Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, llegó este martes a Moscú antes de reunirse con el presidente de Rusia, Vladímir Putin este miércoles. Según una comunicado de prensa del gobierno brasileño, los presidentes discutirán las relaciones “económicas, comerciales y políticas” entre sus países. Bolsonaro y su equipo permanecerán en un
Continue ReadingBy ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story TRUMBULL, Connecticut (WFSB) — Families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting plan to talk about a settlement in their case against the maker of the weapon used in the shooting. The case involved the estate of Sandy Hook victim Victoria Soto
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By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Champions League organizer UEFA is being criticized by supporter groups for monetizing engagement by partnering with a company that sells fan tokens through largely unregulated cryptocurrencies. The commercial deal was announced a day after the Football Supporters Europe group praised UEFA for giving away 10,000 tickets to the
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By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Champions League organizer UEFA is being criticized by supporter groups for monetizing engagement by partnering with a company that sells fan tokens through largely unregulated cryptocurrencies. The commercial deal was announced a day after the Football Supporters Europe group praised UEFA for giving away 10,000 tickets to the
Continue Reading By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. figure skaters are advancing to the free skate but struggled to break through in the short program on Tuesday night at the Beijing Olympics. The first night of the marquee women’s contest has become overshadowed by the latest Russian doping scandal. Only Alysa Liu made
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Un vuelo fue redirigido después de que se encontrara una serpiente en el avión, según confirmó la aerolínea. El vuelo de AirAsia en Malasia estaba en ruta de Kuala Lumpur a Tawau el 10 de febrero cuando varios pasajeros se dieron cuenta de que había una serpiente a bordo del avión. Un
Continue ReadingBy ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story CHESHIRE, Connecticut (WFSB) — An estimated $183 million Powerball jackpot ticket was sold in Connecticut, according to the Connecticut Lottery. CT Lottery confirmed the Channel 3 that the ticket was sold at the One Stop in Cheshire. It said the store will receive a $100,000
Continue ReadingBy CONNOR MCCARTHY Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — After a failed attempt during the 2021 regular legislative session, activists are pressuring law makers to pass a bill that will allow farmworkers to receive overtime pay. House Bill 4002 would negate an exemption in the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks ended broadly higher on Wall Street Tuesday as investors welcomed signs that tensions might ease in Ukraine. The S&P 500 rose 1.6%, the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 2.5%. and U.S. benchmark crude slid 3.6%. Moscow said some troops near Ukraine’s borders would begin returning to
Continue ReadingBy BRIDGET CHAVEZ Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A proposal that was written by Sam Adams, the former mayor of Portland and now current aide to Mayor Ted Wheeler has sparked attention in how the city will confront the houseless issue. The proposed plan would move 3,000 houseless people
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SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — The father of an infant killed in a house fire in suburban Kansas City, Kansas, has been charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the case. The fire was reported around 1 a.m. Sunday in Shawnee. Firefighters battling the flames found the body of the infant inside home. Television station
Continue ReadingBy EMILY RITTMAN Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Several victims say brazen thieves stole ten classic and collector cars from a Kansas City storage facility last week. The owners hope people who live in the Kansas City metro will keep an eye out for their stolen vehicles. They
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Monaco just got its best finish ever in an Olympics. The best that didn’t involve architectural design anyway. The bobsled team of Rudy Rinaldi and Boris Vain placed sixth in the two-man event at the Beijing Games. That is by far the best placing that the
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN “The Sopranos” went off the air in 2007, but people are still debating the ending. Which is one of the reasons why people were happy to see Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played Meadow Soprano on the drama, recreate the show’s opening credits sequence in a Super Bowl ad. The actress is
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Teen sensation Kamila Valieva put aside the emotional exhaustion from being at the center of a doping scandal and took the lead in the women’s figure skating competition after the short program at the Beijing Olympics. Valieva was skating despite a positive drug test. She started
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Tyrese Gibson is mourning the death of his mother Priscilla Murray, who died on Monday from Covid-19 and pneumonia, according to the actor. Murray had been hospitalized last week and died on Monday, Gibson shared. “On behalf of my family and everyone who ever spent anytime praying for my mother, this
Continue Reading SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Intel said it is buying Israeli company Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion in a deal that could give the California chipmaking giant an edge in the business of making custom-designed chips. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said Tuesday that acquiring Tower will help expand Intel’s newly formed “foundry” business that makes
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Hannah Ryan, CNN A London art gallery has removed some souvenirs relating to Vincent Van Gogh from its gift shop after they were branded insensitive and considered to be making light of the topic of mental health. The Courtauld Gallery, which can be found in Somerset House in the English capital, is holding its “Van
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By Anneken Tappe and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Inflation is rampant in the pandemic economy, but that didn’t keep Americans from opening up their wallets last month. US retail sales rose by 3.8% in January from the month prior, adjusted for seasonal swings — more than the 2% increase economists had predicted. That puts the
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are opening higher and crude oil prices are falling Tuesday as investors welcomed early signs that tensions appear to be easing in Ukraine. The S&P 500 rose 1.3% and U.S. benchmark crude slid 4.3% after Moscow said it’s ready for talks on limits for missile deployments and military transparency. Bond yields
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