By Clare Foran and Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN Ohio Republican Rep. Bob Gibbs said on Wednesday that he will not seek reelection and will instead retire as he expressed frustration with redistricting in his state. In a statement, Gibbs referenced what he described as “the circus redistricting has become in Ohio,” and went on to
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 Emma Claybrook Click here for updates on this story SPRINGDALE, Arkansas (KHBS) — With severe weather expected overnight, some of the people impacted by last week’s tornado are still cleaning up from that storm. Volunteer efforts at the Woodridge Estates mobile home park continued Tuesday. Kristy Miller lives at the park and has been
Continue ReadingBy Orko Manna Click here for updates on this story OSCEOLA, Iowa (KCCI) — Fire crews spent hours battling a blaze on the downtown square in Osceola Wednesday morning. The fire was reported around 11 p.m. Tuesday at the corner of Main and Washington streets. The fire chief says the building is vacant, but there
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs has announced his sudden retirement with voting already underway in Ohio’s primary. The six-term congressman from Amish Country Wednesday declared himself a casualty of “the circus” over Ohio’s still-unresolved congressional map. Gibbs exits a primary race in northeast Ohio that,
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — European health officials say it’s too early to consider giving a fourth dose of messenger RNA coronavirus vaccines to most people, but say an extra booster can be administered to people over age 80. In a statement on Wednesday, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt and Matias Grez, CNN UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that transgender women should not compete in female sports in comments he said he knew could be seen as “controversial.” “I don’t think that biological males should be competing in female sporting events. And maybe that’s a controversial thing … but
Continue ReadingBy Omar Jimenez, Brad Parks and Peter Nickeas, CNN Prosecutors declined to file charges against the Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot Amir Locke or any other officers involved in the no-knock warrant service that led to the 22-year-old Black man’s death in early February. An officer shot Locke within a few seconds of entering
Continue ReadingBy Orko Manna Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Businesses near 10th and K streets in downtown Sacramento, normally a center of nightlife, have been impacted in several ways following the city’s horrific mass shooting. Nails Galore was closed early Sunday morning when the mass shooting occurred. Still, owner Helen
Continue ReadingBy Nancy Laflin, John Cardinale Click here for updates on this story SANTA FE, New Mexico (KOAT) — New Mexico lawmakers met Tuesday for a special session to vote on three topics. One is a gas tax rebate, which passed late Tuesday night. The bill will give back $500 to single New Mexicans and $1000
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN, CAMILLE FASSETT, PATRICK WHITTLE, JANET MCCONNAUGHEY and JASEN LO Associated Press Power outages from severe weather have doubled over the past two decades across the U.S. as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms. An Associated Press analysis found the number of outages tied to severe weather rose from about 50 annually
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN, CAMILLE FASSETT, PATRICK WHITTLE, JANET MCCONNAUGHEY and JASEN LO Associated Press Power outages from severe weather have doubled over the past two decades across the U.S. as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms. An Associated Press analysis found the number of outages tied to severe weather rose from about 50 annually
Continue ReadingBy Jonah Gilmore Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A Ukrainian family is in Omaha after fleeing their home country amid the war. The family of nine arrived at Eppley Airfield Tuesday night and was greeted by a crowd of people waiving Ukrainian flags. Members of the Ukrainian community have
Continue ReadingBy MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A major report says American nursing home residents are subjected to ineffective care and poor staffing, and that facility finances are shrouded in secrecy and regulatory lapses go unenforced. The study out Wednesday from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is calling for
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Estados Unidos tomó medidas adicionales este miércoles para aumentar la presión económica sobre Rusia y el presidente Vladimir Putin, luego de que se conocieran las horribles imágenes de la ciudad de Bucha, Ucrania. El gobierno de Biden anunció nuevas sanciones contra las instituciones financieras rusas, así como contra individuos, incluidas
Continue ReadingBy KMBC News Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Keith Carnes has been ordered to be released within 30 days by the Missouri Supreme Court pending a potential retrial. The Kansas City man who says he was wrongly convicted appears to be getting the second chance at freedom
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s looking awful gloomy out there on Wall Street. Traders are making big bets against retailers as recession fears gain steam. Investors are growing more skeptical of energy stocks following the spike in oil prices, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. And investors are souring on health care
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors have declined to file charges against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in February. The 22-year-old Locke, who was Black, was staying on a couch in an apartment when authorities entered without
Continue ReadingCatherine Thorbecke, CNN Business In a historic first, a crew of four civilians are set to launch to the International Space Station this week as part of an inaugural mission for the commercial spaceflight company Axiom Space. They’ll be riding on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and docking at the station via a SpaceX Dragon
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican-backed candidates in local school board races came out as big winners in the Milwaukee suburbs that are critical for the GOP in statewide elections, but had mixed results in other parts of battleground Wisconsin. Tuesday’s school board elections in Wisconsin were among the earliest nationwide
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