By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rockers Kiss have announced the final shows of their last tour: The band plans to hang up their platform boots after two back-to-back shows at Madison Square Garden in New York at the end of 2023. The last leg of the band’s 17-date North American tour kicks
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday introduced Julie Su, his nominee for Labor secretary, touting the overwhelming support she enjoys among lawmakers and other Democratic supporters. Biden joked that if he didn’t pick Su, who would be the first Asian American Cabinet secretary of his administration if confirmed, he’d be “run outta
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Geopolitical activism met tuxedo jackets at Paris Fashion Week as a vocal Ukrainian designer put on a show that paid homage to her country and to her team of over 20 people working in Kyiv. Lila Litkovska titled her show “On air.” It was a metaphor for
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Alex Murdaugh’s theft of millions of dollars was about to be revealed so he killed his wife and son to buy time to figure a way out, a prosecutor said Wednesday during closing arguments in the disgraced South Carolina attorney’s murder trial. Fearing his years of stealing from his law
Continue ReadingThe mountains have seen some nice additions to the bases, and after a break between systems today, more snow is likely for the next several days. This will yield several inches of fresh snow to Mt. Bachelor and the rest of the Cascade resorts. This morning, all of our mountain roads are snow-packed. Chains or
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU, LIUDAS DAPKUS and VANESSA GERA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Burnt-out Russian tanks seized by Ukrainian forces last year have gone on display in recent days in the capitals of the three Baltics states. Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians are turning out to view them and snap photos in sympathy with the
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GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… It is a cold morning, to be sure, but we are waking up to partly cloudy skies and nearly calm winds. We will see some additional clearing today. Under mostly sunny skies, highs will stay chilly, in the mid 30’s to near 40 degrees, and breezes will be gentle out of
Continue ReadingCNN By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged the winner of a closely fought contest for Nigeria’s presidency. But who is the man who will lead Africa’s largest economy — as well as inherit its plethora of economic and security crises? Tinubu, who turns 71 later this month, was governor
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin and Ben Church, CNN After emerging from his darkness retreat, it’s still not known what Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will do in the future, saying in an interview that he will “make a decision soon enough.” “It’s best for anybody who has an interest in this to make a decision
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Sen. Bernie Sanders is raising the stakes in his effort to get Starbucks’ interim CEO Howard Schultz to testify at a Senate hearing about an ongoing unionization effort at the company. Sanders, a Vermont Independent and chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said Wednesday that
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has added three executives to its new local media department as it prepares for a possible takeover of broadcasts for 17 teams amid the financial deterioration of the Bally and AT&T SportsNet regional sports networks. Doug Johnson was hired as senior vice president and executive producer of local
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three companies and two individuals for “illicitly” generating income for the North Korean government. The sanctions come after months of internationally condemned missile launches by Pyongyang — the most recent of which took place last month. North Korea’s “unlawful weapons of mass
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that his labor secretary nominee Julie Su is a “real leader” who has supported unions, enforced worker safety and protected the victims of human trafficking. “Julie is the American dream,” Biden said in remarks at the White House.
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says his labor secretary nominee, Julie Su, is a “real leader” who has supported unions, enforced worker safety and protected the victims of human trafficking. Su would replace the departing incumbent, former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. In remarks Wednesday at
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A Duke Energy Corp. subsidiary for North Carolina electric customers has asked state regulators to let them raise residential rates by 16.6% in the coming months largely to recover their fuel cost, particularly natural gas. Duke Energy Carolinas serves customers in western and central North Carolina, including Charlotte, Durham and the
Continue ReadingBy Isabel Rosales, Holly Yan, Nick Valencia and David Close, CNN University of Georgia star defensive lineman Jalen Carter — projected as a top pick in the NFL draft next month — faces charges of reckless driving and racing in connection with a crash that killed teammate Devin Willock and team employee Chandler LeCroy, Athens-Clarke
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train in Greece has killed dozens of people and injured scores more. Rail travel in Europe is a common and relatively affordable and convenient way for many Europeans to travel. It also has a good safety record overall, growing safer in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train in Greece has killed dozens of people and injured scores more. Rail travel in Europe is a common and relatively affordable and convenient way for many Europeans to travel. It also has a good safety record overall, growing safer in
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged the winner of a closely fought contest for Nigeria’s presidency. But who is the man who will lead Africa’s largest economy — as well as inherit its plethora of economic and security crises? Tinubu, who turns 71 later this month, was governor in
Continue ReadingBy KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. Army officer has died while on temporary duty in Thailand to take part in a major multinational military exercise, U.S. and Thai officials said Wednesday. No foul play was suspected, they said. Maj. Andrew Cotter had been participating in Cobra Gold, a training and coordination
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