ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has fired the head of the Turkish Statistical Institute, which is responsible for posting official inflation statistics among other data, and returned a former justice minister to his post. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decisions were announced on the Official Gazette early Saturday. Prices have skyrocketed in recent months as Turkey
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Saturday: Mostly sunny and milder with highs in the upper 40s. Sunday: A cold front moving out early in the morning will bring in a few clouds and highs reach near 40. Extended: Monday will be deceivingly benign ahead of our next winter system later in the week. Southerly winds ahead of this system will
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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Just as its classes promise, Peloton itself has been getting quite a robust workout lately as it deals with a series of unfortunate events. Peloton bumped up the cost of its bike and treadmill weeks after slashing prices. It had a damaging treadmill recall after the death of an infant.
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN With whiteout conditions predicted starting Friday as part of a strong winter storm poised to wallop a long stretch of the East Coast, officials warn drivers in affected areas to avoid getting on roads this weekend unless it is absolutely necessary — and to practice extreme caution if they do. That’s
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By Jason Hanna, Aya Elamroussi and Christina Maxouris, CNN Much of the East Coast was covered with a thick blanket of snow Saturday night, with several areas reporting record snowfall totals, and officials across the region urged residents to stay put as the fierce nor’easter made its way through the country’s northeastern tip. Across the
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By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Lisa Ling grew up ashamed of her Chinese heritage. The history books she read in school made no mention of Asian immigrants’ many contributions to the United States. She assumed no one cared about their stories. Now she knows better. And with her new show, the veteran journalist is telling
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Donald is firmly in conversations about the top pass rushers in NFL history. The Los Angeles Rams superstar defensive tackle knows that he is on another list that he would like to remove himself from — great players who haven’t won a championship. As
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is helping wave the flag for flag football to become part of the Olympics. The target is the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. Flag football is one of the faster growing options for the sport, both within this country and worldwide. There currently are 71
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 Conference has awarded No. 19 Oregon a victory over UCLA due to forfeit. The two teams were supposed to play on Friday. UCLA has been down to an eight-player rotation due to injuries, but the Bruins were dealt another setback on Wednesday when junior guard and leading scorer Charisma
Continue Reading FRESNO, Calif. — Abu Kigab hit a pair of foul shots with 1:03 left in overtime to give Boise State the lead en route to a 68-63 win over Fresno State on Friday night. Emmanuel Akot registered 16 points to lead the Broncos. Orlando Robinson led the Bulldogs with 21 points.
Continue Reading By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A powerful nor’easter is sweeping up the U.S. East Coast and threatening to bury parts of 10 states under deep snow accompanied by coastal flooding and high winds. Cold weather is expected to follow the weekend storm and potentially leave many people shivering amid power outages. Philadelphia,
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 38 points and 13 rebounds and made numerous big plays in the fourth quarter to help the Milwaukee Bucks beat the New York Knicks 123-108 on Friday night. Antetokounmpo also had five assists a night after getting named an All-Star starter for a
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting one person is dead after a one-vehicle crash on Route TT near Crane Cove Drive in Camden County. Troopers report a 2007 Ford Fusion crossed the center of the road and then skidded before traveling off the ride side of the road and hitting a
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By Rob Picheta, CNN The prospect of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine has heightened alarm in the region, threatening to plunge the country’s 44 million inhabitants further into the grips of conflict. But a move by the Kremlin would also ripple far beyond the two nations’ shared border. Experts fear it could usher in
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN The prospect of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine has heightened alarm in the region, threatening to plunge the country’s 44 million inhabitants further into the grips of conflict. But a move by the Kremlin would also ripple far beyond the two nations’ shared border. Experts fear it could usher in
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A year-round tropical climate is the polar opposite of ice and snow, but many sun-dwelling athletes are determined to beat the odds and try for a historic win at this year’s Winter Olympics. Stacker compiled a list of several warm-weather countries set to compete in this year’s Winter Games.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El Departamento de PolicÃa de Houston identificó al hombre que presuntamente disparó en contra de tres agentes de policÃa. Roland Caballero, de 31 años, está acusado de tres cargos por intento de homicidio en contra de un agente de policÃa y un cargo de robo agravado por el Tribunal de Distrito
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Linus Ullmark stopped 30 shots, David Pastrnak had two assists and the Boston Bruins stretched their winning streak over the Arizona Coyotes to 17 straight games with a 2-1 win. Erik Haula and Charlie McAvoy each had goals to help Boston bounce back from blowing
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 29 points, Chris Paul had a triple-double with 21 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns won their ninth straight game, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 134-124 on Friday night. Cam Johnson hit back-to-back 3-pointers midway through fourth to help
Continue Reading By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog scored two power-play goals, and the Colorado Avalanche topped the Chicago Blackhawks 6-4 for their ninth straight win. Western Conference-leading Colorado extended its point streak to 15 games, surviving a wild finish. J.T. Compher and Alex Newhook also scored, and Nazem Kadri and Cale Makar
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