nikita Mazepin and wanted Magnussen to fill the seat. Magnussen drove for Haas from 2017 until 2020. During his one season away, the Danish
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 Michael Warren, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence visited the Ukraine-Poland border on Thursday, meeting with refugees from Ukraine escaping the Russian invasion of their country. Pence was joined by his wife, Karen Pence, in a trip organized by minister Edward Graham and Samaritan’s Purse, an American evangelical Christian relief charity. “The impact of
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — La comunidad internacional ha intentado desde hace siglos juzgar los crímenes de guerra, pero hacerlo ha sido muy difícil y el derecho internacional humanitario se ha enfrentado a numerosas obstáculos. La guerra de Rusia en Ucrania, que comenzó hace más de un mes, ha vuelto a poner en foco en
Continue ReadingBy Sara Sidner and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Oksana remembers how she knew the Russian attacks had started in Ukraine. It was about four in the morning when she heard a massive blast. Her adrenaline spiked. She shook her husband awake and said: “Kolya, there is a war!” Suddenly the household was frantic. They started to
Continue ReadingCNN By Sara Sidner and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Oksana remembers how she knew the Russian attacks had started in Ukraine. It was about four in the morning when she heard a massive blast. Her adrenaline spiked. She shook her husband awake and said: “Kolya, there is a war!” Suddenly the household was frantic. They started
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