By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call for humanitarian help has been answered by the European Commission, the government of Canada and dozens of celebrities assembled by advocacy nonprofit Global Citizen, including Oscar winners Billie Eilish and Finneas, actor Hugh Jackman, as well as Madonna and top Grammy nominee Jon Batiste.
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A critical project to help with the early detection and monitoring of wildfires in Oregon received $4.5 million in support from the state Legislature during the 2022 short session.
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke and Jackie Wattles, CNN Pete Davidson was initially slated to be the next headline-grabbing name to take flight aboard the suborbital space tourism rocket developed by Jeff Bezos’ company, Blue Origin, after the commercial space company launched several other famous faces on its previous flights. But the comedian abruptly dropped out of
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Catherine Thorbecke and Jackie Wattles, CNN Pete Davidson was initially slated to be the next headline-grabbing name to take flight aboard the suborbital space tourism rocket developed by Jeff Bezos’ company, Blue Origin, after the commercial space company launched several other famous faces on its previous flights. But the comedian abruptly
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, will stop selling cigarettes in select US stores following years of pressure on big chains to end tobacco sales. Cigarettes are being removed from Walmart in various markets, including some stores in California, Florida, Arkansas and New Mexico, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. In
Continue ReadingKENT, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say two people were shot after an altercation on a Metro bus spilled outside in south King County, Washington. KOMO reports Des Moines Police arrived to the scene near a bus stop around 4:49 a.m. Monday. The male suspect fled the area by foot, leaving the victims with gunshot wounds.
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Russian scientists are finding themselves isolated as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its second month. The country’s Mars rover project with the European Space Agency is on hold. Russian institutions have been suspended from CERN, the world’s largest particle physics lab, in Switzerland. A prestigious math conference has been moved from
Continue ReadingPANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rowdy spring break crowds have forced curfews and led some establishments to close their doors from Miami Beach to Florida’s Panhandle. Law enforcement officials in Bay County, Florida, said Sunday they won’t tolerate the bad behavior from spring breakers. In Panama City Beach, law enforcement officials seized 75 guns
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — State and county taxpayers will be asked to commit a record $850 million in public funds toward construction of the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium as part of a 30-year lease agreement. The project has a total estimated price tag of $1.4 billion. Gov. Kathy Hochul
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Black News Channel shut down a little more than two years after it went live as the first all-day news network in the country aimed at African Americans. The network that was the creation of former U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts and largely funded by Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan closed
Continue ReadingBy Nathan Hodge, CNN and Julia Presniakova in Lviv Ukrainian forces “continue to maintain circular defense” in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, the Ukrainian general staff said early Tuesday, even as Russian forces consolidated control around the southeastern port city. On Monday, the mayor of Mariupol said that evacuation corridors had come largely under
Continue ReadingCNN As told to by Sabina Bhatia, deputy secretary of the International Monetary Fund Covid-19 wreaked economic havoc on women globally, especially mothers, bringing into sharp focus the policies and practices that continue to thwart gender equality at work and at home. This widening chasm troubles Reshma Saujani, a leading activist, founder of the Marshall
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Al menos 19 personas fueron halladas muertas por el personal de la Unidad de Servicios Periciales y Escena del Crimen (Uspec) en un palenque en el municipio de Zinapécuaro, en Michoacán, informó este domingo en un comunicado la Fiscalía del estado. Se trata de 16 hombres y 3 mujeres.
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs were supposed to be quiet during free agency, with so many of their big names tied to contracts and very little salary cap space. Well, some creative accounting coupled with a blockbuster trade of Tyreek Hill has turned a quiet
Continue ReadingOne of the first signs of the change of seasons is changes at the resorts. Willamette Pass Ski Resort has announced that it has closed for the 21-22 ski season. While the other resorts have seen a mild night and no new snow their bases remain quite nice, so the season is not over just
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Christian Eriksen will captain Denmark in a friendly match against Serbia on Tuesday when he plays at Parken Stadium for the first time since suffering a cardiac arrest there during the European Championship. Kasper Schmeichel has been the stand-in captain in the absence of the injured Simon Kjær and suggested to
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Another church in the mountains is stepping up to help those caught in the middle of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Blessed Hill Slavic Church, located at 38 Blessed Hill Road in Leicester, is holding a fundraising lunch on Saturday, April
Continue ReadingGOOD MONDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We have a 40% chance of intermittent showers all day today. Highs will be in the upper 50’s to low 60’s. Light and variable winds in the morning will pick up out of the NW to a gusty 10-15 mph. Showers will taper off this evening, leaving us with mostly cloudy
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story SWAIN COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A spokesperson with the North Carolina Forest Service said Sunday, March 27 that firefighters are making significant headway on two wildfires burning since Saturday afternoon in Swain County. The smell of smoke was thick in the air near Bryson
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN After weeks of signals from Iranian and Western officials that a deal to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement was imminent, an escalation in rhetoric between Tehran and the United States over the weekend dampened hopes for a breakthrough. US special envoy for Iran Robert Malley told CNN’s
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