By Priscilla Alvarez and Lauren Fox, CNN The Department of Homeland Security will allow Ukrainians who are in the United States to remain in the country under a form of humanitarian relief. The relief — known as Temporary Protected Status — applies to people who would face extreme hardship if forced to return to homelands
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Gruyere from Switzerland has been named the world’s best cheese for the second consecutive time in the World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin. The cheese from Bern, Switzerland, made its maker, Michael Spycher of Mountain Dairy Fritzenhaus, a three-time winner. Spycher also won in 2020 and 2008. The cheese is
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Kaufman and Ali Zaslav, CNN Bipartisan pressure is mounting on the Biden administration to end all Russian oil imports and sanction Russia’s energy sector as President Vladimir Putin continues to escalate the war in Ukraine. While the administration moved quickly to put economic pressure on Russia — cutting it off from global financial
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of a Texas man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol has testified that he secretly recorded his father describing his role in the riot and gave the audio file to an FBI agent within a week of the attack. Nineteen-year-old Jackson Reffitt was a prosecution
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she supports banning Russian oil imports to the U.S. Amid the escalating war in Ukraine, Pelosi she’s “all for” blocking Russian oil. “Ban it,” she said Thursday. It’s a hefty nod of support that could strengthen President Joe Biden’s hand in
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has adopted “least change” legislative and congressional redistricting maps submitted by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, a plan likely to keep Republican majorities in place by making few deviations to current districts. The conservative-controlled court had previously said it
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Mya Hollingshed scored 12 points and Colorado survived a wild finish to knock off No. 14 Arizona 45-43 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament. After shooting just 33% and committing 21 turnovers, the fifth-seeded Buffalos are going to the semifinals on Friday for the first time in seven years.
Continue ReadingOpinion by Elise Gould and Heidi Shierholz for CNN Business Perspectives When the coronavirus pandemic shut down businesses across the US in spring 2020, the labor market lost 22 million jobs in just two months — more than twice as many jobs lost during the entire Great Recession and financial crisis of 2008-2009. Given that
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army and National Guard say they found almost 3 million rounds of ammunition and at least 16 fully automatic, belt-fed machine guns in raids this week on several houses in the northern border state of Sonora. The Defense Department said Thursday the seizure was the biggest haul of illegal
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Monica Melkonian wanted the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine. It was only one shot, and then she would be protected against the virus. So she was thrilled when the vaccination clinic at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center on April 7, 2021 had her first choice.
Continue ReadingFrance is easing its vaccination rules later this month, which could pave the way for Novak Djokovic to compete at this year’s French Open. French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced that people will no longer have to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to access venues such as sports stadiums and restaurants from March 14.
Continue ReadingSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse forward Benny Williams will miss the rest of his freshman season because of a lower-body injury. Williams was injured Monday night in an overtime loss at North Carolina. The school said Thursday that he’s expected to make a full recovery. The 6-foot-8 small forward from Bowie, Maryland, had a disappointing
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man jailed on murder and attempted murder charges in a weekend shooting at a crowded hookah lounge that left one man dead and 13 people injured told a Las Vegas judge that he was one of the wounded. Lee Wilson remained in a wheelchair as
Continue ReadingCAMP VERDE, Ariz. (AP) — The body of a man found in the Verde River has been positively identified as Valentin Rodriguez. The 39-year-old had shot at two Yavapai-Apache Nation police officers who responded to reports of gunfire on Feb. 9 on the reservation based in Camp Verde. Sgt. Preston Brogdon was hit in the
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Members of a congressional panel focused on civil rights and liberties are acknowledging that more needs to be done to address the disproportionate numbers of Indigenous, Black and other minority women and girls who are missing in the United States. The panel’s chairman, U.S. Rep.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Una nueva exposición que se inaugurará este viernes en el Palacio de Kensington de Londres presentará un retrato de la princesa Diana que nunca ha sido visto por el público. La imagen, tomada por el fotógrafo de moda David Bailey en 1988, fue encargada originalmente por la Galería Nacional de Retratos,
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Two U.S. university campuses are losing their food-delivery robots for now because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Grubhub said Thursday that it is ending its partnership with Russian tech company Yandex and pulling 100 Yandex-made food-delivery robots from the campuses of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and the
Continue ReadingCNN en Español (CNN Español) — Ucrania y Rusia acordaron este jueves —tras una segunda ronda de conversaciones en Belarús y cuando se cumple una semana del inicio de la invasión— establecer corredores humanitarios para civiles. ¿Qué son y cuáles son sus límites? “Lo clave que hemos acordado hoy fue una cuestión de rescate de
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Betis needed a stoppage-time equalizer to hold Rayo Vallecano to a 1-1 draw and reach the Copa del Rey final for the first time in 17 years. The match appeared to be headed to extra time after Bebé scored for the visitors with a long-range
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Nota del editor: Dennis Ross, exenviado de Estados Unidos en Oriente Medio, es miembro distinguido de William Davidson en el Instituto de Washington para la Política del Cercano Oriente. Tiene décadas de experiencia en política soviética y de Medio Oriente, ha trabajado de cerca con presidentes y secretarios de estado de ambos partidos.
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