KVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — Canadian skier Cameron Alexander shared victory with Swiss rival Niels Hintermann in a men’s World Cup downhill after the pair upset the top contenders for the season title. Alexander was a late starter with bib No. 39 and took advantage of the sunny conditions on the Olympiabakken course as several lower-ranked
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story ARCADIA, Louisiana (KTBS) — Five Bienville Parish high school students were admitted to the hospital Thursday for observation after ingesting gummy candies suspected of containing THC or another controlled substance, Sheriff John Ballance said. Deputies have an idea who brought the gummies to school, but
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat has apologized to thousands of Afghans stranded in the United Arab Emirates months after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. The diplomat spoke to the stranded Afghans on Friday, promising to speed repatriation for some to America while
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ELLINGWORTH Associated Press DUSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has intensified a crackdown on media outlets and individuals who fail to hew to the Kremlin line on the war in Ukraine. He signing into law a bill that criminalizes the intentional spreading of what Moscow deems to be “fake” reports. Russia
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ELLINGWORTH Associated Press DUSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has intensified a crackdown on media outlets and individuals who fail to hew to the Kremlin line on the war in Ukraine. He signing into law a bill that criminalizes the intentional spreading of what Moscow deems to be “fake” reports. Russia
Continue ReadingBy Andrew James Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Results of a statewide study released this week show the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning loss in North Carolina Schools. The study conducted by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Office of Learning Recovery and Acceleration looked
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The 47-member nation U.N. Human Rights Council has overwhelmingly approved a resolution aiming to set up a three-person panel of experts to monitor human rights in Ukraine. Some 32 countries on Friday voted for the resolution, 13 abstained and only Russia and Eritrea voted against. Russia’s increasing isolation at the U.N.’s top
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) —- El Senado del estado de Florida aprobó este jueves un proyecto de ley que prohibiría la mayoría de los abortos después de las 15 semanas de embarazo, permitiendo solo excepciones que impliquen “riesgo grave” para la persona embarazada y anormalidad fetal fatal, pero sin excepciones por violación o incesto. El proyecto de
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Parkhill Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — In 2020, news that a team of astronomers located the closest back hole to Earth — in a star system just 1,000 light-years away – received a lot of coverage in the press. But new research suggests that there is, in
Continue ReadingBy Samiar Nefzi Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The pastor of Sycamore Temple Church of God in Christ said he’s contemplating moving the church because of an uptick in ongoing issues stemming from AHOPE Day Center. Homeward Bound’s AHOPE is day center for people experiencing homelessness. Pastor Samuel
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Even though COVID-19 can survive on surfaces, a new study suggests the reason widespread cases connected to surface transmission haven’t materialized might be due to one unexpected barrier: mucus. Published in the journal ACS Central Science in February, the study
Continue ReadingEVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A Marysville driver who pleaded guilty to killing two people, including a young cyclist and a sleeping 97-year-old woman, was sentenced to about 22 years in prison. Darwin Caldwell was driving in Marysville on Aug. 29, 2020. A police officer saw him doing donuts in an intersection at around 2 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Stocks around the world fell Friday following the news that Russian troops are occupying Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant. But shares in Europe were battered particularly hard. What’s happening: Germany’s DAX index and France’s CAC 40 fell 3.8% in early trading, while the FTSE 100 in London dropped 3.5%. US
Continue ReadingBy Sophia Saifi and Saleem Mehsud, CNN The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack on a Shia mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar that killed at least 61 people and injured another 196. A post from ISIS-affiliated Amaq news agency said a suicide bomber trained by the militant group had carried
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Cyclist Pavel Sivakov who raced for the Russian team at the Tokyo Olympics has announced his nationality switch to France. He has cited the war in Ukraine as a factor. The 24-year-old Sivakov grew up in France and says he long planned the eligibility change with the International Cycling Union. However he
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Bizarrap está de vuelta y en esta ocasión con una candente sesión con Residente, quien dedica gran parte de sus barras a J Balvin. El tema, titulado BZRP Music Sessions Vol. 49, es parte de la larga lista de sesiones que el joven productor argentino ha realizado con reconocidos
Continue ReadingBy MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Kansas City police detective has been sentenced to six years in prison for fatally shooting a Black man who was backing a pickup truck into a garage in 2019. Eric DeValkenaere, who is white, was sentenced Friday afternoon to three years for second-degree
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Londres (CNN Business) — Yandex, el mayor motor de búsqueda de Rusia, podría colapsar a medida que se extienden las consecuencias financieras de la invasión de Ucrania. Yandex, que controla alrededor del 60% del tráfico de búsqueda en Internet en Rusia y opera un gran negocio de transporte por carretera, advirtió a
Continue ReadingBy FLORENT BAJRAMI and ALEXANDER TURNBULL Associated Press MEDYKA, Poland (AP) — As exhausted refugees stream out of Ukraine, many are grappling with the pain of leaving everything behind. A teacher who found shelter with a friend in Paris recalled the piles of personal effects that others abandoned on the road as they fled miles
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — A 49-year-old woman from Sweden has been convicted of war crimes for not stopping her 12-year-old son from being recruited and used as a child soldier on behalf of the Islamic State group in Syria. The Stockholm District Court said Lina Ishaq, who has been in custody in Sweden since September, and
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