By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The threat to opening day on March 31 appeared to intensify when the drawn-out talks to end Major League Baseball’s lockout ended just 15 minutes after they had resumed following a four-day break. What was to have been the second day of spring training workouts
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KPIX) — Officers are looking for the suspect who stole nearly two dozen baby tortoises from a Stockton business. Stockton police say the incident happened back on Jan. 21. A suspect was able to break into the display of the 1300 block of
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By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A lease agreement says Ford Motor Co. and a South Korean company would have to create more than 5,000 full-time jobs at a planned electric pickup truck factory and battery manufacturing plant in Tennessee or pay back at least part of a $500 million state grant
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks and bond yields sank Thursday as markets remained anxious over the possibility that Russia could invade Ukraine. The S&P 500 fell 2.1%, its biggest drop in two weeks. Technology stocks led the way lower, pulling the Nasdaq down 2.9%. Investors shifted money into low-risk
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State officials say a strain of avian flu has been found at a third commercial turkey farm in southern Indiana. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says laboratory testing of a commercial flock of turkeys in Greene County has come back as presumptively positive for the virus. The samples are being
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Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Las autoridades de migración en Colombia informaron este jueves que la periodista cubana Yailén Insúa Alarcón buscará pedir refugio en ese país en donde estuvo varada en el aeropuerto El Dorado, en Bogotá, desde el 5 de febrero, cuando no fue aceptada a bordo de un vuelo que la llevaría
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former NASCAR Cup Series regular Greg Biffle is trying to make the Daytona 500 for the first time since 2016. He agreed to drive for a start-up team, New York Racing, and will have to race his way into the 40-car field during Thursday
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By Matt McFarland, CNN Business The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating reports of Teslas braking unexpectedly while using Autopilot. The braking occurs “without warning, at random, and often repeatedly in a single drive,” according to NHTSA. It estimates that 416,000 vehicles may be affected. The agency did not say whether it was aware
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A four legged friend had to be rescued after falling into Biscayne Bay. Miami Beach Fire Rescue said the owner was playing with her pup at a dog park on Tuesday when the canine got too close to the edge and
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By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Last week, an article claiming that the Biden administration planned to give away crack pipes to drug addicts went viral, eliciting outrage on the right and prompting a series of clarifications from the administration. The February 7 article from the Washington Free Beacon pointed to a federal grant program administered by
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Juventus hosts Torino for the Turin Derby after Danilo’s injury-time equalizer at Atalanta on Sunday stretched Juve’s unbeaten run in the league to 11 games. But the “Old Lady” will need the same resilience against its local rival, which has one of the best defenses in Serie A. High-scoring Bayer Leverkusen
Continue Reading By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press After dropping out of the Champions League, Barcelona now faces a difficult task just to qualify for the round of 16 in the Europa League. The Catalan club was held 1-1 by Napoli at Camp Nou Stadium in the first leg of one of eight playoffs between third-place finishers in
Continue Reading YPSILANTI, Mich. — Josh Mballa had 19 points and 13 rebounds as Buffalo beat Eastern Michigan 83-69. Jeenathan Williams added 18 points for the Bulls on Thursday, while Ronaldo Segu chipped in 16. Noah Farrakhan led the Eagles with 14 points.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 21-year-old man is charged with first-degree murder and 10 other counts after a shooting in Kansas City’s Westport entertainment district left one person dead and two others injured. The Jackson County Prosecutor’s office said Thursday that Kershmire Ralls, of Kansas City, is charged in the Dec. 6 death of
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Richard Petty’s grandson is set to make his NASCAR national series debut. Thad Moffitt is The King’s grandson and will race Friday night in the Truck Series opener at Daytona. Lee Petty is a NASCAR Hall of Famer and father of The King. Richard
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story VAN NUYS, California (KCAL) — A television producer charged with killing her sister pleaded no contest Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter. Jill Blackstone, 59, was immediately sentenced to eight years in state prison following her plea to one felony count of voluntary manslaughter involving the March
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– La policía subió y bajó las escaleras del sótano varias veces este lunes mientras buscaba en una casa en el área de Saugerties, Nueva York, algún rastro de Paislee Shultis, de 6 años, que llevaba desaparecida más de dos años. Lo que sabemos sobre el caso de Paislee Shultis, la niña desaparecida
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KCAL) — Christine Barry, a 70-year-old Long Beach resident, runs a nonprofit organization called ‘Ashlee’s Homeless Fund,’ and spends much of her time giving back to the homeless community. Now, she has become yet another in a concerning trend seen across Los
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A utility in sun-drenched New Mexico is struggling to get enough solar-generated electricity as it prepares to shut down a coal-fired power plant amid supply chain disruptions. Utility executives say they have a plan to ensure adequate supplies to feed air conditioners and avoid rolling
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