By Michelle Watson, Haley Brink and Allison Chinchar, CNN Record rain and snow will cause floods, possible landslides, and higher avalanche risks across western Washington state, with more forecast to fall through the weekend. Residents living in the Skokomish Valley area of Mason County are under an evacuation order due to rising water and “imminent
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WINTERBERG, Germany (AP) — Latvia’s Martins Dukurs got the 60th World Cup skeleton race victory of his career Friday, closing in on what would be his 11th seasonlong championship in the last 13 years. Kimberley Bos is on the verge of becoming the first World Cup overall champion from the Netherlands, after she won Friday
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 54-year-old Kansas City woman has been sentenced to six years in prison for a fatal traffic crash that occurred while she was driving drunk. Tonya Rolf pleaded pleaded guilty in November to driving while intoxicated involving the death of another person. She was sentenced on Thursday. Court documents say
Continue Reading MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Murray State will become the 11th member of the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1. University officials announced Friday the Board of Regents accepted an invitation from the Missouri Valley Conference and will be leaving the Ohio Valley Conference. The Missouri Valley does not include football or rifle. Murray State is
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MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Murray State will become the 11th member of the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1. University officials announced Friday the Board of Regents accepted an invitation from the Missouri Valley Conference and will be leaving the Ohio Valley Conference. The Missouri Valley does not include football or rifle. Murray State is
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Kansas State assistant Collin Klein, who had been serving as the interim offensive coordinator during the bowl season, was given the full-time job on Friday after an impressive performance by the Wildcats in the Texas Bowl. The former Heisman Trophy finalist, who had worked primarily with quarterbacks, put together
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Kansas State assistant Collin Klein, who had been serving as the interim offensive coordinator during the bowl season, was given the full-time job on Friday after an impressive performance by the Wildcats in the Texas Bowl. The former Heisman Trophy finalist, who had worked primarily with quarterbacks, put together
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A ransomware attack on software provider Finalsite has affected the websites of about 5,000 schools, most of them in the US, a Finalsite spokesperson told CNN Friday. About 8,000 schools — including boarding schools, high schools and colleges —worldwide use Connecticut-based Finalsite’s software for their websites and public communications, according to
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of a memoir by Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona is correcting a passage about a deadly Iraq War battle that falsely alleged a journalist had reported Gallego’s entire platoon was lost. “They Called Us ‘Lucky,’” co-written by Gallego and Jim DeFelice, was published
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery have been sentenced to life in prison, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man. Greg and Travis McMichael
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By Kylie Atwood, Jeremy Herb and Michael Conte, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that progress can be made during next week’s diplomatic talks between US, European and Russian officials, but that it had to be a “two-way street” with Russia deescalating its aggression toward Ukraine. Speaking following a meeting with NATO foreign
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By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The Biden administration has signed its first contracts with a Covid-19 test manufacturer as part of President Joe Biden’s efforts to distribute half a billion free rapid tests throughout the country, a White House official confirms to CNN. The Department of Defense awarded a $51 million contract to Goldbelt Security, LLC,
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press President Joe Biden’s administration is giving state and local governments greater flexibility in spending $350 billion in federal COVID-19 aid. The new rules from the U.S. Treasury Department come nearly 10 months after Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act. Some cities and counties had said the initial rules
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press President Joe Biden’s administration is giving state and local governments greater flexibility in spending $350 billion in federal COVID-19 aid. The new rules from the U.S. Treasury Department come nearly 10 months after Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act. Some cities and counties had said the initial rules
Continue Reading CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire attorney general’s office says it has reached a $21.1 million settlement with a Missouri company over the inaccurate reporting of pharmacy benefit services cost. Centene and its affiliates Granite State Health Plan, Inc. and NH Healthy Families, Inc. are responsible for one of three health plans in New
Continue Reading CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire attorney general’s office says it has reached a $21.1 million settlement with a Missouri company over the inaccurate reporting of pharmacy benefit services cost. Centene and its affiliates Granite State Health Plan, Inc. and NH Healthy Families, Inc. are responsible for one of three health plans in New
Continue Reading KATY, Texas — Derek St. Hilaire posted 17 points as New Orleans got past Houston Baptist 81-65 in a second-round game of the Southland Conference Tip-Off. Daniel Sackey had 13 points for New Orleans. Darius Lee had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Huskies.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Beautiful,” “brilliant,” “grace” and “elegance” are just a few of the words used by those who paid tribute Friday to the late Sidney Poitier, one of the greatest actors of the past century. Poitier, who died Thursday at the age of 94, blazed trails as a Black actor who rose
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama and Georgia didn’t dip as heavily into the transfer portal as some other college football programs. But both landed some key pickups for their runs to the national championship showdown in Indianapolis. The top-ranked Crimson Tide have All-American wide receiver Jameson Williams and middle linebacker Henry To’oTo’o. Williams
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two-time champion Alysa Liu withdrew from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships after testing positive for COVID-19 on Friday, less than a day after a third-place finish in the short program put her in position to make the Olympic team. The 16-year-old Liu is at least
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