By Deidre McPhillips and Holly Yan, CNN While new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations keep tumbling, more than 2,000 Americans are still dying every day from Covid-19. The US is now averaging 136,190 new Covid-19 cases a day, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That’s a 44% plunge from last week. New Covid-19 cases have
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, CNN A 9-year-old girl has died after she was shot while in a car with her family in the Houston area, police say. “Sadly, the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences advised late (Tuesday) afternoon that the nine-year-old girl has been pronounced deceased,” the Houston Police Department tweeted. Mayor Sylvester Turner identified
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are the local highlights and scores from Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Hickman 63 | Rock Bridge 52 FINAL https://youtu.be/KTKfV0iB00k Mexico 59 | Fulton 45 FINAL Smith-Cotton 43 | Helias 70 FINAL Southern Boone 46 | Centralia 55 FINAL Capital City 41 | St. Francis Borgia 62 FINAL Jefferson
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By Andrew Millman and Casey Gannon A former Pennsylvania insurance salesman who participated in the US Capitol attack was sentenced Tuesday to six months’ probation after revealing he had lost his job and now works as a part-time pizza delivery driver. Edward McAlanis, from Lancaster County, says he was fired for his participation in the
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El próximo 13 de marzo se celebran las elecciones legislativas de Colombia, en las que los colombianos elegirán a los representantes del nuevo Congreso de la República. Durante la jornada hay una figura clave que resulta fundamental para llevar a cabo estos comicios con normalidad: los jurados de votación, quienes
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Altria says an administrative law judge dismissed a federal lawsuit alleging that its investment into vaping company Juul violates anticompetitive laws. The preliminary decision by a federal agency judge is subject to review by the Federal Trade Commission and will likely be appealed. The FTC sued
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Oh, no. No encuentras tu tarjeta de vacunación. Ya buscaste en tu auto, vaciaste tu bolsa o tu mochila y has puesto de cabeza tu casa, pero tu tarjeta de vacunación no aparece por ningún lado. Nadie podÃa predecir antes de la pandemia que un pequeño trozo de papel blanco tendrÃa
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gonzaga and Duke are among the 24 men’s and women’s programs that will take part in a pair of basketball tournaments in Portland, Oregon, honoring Nike cofounder Phil Knight. The 2022 Phil Knight Invitational and the Phil Knight Legacy tournaments will be played over Thanksgiving weekend. Games will be held at
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two California Democratic lawmakers are targeting pandemic disinformation they say has received a broad audience and misplaced credibility through social media. Both legislators rejected concerns Tuesday that their legislation might carry free speech or business privacy considerations. Sen. Richard Pan’s proposal would require online platforms like
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) —  El presidente Joe Biden hizo un llamamiento para que la diplomacia continúe mientras el mundo está a la expectativa de si el presidente de Rusia Vladimir Putin ordena una invasión de la vecina Ucrania, y recalcó a los ciudadanos rusos que EE.UU. no es su enemigo. En un discurso pronunciado este
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Airbnb has reported its second-straight quarterly profit and it says its revenue is now higher than it was before the pandemic. Airbnb said Tuesday that it earned $55 million in the fourth quarter. That’s a turnaround from a loss of $3.9 billion a year ago. Airbnb says the omicron
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By Ben Church, CNN Kylian Mbappe scored a wonderful last-minute goal to inspire Paris Saint-Germain to a 1-0 victory against Real Madrid in their Champions League round of 16 first-leg tie on Tuesday. The game looked to be drifting to a goalless draw before the Frenchman drove at the Madrid defense and slotted a fine
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The effort to unionize Starbucks workers is one of the country’s most closely-watched labor organizing drives in years. On Wednesday, that effort was temporarily put on hold. Just as votes by up to 43 workers at a Starbucks in Mesa, Arizona were due to be counted by the National Labor
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN The New York Times has prevailed in defending itself against a defamation lawsuit brought by Sarah Palin after jurors found she had not proven her case. The jury of nine, which had been deliberating since Friday afternoon, found the Times not liable for defamation against Palin. Unbeknownst to them, during deliberations,
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Two former officers at the Leavenworth Detention Center admitted to smuggling contraband into the prison. Federal prosecutors announced that the officers pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to accept bribes and provide contraband to inmates of a federal prison. Prosecutors said 26-year-old Jacqueline Sifuentes, of Laredo, Texas, smuggled methamphetamine, marijuana and tobacco
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Two former officers at the Leavenworth Detention Center admitted to smuggling contraband into the prison. Federal prosecutors announced that the officers pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to accept bribes and provide contraband to inmates of a federal prison. Prosecutors said 26-year-old Jacqueline Sifuentes, of Laredo, Texas, smuggled methamphetamine, marijuana and tobacco
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Abortion providers in Oklahoma say they’re continuing to see a dramatic increase in women coming from Texas who want to terminate their pregnancies. Operators of two abortion clinics in Oklahoma said Tuesday that they’ve seen a huge influx in the number of women coming from Texas.
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins has hired former Florida assistant David Turner as assistant head coach for defense. Turner also will be the defensive run-game coordinator. Turner has coached defensive linemen in the Southeastern Conference for 20 years. In 2013-14, he worked with Collins at Mississippi State. Turner has been coaching for
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — This time, Manchester United held on to its lead. Cristiano Ronaldo ended his six-game goal drought by lashing in a 51st-minute winner to set United on its way to a 2-0 win over Brighton that moved the team into fourth place in the Premier League. Bruno Fernandes added a late second.
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Nielsen company estimates that 101.1 million people watched the Los Angeles Rams win the Super Bowl on NBC and Telemundo. That’s an increase over last year’s game won by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which had 95.2 million television viewers. Another close finish capped a
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