ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The nation’s massive infrastructure bill includes $248 million to help repair damage from 2019 flooding along the Missouri River. The St. Joseph News-Press reports that the flood damaged most of the structures used to control the river in an area that stretches from Rulo, Nebraska, to St. Louis. Dane Morris,
Continue ReadingBy Christy Somos, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) — A Canadian study examining how American children can legally marry at an earlier age than they can legally consent to sex found that child marriages violated statutory rape laws in 14 states. Researchers from McGill University in Quebec
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By Ivana Kottasová, Tamara Qiblawi and Helen Regan, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into separatist-held parts of eastern Ukraine in what the Kremlin called a “peacekeeping” mission, just hours after he signed decrees recognizing the independence of the Moscow-backed regions. It is unclear if Russian troop movements marked the beginning of an
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly stepped up his rhetoric in the Ukraine crisis Monday in a highly choreographed meeting, accusing Kyiv of carrying out acts of aggression and saying he was considering a request to officially recognize the breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent. Putin also accused the West of
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga is the unanimous No. 1 in the latest Associated Press men’s basketball poll. The Zags aren’t likely to budge the way they’re dominating the West Coast Conference. Gonzaga remained at No. 1 for the second straight week, receiving all 61 votes from a media panel. Arizona moved up
Continue Reading HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Pittsburgh deputy athletic director and chief operating officer Christian Spears has been hired as athletic director at Marshall. Spears will guide Marshall’s pending transition from Conference USA to the Sun Belt. Spears will start on March 14 and take over from interim athletic Jeff O’Malley, who has been in place since
Continue Reading DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund says Gio Reyna’s latest injury is not as bad as initially thought and the American forward could return to team training in two weeks. The 19-year-old Reyna’s first start in six months ended in tears on Sunday as he left the field. There were fears of a recurrence of
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TONIGHT After climbing near 70 under partly cloudy skies, winds stay southerly tonight to keep things on the mild side. Temperatures fall into the 50’s overnight. All this warmth comes with more moisture in the atmosphere. This builds shower chances in by tonight. Thunderstorms are possible tonight, mostly south of I-70. Still, don’t be alarmed
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga is the unanimous No. 1 in the latest Associated Press men’s basketball poll. The Zags aren’t likely to budge the way they’re dominating the West Coast Conference. Gonzaga remained at No. 1 for the second straight week, receiving all 61 votes from a media panel. Arizona moved up
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga is the unanimous No. 1 in the latest Associated Press men’s basketball poll. The Zags aren’t likely to budge the way they’re dominating the West Coast Conference. Gonzaga remained at No. 1 for the second straight week, receiving all 61 votes from a media panel. Arizona moved up
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By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s new social media app has launched. He’s seeking a new digital stage free of Big Tech limits on speech, a year after he was banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. The Truth Social app was offered for download from the Apple App
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — A una mujer de Florida la acusaron de asesinato después de que la policía la señalara de presuntamente apuñalar a su marido más de 140 veces. Joan Burke, de 61 años, está detenida sin derecho a fianza y compareció ante un juez del condado de Palm Beach este domingo a través
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that he is scrapping the last domestic coronavirus restrictions in England, including the requirement for people with COVID-19 to self-isolate. Johnson said Monday the country was “moving from government restrictions to personal responsibility” as part of a plan for treating
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar says he hopes to play in the United States for one season. The 30-year-old Brazilian has recently extended his contract with the French club until 2025. Neymar told podcast “Fenômenos,” in a video posted late Sunday he doesn’t know whether he
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La recompensa por aportar información que permita encontrar a la niña Lina Sadar Khil, que desapareció de un parque infantil de San Antonio, Texas en diciembre, incrementó a US$ 250.000. El Centro Islámico de San Antonio ofrece US$ 200.000 por información que permita encontrar a la niña. Además, San Antonio CrimeStoppers
Continue Reading TREYNOR, Iowa (AP) — A plan by MidAmerican Energy to build a large wind farm in southwestern Iowa is drawing opposition from some community residents. Iowa Public Radio reports that MidAmerican is seeking to build a 400 megawatt capacity wind farm capable of providing power to about 144,000 Iowa homes. The project, dubbed the Silver
Continue Reading AMSTERDAM (AP) — Ajax Amsterdam has reached a financial settlement with the family of talented midfielder Abdelhak Nouri, who suffered severe and permanent brain damage after collapsing during a preseason friendly in 2017. The club previously acknowledged that Nouri did not get adequate medical attention after he collapsed and accepted responsibility. It announced on Monday
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By Aleks Klosok, CNN Kamila Valieva took to social media on Monday to thank her coaches and fans for their support following her first Winter Olympics — one which was shrouded in controversy as the 15-year-old became embroiled in a doping scandal. In a series of Instagram posts, Valieva began by thanking her coaches, including
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Beginning today, a series of winter storms will impact the northern tier of the country, mainly from the northern Plains through the Great Lakes. The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) is describing this as a “significant winter storm.” As of this morning, nearly 25 million people are under some sort of
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Beginning today, a series of winter storms will impact the northern tier of the country, mainly from the northern Plains through the Great Lakes. The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) is describing this as a “significant winter storm.” As of this morning, nearly 25 million people are under some sort of
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