ITTA BENA, Miss. — Kenny Strawbridge had a career-high 27 points as Alabama State topped Mississippi Valley State 84-75. Robert Carpenter led the Delta Devils on Monday with 23 points.
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By DAVID BILLER Associated Press Cruise ship activity has been temporarily suspended along Brazil’s shores until Jan. 21 due to the spread of the coronavirus’ omicron variant, according to a statement the federal government published Monday. The decision came after a recommendation from the nation’s health regulator, which said in a separate statement Monday night
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Elizabeth Holmes has been convicted of duping investors into believing her startup Theranos had developed a revolutionary medical device that could detect a multitude of diseases and conditions from a few drops of blood. The case exposed Silicon Valley’s culture of hubris and hype.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Un jurado de San Jose declaró a Elizabeth Holmes, la desprestigiada fundadora y ex directora ejecutiva de Theranos, culpable de tres cargos de fraude electrónico y un cargo de conspiración para cometer fraude electrónico contra los inversores de la compañía, y no pudo llegar a un acuerdo sobre otros tres cargos
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — All schools in Canada’s most populous province will be shut down and move to online learning because of a record number of coronavirus infections fueled by the ultra-contagious omicron variant. Ontario Premier Doug Ford also announced indoor dining and gyms will close. Ontario is seeing record new
Continue Reading RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Conservative firebrand state Sen. Amanda Chase says she is ending her bid for Congress, citing the impact of redistricting on Virginia’s legislative maps. Chase had announced in November that she was joining the crowded race for the 7th Congressional District currently represented by Democrat Abigail Spanberger. On Monday, she wrote in
Continue Reading By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash says the organization is “hopeful” that Kyrie Irving could make his season debut Wednesday at Indianapolis. Nash added that “no determinations have been made yet.” Irving has not been vaccinated against the coronavirus, which makes him ineligible to play home
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By Priya Krishnakumar and Peter Nickeas, CNN More than two-thirds of the country’s 40 most populous cities saw more homicides last year than in 2020, according to a CNN analysis of police department data. Ten of those cities recorded more homicides in 2021 than any other year on record. Those are Philadelphia; Austin, Texas; Columbus,
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By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN As many as 23 people have been killed in clashes between rival guerrilla groups in Colombia’s northern Arauca area, according to a spokesperson from the Attorney General’s office. “We are proceeding with the preliminary figure of 23 victims, but the information is still not [fully] clear. It’s very hard to enter
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cleveland running back Kareem Hunt will miss his third straight game with an ankle injury when the Browns face Pittsburgh. The Browns made Hunt inactive after listing him as questionable on the final injury report. Injuries have limited Hunt to just eight games this season. Cleveland will also be without starting safeties
Continue Reading COLORADO CITY, Texas (AP) — A West Texas grand jury has indicted a man in the death of his ex-girlfriend’s 13-year-old daughter reported missing more than a decade ago. The Mitchell County grand jury indicted 36-year-old Shawn Casey Adkins of Big Spring, Texas, on a murder count Thursday in the death of Hailey Dunn. The
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The jury weighing fraud charges against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes confirmed Monday that it is deadlocked on three of the 11 felony counts against her, signaling the end may be near for a legal drama that’s captivated Silicon Valley. Those charge her with
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — The military says two Israeli pilots were killed when a navy helicopter crashed off Israel’s Mediterranean coast late Monday near the northern city of Haifa. The helicopter was conducting a training flight when it crashed. A third crew member, an aerial observer, was moderately injured and evacuated to hospital. the military said
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The jury weighing fraud charges against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes confirmed Monday that it is deadlocked on three of the 11 felony counts against her, signaling the end may be near for a legal drama that’s captivated Silicon Valley. Those charge her with
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a Florida city’s incoming mayor will take office in a virtual inauguration ceremony after testing positive for COVID-19. Ken Welch was scheduled to be sworn in Thursday on the steps of City Hall as St. Petersburg’s first Black mayor, but that ceremony has been canceled to follow quarantine
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use authorization for booster doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 Monday. The agency also shaved four weeks off the waiting period for the booster after the administration of the second dose, from at least six months to at
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use authorization for booster doses of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 Monday. The agency also shaved four weeks off the waiting period for the booster after the administration of the second dose, from at least six months to at
Continue Reading KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — A prosecutor says he’ll ask the Justice Department to review the case of two people charged in the shootings of two police officers at a northern Illinois hotel with the intention of pursuing federal death penalty charges. Illinois is not a death penalty state, but Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Abortion providers on Monday asked the Supreme Court to require a conservative federal appeals court to return their challenge to Texas’ six-week abortion ban to a district court judge who previously ruled in their favor. The long-shot bid on the part of the providers is their latest
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By Sana Noor Haq and Katharina Krebs, CNN Ukraine‘s minister of culture has been watching Netflix series “Emily in Paris” — and he’s not happy. Oleksandr Tkachenko shared his frustration about the “offensive” way in which Petra, a Ukrainian character, is portrayed in season 2 of the show, which debuted on Netflix in December. The
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