SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says an oil spill temporarily closed shipping traffic on the St. Mary’s River between Ontario and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Coast Guard said Thursday that the 5,300-gallon spill came from Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The Coast Guard asked all traffic to stay
Continue ReadingCNN, WESH By Jamiel Lynch and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A stepfather in Florida has been convicted of child abuse after a restaurant employee last year noticed concerning signs and used a surreptitious note to ask a boy if he needed help, the Orange County State Attorney’s Office announced Monday. A jury found Timothy Lee Wilson,
Continue ReadingBy MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Geico may have to pay $5.2 million to a woman who says she contracted a disease during sex in a car with a man insured by the company. A Missouri Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday upheld the award to a woman identified in court
Continue ReadingBy MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Geico may have to pay $5.2 million to a woman who says she contracted a disease during sex in a car with a man insured by the company. A Missouri Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday upheld the award to a woman identified in court
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, quien asiste a una Cumbre de las Américas marcada por las ausencias de varios mandatarios, defendió el “cerco diplomático” a Nicolás Maduro, cuestionado presidente de Venezuela. En entrevista con Alejandra Oraa de CNN en Español, Duque hizo énfasis en el manejo que le ha
Continue ReadingIRWINDALE, Calif. (AP) — Bottles of the popular Sriracha hot sauce could be hard to find on store shelves this summer. Southern California-based Huy Fong Inc., told customers in an email earlier this year that it would suspend sales of its famous spicy sauce over the summer due to a shortage of chili peppers. The
Continue ReadingIRWINDALE, Calif. (AP) — Bottles of the popular Sriracha hot sauce could be hard to find on store shelves this summer. Southern California-based Huy Fong Inc., told customers in an email earlier this year that it would suspend sales of its famous spicy sauce over the summer due to a shortage of chili peppers. The
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Second-year player Feleipe Franks is exploring a new hybrid role with the Atlanta Falcons this offseason. Franks, from Arkansas, is still listed as a quarterback but he is spending more time at tight end in the organized team activities. It seems clear the new
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The Washington Post on Thursday fired Felicia Sonmez, the reporter who has been extraordinarily critical of her colleagues and the newspaper’s leadership over the last several days, two people familiar with the matter told CNN on Thursday. The Post’s termination notice, a copy of which was seen by CNN, said
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La hija desaparecida de una pareja cuyos cuerpos fueron descubiertos en Texas en 1981 fue encontrada “viva y sana” más de cuatro décadas después, según la oficina del fiscal general de Texas, Ken Paxton. Los cuerpos del matrimonio de Florida Tina Gail Linn Clouse y Harold Dean Clouse Jr. fueron encontrados
Continue ReadingBy CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An explosion at a liquefied natural gas terminal in Texas has left nearby residents rattled. And it’s taking a substantial amount of the fuel off the market at a time when global demand is soaring. Freeport LNG will be offline for at least three weeks
Continue ReadingBy CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An explosion at a liquefied natural gas terminal in Texas has left nearby residents rattled. And it’s taking a substantial amount of the fuel off the market at a time when global demand is soaring. Freeport LNG will be offline for at least three weeks
Continue ReadingBy FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady concedes a lot has happened in the four months that have passed since he announced he was walking away from the NFL after 22 seasons and seven Super Bowl championships. For starters, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback did an about-face and unretired six
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Allyson Felix has “no regrets” after a seventh-place finish in the 200 meters of what was likely her final Diamond League meet. Felix plans to retire later this season and it made no difference to her that she wasn’t really competitive amid an elite field at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea. Shericka
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed,CNN The Supreme Court declined Thursday to step in to block a lower court decision that allowed the counting of undated ballots in a local Pennsylvania judicial race. Justice Samuel Alito wrote a dissent that was joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch in the case, which had been closely watched when
Continue ReadingBy MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Josh Rojas hit a go-ahead single during a four-run rally in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4, earning a split in the four-game series. The Diamondbacks went into the ninth trailing 3-1, but got help from reliever Tony Santillan’s wild
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have ended their minicamp with Trey Lance fully entrenched as their starting quarterback. Lance has taken ownership of the offense this offseason and the Niners hope that carries over into strong play when the season starts in three months.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press SMITHSBURG, Md. (AP) — An employee opened fire at a manufacturing business in rural western Maryland on Thursday, killing three coworkers before the suspect and a state trooper were wounded in a shootout, authorities said. Washington County Sheriff Doug Mullendore said that three victims were found dead at Columbia Machine
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Jim Acosta, CNN The American people may soon hear directly from a key witness in the House January 6 select committee’s investigation who can speak to former President Donald Trump‘s approving reaction to the US Capitol riot — live testimony that could be the most important moment of the panel’s upcoming
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was the sort of diplomatic rebuff a small country like El Salvador generally can rarely afford to make. In the run-up to this week’s Summit of Americas in Los Angeles, senior U.S. officials frantically worked the phones seeking to boost attendance amid
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