Fantasy author’s surprise new book series sets Kickstarter record
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Brandon Sanderson, the prolific fantasy author, broke the record for the most-funded Kickstarter recipient by…
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High court reverses decision allowing Muslims’ FBI bias suit
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sided unanimously with the Biden administration and reversed a lower…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s chances of getting much needed rain are slim
By Tom Sater and Monica Garrett, CNN It’s been a soggy week for the Pacific Northwest, as another powerful atmospheric river unloaded fierce…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s chances of getting much needed rain are slim
CNN By Tom Sater and Monica Garrett, CNN It’s been a soggy week for the Pacific Northwest, as another powerful atmospheric river unloaded…
Continue ReadingUkraine digital army brews cyberattacks, intel and infowar
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — The hundreds-strong Ukrainian volunteer “hacker” corps that formed in a fury to counter…
Continue ReadingTrade talk overshadows marginal class of QBs in free agency
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer An underwhelming free agent class for quarterbacks is overshadowed by the possibility of multiple big names…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court says government can use state secrets privilege to block surveillance evidence in FISA case
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The US Supreme Court on Friday said the federal government could invoke the state secrets privilege to…
Continue ReadingNYC mayor lifts mask requirement for K-12 students and vaccine proof rule for theaters and restaurants
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Jay Croft, CNN New York City is dropping mask requirements for K-12 schools and lifting proof of vaccine mandates for…
Continue ReadingFeds seize 150K counterfeit pills made with fentanyl
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say narcotics agents seized about 150,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills made with fentanyl and about 20 pounds of…
Continue ReadingDeSantis vows to veto latest GOP-proposed congressional boundaries in Florida
By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis engaged in a high-stakes game of chicken over the state’s new congressional map…
Continue ReadingDeSantis vows to veto latest GOP-proposed congressional boundaries in Florida
CNN, WFTS By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis engaged in a high-stakes game of chicken over the state’s new…
Continue ReadingFormer mayor charged with possessing child pornography
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — The former mayor of Beaverton, Oregon, has been charged with possessing child pornography. Federal prosecutors said Friday…
Continue ReadingTentative contract would give Minneapolis officers raise
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police officers would get pay raises and payments totaling $7,000 under a tentative contract agreement that also…
Continue ReadingMethodist conservatives to launch breakaway group in May
By PETER SMITH Associated Press A group of theologically conservative United Methodists plans to launch a new worldwide denomination on May 1. This…
Continue ReadingFormer Top 20 tennis player given 4-year doping suspension
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Former Top 20 tennis player Varvara Lepchenko has been given a four-year doping suspension after testing positive…
Continue Reading‘The Batman’ wants to save Gotham, and movie theaters too
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “The Batman” opens this weekend and theaters are hoping this blockbuster film will help the industry…
Continue ReadingLo que sabemos sobre la ocupación de la planta nuclear por parte de tropas rusas
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Rusia ocupó la planta de energía nuclear más grande de Ucrania este viernes, tras una semana de…
Continue ReadingSpanish theatre drops Bolshoi’s ballet show over Ukraine war
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Teatro Real, one of Europe’s major opera houses, is canceling a set of upcoming performances by Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet…
Continue Reading400 Family Dollar stores closed after a rat infestation. It’s part of a troubling pattern
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The conditions described by the US Food and Drug Administration at a Family Dollar warehouse in West Memphis,…
Continue ReadingRussia’s invasion of Ukraine leaves global trade in tatters
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Sanctions on Russia are starting to wreak havoc on global trade, with potentially devastating…
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