By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers have made good on their threat to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Amazon and its senior executives obstructed Congress or violated other laws in testimony on its competition practices. The bipartisan battle against the world’s biggest online
Continue ReadingBy MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers have made good on their threat to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Amazon and its senior executives obstructed Congress or violated other laws in testimony on its competition practices. The bipartisan battle against the world’s biggest online
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A grand jury in Colorado has indicted a county election clerk who sowed doubt about the 2020 presidential election. The indictment alleges Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was part of a deceptive scheme to breach voting system technology used throughout the U.S. Peters,
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Federal officials say Chevron Phillips Chemical Co, will pay $118 million for upgrades and compliance measures at three Texas petrochemical plants over allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act. The company will also pay a $3.4 million civil penalty under a proposed settlement announced Wednesday by the Justice Department and the
Continue ReadingCNN By Tim Lister, Laura Smith-Spark and Olga Voitovych, CNN An injured woman, heavily pregnant, is carried on a stretcher past the smoldering wreckage of Mariupol’s maternity and children’s hospital. Her face is pale, one hand cradles her belly in a protective gesture. Every window on that side of the building appears to be blown
Continue ReadingCLEVELAND (AP) — Kent State’s strong season in the Mid-American Conference has been rewarded with junior guard Sincere Carry being named the league’s top player and Rob Senderoff winning coach of the year honors. The Golden Flashes got a third award as forward Justyn Hamilton was named the best sixth man. Carry averaged 18.7 points,
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Brandon Schneider signed a new four-year contract with Kansas on Wednesday that will pay the Big 12 coach of the year $400,000 annually along with numerous benefits and incentives through the 2025-26 season. Schneider led the Jayhawks (20-8) to a fifth-place finish in the Big
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin and Tim Lister, CNN Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine, posted an open letter addressed to the world’s media on Tuesday, detailing what she described as the “mass murder of Ukrainian civilians.” In recent weeks Zelenska has repeatedly used social media to highlight the plight of her nation, yet none have
Continue ReadingCNN By Lianne Kolirin and Tim Lister, CNN Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine, posted an open letter addressed to the world’s media on Tuesday, detailing what she described as the “mass murder of Ukrainian civilians.” In recent weeks Zelenska has repeatedly used social media to highlight the plight of her nation, yet none
Continue ReadingBy FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated veteran health administrator Roselyn Tso to direct the federal Indian Health Service. The White House made the announcement Wednesday. Tso is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, which encompasses parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. She most recently served
Continue ReadingBy BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A first group of Afghan refugees have arrived at a new temporary housing facility in Northern Virginia as the U.S. works to resettle people who fled the Taliban takeover of their country. The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that Afghans will stay at the National Conference
Continue ReadingBy HILARY FOX Associated Press London (AP) — Rebel Wilson is headed back to the BAFTA Film Awards to serve as host Sunday and says she’s “pumped” but ”nervous.” In 2020, Wilson flew from Australia to present the best director trophy at the BAFTA Film Awards. Her humorous speech, which referenced a lack of women
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Confusion. Amnesia. New paperwork. Delays getting through to the IRS. These are some of the top pandemic-induced frustrations marking this tax filing season, both for tax preparers and their clients. A recent survey by the National Association of Tax Professionals found that “only 4% [of tax preparers] think that taxpayers
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. wildlife managers say their counterparts in Mexico have released two pairs of endangered Mexican gray wolves south of the U.S. border as part of an ongoing reintroduction effort. The wolves came from the Ladder Ranch in southern New Mexico and were placed in two
Continue ReadingBy Michael Nedelman, CNN A new move by Congress targets vaping products that remained on the market despite growing efforts to clamp down on flavors that are especially popular among young people. It comes down to the type of nicotine. While the US Food and Drug Administration has authority over tobacco products, some companies have
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Un hombre de 57 años Maryland que recibió el primer trasplante de un corazón de cerdo genéticamente modificado en una innovadora cirugía murió, informó este miércoles el Centro Médico de la Universidad de Maryland (UMMC, por sus siglas en inglés). Por primera vez en la historia, un hombre con una enfermedad cardíaca
Continue ReadingSnow showers will stay with the mountain through the day and into tonight. Accumulations at Mt. Bachelor will amount to another 2-4″. Snow showers will taper off tonight and a couple fair days will follow. More snowfall is expected to start Saturday and continue into next week. This morning, watch for blowing snow on the
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey A trailer for Mayim Bialik’s directorial debut, “As They Made Us,” has been released. The movie, centered around a dysfunctional family with a dying father, was also written by the “Jeopardy” host. Bialik told USA Today that she began writing the movie after her father died in 2015. The film stars Dianna
Continue ReadingGOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… A cold, wet flow out of the north will keep us cold today and deliver a diminishing chance of scattered snow showers through the day. Highs will only reach the mid 30’s and NW winds will pick up to 10-15 mph. This will drop the wind chill to 20-25 degrees. Breezes
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says it has issued guidance advising people on how to test themselves for the coronavirus, months after critics said the lack of recommendations was compromising efforts to stop the pandemic in poor countries. At a press briefing on Wednesday, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency was
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