By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance would quickly welcome Finland and Sweden into the fold if they decided to apply. Russia’s war on Ukraine is spurring public support for NATO membership in the two Nordic countries. Stoltenberg said Wednesday that NATO might also be ready
Continue ReadingBy MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s congress has approved laws that would impose prison sentences of 10 to 15 years for news media that reproduce messages from the country’s street gangs, and that’s alarming press freedom groups. The vote late Tuesday was part of a flurry of legislative
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Luxury fashion brand Chanel says it will stop selling its clothes, perfumes and other luxury goods to Russian customers abroad if they plan to take the products back to the country. Some are calling the move a bold response to the invasion of Ukraine, while others say
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has reinstated for now a Trump-era rule that curtails the power of states and Native American tribes to block pipelines and other energy projects that can pollute rivers, streams and other waterways. In a 5-4 decision, the justices agreed to halt a lower court
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Millones de personas en el confinado centro financiero de China, Shanghái, han buscado desesperadamente atención médica y suministros básicos como alimentos. Los padres han sido separados a la fuerza de los niños pequeños con covid-19. Y la ira de la población va en aumento, sin un final a la vista mientras China
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — John C. Reilly knew about the “Showtime” basketball displayed by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s. But the actor never knew the backstory behind the influential contributors to the franchise’s dynasty. He quickly found out after stepping into his role as late Laker
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez says he has been medically cleared to return to racing this week at the Grand Prix of the Americas in Texas after vision problems sidelined him for the previous two races. Marquez crashed hard in warm-ups for the Indonesian Grand Prix which caused him to experience
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Harvick is a fading star trying to keep pace in a NASCAR that now seems more suited for younger drivers. He’s 46 years old, in his 22nd full NASCAR season and hasn’t won a race since 2020. So a slow start in NASCAR’s
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Cubs veteran Kyle Hendricks is set to deliver the first pitch of the season against Corbin Burnes and Milwaukee at Wrigley Field just past 2:20 p.m. EDT, the first of seven games still on the calendar amid rainy forecasts across the country. The World Series champion Atlanta Braves open at home
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Vaccine experts are grappling with how to formulate a U.S. strategy for future COVID-19 booster campaigns. A panel of federal advisers to the Food and Drug Administration spent hours Wednesday debating key questions about updating the vaccines. They didn’t reach any firm conclusions. FDA regulators cautioned
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Vaccine experts are grappling with how to formulate a U.S. strategy for future COVID-19 booster campaigns. A panel of federal advisers to the Food and Drug Administration spent hours Wednesday debating key questions about updating the vaccines. They didn’t reach any firm conclusions. FDA regulators cautioned
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Eric Levenson, CNN A Missouri circuit court judge on Tuesday dismissed all criminal charges against three tour boat employees involved in the 2018 duck boat sinking near Branson, Missouri, that left 17 people dead, according to court documents. Judge Alan Blankenship wrote the court did not find probable cause the defendants
Continue ReadingBy KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story California (KCAL) — Andy Torres said he was playing his drums out near a trail at Todd Longshore Park on Saturday morning when an ax-wielding attacker began to chop up his drum kit. “He just came up swinging already,” Torres said. “He didn’t announce himself
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Otros 42 genes relacionados al desarrollo del alzhéimer se descubrieron en el mayor estudio realizado hasta la fecha sobre el riesgo genético de la enfermedad. “Este es un estudio trascendental en la investigación sobre el alzhéimer y es la culminación de 30 años de trabajo”, afirmó en un comunicado Julie Williams, coautora del
Continue ReadingBy Zac Summers Click here for updates on this story DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A large oak tree crashed into two homes in DeKalb County as heavy rain, thunder and lightning moved through metro Atlanta on Tuesday. Marie Jordan told CBS46 she has always been cautious about the tree in her neighbor’s backyard on
Continue ReadingThe resorts saw some nice additions to their bases and getting to the resorts won’t be too bad this morning. Today and tomorrow will be very fair days on the mountain with highs in the mid 40’s today and mid 50’s Thursday. A chance of snow showers settles in Friday and will stay through Tuesday.
Continue ReadingGOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… The ridge of high pressure that has cleared our skies will continue to strengthen today and bring us more sunshine and warmer temperatures. Mostly sunny skies will be accompanied by daytime highs in the low to mid 60’s. Winds will stay light and variable around the area. NW breezes will pick
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press U.S. churches are bracing for an unprecedented reckoning with their histories operating boarding schools for Native Americans. Native children were forced to attend these schools in the 19th and 20th centuries. The schools broke down students’ connections with their families, tribes and traditions and tried to assimilate them into a
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Every big leaguer thinks their team has a chance when they arrive to spring training. The old “hope springs eternal” cliché is, after all, more apropos to Major League Baseball than perhaps any other professional sport. It’s been a few years, though, since the
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Australia gastará US$ 2.600 millones (3.500 millones de dólares australianos) para mejorar sus sistemas de misiles defensivos, en el contexto de que la seguridad en la región de Asia-Pacífico se ha vuelto más difícil por la creciente asertividad militar de China, dijo este martes el ministro de Defensa del país. El
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