THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Armed police have gathered outside the Apple Store in Amsterdam and said there is “an ongoing hostage situation” in the shop on one of the Dutch capital’s most popular squares. Amsterdam police said in a tweet Tuesday evening that “somebody with a firearm is in the store, police are at
Continue Reading By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — As almond trees start to bloom in California, so do beehive thefts that have become so prevalent that beekeepers are now turning to GPS tracking devices, surveillance cameras and other anti-theft technology. About a thousand beehives worth hundreds of thousands of dollars have been reported stolen
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Dos helicópteros UH-60 Black Hawk de la Guardia Nacional de Utah estuvieron involucrados en un accidente de entrenamiento este martes por la mañana, al estrellarse cerca de una popular estación de esquí, dijo la Guardia Nacional de Utah. Ningún miembro de la tripulación o esquiadores en la estación de esquí Snowbird
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By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ AP Sports Writer ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Defending champion Alexander Zverev has outlasted Jenson Brooksby 3-6, 7-6 (10), 6-2 at the Mexican Open in a first-round match that ended at 4:55 a.m. — the latest-ever finish to an ATP match. Tuesday morning’s finish broke the record set at the 2008 Australian Open,
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk and his lawyers are escalating their fight with U.S. securities regulators. A Musk lawyer has accused regulators of leaking investigative information, and Musk is alleging on Twitter that government corruption is being exposed. Musk’s tweet early Tuesday and a Monday letter from lawyer Alex
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of killing his wife and lying about the whereabouts of her body has pleaded guilty to abuse of their young daughter. KMIZ-TV reports Joseph Elledge pleaded guilty Tuesday to child abuse, child endangerment and domestic assault. Elledge was sentenced to 10 years in prison, to be served
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Candidates in Missouri are signing up to run for Congress without knowing exactly who they will represent. The candidate filing period opened Tuesday without new maps in place for U.S. House districts. Missouri also lacks new districts for its state Senate. Missouri is one
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer He has read their cases. He knows their records. And now President Joe Biden has begun the last stage for selection of a new Supreme Court justice: the interview. For possible nominees, this can be a make-or-break moment. The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg famously
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By Michelle Watson, CNN Two Utah National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters were involved in a training accident Tuesday morning, crashing near a popular ski resort, the Utah National Guard said. No crew members or skiers at the Snowbird ski resort were injured, according to Jared Jones, chief warrant officer 5 with the Utah National
Continue Reading By MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Foreign ministers from Indo-Pacific nations have attended a Paris conference aimed at bringing the region squarely into Europe’s focus in a rapidly changing world with rising security challenges. New Zealand, India, South Korea, Japan and a clutch of other Asian nations were represented at Tuesday’s forum. China
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has declined efforts by attorneys for Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson to delay all his depositions in connection with lawsuits filed by 22 women who have accused him of sexual assault and harassment. During a court hearing Monday, defense attorney Rusty Hardin asked that
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A review of death certificates each week has added hundreds of cases to January’s toll, making it one of the pandemic’s deadliest months.
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1. GOP congressional leaders made the announcement Tuesday. Reynolds is being praised by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell as fighting COVID “without forgetting common sense” by protecting
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By Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN The ice sheet covering Greenland is melting rapidly at its base and is injecting far more water and ice into the ocean than previously understood, according to new research, which could have serious ramifications for global sea level rise. “Unprecedented” rates of melting have been observed at the bottom of the
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By Clare Foran, CNN Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s upcoming State of the Union address. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy announced on Tuesday that Reynolds will give the Republican address to the nation from Des Moines, Iowa, after the conclusion of
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By Charles Riley and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The West showed Tuesday it was ready to target Russia’s huge energy industry — even at the risk of hurting itself — after Moscow ordered troops into parts of eastern Ukraine. Germany said it was halting certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline following Moscow’s actions
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to deliver GOP response to Biden’s State of the Union address.
Continue ReadingBy Adam Rogan, Lauren Henning Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — The Racine Police Department reports that it is investigating as a homicide the Sunday death of a 50-year-old man who was a 21-year-veteran of the Racine Fire Department. The deceased has been identified as Driver/Operator Christopher Lalor,
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The 27 European Union members nations have unanimously agreed on an initial set of sanctions targeting Russian officials over their actions in Ukraine. EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said the package approved Tuesday “will hurt Russia, and it will hurt a lot.” Borrell said the sanctions
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Two people were killed in the weekend shooting and two more were hit by gunfire. Another person was assaulted, the county sheriff’s office said Monday.
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