By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — In response to an increase of COVID-19 cases across the state, the Washington House is scaling back the number of people allowed in the chamber for the upcoming legislative session, with an updated plan requiring a majority of lawmakers to vote remotely, as they did
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Business) — El Consumer Electronics Show (CES), que suele ser una de las mayores ferias tecnológicas del año, sigue adelante con sus planes de albergar en persona una parte del evento esta semana, a pesar de la amenaza de la variante ómicron del coronavirus. Aunque el evento volverá a Las Vegas por primera
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The wet and heavy predicted snow was falling Monday across much of the High Desert as Central Oregonians returned to work and school from the holiday break, leading to slideoffs and crashes and prompting closure of Central Oregon Community College and OSU-Cascades and early release of Bend-La Pine Schools bus riders.
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CAPE MAY, New Jersey (KYW) — Snow is piling up along parts of the Jersey Shore as a winter storm moves through the region Monday. It’s been about four years since the Jersey Shore has seen this much snow. It’s been falling since about 8
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Estoy realmente cansada. De verdad. No creo que haya dormido una noche completa en los últimos cuatro años. ¿Qué podría causar mis problemas de sueño?, te preguntas. Soy madre de dos niños pequeños, de 2 y 4 años, que nunca han dormido de corrido toda la noche, a excepción de un
Continue ReadingBy Hank Tester Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — South Florida’s iconic roadside fruit stand “Robert Is Here” has been operated by the Mohleling family since 1959. This ‘must-visit’ tourist attraction, where the milkshakes are a must, used to sit in the middle of South Miami-Dade’s vast farmlands. Not anymore. “At
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Nueva Delhi (CNN Business) — El gobierno indio dice que investiga un sitio web que supuestamente ofrecía mujeres musulmanas en venta, la segunda vez en menos de un año que una falsa subasta en línea de este tipo provocó indignación en el país. El sitio web fue creado en GitHub, una plataforma
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — The U.S. Olympic speedskating trials will be held without fans or media because of the surge in COVID-19 cases. US Speedskating made the announcement just two days before the start of the trials at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee. The five-day trials will determine the long-track team that will represent
Continue ReadingBy Mekialaya White Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Colorado (KCNC) — The Postal Service resumed service in Louisville for the first time since the devastating Marshall Fire. Mail carriers from around Colorado arrived on Sunday to help deliver the backlog of mail. Inside the Louisville Post Office on Sunday morning, workers were
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press A winter storm hitting the mid-Atlantic combined with the pandemic to further frustrate air travelers whose return flights home from the holidays were canceled or delayed in the first few days of the new year. According to tracking service FlightAware more than 3,000 U.S. flights and more
Continue ReadingMONACO (AP) — Monaco has appointed coach Philippe Clement on a 2 1/2-year deal after firing Niko Kovac during the midseason break. The 2017 French league champion says on its website that the 47-year-old Clement has signed on until June 2024 from Belgian side Club Brugge. Monaco vice president Oleg Petrov calls Clement “the fitting
Continue ReadingLaura Smith-Spark and Francesca Street, CNN British-born Sikh army officer Preet Chandi has become the first woman of color to complete a solo expedition to the South Pole Chandi, who has spent the past few months skiing solo and unsupported across Antarctica, announced on January 3 that she’d completed the 700 mile trek in 40
Continue ReadingCNN By Ally Barnard and Jennifer Hauser, CNN A large fire tore through South Africa’s parliament in Cape Town on Sunday, causing the roof of one building to collapse and gutting the chamber of the National Assembly. Images from the scene showed flames shooting out of the top of one building, sending plumes of thick
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson is going back to court, to try and get his murder conviction tossed out. In 2012, Peterson was convicted of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, and was sentenced to 38 years in prison. Peterson was
Continue ReadingCLEVELAND (AP) — A city prosecutor says an 18-year-old woman told investigators that she shot an off-duty Cleveland police officer during a carjacking. Tamara McLoyd made her first court appearance Monday on aggravated murder charges in Friday’s fatal shooting of 25-year-old Shane Bartek. A judge set her bond at $5 million and told her to
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina remains the No. 1 team in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll despite its first loss of the season. The Gamecocks fell to Missouri 70-69 in overtime Thursday on a last-second shot. South Carolina still received 22 of the 30 first-place votes from a national media
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL RUEDA and ASTRID SUAREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian officials say at least 23 people were killed in Colombia this weekend and 20 had to flee their homes as fighting between rebel groups intensified in the eastern state of Arauca. The killings mark a setback for Colombia’s government, which was able
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Kent, CNN New Year’s resolutions aren’t just for adults anymore. A new year can bring new excitement and opportunities to grow for kids, too. They can learn to focus on healthy habits and new goals just like adults. New Year’s resolutions can be a beneficial way for kids to get motivated, according
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general recently issued subpoenas to former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children in connection with an ongoing civil investigation into the family’s business practices. Attorney General Letitia James’ office said in a court filing Monday that it is seeking testimony
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Mercedes has unveiled a new all-electric concept car, the EQXX, that the company claims can go 620 miles on a single charge. The futuristic luxury car is also made with a host of innovative recycled and sustainable materials including mushroom fibers, ground up cacti and trash such as food scraps.
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