By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer RIGA, Latvia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has thanked Israel for its efforts to end Russia’s war with Ukraine. Blinken said Monday any initiative to try to halt the conflict would be welcome as long as it’s consistent with U.S., NATO and European principles that Ukraine’s
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business WeWork said Monday that it is planning to divest its operations in Russia, one week after its CEO said the real estate company’s “assets do incredibly well” there and he didn’t think it would need to pull out of the country. “Together with our colleagues, members, and
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story GULF SHORES, Alabama (WALA) — It’s always cool to watch an artist at work. That’s the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo’s red-tailed boa, Perdido, hard at work slithering across the canvas. Perdido’s original work or art as well as artwork from your favorite zoo animal artists
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Dolly Parton and bestselling author James Patterson have written a novel together, a thriller titled “Run, Rose, Run.” The book, out Monday, is a look at the challenges of trying to make it in the music industry. Parton said it draws from her own life experiences. “It shows a lot of
Continue ReadingBy Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A woman from Miami is accused of running over and killing her boyfriend on Interstate 10 in Mobile County. Investigators said Henry Hernandez was walking east on I-10 around 5 a.m. Sunday when he was hit by a car driven by
Continue ReadingBy Mary Alice Royse Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — After his nephew made a mess in his apartment, a man allegedly punched the child in the face, an affidavit said. According to a court affidavit obtained by News4, Dajon A Treadaway, 30, was charged after allegedly hitting his 5-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Brigman Click here for updates on this story MADISON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Madison County jail is closed after an electrical fire broke out on March 6. Madison County Sheriff Buddy Harwood tells News 13 officials received a call about smoke in the detention facility at 9:36 a.m. Sunday morning. Around
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A man has been charged after police say he crashed into a patrol officer’s vehicle Sunday morning in Asheville. The Asheville Police Department (APD) says officers responded to the 100 block of Bartlett Street for a reported domestic disturbance around
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — En México, el 8 de marzo miles de mujeres gritarán contra la violencia de género. Colectivos feministas han convocado marchas para conmemorar el Día Internacional de la Mujer. Varias organizaciones feministas de México están haciendo un llamado a marchar el 8M y a un paro nacional de mujeres el
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration is rolling out more stringent emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles like large trucks and buses and announcing more than $1.3 billion in funding to deploy more clean transportation and school buses. The US Environmental Protection Agency is also announcing stricter standards regulating nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from heavy-duty
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — American citizens and their Ukrainian family members are stuck in Ukraine since the Russian invasion and trying to find a way out. The closure of the U.S. embassy in Kyiv postponed many visa interviews and limited the services the country can provide to
Continue ReadingBy KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story ARNOLD, Missouri (KMOV) — Large rocks collapsed off a cliff into an Arnold apartment building Sunday. Firefighters were called out to the 3900 block of Richmond Court near I-55 just before 8 a.m. for a partial landslide. No injuries were reported, and the rocks did
Continue ReadingBy Kemberly Richardson Click here for updates on this story EDENWALD, The Bronx, New York (WABC) — Police discovered a mother and her six-year-old daughter dead in the Bronx. They were stabbed several times in their Monticello Ave. home. Sources tell Eyewitness News that the suspect behind the death of Gabrielle Muniz, 26, and Rozara
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Last Wednesday was ‘Read Across America’ Day, and NewsChannel 21’s Rhea Panela took part by reading to a virtual class of kindergarten through third-graders at Willamette Connections Academy.
Continue ReadingGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Wake Forest’s Alondes Williams and coach Steve Forbes have earned the top individual honors from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The league announced Williams as its player of the year and Forbes as its top coach on Monday. That followed the Demon Deacons going from being picked 13th in the preseason to
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga, Arizona and reigning national champion Baylor remained atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. Monday’s poll also saw Tennessee crack the top 10 and North Carolina return to the poll at No. 25. Mark Few’s Bulldogs claimed 52 of 61 first-place votes to hold the No. 1
Continue ReadingBy Michael Warren, CNN Mike Pence‘s advocacy group has launched a $10 million ad campaign hitting the Biden administration on US energy policy and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The large ad buy is the first by Pence’s Advancing American Freedom and targets 16 vulnerable House Democrats in 11 states. The 30-second spot opens with
Continue ReadingBy Nic Garcia Click here for updates on this story CLOVIS, California (KFSN) — Another incident of alleged racist remarks at a state championship game involving a local high school soccer team. The coach is calling for change and a tougher response from the state athletic organization. The incident happened at an away Division 1
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press ZAHONY, Hungary (AP) — The violin was so beloved by Myroslava Sherbina that it was the one item she took as she fled Ukraine, along with the clothes she wore. But the instrument has remained silent since Russia invaded. The 20 year-old didn’t want to play “so I could hear
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Mackintosh, CNN In late February, days before Russian forces launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine, videos and photos began circulating on social media showing tanks, communications trucks and rocket launchers emblazoned with the letter “Z” rolling toward the border. Digital sleuths speculated over what the “Z,” written in the Roman alphabet rather than
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