By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas oil pipeline billionaire is suing Beto O’Rourke for defamation after the Democrat criticized his $1 million donation to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign following last year’s deadly winter blackout. O’Rourke on Monday called the lawsuit frivolous. The former presidential candidate has criticized Abbott
Continue ReadingSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State has announced it will mutually part ways with women’s basketball coach Jim Littell at the end of this season. Littell enters the Big 12 Tournament with a 203-139 record at Oklahoma State. He was Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2016 and 2021. He has led the Cowgirls
Continue ReadingBy Kate Raddatz Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Lena Bly has been glued to her television, trying to find out what’s happening outside her family’s home more than 5,000 miles away. “It’s worse than you see,” Bly said. She grew up in Ukraine, but moved to the Twin Cities more
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal lawsuit has been filed challenging Arkansas’ new U.S House district lines over claims it violates Black voters’ rights and weakens their influence. The lawsuit was filed Monday by six residents, including two Democratic state lawmakers. The suit says the plan approved by the
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency this week that will mark the first step toward regulating how digital currency is traded. The move comes as administration officials have raised concern in recent weeks about Russia’s use of cryptocurrency
Continue ReadingBy KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Happening Monday the City of Dallas and a group of business owners will be back in court for a hearing on new restrictions for sexually oriented businesses. Back in January, the Dallas City Council approved an ordinance that would require all sexually
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The photo was graphic — dead Ukrainian civilians moments after they were killed in a Russian mortar attack. Its placement, prominently on the front page of The New York Times, made a statement, too. A Times news executive called it one of the most important
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell, Dakin Andone, Judson Jones and Amir Vera, CNN More than 75 million people from Atlanta to Philadelphia faced the threat of severe storms Monday, days after a deadly tornado outbreak, including an EF-4 twister, killed seven people in Iowa. Other cities that could see severe weather include Washington, DC and Baltimore, said
Continue ReadingBy WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two men have been charged in the brutal beating death of a father of three while he was hanging Christmas lights at his home in Gage Park in December, as part of a violent string of robberies stretching from the North Side
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge will hold a hearing next month to determine if a death row inmate truly wants to request an execution date and if the inmate is mentally competent to waive appeals. The state attorney’s office said Monday that the hearing for 46-year-old Blayde
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — Safety Jessie Bates III will be with the Cincinnati Bengals at least one more season. The Bengals placed the franchise tag on Bates after ongoing negotiations failed to produce a new contract. He’ll be under contract through the 2022 season for roughly $13 million as the team continues to negotiate a long-term
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS by Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Disney CEO Bob Chapek apologized for his “silence” on Florida’s controversial bill dubbed “Don’t Say Gay,” days after declining to condemn it. On Monday, Chapek had spoken out about — but did not directly condemn — the controversial “Parental Rights in Education” bill, which would ban educators
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN A month after US basketball star Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia, it’s still not clear exactly where she’s being held. But a Moscow court has ordered the 31-year-old to stay in custody until at least May 19, the Russian state news agency TASS reported March 17. “The court granted the
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — UAB junior guard Jordan Walker is the Conference USA men’s basketball player of the year. Walker is third in Conference USA with 19.3 points and 5.1 assists a game, and his 42 points against Middle Tennessee on February 5 is the league’s high-scoring game this season. Nick McDevitt was honored as the
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The city of Los Angeles is suing Monsanto and two other companies for past and future costs of dealing with contamination of waterways by long-banned chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs. City Attorney Mike Feuer announced the lawsuit Monday, saying long-lasting PCBs were used in numerous
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Monday night denied requests from Republicans challenging congressional maps in North Carolina and Pennsylvania that had been approved by state courts, in two rulings that could benefit Democrats in the midterm elections. The North Carolina congressional map drawn by state judges would likely
Continue ReadingCNN, KCCI By Jennifer Gray and Judson Jones, CNN meteorologists In this day and age, most of us no longer listen for a tornado siren, instead we listen for the screeching noise or buzz of our cellphones when a tornado nears. Even as meteorologists we rely on apps and notifications to warn us when danger
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray and Judson Jones, CNN meteorologists In this day and age, most of us no longer listen for a tornado siren, instead we listen for the screeching noise or buzz of our cellphones when a tornado nears. Even as meteorologists we rely on apps and notifications to warn us when danger strikes. Unfortunately,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A veces es útil recordar cómo habrían sido las cosas si Donald Trump hubiera ganado realmente las elecciones de 2020. Durante el fin de semana, el expresidente dio un vistazo a cómo podría haber manejado la actual invasión rusa de Ucrania, y es delirante. Según un audio obtenido por The Washington
Continue ReadingBIG RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A judge has declined to reinstate a Michigan professor who was suspended in January for making a profanity-filled video to welcome students to a new term. Barry Mehler said his free speech rights were violated when he was barred from teaching history at Ferris State University while the school investigates
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