By The Associated Press A Russian poet was given a 7-year prison sentence Thursday for reciting verses against Russia’s war in Ukraine, a tough punishment that comes during a relentless Kremlin crackdown on dissent. Moscow’s Tverskoi District Court convicted Artyom Kamardin on charges of making calls undermining national security and inciting hatred, which related to
Continue ReadingBy RICHARD RAMOS Click here for updates on this story IONE, California (KPIX) — A man who was found to have several warrants out for his arrest was taken into custody after Northern California authorities said he was holding a woman against her will. Antonio Medina, 35, of Galt in Sacramento County, faces new charges
Continue ReadingSANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco failed to show up Thursday for a meeting with a prosecutor who is investigating him for an alleged relationship with a minor. Prosecutor Olga Diná Llaverías said the investigation will continue regardless of Franco’s no-show. She waited for the All-Star player and his
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year’s Day it will stand at more than 8 billion people, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday. The worldwide growth rate in the past year was just under 1%. At
Continue ReadingBy Wes Bruer, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday upheld the Republican-drawn Georgia congressional map that safeguards the state GOP’s dominance. “The Court finds that the General Assembly fully complied with this Court’s order requiring the creation of Black-majority district in the regions of the State where vote dilution was found. Hence, the
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Powerful surf rolled onto beaches on the West Coast and Hawaii on Thursday as a big swell generated by the stormy Pacific Ocean pushed toward shorelines, causing localized flooding. Forecasters urged people to stay off rocks and jetties, and to not turn
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS CASTANEDA Click here for updates on this story Santa Cruz County, California (KPIX) — A community along the Santa Cruz County coast is being warned to prepare to evacuate Thursday morning because of dangerous surf conditions. The evacuation warning was issued just before 8 a.m. for coastal areas near Seacliff State Beach in
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, the L’Oreal heiress and richest woman in the world, has become the first woman to hold a $100 billion fortune, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index, which reflects changes as of 5 pm ET of the previous trading day, lists Bettencourt Meyers as
Continue ReadingBy COLE PREMO Click here for updates on this story WILLOW RIVER, Minnesota (WCCO) — Authorities in Pine County are asking for the public’s help in locating a driver who nearly hit students leaving a school bus last week. According to the county sheriff’s office, the incident took place on Dec. 21 at around 3:22
Continue ReadingBy Christina Zdanowicz, Amanda Jackson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — While on the phone with an emergency dispatcher, Nivardo Delatorre reassured a driver pinned in his wrecked pickup truck for days that help was on the way. Delatorre called 911 from Interstate 94 in northwest Indiana on Tuesday, where he and his father-in-law, Mario
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LAURITSEN Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A group of Minnesotans, who lost loved ones to COVID, are suing local hosptials that cared for their family members. “We have lost so much. Just like everybody else,” said one member doing a group zoom meeting. Every Tuesday night, dozens
Continue ReadingBy Beverly Kidd Click here for updates on this story NORFOLK, Virginia (WTKR) — History was made in Hampton Roads 42 years ago: The first in vitro fertilization (IVF) baby in the United States was born in Norfolk. But it wasn’t without controversy. When the first patients began treatment, protests erupted here and around the
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A semi-truck rollover crash blocked U.S. Highway 26 north of Madras for about six hours Thursday, after ODOT advised motorists to expect extended delays or use an alternate route.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Workers in several New England states are looking forward to a bump up in the minimum wage in 2024 while advocates in Massachusetts are pushing a ballot question aimed at phasing out the state’s subminimum wage for tipped workers. In Rhode Island, the state’s current $13 minimum
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK DAMP Click here for updates on this story EAU CLAIRE BOROUGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Nearly 60 animals were rescued from a home in Butler County, according to Pennsylvania State Police. A warrant was served at the home on South Washington Street in Eau Clarie Borough earlier this month. That’s when troopers say they
Continue ReadingBy Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — A controversial ban on XL Bully dogs is set to come into force in England and Wales on Sunday, following a September announcement by the UK government amid a rise in fatal attacks involving the breed in the country. The breed was added in September to the list of
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Court documents unsealed this week say that a Pennsylvania man who was sentenced in secret for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot cooperated with authorities investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack and an unrelated case. The documents provide insight into the unusual secrecy regarding Samuel Lazar, who was
Continue ReadingBy ZINNIA MALDONADO Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued an executive order effective immediately for private buses carrying asylum seekers into New York City from Texas. The executive order will require these charter buses to provide information about the people they are transporting
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli officials are stepping up threats against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, warning that Israel is running out of patience as the two sides continue to trade fire along Israel’s volatile northern border. Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s War Cabinet, said
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Andrew Yang, entrepreneur and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: January 13, 1975 Birth place: Schenectady, New York Birth name: Andrew M. Yang Father: Kei-Hsiung Yang, researcher at IBM and GE Mother: Nancy L. Yang, systems administrator Marriage: Evelyn (Lu)
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