By Breana Ross Click here for updates on this story ARNOLD, Maryland (WBAL) — A Maryland man is showing how anything is possible for people with autism through his pretzel business. April is Autism Acceptance Month, a time to empower people with autism to live life to the fullest. So, Marcus Moore is all smiles
Continue ReadingFAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Relatives say a 74-year-old woman charged in the armed robbery of a credit union in Ohio last week is a victim of an online scam who may have been trying to solve her financial problems. Ann Mayers, who had no previous run-ins with the law, faces counts of aggravated robbery
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US delivered long-range missiles to Ukraine earlier this month that the Biden administration had previously refused to send following a directive from President Joe Biden, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Biden secretly approved the transfer of the long-range ATACMS missiles in February for use inside Ukrainian territory. The
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in more than a year, the monthly board meeting of Walt Disney World’s governing district was back to being what many municipal government forums often are — boring. There were no rants against Disney by the board’s chairman nor demands by local
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Clear is a service that lets people skip the security line at airports with nothing but a biometric scan and $189. Some California lawmakers want to make changes to it in the state, saying it separates travelers into haves and have-nots. California lawmakers voted 8-4 to move
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A state investigator in Michigan says he considers former President Donald Trump and some key allies to be uncharged co-conspirators in a scheme to claim that he had won Michigan in the 2020 election. Trump and Mark Meadows were among the names that came up during the
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By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon is working to address the state’s digital divide with hundreds of millions of dollars in funding. Infrastructure presents the largest challenges for connecting people in Oregon to high-speed broadband internet. Nick Batz, director of the Oregon Broadband Office, said there are more than 170,000
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British army veteran Bill Gladden, who survived a glider landing on D-Day and a bullet that tore through his ankle a few days later, wanted to return to France for the 80th anniversary of the invasion so he could honor the men who didn’t come home. It
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El Senado aprobó este martes un paquete de ayuda exterior que incluye dinero para Ucrania, Israel y la región Indo-Pacífica. La Cámara de Representantes aprobó el paquete de ayuda, en forma de cuatro proyectos de ley independientes, el sábado, meses después de que el Senado aprobara por primera vez una legislación con
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Neighbors Pakistan and Iran have pledged to enhance efforts at a “united front” against Afghanistan-based militants, saying their presence poses a serious threat to regional and global security. The countries share a long and porous border. They made the commitment in a joint statement issued after a
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian forces in another occupied area overnight, American officials said Wednesday. Long sought by Ukrainian leaders,
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A portrait by Gustav Klimt that was unseen for almost a century has sold for $32 million – the bottom end of its pre-auction estimate. The “Portrait of Fräulein Lieser,” thought to be one of the Austrian painter’s final works, created huge excitement in the art world, but it
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Padma Lakshmi is undeniably beautiful, but more importantly, she’d like to be valued for her humor. After announcing last year she would be stepping down as host of the cooking competition “Top Chef,” the author and producer’s next move may surprise fans. Lakshmi spoke with The New Yorker and
Continue ReadingVIENNA (AP) — A portrait of a young woman by Gustav Klimt that was long believed to be lost was sold at an auction in Vienna on Wednesday for 30 million euros ($32 million). The Austrian modernist artist started work on the “Portrait of Fräulein Lieser” in 1917, the year before he died, and it
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — In Prime Video’s horror anthology “Them: The Scare,” Luke James portrays Edmund Gaines, an aspiring actor, who works at a fictitious pizza restaurant similar to Chuck E. Cheese as he tries to break into the industry. “That’s his audience. That’s his stage. That’s the only time he gets
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information about a juvenile bottlenose dolphin that was found shot multiple times on a Louisiana beach last month. The animal was discovered March 13 on West Mae’s Beach in Cameron Parish – about four
Continue ReadingBy DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Allergy season is here, but it doesn’t have to make you miserable. Experts say people can manage most symptoms by using over-the-counter medicines and knowing pollen levels. But if that doesn’t work, experts suggest seeing a doctor who can determine what specific pollen you’re allergic to. More than 80
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The 1980 miniseries “Shōgun” is rightly considered a landmark of its time, both creatively and commercially. Yet the recent FX/Hulu retelling of James Clavell’s epic novel set in feudal Japan brought the story into the 21st century with a production that improved on it in fundamental ways, while
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Guerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force battling Myanmar’s military government have withdrawn from the eastern border town of Myawaddy two weeks after forcing the army to give up its defense. Residents and members the group said Wednesday that the withdrawal came after a contending
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Besides being an accomplished actor, John Lithgow is a Harvard graduate who was a Fulbright Scholar at the London School of the Arts. At 78, he went back to school to learn arts education with Los Angeles-area high school students. It was filmed for “Art Happens Here with John Lithgow,”
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