By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press WILBER, Neb. (AP) — A woman convicted of murder for her role in the death and dismemberment of a Nebraska hardware store clerk has been sentenced to life in prison, avoiding the prospect of being the first woman in state history to be sentenced to death. A three-judge panel deadlocked
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Five of 12 Super League founder clubs lie outside the Champions League qualifying places as domestic soccer pauses for the international break with surprise title challengers across Europe. Barcelona and Juventus wouldn’t even qualify for European competitions from their current league standings. Manchester United and Arsenal
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — People going to shopping malls, theaters, gyms or nail salons in Los Angeles must now verify that they are vaccinated against COVID-19. The mandate that took effect Monday requires proof of shots for everyone entering a wide variety of businesses. Mayor Eric Garcetti,
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By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — People going to shopping malls, theaters, gyms or nail salons in Los Angeles must now verify that they are vaccinated against COVID-19. The mandate that took effect Monday requires proof of shots for everyone entering a wide variety of businesses. Mayor Eric Garcetti,
Continue ReadingBy Dion Lim, Juan Carlos Guerrero Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — In a moment, Zoe Gisewhite’s life took a turn for the worst. Gisewhite was sitting a bus stop in San Francisco waiting for a ride early Saturday morning when she felt something hit her face. “I felt my
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By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN One year out from the 2022 midterm elections, 58% of Americans say President Joe Biden hasn’t paid enough attention to the nation’s most important problems, as a majority disapproves of the way he’s handling his job as President, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. More
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Texas Tech has named Baylor assistant and longtime Texas high school coach Joey McGuire as its next head coach. He will take over immediately at the end of the season. Sonny Cumbie will continue as interim head coach until then. McGuire is in his fifth season with
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business French oil giant Total made waves early this year when it broke with the American Petroleum Institute, the largest and most powerful oil lobby in the United States, because of its stance on climate issues. BP’s pledge to slash oil production by 40% this decade has put it ahead of
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Nearly a dozen Senate Democrats called on President Joe Biden on Monday to fight high gas prices by considering a release of barrels from the nation’s emergency oil stockpile, or even taking the more extreme step of banning oil exports. In the letter, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown, Jack Reed
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — A un año de las elecciones de mitad de perÃodo de 2022, el 58% de los estadounidenses dice que el presidente Joe Biden no ha prestado suficiente atención a los problemas más importantes de la nación, ya que la mayorÃa desaprueba la forma en que está manejando su trabajo como presidente, según
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Alec Baldwin thinks police officers could be best suited to help film and television productions monitor the safe use of weapons on sets. “Every film/TV set that uses guns, fake or otherwise, should have a police officer on set, hired by the production, to specifically monitor weapons safety,” Baldwin tweeted on
Continue ReadingBy Cornell Barnard Click here for updates on this story FREMONT, California (KGO) — The family of a Fremont toddler is heartbroken, a day after 23-month old Jasper Wu lost his life. The CHP says he was likely killed by a stray bullet on Interstate 880 in Oakland, while sitting in backseat of his mother’s
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Another major railroad has gone to court to determine whether it has the authority to require all its employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. BNSF railroad filed a lawsuit Sunday against its major unions over its mandate. It joins Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific,
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Another major railroad has gone to court to determine whether it has the authority to require all its employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. BNSF railroad filed a lawsuit Sunday against its major unions over its mandate. It joins Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific,
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will launch an independent inquiry into how a hospital electrician was able to sexually abuse at least 100 corpses in hospital mortuaries. David Fuller, 67, admitted last week that he murdered two women in 1987. Prosecutors said he had sexually assaulted the two women after killing them.
Continue ReadingBy Holly Bock Click here for updates on this story CHANDLER, Arizona (KPHO) — Chandler Police need your help looking for a thief. A man was caught on a Nest camera stealing packages from a home in Chandler off of Ocotillo Road. It wasn’t just any package. It was a three-year-old’s birthday presents. Lindsey Dixon
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spain coach Luis Enrique has called up Brais Méndez to replace the injured Yéremy Pino ahead of decisive World Cup qualifiers. Pino was the third player dropped from the squad because of injuries before matches at Greece and against Sweden in Group B of European qualifying. Pino injured a muscle on Sunday
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief  is urging Myanmar’s military leaders to provide unimpeded access to the more than 3 million people in need of “life-saving” humanitarian assistance since government forces seized power on Feb. 1. He says it’s needed “because of growing conflict and insecurity, COVID-19
Continue Reading MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Instead of a message in a bottle, it was the decals on a trash can that tell the story of a 3,500-mile voyage, from South Carolina to Ireland. Officials with Myrtle Beach say a waste barrel somehow floated away from their the coastal city and washed up in County Mayo,
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The individual investor army on Reddit that helped push GameStop and AMC to unprecedented heights earlier this year has found some more companies to rally around. Several stocks that have enjoyed extraordinary pops lately, such as Avis Budget and Bed Bath & Beyond, have become so-called meme stocks
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