By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A trade group that represents some of the biggest U.S. food companies has agreed to pay $9 million for violations of Washington campaign finance laws, after the state Supreme Court upheld a penalty twice that much. The Consumer Brands Association said in January it intended to appeal
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A trade group that represents some of the biggest U.S. food companies has agreed to pay $9 million for violations of Washington campaign finance laws, after the state Supreme Court upheld a penalty twice that much. The Consumer Brands Association said in January it intended to appeal
Continue ReadingBy Alecia Reid Click here for updates on this story COATESVILLE, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Police are investigating what led to the shooting death of a child in Chester County. The 4-year-old was shot and killed in Coatesville on the 300 block of East Chestnut Street Monday. People that know the family say they are devastated.
Continue ReadingBy WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — United Nations countries have agreed to create a legally binding global treaty to address plastic pollution in the world’s oceans, rivers and landscape. The U.N. Environment Assembly voted unanimously at its meeting in Kenya for a resolution “to end plastic pollution.” It sets the stage for
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For people outside Ukraine, the conflict with Russia is experienced through the media — and so far it hasn’t been close. The image narrative has been almost completely dominated by the Ukrainians, showing bravery in a David vs. Goliath battle in the face of suffering
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich has confirmed he is trying to sell the Premier League club he turned into an elite trophy-winning machine with his lavish investment. The speed of Abramovich’s looming exit from Chelsea is striking as he was trying to instigate a plan
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Marcus Watson had 18 points and 11 rebounds to carry North Carolina A&T to a 78-71 overtime win over Radford in the first round of the Big South Conference Tourney. Josiah Jeffers led the Highlanders on Wednesday with 18 points.
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Sasha Spektor is organizing efforts to help the people of Ukraine, including her aunt, uncle, and grandfather all lacking major resources in the city of Kyiv. The Ukrainian-American woman lives in Bend. Her parents are Jewish refugees who came to the U.S. from Ukraine in 1991.
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Brown Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — When Officer Vanessa Washington thought about writing a children’s book, she didn’t have to look far to find the inspiration for her main character. She’s using her position as a community relations officer to inspire children and teach them valuable life lessons
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A former Colorado police officer shown on body camera video roughly arresting a 73-year-old woman with dementia has pleaded guilty to assault in a plea deal objected to by the woman’s family. Austin Hopp entered the plea Wednesday. He faces a possible prison sentence of up to
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN New books are coming to the wide Dr. Seuss canon — and new creators are taking the reins from the late children’s author to write stories that reflect Seussian whimsy and the diversity of his readership. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, with Random House Children’s Books, will publish a line of books for
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An effort to block North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn’s candidacy by questioning his qualifications in light of U.S. constitutional language about insurrectionists has been officially revived. Two voters from the new 11th District filed their request Wednesday for an investigation of the first-term Republican. Previous
Continue ReadingBy Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who held up popular bipartisan anti-lynching legislation in the Senate last Congress, announced Tuesday that he now supports and has signed on as a co-sponsor of a new version of the bill. The updated version of the legislation — known as the
Continue ReadingRENO, Nev. (AP) — A Salvadoran immigrant has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for the murders of two of the four northern Nevadans he admitted killing in a plea deal that spared him from a death penalty trial. A Washoe County district judge sentenced 23-year-old Wilber Ernesto Martinez Guzman
Continue ReadingBy Ken MacLeod Click here for updates on this story LOWELL, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A father in Lowell father is watching the war in Ukraine with fear and hope that his two children will be safe in a nation under attack. His son and daughter are living with their mother in an area of Ukraine
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN There’s a new voice coming to the daytime talk show scene. Warner Bros. (which is owned by CNN’s parent company) announced Wednesday that Academy Award and Grammy-winning artist Jennifer Hudson will helm a talk show that will air on Fox television stations. “I have experienced so much in my life;
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El multimillonario ruso Roman Abramovich anunció el miércoles que planea vender el Chelsea Football Club debido a que es “lo mejor para el Club, los aficionados, los empleados, así como los patrocinadores y socios del Club”. No se proporcionó un cronograma, pero Abramovich dijo que la venta “no se
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — Mientras las bombas rusas caían sobre Kyiv, Járkiv y otras ciudades de Ucrania, el presidente Volodymyr Zelensky pidió el lunes a la Unión Europea que “admita urgentemente a Ucrania” en el bloque. “Hacemos un llamado a la Unión Europea para que admita urgentemente a Ucrania utilizando un nuevo procedimiento”, dijo
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich has confirmed he is trying to sell the Premier League club he turned into an elite trophy-winning machine with his lavish investment. The speed of Abramovich’s looming exit from Chelsea is striking as he was trying to instigate a plan
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich has confirmed he is trying to sell the Premier League club he turned into an elite trophy-winning machine with his lavish investment. The speed of Abramovich’s looming exit from Chelsea is striking as he was trying to instigate a plan
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