By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, delivering the Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday, painted the picture of a country in the grip of several crises. Reynolds depicted Biden’s year in office as having “sent us back in time to the
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Employees at a U.S.-operated border assembly plant in the northern Mexico city of Matamoros have overwhelmingly voted to for an independent union to represent them. The vote tallies at the Tridonex autparts plant mark the second victory over undemocratic, old-guard unions that had long kept wages at rock-bottom levels in Mexico.
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United midfielder Luiz Araújo will miss about four weeks after sustaining a hamstring injury while scoring the team’s first goal of the season. Araújo is one of the team’s three designated players, coming over from French club Lille last August. He has scored five goals in 15 appearances for Atlanta United.
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge presiding over Sarah Palin’s defamation case against The New York Times said he was unfamiliar with push notifications and didn’t realize news of his decision to toss out the lawsuit would reach jurors deliberating simultaneously. Despite that, he wrote that it didn’t really matter.
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WVTM) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday asked for the immediate removal of Russian liquor from ABC Stores throughout the state. Learn more in the video above. The governor issued the following statement about the effort to show support for Ukrainians during
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — Este martes se registró un sismo de magnitud 5,3 a 2 km al este-sureste de San Cristóbal Amatlán, en Oaxaca, México, informó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El sismo se produjo a una profundidad de 48,5 km, según el reporte. La jefa de
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has undergone surgery on his non-throwing shoulder. Coach Mike McCarthy says the postseason procedure was a clean up for an issue that isn’t a concern. The coach says he expects Prescott to be available for offseason work. McCarthy says he didn’t think the left shoulder bothered Prescott
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has named a longtime state health official as the new acting director of the Department of Health and Senior Services. Parson on Tuesday appointed Paula Nickelson to the position. By designating her as an acting director, Nickelson can begin working
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Continue ReadingBy Kunyi Yang The hashtag #BoycottLukoil started trending online not long after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 21. The idea is to stop people from filling their tanks at the US gas stations that bear the name Lukoil, the Russian oil and gas giant. The trouble is that most of the 230 Lukoil gas stations
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating last year’s US Capitol attack issued subpoenas Tuesday to six different individuals who have ties to the effort to interrupt the certification of the 2020 presidential election. The group represents a wide range of individuals who played a role in a number of
Continue ReadingRICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to reports of shots fired inside a building at the Hanford Site, but authorities say deputies found no evidence of a shooting and no victims at the decommissioned nuclear production facility. The Tri-City Herald reports employees of the building were evacuated, while others working at the
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — The Batman está a solo unos días de estrenarse. Y vaya que ha generado mucha expectativa: en primera, porque su estreno se atrasó cinco meses (estaba previsto para el 1 de octubre de 2021 y se cambió al 4 de marzo de 2022); y en segunda, por la esperada actuación de
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine rocked the global oil market and Central Oregon is feeling the impact.
Continue ReadingBy CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers have given final approval to a Republican-backed bill that would ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports that match their gender identity. The state Senate voted 32-18 on Tuesday in favor of the bill, sending it to Gov. Eric Holcomb
Continue ReadingCNN By Jake Tapper and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden told news anchors during a lunch ahead of the State of the Union on Tuesday that he has a major message he wants to send to the American people: America and its allies will remain united in their response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julia Scoles and Peter Andrews have faced much adversity throughout their college careers but both are hoping their journey to overcome it will help others. Scoles, a beach volleyball player at Southern California, and Andrews, who plays baseball for Butte College, have been named the
Continue ReadingBy Jackson Kurtz Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KMBC) — More than 150 works of art make up the Parade of Hearts, including a symbol of unity from students at Piper Creek Elementary School. “In their own unique style and designs,” said Stacy Haworth, an art teacher at Piper Creek
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer A new government report shows Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine gave children 5 and older strong protection against hospitalization and death even during the omicron surge. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the new data Tuesday. A day earlier, a study from New York raised the question of whether
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-hired investigator of Wisconsin’s 2020 election says the state Legislature should “take a hard look at decertification of the 2020 presidential election,” a move that GOP leaders have said they won’t take and that nonpartisan attorneys call illegal. The release of Michael Gableman’s 136-page “interim
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