By Marnie Hunter, CNN An AeroMéxico flight from Toronto to Mexico City was diverted to Houston early Thursday morning to remove three passengers who appeared to be intoxicated. AeroMéxico Flight 617 landed at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston at 3:42 a.m., according to flight tracking site FlightAware. The passengers, two men and a woman,
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — A Colorado county elections clerk under investigation for an alleged security breach of voting machines has been ordered to appear in court to respond to allegations she lied about recording a court hearing. Tina Peters is the clerk and recorder for western Colorado’s Mesa County. A judge issued an order Wednesday telling
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Rafael Domingo Oslé es profesor investigador del Centro de Derecho y Religión de la Universidad Emory y catedrático de Derecho de la Universidad de Navarra. Las opiniones expresadas en este artículo corresponden exclusivamente a su autor. Puedes encontrar más artículos de opinión en CNNe.com/opinion. (CNN Español) — La sangrienta invasión de
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Retiring Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski is set to coach his final basketball game at Duke. That game comes Saturday against rival North Carolina. The 75-year-old Krzyzewski says he knows it will be an emotional experience and said he’ll have to spend time preparing
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nina Rickards hit two free throws with 8.2 seconds left, and No. 23 Florida rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Vanderbilt 53-52 Thursday afternoon in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. The Gators (21-9) snapped a three-game skid and now will
Continue ReadingPENSACOLA, Fla. — Jordan Jefferson had a season-high 24 points as Arkansas-Little Rock edged past South Alabama 75-71 in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tourney. Charles Manning Jr. led the Jaguars on Thursday with 26 points, tying his career high.
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Masks will be welcome but not required in most settings at Oregon State University and OSU-Cascades beginning Saturday, March 12.
Continue ReadingLIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Salomon Rondon scored twice as Everton ended Boreham Wood’s surprising FA Cup run by beating the non-league team 2-0 to reach the quarterfinals. Boreham Wood had not conceded a goal in the competition this season until Rondon finally created the breakthrough for Everton in the 57th minute after meeting a cross
Continue ReadingBy TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer CNN is reporting that the U.S. arm of Russian state-backed media outlet RT will be effectively shutting down. CNN on Thursday cited a memo from the production company behind RT America. CNN says that the general manager of Washington-based T&R Productions, Misha Solodovnikov, told employees that it would be
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Lauren Fox, CNN The Department of Homeland Security will allow Ukrainians who are in the United States to remain in the country under a form of humanitarian relief. The relief — known as Temporary Protected Status — applies to people who would face extreme hardship if forced to return to homelands
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Gruyere from Switzerland has been named the world’s best cheese for the second consecutive time in the World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin. The cheese from Bern, Switzerland, made its maker, Michael Spycher of Mountain Dairy Fritzenhaus, a three-time winner. Spycher also won in 2020 and 2008. The cheese is
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Kaufman and Ali Zaslav, CNN Bipartisan pressure is mounting on the Biden administration to end all Russian oil imports and sanction Russia’s energy sector as President Vladimir Putin continues to escalate the war in Ukraine. While the administration moved quickly to put economic pressure on Russia — cutting it off from global financial
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of a Texas man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol has testified that he secretly recorded his father describing his role in the riot and gave the audio file to an FBI agent within a week of the attack. Nineteen-year-old Jackson Reffitt was a prosecution
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she supports banning Russian oil imports to the U.S. Amid the escalating war in Ukraine, Pelosi she’s “all for” blocking Russian oil. “Ban it,” she said Thursday. It’s a hefty nod of support that could strengthen President Joe Biden’s hand in
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has adopted “least change” legislative and congressional redistricting maps submitted by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, a plan likely to keep Republican majorities in place by making few deviations to current districts. The conservative-controlled court had previously said it
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Mya Hollingshed scored 12 points and Colorado survived a wild finish to knock off No. 14 Arizona 45-43 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament. After shooting just 33% and committing 21 turnovers, the fifth-seeded Buffalos are going to the semifinals on Friday for the first time in seven years.
Continue ReadingOpinion by Elise Gould and Heidi Shierholz for CNN Business Perspectives When the coronavirus pandemic shut down businesses across the US in spring 2020, the labor market lost 22 million jobs in just two months — more than twice as many jobs lost during the entire Great Recession and financial crisis of 2008-2009. Given that
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army and National Guard say they found almost 3 million rounds of ammunition and at least 16 fully automatic, belt-fed machine guns in raids this week on several houses in the northern border state of Sonora. The Defense Department said Thursday the seizure was the biggest haul of illegal
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Monica Melkonian wanted the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine. It was only one shot, and then she would be protected against the virus. So she was thrilled when the vaccination clinic at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center on April 7, 2021 had her first choice.
Continue ReadingFrance is easing its vaccination rules later this month, which could pave the way for Novak Djokovic to compete at this year’s French Open. French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced that people will no longer have to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to access venues such as sports stadiums and restaurants from March 14.
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