ROME (AP) — A European human rights expert says violence and discrimination against women in Italy is a “prevailing and urgent concern.” The Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights faulted Italy across multiple areas: She lamented that Italian courts and police sometimes revictimize victims of gender-based violence. She also said women have diminishing access
Continue ReadingBy JERAMIE BIZZLE Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The world’s greatest bowler is from west suburban Oswego. This is not just someone pumping themselves up. he earned the title in November. A.J. Johnson took the gold medal in the singles competition at the Pan American Games in Chile. He told
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made his first visit to the U.S. military headquarters in Germany where allied leaders coordinate the delivery of weapons and other aid to the war effort. In a social media post after he left, he expressed optimism about getting additional American
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A newly-filed report by the Food and Drug Administration describes an incident in a Wisconsin hospital where a woman was shot in the buttocks after bringing a gun into a room with an MRI machine. According to the FDA, the 57-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan and Danny Freeman, CNN New York (CNN) — To punish the University of Pennsylvania for its response to antisemitism, Pennsylvania House Republicans stopped millions of dollars of state funding for the university’s school of veterinary medicine on Wednesday. Legislation that would provide the UPenn School of Veterinary Medicine with more than $31
Continue ReadingBy RILEY MOSER Click here for updates on this story MAPLEWOOD, Minnesota (WCCO) — A St. Paul man was sentenced to nearly two years in prison for stealing a Maplewood family’s dog from their porch and holding it ransom. Christopher Brigham, 24, stole a 3-year-old French bulldog named Pablo on May 9. In October, he
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El 4 de diciembre de 2015 el entonces presidente de Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, dio la noticia al mundo: “Encontramos el galeón San José!”. Tras una larga historia de litigios legales de compañías privadas involucradas en su búsqueda, y reclamos diplomáticos de países que dicen tener derechos sobre el tesoro
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Larkspur Community Center is inviting community members to free holiday hangout events. In part to combat loneliness that can affect people of all ages, Bend Park and Recreation District staff envisions these drop-in activities as opportunities to attend with a friend or make new ones. Larkspur Center at 1600 SW
Continue ReadingBy Luke McGee, James Frater and Mariya Knight Brussels, Belgium (CNN) — Hungary blocked a crucial European aid package for Ukraine, hours after EU leaders agreed to open membership talks with Kyiv. “Summary of the nightshift: veto for the extra money to Ukraine,” Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban posted on X, formerly Twitter, after a
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Russia has overturned a fine handed to a veteran human rights advocate for speaking out against the war in Ukraine. The court sent Oleg Orlov’s case back to prosecutors, who have sought the co-chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Memorial
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) voted Thursday in favor of the conference report for the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) — a critical defense package that provides support for service members and their families and protects U.S. interests at home and abroad. The bipartisan legislation includes $79 million for constructing an Air
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a defense policy bill Thursday that authorizes the biggest pay raise for troops in more than two decades, overcoming objections from some conservatives concerned the measure did not do enough to restrict the Pentagon’s diversity initiatives, abortion travel policy and gender-affirming health care for
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University scientists have sequenced the chia genome and in doing so provided a blueprint for future research that capitalizes on the nutritional and human health benefits of the plant. In the just-published paper, the researchers identified chia genes associated with improving nutrition and sought after properties for pharmaceuticals that
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military has rounded up hundreds of Palestinians across the northern Gaza Strip, separating families and forcing men to strip to their underwear before trucking some to a detention camp on the beach, where they spent hours, in some cases
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Six jerseys worn by soccer superstar Lionel Messi during Argentina’s winning run at last year’s World Cup sold Thursday for $7.8 million, the auction house Sotheby’s announced. The final price for the shirts, each worn during the first half of one of Argentina’s games at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A former communications director for the Michigan GOP says that he believes an attorney for then-President Donald Trump’s campaign “took advantage” of some of the 15 Republicans who face charges including forgery for allegedly serving as false electors. Anthony Zammit testified Thursday during a preliminary hearing in Lansing, Michigan. Investigators
Continue ReadingBURLINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Former NFL player Adam “Pacman” Jones has reached a plea agreement on a disorderly conduct charge stemming from an incident at an airport. Jones was removed from a plane at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport in September. The former Cincinnati Bengal accepted the plea deal Thursday. He was sentenced to 30 days
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Raja the elephant has been one of the biggest attractions — literally and figuratively — at the St. Louis Zoo for decades. Now, he’s moving away. The zoo announced Thursday that the male Asian elephant born at the zoo nearly 31 years ago will be relocated
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Raja the elephant has been one of the biggest attractions — literally and figuratively — at the St. Louis Zoo for decades. Now, he’s moving away. The zoo announced Thursday that the male Asian elephant born at the zoo nearly 31 years ago will be relocated
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s government has decided to seal again, effective Friday, the Nordic country’s entire eastern frontier due to a continuing influx of migrants at the two crossing points on the border with Russia that were reopened on a temporary basis early Thursday. Interior Minister Mari Rantanen said a
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