By CARA ANNA and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who now threaten the capital as the country’s war reaches the one-year mark. A spokeswoman for parent company Meta tells
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By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The United States won both singles matches against Spain to reach the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup on Wednesday. The Americans faced a must-win situation after losing to Slovakia 2-1 in Group C on Tuesday, and Sloane Stephens and Danielle Collins both earned straight-set victories
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — El desierto de Atacama en Chile se ha usado para simular entornos extraterrestres, como Marte, en la Tierra. Ahora, investigadores creen que aquí un cometa explotó con la suficiente intensidad como para crear gigantescas placas de vidrio de silicato, según un nuevo estudio. La investigación se publicó el martes en la
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Deere executives say the company won’t return to the bargaining table with striking workers because it won’t offer a better contract than one they rejected that included immediate 10% raises. Marc Howze, the chief administrative officer of Deere & Co., said Wednesday that the deal the United Auto Workers
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Deere executives say the company won’t return to the bargaining table with striking workers because it won’t offer a better contract than one they rejected that included immediate 10% raises. Marc Howze, the chief administrative officer of Deere & Co., said Wednesday that the deal the United Auto Workers
Continue Reading URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Wisconsin woman whose body has not been found. Polk County authorities said Wednesday that 46-year-old James Shiloh Klever, of Mount Ayr, Iowa, is suspected of killing 30-year-old Rachel Reuter, of Cassville, Wisconsin. Her father reported her missing
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters Bolivia’s highlands city of La Paz has been hit by an unusual heatwave, with levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation soaring off the charts, exacerbated by unusually low levels of cloud cover some experts link to climate change. Levels of UV radiation have at times in recent weeks hit 21 on a scale
Continue Reading By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The FBI surveillance plane that captured footage of the night Kyle Rittenhouse shot three people during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year was part of a wider government strategy to keep tabs on demonstrations against racial injustice. Air Force documents indicate the
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — How do the Denver Broncos make sure Von Miller’s exit doesn’t extinguish their playoff prospects? It starts with everybody insisting they’ll be fine following the amicable divorce from the best defender in franchise history. “Nobody’s surrendering here,” coach Vic Fangio vowed before the team’s
Continue Reading By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has detailed plans to redo often-maligned Penn Station, the country’s busiest rail hub. The Democrat’s plan announced Wednesday calls for transforming the dingy, subterranean station with open space, expanded access to subways and train platforms, and an improved streetscape. It’s expected
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Left-handed pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is leaving the Seattle Mariners after the team declined a club option on the All-Star and Kikuchi opted for free agency. Kikuchi could have exercised a one-year player option, but instead is choosing a fresh start elsewhere after struggling over the second
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and ROGELIO V. SOLIS Associated Press BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to the 2018 shooting deaths of two police officers. A judge gave Marquis Aaron Flowers two life prison sentences Wednesday after Flowers pleaded guilty earlier in the day to two counts of first-degree murder. Jury
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Democratic leader in the Illinois House of Representatives pleaded guilty Wednesday in a bribery scheme that cost him his political career and could send him to prison for 20 years. Luis Arroyo entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Chicago to one count of depriving the public of
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis is getting another big tournament. The PGA Tour says the Presidents Cup is headed to Bellerive in 2030. It will be the seventh American course to host the matches between Americans and international players from outside Europe. Bellerive most recently hosted the 2018 PGA Championship
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis is getting another big tournament. The PGA Tour says the Presidents Cup is headed to Bellerive in 2030. It will be the seventh American course to host the matches between Americans and international players from outside Europe. Bellerive most recently hosted the 2018 PGA Championship
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Vanessa Nakate was 21 when deadly floods inundated vast swaths of East Africa in 2018. She didn’t consider herself a climate activist at the time, but soon after that disaster she and her younger siblings and cousins decorated placards and started climate protests in her home city of Kampala, the capital
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By Ivana Kottasová, Amy Cassidy, Ingrid Formanek, Angela Dewan and Charles Riley, CNN As world leaders left Glasgow, delegates at COP26 rolled up their sleeves to do the dirty work. National negotiators are now diving into the nitty-gritty of the talks, trying to reach agreements on everything from emissions reporting transparency to forest protection. Each
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By Jason Hoffman, CNN President Joe Biden said Wednesday that families separated at the border under the Trump administration’s so-called zero-tolerance policy will not receive payments of $450,000, but he did not go into detail about any possible monetary settlements for them. Biden, following remarks about Covid-19 vaccine authorization for children ages 5 to 11,
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints two-time All-Pro receiver Michael Thomas says he won’t play this season because of complications related to ankle surgery last summer. It’s the latest blow to a team that lost starting quarterback James Winston to a major knee injury last weekend. Saints coach
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By Marshall Cohen A New Jersey gym owner deserves more than 3.5 years in prison for punching a police officer while storming the US Capitol, the Justice Department said in a court filing on Wednesday, recommending the harshest punishment to date for one of the January 6 rioters. Scott Fairlamb was the first rioter to
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