Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente de China Xi Jinping dijo este martes que China está dispuesta a “trabajar activamente” con la comunidad internacional para mediar en la guerra de Ucrania, pero no ofreció detalles y reiteró su oposición a las sanciones occidentales contra Rusia. Durante una llamada virtual con el canciller de Alemania Olaf
Continue ReadingMOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida woman on a cross-country drive with her boyfriend allegedly let him out on Interstate 10 and then intentionally ran him down, killing him. News outlets reported Tuesday that 37-year-old Johana Suarez of Miami is being held in Mobile, Alabama, on a murder charge in the death of
Continue ReadingMIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A West Texas oilfield company and a company executive have been indicted in the 2019 poisonous gas deaths of a worker and his wife. Odessa-based Aghorn Operating Inc. and Aghorn Vice President Trent Day are charged with violating federal clean air and water laws and obstructing a federal job safety investigation.
Continue ReadingMIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A West Texas oilfield company and a company executive have been indicted in the 2019 poisonous gas deaths of a worker and his wife. Odessa-based Aghorn Operating Inc. and Aghorn Vice President Trent Day are charged with violating federal clean air and water laws and obstructing a federal job safety investigation.
Continue ReadingPeter Nickeas, CNN The Cincinnati Police Department implemented a new policy limiting police chases to “violent felony offenses,” the latest city to restrict the risky police tactic. The Atlanta Police Department updated its policy last summer, similarly limiting police to pursuits in cases where violence is suspected. Chicago police are forbidden from chasing for traffic
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The Lake County Sheriff’s office needs help naming two new canine members. The sheriff’s office is still choosing which pair of German shepherds will make the cut to join the canine unit, and wants local students to help them come up with
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN Marvel is changing the name and design of a character that debuted in a recent issue of the comic miniseries “King Conan” after it was criticized for its portrayal of an Indigenous woman. The third issue of “King Conan,” published on February 16, finds its protagonist stranded on a island with
Continue ReadingBy MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud set passing records in a Rose Bowl win over Utah but the problems that had dogged Ohio State’s defense all season were still on display. The defense allowed a combined 950 yards and 87 points in the game against Utah
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business The US average price of gas now stands at a record $4.17 a gallon. But gas for less than $4 a gallon can still be found at tens of thousands of service stations across much of the country. The data show that there’s a wide range of pricing in most
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say a Portland teenager died on Sunday and another died Monday, after both took pills laced with fentanyl. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that can be up to 100 times more potent than morphine. A small amount can be fatal. Initial investigation by Portland police showed
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob Picheta and Jack Guy, CNN A tense and fleeting evacuation from Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy took place on Tuesday after Russian airstrikes killed 21 people, including two children, the night before, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukrainian officials confirmed that an evacuation corridor allowing residents out of the city opened on Tuesday morning,
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KPOV High Desert Community Radio has announced the retirement of longtime key employee Jill Mahler. Mahler started at KPOV in 2008 as Office Manager and was promoted to Station Manager in 2015, serving five years as KPOV’s leader.
Continue ReadingBy Betty Yu Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A pair of brazen garage break-ins were captured on video in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood. One video shows burglars intentionally ramming a garage with their car. It happened on Friday, March 4 around 5:30 pm on Franconia Street, in Bernal
Continue ReadingCNN By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A jury in Washington, DC, on Tuesday found January 6 rioter Guy Reffitt guilty of all five charges he faced related to the US Capitol attack, in the pivotal outcome of the first federal trial related to the riot. Reffitt, a Texas Three Percenter and supporter of
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Mt. Bachelor, which boasts natural mountain adventure at the heart of Bend culture and a POWDR resort, announced Tuesday the hosting of the 2022 Woodward Peace Pak Championships April 20-24, as well as RendezVan, a four-day music, van-life, and mountain festival. Events will coincide and take place at both on-mountain and West Village base area festival venues, resulting in the largest gathering and best spring experience on snow.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) — Gasoline prices are setting a new record, and they’re likely to go higher in the coming weeks. The national average topped $4.17 a gallon on Tuesday, according to auto club AAA. Californians already pay over $5 on average, and residents in a few other states could
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) — Gasoline prices are setting a new record, and they’re likely to go higher in the coming weeks. The national average topped $4.17 a gallon on Tuesday, according to auto club AAA. Californians already pay over $5 on average, and residents in a few other states could
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — In their latest case targeting alleged fraud in cryptocurrency, federal regulators have accused two siblings of defrauding thousands of ordinary investors out of some $124 million in unregistered securities offerings involving a digital token. The Securities and Exchange Commission alleged in a civil lawsuit that John and JonAtina Barksdale used in-person roadshows
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story TALLAHASSEE, Florida (WFOR) — The Florida Senate is on the brink of passing an education measure that would prohibit instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades, as protesters flocked to the Capitol to decry what critics have labeled the “don’t say gay”
Continue ReadingBy Alta Spells and Randi Kaye, CNN The families of victims and survivors of the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida, that killed 98 people have agreed on a tentative settlement of more than $55 million with three defendants in a wrongful-death lawsuit, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Insurers representing the engineering firm
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