By Nadeen Ebrahim, Tamara Qiblawi and Caroline Faraj, CNN Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to arrive in Saudi Arabia for a state visit amid high tensions between the United States and the two countries, reported the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Xi’s trip to Riyadh begins Wednesday and will include a “Saudi-Chinese summit,” a
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has thrown out bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, leaving him facing only records falsification charges. Federal Judge J. Paul Oetken ruled Monday. He says prosecutors failed to allege an explicit example in which Benjamin provided a favor
Continue ReadingAMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has promoted Nate Scheelhaase from receivers coach to offensive coordinator. Scheelhaase replaces Tom Manning. Manning was fired last week after the Cyclones finished at the bottom of the Big 12 in scoring and total offense during a 4-8 season. Campbell called Scheelhaase one of the rising
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, anunció que la delegación del Gobierno y representantes del grupo guerrillero Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), firmaron un acuerdo preliminar para promover el retorno de las comunidades indígenas desplazadas internas a sus territorios como parte de las negociaciones de paz que se llevan a cabo en
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts town official seen on surveillance video marching through the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to 15 days in prison for her role in the riot. Suzanne Ianni was also sentenced on Friday to 30 days of probation. The 60-year-old Ianni organized a bus trip to
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The first shipment of grain as part of Ukraine’s own initiative has arrived in Djibouti for delivery to neighboring Ethiopia. The “Grain from Ukraine” shipment comes amid the region’s worst drought in decades. Ukraine’s embassy in Ethiopia confirmed Monday that the25,000-ton shipment is separate from a United Nations World Food Program
Continue ReadingTHE MOUNTAINS SAW A LITTLE SNOW ADDED OVER THE WEEKEND AND ALL RESORTS ARE NOW UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. CLOUDS WILL BE A LITTLE THICKER FOR THE SOUTHERN CASCADES. THE NEXT SNOW IN THE CASCADES IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL WEDNESDAY. CHAINS OR TRACTION TIRES ARE ARE REQUIRED ON ALL MOUNTAIN PASSES AS THE ROADS ARE
Continue ReadingBy ELEANOR H. REICH Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp. and Israeli defense contractor Rafael say they will team up to develop a high-energy laser system to defend against aerial attacks. The system will be based on Iron Beam, a laser missile-defense system that Rafael has been developing with Israel’s
Continue ReadingGOOD MONDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… As winter storm activity exits the state to our south, we will see mostly sunny skies, but a northerly flow will keep us cold. Highs today will be in the low to mid 30’s. Fortunately, most will see very little or no breezes. Skies will become partly cloudy tonight, but we
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN As you read this, look around. Are you still in bed? Are there piles of clothes and takeout food boxes strewn across the floor? Do you have chip crumbs on your sheets? Have you broken your self-care routine more times than you can count? Do you not even care? If so,
Continue ReadingBy CNN Sport staff England soccer star Raheem Sterling is returning home from the World Cup in Qatar after intruders broke into his family home. Surrey Police told CNN on Monday that it is investigating a report of a burglary at an address in Oxshott, Leatherhead after the occupants returned home from an international trip.
Continue ReadingCNN By Mariya Knight, CNN Around 2,500 endangered seals have been found dead on Russia’s Caspian coast, state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported Sunday, citing authorities in the North Caucasus region. Caspian seals, the only mammals found in the Caspian Sea, have been classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN We all eat them — ultraprocessed foods such as frozen pizza and ready-to-eat meals make our busy lives much easier. Besides, they are just darn tasty — who isn’t susceptible to hot dogs, sausages, burgers, french fries, sodas, cookies, cakes, candy, doughnuts and ice cream, to name just a few? If
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Al menos 34 personas, incluyendo tres menores de edad, murieron tras el deslizamiento de tierra este domingo en el municipio de Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, en el occidente de Colombia, informaron las autoridades este lunes. La Unidad Nacional para la Gestión del Riesgo publicó en Twitter que los 34 cuerpos
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5 — not as a booster but part of their initial shots. Children ages 6 months through 4 years already are supposed to get three extra-small doses of the original Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine —
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5 — not as a booster but part of their initial shots. Children ages 6 months through 4 years already are supposed to get three extra-small doses of the original Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine —
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Anna Chernova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed into law a bill that expands a ban on so-called LGBTQ “propaganda” in Russia, making it illegal for anyone to promote same-sex relationships or suggest that non-heterosexual orientations are “normal.” The ban was rubber-stamped by Putin just days after a harsh
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press HAVACO, W.Va. (AP) — The unmarked graves in a forgotten West Virginia burial ground known locally as Little Egypt contain the remains of dozens of coal mine workers who died in a 1912 mine explosion. For Ed Evans, a Democratic state lawmaker and retired school teacher, they are a reminder
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press HAVACO, W.Va. (AP) — The unmarked graves in a forgotten West Virginia burial ground known locally as Little Egypt contain the remains of dozens of coal mine workers who died in a 1912 mine explosion. For Ed Evans, a Democratic state lawmaker and retired school teacher, they are a reminder
Continue ReadingBy MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has denounced a European Union proposal to create an U.N.-backed special tribunal to prosecute crimes in Ukraine. Karim Khan pushed back on Monday against the plan European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced last week to
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