BIELEFELD, Germany (AP) — Daniel Caligiuri has scored to lead Augsburg to a 1-0 win at Arminia Bielefeld in their Bundesliga relegation fight. Caligiuri scored with Augsburg’s first shot on target in the 50th minute. It lifts his team three points above Hertha Berlin in the relegation playoff place and a point above Bielefeld. Hertha
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press A section of the oceanside Cliff Walk in Newport, Rhode Island, continues to crumble into the sea. That section of the walkway was closed to the public after a 20-foot section collapsed Thursday, likely due to erosion. No injuries were reported. Newport City Manager Joe Nicholson said Friday that another
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Teachers in Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools could strike as soon as Tuesday for higher wages, smaller class sizes and more mental health services. The twin walkouts could shut more than 60,000 students out of classes. Teachers in both districts, like many around the
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Russia’s attack on a nuclear power plant in Ukraine has revived the fears of people across Europe who remember the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, which killed at least 30 people and spewed radioactive fallout over much of the Northern Hemisphere. The U.N. nuclear energy watchdog said no radiation
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Oregon lawmakers adjourned the 2022 short legislative session Friday after passing ambitious legislation, including overtime pay for farmworkers, $600 stimulus payments for low-income workers and a $400 million spending package focused on affordable housing and homelessness.
Continue ReadingBy BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s state broadcaster says at least 27 soldiers have been killed after Islamic militants attacked a military camp in the central part of the country. The announcement late Friday carried by ORTM also said that 21 others were seriously wounded. The attack on Friday took place
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Russia is finding it ever harder to sell its oil and gas. Shell said Tuesday it was breaking completely with Russia’s giant energy industry, halting all purchases of Russian crude oil immediately and shutting its service stations in the country. The UK-based company, which last week announced
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Militares rusos ocuparon la planta de energía nuclear de Zaporizhzhia, la más grande de Europa, luego de feroces combates cerca de las instalaciones ucranianas que provocaron la condena internacional y despertaron temores de un posible incidente nuclear. Esas preocupaciones fueron rápidamente minimizadas por los expertos, quienes advirtieron contra las comparaciones con
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Wall Street fell again Friday as even a gangbusters report on the U.S. jobs market couldn’t pull investors’ focus off worries about Russia’s war on Ukraine. The S&P 500 lost 0.8%. Stocks in Europe suffered even sharper losses after Russian troops seized a nuclear power plant in Ukraine that is the biggest
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A person familiar with discussions confirms to The Associated Press that the Buffalo Bills have granted veteran receiver Cole Beasley permission to seek a trade. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Bills were not going to formally announce the news. NFL.com
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is facing pushback from the White House and all corners of Washington after calling for the assassination of President Vladimir Putin by the Russian people. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that is “not the position of the United States
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: PNC, Rapid Micro fall, Broadcom, Splunk rise
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has met with Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto with the Finns at a crossroads: Should they move closer to the rest of Europe and the West by trying to join NATO as Russia pummels Ukraine? Finland, as well as neighbor Sweden, for
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police chief has been fired after only about six months on the job following an investigation into several discrimination complaints. A city of Fort Lauderdale news release says Chief Larry Scirotto was fired by City Manager Chris Lagerbloom on Thursday. The complaints centered on allegations that Scirotto made
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man who hit a police officer with a pipe while storming the U.S. Capitol last year has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison. Duke Edward Wilson was sentenced Friday and told U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth he didn’t remember some
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man who hit a police officer with a pipe while storming the U.S. Capitol last year has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison. Duke Edward Wilson was sentenced Friday and told U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth he didn’t remember some
Continue ReadingBy ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former University of Georgia D-lineman Jordan Davis said that despite all the star power boasted by the Bulldogs last season, “we wanted to call ourselves a no-name defense.” In that regard then, the national champs failed miserably. Eight members of that domineering defense are attending
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma has birdied three of his last four holes to grab a one-shot lead halfway through the Kenya Open in Nairobi. A birdie-birdie finish earned him a 4-under-par 67 and a 10-under total at altitude at Muthaiga Club. Masahiro Kawamura of Japan scored a bogey-free 66 to be
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes scored 17 points in her best game since being injured, Grace Berger scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and 14th-ranked Indiana turned back No. 11 Maryland 62-51 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament. Indiana meets top-seeded and 13th-ranked Ohio State in the semifinals on Saturday. Since fourth-seeded
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is urging Republicans to move on from the 2020 election. And he is declaring that “there is no room in this party for apologists for Putin” as he further cements his break with former President Donald Trump. Pence spoke Friday evening to
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