By Emily Rittman Click here for updates on this story GREELEY, Kansas (KCTV) — Neighbors woke to a large house fire Wednesday morning. They feared for the safety of the family who lived inside the engulfed home in the small town of Greeley, Kansas. Wednesday afternoon investigators confirmed two adults and a child died in
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has set three new execution dates for inmates in 2022, driving the total number of executions planned this year to five. The state temporarily halted executions during the pandemic but is currently planning one execution every other month beginning in April. The new dates set
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had stern words for two of the most right-wing members of her chamber after their outbursts during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union. The Democratic leader told reporters Thursday that GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert “should just shut up”
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An effort is underway in the Georgia General Assembly to streamline and improve the process for people who’ve been wrongly convicted to claim compensation from the state. Critics say the current process is tough to navigate, is overly subjective and lacks consistency. A bipartisan bill currently pending
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El gobierno de Argentina cerró el acuerdo con el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) para refinanciar la deuda del país sudamericano, informaron este jueves en un comunicado ambas partes. El Ministerio de Economía argentino señaló que enviará al Congreso de la Nación el acuerdo alcanzado con el staff de la entidad para
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nina Clouden scored 23 points, including the clinching free throws with 2.5 seconds left, and Michigan State edged Purdue 73-69 in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament. Clouden, the leading free-throw shooter in the league, was 10 of 11 from the line but the miss was one of four
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An important milestone in New York City’s progress against COVID-19 could soon arrive when Mayor Eric Adams lifts mask mandates in schools and vaccination requirements in restaurants, bars and theaters. The mayor says a decision could come as soon as Friday —
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN For the first time since it was filled more than 50 years ago, Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir in the country, is projected to dip past a critical threshold, threatening water supplies and putting a key source of hydropower generation at heightened risk of being forced offline, as climate change-fueled drought
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Florida man to death for fatally shooting an Orlando police officer while he was on the run for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend. Jurors in November found Markeith Loyd guilty in the January 2017 death of Lt. Debra Clayton, and unanimously recommended a death sentence during a
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Ilmar’l Thomas scored 18 points and Angela Dugalic came off the bench to post a double-double to help UCLA pull away for a 73-60 victory over USC in the first round of the Pac-12 Conference tournament. Thomas sank 8 of 14 shots from the floor for the seventh-seeded Bruins (14-11). Dugalic,
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has already driven up oil prices, will likely further magnify the high inflation that has engulfed the U.S. economy. At the same time, Powell said he is committed to doing whatever it will take
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN As air raid sirens blared in the small Ukrainian city of Uman, about 125 miles south of the capital Kyiv, families crowded into a makeshift bomb shelter underneath a central synagogue. Before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last week, the basement of the temple was used as
Continue ReadingCNN By Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN As air raid sirens blared in the small Ukrainian city of Uman, about 125 miles south of the capital Kyiv, families crowded into a makeshift bomb shelter underneath a central synagogue. Before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last week, the basement of the temple was used
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Athletes around the world cheered when leaders of the Paralympics booted Russia from the Games. The tipping point to the rapid turn of events Thursday was “a very, very volatile environment” in the athletes village in Beijing at the Paralympics, according to the head of that organization. The International
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Athletes around the world cheered when leaders of the Paralympics booted Russia from the Games. The tipping point to the rapid turn of events Thursday was “a very, very volatile environment” in the athletes village in Beijing at the Paralympics, according to the head of that organization. The International
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Two young footballers and a teenage former biathlete have been killed in Ukraine, according to a number of sporting organizations. Fighting in the country entered its second week on Thursday after Russia’s invasion on February 24. FIFPro, the worldwide players’ union, tweeted on Tuesday: “Our thoughts are with the families, friends,
Continue ReadingCNN By Tim Lister, Josh Pennington, Luke McGee and Radina Gigova, CNN A Russian military strike hit an evacuation crossing point in a Kyiv suburb Sunday, killing a family with two children and several other civilians trying to flee the Russian invasion, according to the city’s mayor, as civilian casualties seeking safety from the onslaught
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“When you’re doing it, it seems so harmless, and you’re like, ‘I’m fine. That could never happen to me’ — until it happens.”
Continue ReadingGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Aisha Sheppard scored 20 points, Elizabeth Kitley had 19 points and 10 rebounds and No. 21 Virginia Tech beat Clemson 82-60 in the second round of the ACC tournament. Fifth-seeded Virginia Tech advances to play No. 4 seed and 16th ranked North Carolina in the quarterfinals on Friday. Virginia Tech made
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law sweeping workplace reforms designed to free victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault to seek justice in court, flanked by one of the most prominent advocates for the effort and the bipartisan lawmakers who drove the bill through Congress. Gretchen
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