By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has sent more than 10,000 health workers to Shanghai, including 2,000 military medical staff. They are struggling to stamp out a  COVID-19 outbreak in China’s largest city. Shanghai is conducting mass testing of its 25 million residents as what was supposed to be a two-phase lockdown
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN Three people are facing capital murder charges after an off-duty Harris County deputy was shot and killed while leaving a grocery store with his wife, officials said. Deputy Darren Almendarez, 51, and his wife were walking to their truck at a Houston-area store around 8:35 p.m. Thursday when they saw a
Continue ReadingIn the last 24 hours…no new snow to report except one new inch at Timberline.
Continue ReadingBy PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The South Carolina Gamecocks granted The Associated Press behind-the-scenes access to their Final Four experience. It was clear that there was a singular focus to the journey that started last year, almost immediately after a 66-65 loss in the national semifinals to eventual champion Stanford. The
Continue ReadingCNN By Wayne Sterling, CNN Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods said “it will be a game-time decision” on whether he will compete at the 2022 Masters, which begins Thursday at Augusta National in Georgia. “I will be heading up to Augusta today to continue my preparation and practice,” Woods wrote on Twitter Sunday. “It will
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Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! We are just on the front side of a new system coming in, and it’s bringing lots of much-needed rain and snow with it. Our satellite and radar image shows us the cloudy skies we’ve seen Sunday and what’s to come. Winds are coming out of the north, pushing this precipitation toward
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Having escaped from Russian shelling, Ukrainian refugees are now focused on building new lives — temporarily or permanently. Countries neighboring their homeland, like Poland and Romania, are sparing no effort to help them integrate and feel needed in the new environment. In Warsaw,
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Having escaped from Russian shelling, Ukrainian refugees are now focused on building new lives — temporarily or permanently. Countries neighboring their homeland, like Poland and Romania, are sparing no effort to help them integrate and feel needed in the new environment. In Warsaw,
Continue ReadingBy OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and NEBI QENA Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Russia is facing a fresh wave of condemnation after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of numerous civilians in Ukraine. European allies were united in outrage but appeared split on how to respond. Poland angrily singled out France and Germany
Continue ReadingBy OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and NEBI QENA Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Russia is facing a fresh wave of condemnation after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of numerous civilians in Ukraine. European allies were united in outrage but appeared split on how to respond. Poland angrily singled out France and Germany
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA and AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writers NEW ORLEANS (AP) — There are strong connections between North Carolina and Kansas. The storied programs heading into Monday night’s NCAA men’s championship game in New Orleans share stories and ties to some of the giants of the sport. The connections include late North Carolina Hall
Continue ReadingBy Pooja Salhotra and Kelly McCleary, CNN Police were called to assist a wayward traveler in Southampton, New York, Sunday after a baby seal was spotted scooting through a traffic circle. “Some of our officers responded and found a baby harbor seal in the roadway,” a Facebook post from the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El difunto baterista de Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins, recibió un homenaje durante los premios Grammy el domingo. El presentador de los Grammy, Trevor Noah, presentó un montaje de video de Hawkins actuando, mientras sonaba la canción de la banda “My Hero”. El video condujo al segmento In Memoriam, realizado por Ben Platt,
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento police have announced an arrest connected to the shooting that killed six people and wounded a dozen others in the heart of California’s capital city as multiple shooters fired more than 100 rounds and people ran for their lives. Authorities say Dandrae
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection in the deadliest U.S. mass shooting ever to go to trial has begun. A judge, prosecutors and defense attorneys began screening the first candidates on Monday for the 12-member panel that will decide if Nikolas Cruz is executed or gets life in prison.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, protagonizó un momento conmovedor en la 64ª entrega anual de los premios Grammy el domingo. Zelensky ofreció un discurso que comenzó asÃ: “La guerra. Qué es más opuesto que la música”. “El silencio de las ciudades en ruinas y la gente muerta. Nuestros niños dibujaron cohetes
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who has faced a tumultuous five-year term defined by political upheaval and Covid-19, will not seek to extend her time in office, she confirmed Monday. The decision was her “personal wish and aspiration” and was entirely driven by “family considerations,” said Lam in a news
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mostly lower in Asia and oil prices have risen after a tech-driven rally on Wall Street. Many Asian markets including those in China were closed for holidays. Tokyo and Seoul declined while Sydney advanced. The S&P 500 rose 0.8%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 0.3%
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mostly lower in Asia and oil prices have risen after a tech-driven rally on Wall Street. Many Asian markets including those in China were closed for holidays. Tokyo and Seoul declined while Sydney advanced. The S&P 500 rose 0.8%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 0.3%
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As Benito Luna-Herrera teaches his 7th grade social studies classes, he is on alert for signs of inner turmoil. And there is so much of it these days. He tells of students whose post-pandemic depression led them to thoughts of suicide. Luna-Herrera is just one teacher,
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