LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Wild On Ice has been euthanized after dropping out of the Kentucky Derby with a left leg injury following a morning workout at Churchill Downs. The withdrawal allows Santa Anita Derby third-place runner Skinner into the 20-horse field for the 149th Derby on May 6. Wild On Ice breezed five furlongs
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN US economic growth slowed to an annualized and seasonally adjusted rate of 1.1% in the first quarter of this year, as businesses rebalanced their inventories and pulled back on spending amid punishing rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. The increase in gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic activity
Continue ReadingFrancesca Street, CNN On January 21, 1976 a teenage John Tye was among crowds of onlookers clinging to a chain link fence, cheering as the first commercial British Airways Concorde flight departed from London’s Heathrow airport. Tye was exhilarated, amazed and inspired as he saw this sleek, supersonic airplane of the future climb into the
Continue ReadingBy Shannon Carranco, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — The International Committee of the Red Cross is urging gamers to “play by the rules of war,” in hopes of raising awareness about the devastating effects of real-life armed conflicts. Also known as international humanitarian law, the rules of
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A baroque Warsaw mansion hosting a museum dedicated to Polish pianist and composer Frederic Chopin reopens this week after months of renovations spurred by the pandemic. The museum, which houses Chopin’s last piano and manuscripts of his music, will also display new original exhibits including letters
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GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… A ridge of high pressure that gains strength today will deliver another beautiful day to the High Desert and warmer conditions as we end the week. Mostly sunny skies today will be accompanied by highs in the mid 70’s and gentle northerly breezes at 5-10 mph. Skies will stay mostly clear
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s report Thursday that the economy grew at a 1.1% annual rate last quarter signaled that one of the most-anticipated recessions in recent U.S. history has yet to arrive. Many economists, though, still expect a recession to hit as soon as the current April-June quarter
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s navy has seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman amid wider tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program. Thursday’s seizure represents the latest-such capture in a waterway crucial for global energy supplies. The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet identified the vessel
Continue ReadingPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s leadership has called for justice for more than 1,600 people still missing from the 1998-1999 war with neighboring Serbia. On Kosovo’s National Day of Missing Persons, President Vjosa Osmani said, “The violent extinction of thousands of our citizens, including children, was a clear effort to extinguish the people.” The war
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Indigenous-focused centers are set to unveil a mural celebrating Indigenous sovereignty on Thursday, April 27, at 6 p.m. in Merrill Hall. Duluth, Minn.-based artist Sam Zimmerman-Zhaawanoogiizhik, a Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant and Crane Clan member, created
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer Applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. fell last week as the labor market continues to show strength despite some weakness in other parts of the economy. The number of Americans filing for jobless claims for the week ending April 22 fell by 16,000 to 230,000, the Labor Department
Continue ReadingBy Bryant McCray Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Wednesday, April 26, A United States Postal Service worker was held at gunpoint and robbed. According to the Milwaukee Police Department, the armed robbery happened just after 12:45 in the 8800 block of W. Chambers Street, a few blocks from Mount
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — The former head of the Czech Republic soccer association has been convicted of fraud and sentenced to six years in prison. Prague’s Municipal Court also fined Miroslav Pelta $235,000 and banned him from executive positions for five years. The court issued the verdict in a retrial of the case after it handed
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — The former head of the Czech Republic soccer association has been convicted of fraud and sentenced to six years in prison. Prague’s Municipal Court also fined Miroslav Pelta $235,000 and banned him from executive positions for five years. The court issued the verdict in a retrial of the case after it handed
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Cohen and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Later this spring, a little girl in California who essentially has no immune system will receive a lifesaving treatment for “bubble boy disease” thanks to the persistence of a dogged group of parents, a pediatrician, a veteran newsman and a few episodes of “Grey’s Anatomy.” Five-year-old Seersha Sulack
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says Jacksonville Jaguars left tackle Cam Robinson is facing a multigame suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the potential suspension is pending the
Continue ReadingBy IBRAHIM SAMRA Click here for updates on this story DEARBORN, Michigan (WWJ) — All they wanted was a shot — a shot to team up, to be coached and to play the game they love. But for students with special needs in Dearborn, Fordson High School PTA president Faye Nemer says they wanted to
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — La Guardia Costera de EE.UU. busca a un pasajero australiano que se habría caído por la borda de un crucero que viajaba de Brisbane a Hawai. En un comunicado, la guardia costera dijo que había recibido un informe del crucero Quantum of the Seas este martes por la noche, de un
Continue ReadingBy LUKE LASTER Click here for updates on this story FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan (WWJ) — In Farmington Hills Wednesday night, another community conversation comes to city hall. It’s aimed at young people, organized by young people, all with the common goal of keeping one another “SAFE”, (suicide awareness for everyone). “That is our mantra with
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un estudiante de último año de secundaria en Louisiana recibió más de 170 cartas de aceptación universitaria y más de US$ 9 millones en ofertas de becas. Dennis Maliq Barnes, un estudiante de 16 años que cursa último año de secundaria en la Escuela Secundaria Internacional de Nueva Orleans, le
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