By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s president and his deputy have signed an agreement to unify the military command of the security forces. It’s a deal that eases political tensions in the East African country. Clashes in recent days between government troops and forces loyal to Vice President Riek
Continue ReadingKEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 32 points, Jayson Tatum had 22 and the Boston Celtics cruised to a 144-102 victory over the Washington Wizards in their regular-season home finale. Boston posted its 13th win in 16 games with three games left in the regular season.  Derrick White added 17
Continue ReadingBy Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield Click here for updates on this story HAYWARD. Wisconsin (WCCO) — A Hayward, Wisconsin, family is in awe as they celebrate their little boy’s first birthday. He had a medical condition that surprised even the pros. But at Children’s Minnesota they found the lifesaving answer they needed. A baby’s first birthday is
Continue ReadingBy Olivia Kalentek Click here for updates on this story CONNECTICUT (WFSB) — Police departments across Connecticut are participating in a nationwide effort to stop distracted drivers. The ‘U Text U Drive U Pay’ is a national enforcement campaign for National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April. Connecticut police departments are working with the several
Continue ReadingMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Spanish fans brought plenty of their nation’s flags to Hard Rock Stadium, thrusting them into the air whenever things were going well for Carlos Alcaraz. He kept them busy, all the way to the end. Spain finally has a Miami Open men’s champion: an 18-year-old who wasn’t even in the
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Byron Blunt and Daria Markina, CNN Vladimir stands on the edge of a mass grave in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv. He holds his hands to his head, then raises them up to the sky in anguish. “Brother, we’ve been looking for you for
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An outdoor camper’s propane heater sparked a fire that spread to a city sewer pump station in northwest Bend Sunday morning, but its concrete walls and fire crews’ efforts limited the damage, preventing any system outage or river discharge, a fire official said. Police were working to identify who was sleeping there.
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis says he is still working on arranging a meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, despite that leader’s seeming justification for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Speaking to reporters en route home from Malta, Francis said he and Patriarch Kirill were thinking
Continue ReadingCNN, KOVR By Amir Vera, Taylor Romine and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Sacramento police say a Sunday mass shooting that left six dead was the result of gang violence and involved at least five gunmen. “We believe at this point there are five shooters and the five shooters included two groups where there was an exchange
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar and Chuck Johnston, CNN Five people were injured Friday night in a shooting along a rural road in South Carolina. The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call around 11:30 “regarding people shooting at each other” on Logan Farm Road, police said on Twitter. When they arrived to what was described
Continue ReadingBy TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing bad weather in Florida and other issues. FlightAware, a website that tracks flights, noted major disruptions at several Florida airports, including Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando, as well as Baltimore and other airports around
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – El dúo 123 Andrés, conformado por los esposos Andrés Salguero y Christina Sanabria, son parte de los latinos nominados a la edición 64 de los Premios Grammy. Y llegan a la ceremonia por “ActÃvate”, un disco infantil en el que cuentan con la colaboración de artistas como Rubén Blades,
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The final, crucial prelaunch test of NASA’s Artemis I mission to the moon was halted Sunday due to issues that prevented the safe loading of propellants into the mega rocket. The agency’s next opportunity to begin fueling the 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall) Artemis I rocket stack, including NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion
Continue ReadingCNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Two Sky News journalists said they are lucky to be alive after their vehicle was ambushed outside Kyiv. Dominique van Heerden and Stuart Ramsay were part of a Sky News team that was traveling back to Kiev when their car was ambushed, the reporters told CNN’s chief media corespondent Brian
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN Two Sky News journalists said they are lucky to be alive after their vehicle was ambushed outside Kyiv. Dominique van Heerden and Stuart Ramsay were part of a Sky News team that was traveling back to Kiev when their car was ambushed, the reporters told CNN’s chief media corespondent Brian Stelter
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Tottenham has powered above north London rival Arsenal into the English Premier League top four for at least one day by thrashing Newcastle 5-1. Ben Davies, Matt Doherty, Son Heung-min, Emerson Royal and substitute Steven Bergwijn scored at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Spurs have netted more goals – 30 – than any other
Continue ReadingBy Jiani Navarro Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — As children become more preoccupied with digital devices, being able to put down their electronics and get outside has become more crucial than ever. National play outside day is celebrated on the first Saturday of every month, but with the rain
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer A growing number of college baseball teams are moving away from the tradition of catchers using their fingers and hands for pitch signs. The NCAA this year is allowing teams to have a coach in the dugout press into a keypad numbers corresponding to different pitch types and transmitting
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN The South Carolina Gamecocks won their second national championship in five years Sunday after defeating the Connecticut Huskies 64-49. The name of the game Sunday was defense and offensive rebounds for the Gamecocks, who controlled the game from the start with a 13-2 lead in just the first
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Major League Baseball is stepping up its experimentation with an electronic communication channel for calling pitches. After trying out the PitchCom system at Low-A West in the second half of last season, big league clubs are tinkering with the technology during spring training. If the
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