By Alex Corradetti Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church needs the community’s help to keep their doors open. The sound of church bells throughout Milwaukee serves as a sound of solace for many. While there are several places of worship in the city, only a
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — In a story published Feb. 27, 2022, about Alden Global Capital’s latest lawsuit against newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a judge threw out Alden’s lawsuit. The judge rejected Alden’s motion for an injunction but didn’t throw out the lawsuit.
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has cleared the way for newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises to use a voting system that will ensure two longtime directors are reelected at its upcoming annual meeting despite the objections of a hedge fund that is trying to buy the company. The Davenport,
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Associated Press journalists are documenting military activity across Ukraine, where disinformation is spiking during a Russian ground and air offensive. With social media amplifying a torrent of military claims and counterclaims, determining exactly what is happening can difficult.
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Tomas Soucek has boosted West Ham’s push for a Champions League spot by clinching a 1-0 Premier League victory over Wolverhampton. Michail Antonio played in Soucek and he tapped in the only goal in the 59th minute. West Ham had slipped down to sixth in the league before the game but bounced
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Officials say firefighters in San Francisco have rescued 15 people and 7 cats and dogs as flames ripped through an apartment building. Eight people suffered injuries in Saturday’s blaze and four of them were hospitalized. Officials say the fire burned on the third and fourth floors of the building in the
Continue ReadingBy CALVIN WOODWARD and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In good times or bad, U.S. presidents come to Congress with a diagnosis that hardly differs over the decades. In their State of the Union speeches, they declare “the state of our union is strong,” or words very much like it. Whatever phrase President
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SILVERTON, Oregon (KPTV) — A 3-alarm fire burned down a 50,000 square foot barn in Silverton early Saturday afternoon, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. The barn, on Hazelgreen Road, is reported to have stored about 1500 tons of wheat straw. The Silverton Fire
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press SIRET, Romania (AP) — Since Russia launched attacks on Ukraine, 368,000 people have fled the country, according to the UN refugee agency. Many have poured into bordering nations like Romania, Poland, Hungary, and Moldova. But amid the horrors and chaos, volunteers from far and wide are extending help to those
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business As Covid restrictions ease, expect to see more malls morph into family entertainment destinations where shopping may not even be what draws shoppers in. Retail analysts say it’s become necessary for mall operators to diversify the in-mall experience beyond shopping in order to stay relevant to consumers — especially as
Continue ReadingBy Keith Allen and Emma Tucker, CNN A group of people snowshoeing near Marble, Colorado triggered an avalanche that killed one person and two dogs, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). Four people and two dogs were traveling to a home along “an unmaintained road” on Friday when the avalanche occurred, the agency
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El domingo pasado, Kyiv era una ciudad europea bulliciosa con cafés de moda, obras de arte en cada esquina y sushi fresco disponible sobre pedido a medianoche. Hoy es una zona de guerra. Sirenas resonando por la ciudad, los inconfundibles estruendos de explosiones y ataques. La transformación infligida a la ciudad
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN A Kentucky prisoner who pulled people from the rubble of a collapsed candle factory in December was honored by a local sheriff last week for going “above and beyond” to help people. The Graves County Sheriff’s Office awarded the “Sheriff’s Meritorious Award” on Tuesday to Marco Sanchez, a prisoner who worked
Continue ReadingCNN By Sam Fossum, Arlette Saenz and Devan Cole, CNN White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to put Russia’s deterrence forces, which includes nuclear arms, on high alert are part of a wider pattern of unprovoked escalation and “manufactured threats” from the Kremlin. “This is really a
Continue ReadingBy Sam Fossum, Arlette Saenz and Devan Cole, CNN White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to put Russia’s deterrence forces, which includes nuclear arms, on high alert are part of a wider pattern of unprovoked escalation and “manufactured threats” from the Kremlin. “This is really a pattern
Continue ReadingBy ALAN SUDERMAN and CIARÁN FAHEY Associated Press DIEZ, Germany (AP) — As head of the German soccer federation and a FIFA executive committee member, Theo Zwanziger was among his sport’s most prominent critics of the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. He publicly attacked the energy-rich Gulf nation’s poor human rights
Continue ReadingBy ALAN SUDERMAN and CIARÁN FAHEY Associated Press DIEZ, Germany (AP) — As head of the German soccer federation and a FIFA executive committee member, Theo Zwanziger was among his sport’s most prominent critics of the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. He publicly attacked the energy-rich Gulf nation’s poor human rights
Continue ReadingCNN By Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Sunday called the Russian government “a pariah” in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine and said countries should continue cranking up sanctions against “an evil regime.” “The world is behind the people of Ukraine. … The Russian government
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Sunday called the Russian government “a pariah” in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine and said countries should continue cranking up sanctions against “an evil regime.” “The world is behind the people of Ukraine. … The Russian government is
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored his fifth goal in three matches as Barcelona kept momentum with a 4-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league. Ousmane Dembélé, Luuk de Jong and Memphis Depay also scored for Barcelona. The Catalan club has won three in a row
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