By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has written a children’s book about dyslexia. The book is titled “Ben & Emma’s Big Hit” and comes out on Tuesday. It tells the story of a young boy who uses baseball to cope with his dyslexia along with help from a
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By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. water polo coaches Adam Krikorian and Dejan Udovicic are staying on through the 2024 Paris Olympics. Krikorian is looking to lead the U.S. women to an unprecedented fourth consecutive gold medal. The 47-year-old Krikorian played at UCLA and coached the men’s and women’s teams for
Continue Reading By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Workshops where non-professionals with a bug for fixing things can share equipment and experience with each other as well as the less handy are held on a regular basis in Denmark. The non-profit Repair Café Denmark stages up to 15 weekly “repair cafes” where volunteer repairers
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By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Workshops where non-professionals with a bug for fixing things can share equipment and experience with each other as well as the less handy are held on a regular basis in Denmark. The non-profit Repair Café Denmark stages up to 15 weekly “repair cafes” where volunteer repairers
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Justo un día antes de que el director de Instagram se enfrente a las preguntas de los legisladores sobre sus prácticas de seguridad infantil, la compañía está desplegando un puñado de nuevas funciones destinadas a dificultar que los usuarios, especialmente los adolescentes, caigan en lagunas que podrían ser perjudiciales para su salud
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La Comisión de Salud Pública de España aprobó este martes la vacuna contra el covid-19 para niños de 5 a 11 años, pocos días después de que la ministra de Sanidad dijera que ya se habían encargado más de tres millones de dosis de vacunas para niños. El gabinete de
Continue ReadingBy LACEY BEASLEY Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — As the year end nears, Mobile is closing in on 30 shootings for 2021 involving children under the age of 18. So far, Mobile has seen 28 shootings involving juveniles and three resulting in death. “A lot of that has to
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Derrick Henry and Tyrann Mathieu, 2020 All-Pro players, are among the 32 men chosen as finalists for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award. Each of the teams nominated one player for the prestigious honor named for the late Payton, a Hall of Fame running back
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By Rob Picheta, CNN Thousands of desperate Afghans were unable to flee the Taliban following the fall of Kabul because the British government’s response to the crisis was disorganized and slow, a whistleblower has claimed. Britain’s then-Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab took several hours to respond to urgent requests, while Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted vital
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — Carmaker Stellantis has announced a strategy to embed AI-enabled software in 34 million vehicles across its 14 brands. It hopes the tech upgrade will help it bring in 20 billion euros in annual revenue by 2030. CEO Carlos Tavares on Tuesday heralded the move as part of a strategy that would transform
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — Carmaker Stellantis has announced a strategy to embed AI-enabled software in 34 million vehicles across its 14 brands. It hopes the tech upgrade will help it bring in 20 billion euros in annual revenue by 2030. CEO Carlos Tavares on Tuesday heralded the move as part of a strategy that would transform
Continue ReadingBy Frank Healy Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Twenty-eight cars stolen a day. That statistic was at the center of the issue Milwaukee Common Council’s Judiciary and Legislation Committee took up again Monday — possible legal actions regarding the rampant theft of Hyundai and Kia vehicles. This comes after a
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit narrowed to $67.1 billion in October, the lowest in six months, after hitting a record high in September. A big rebound in exports helped to offset a much smaller rise in imports. The October deficit was 17.6% below the September record of
Continue Reading By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit narrowed to $67.1 billion in October, the lowest in six months, after hitting a record high in September. A big rebound in exports helped to offset a much smaller rise in imports. The October deficit was 17.6% below the September record of
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BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a man suspected of firing gunshots into a suburban Kansas City home before a standoff with police was fatally shot by a Jackson County sheriff’s deputy. The Kansas City Star reports that the shooting happened Monday night after deputies were called to a rural
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines CEO Doug Parker will retire next March and be replaced by the airline’s current president, Robert Isom. American said Tuesday that Parker will remain chairman. Isom had been the heir apparent for several years at the airline, which is based in Fort Worth, Texas.
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN Thelma Wright Edwards waited more than 65 years for someone to be held accountable for Emmett Till’s murder, but her hope vanished this week. “I pinned diapers on Emmett. I lived with him, he was like a brother to me,” said Edwards of her cousin Emmett. “I have no hate in
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities say a gunman opened fire in a customer service center, killing two people and wounding three others in Russia’s capital. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Twitter that a suspect was detained. Sobyanin didn’t offer any details about the assailant or his possible motive, saying only that the incident took place
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is introducing mandatory vaccination by March 1 for teachers, medical workers and uniformed security workers like police, the military, firefighters and security guards. Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said Tuesday that after March 1 vaccination will be a condition for performing jobs in these sectors. He said amid a continuing high
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A 67-year-old man who has admitted to removing the testicles of several men at their request must serve eight years and six months in prison. German news agency dpa reports that a Munich regional court convicted the defendant on Tuesday of aggravated, dangerous and simple assault. The accused electrician, whose name was
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