By Jessica Schneider, CNN US Navy nuclear engineer Jonathan Toebbe pleaded guilty to one felony count in federal court Monday afternoon, four months after he and his wife were arrested and charged with trying to sell classified information about nuclear submarines to a foreign country in exchange for millions of dollars of cryptocurrency. Toebbe, 43,
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By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says a U.S. suspension on avocado imports and recent environmental complaints are part of a conspiracy against his country by political or economic interests. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador put forward the conspiracy theory Monday after the U.S. suspended imports of Mexican avocados on
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The Jefferson City Board of Education will meet Monday night to take action on the district’s boundary adjustments.
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MADRID (AP) — An unfortunate own-goal by goalkeeper Unai Simón has ended Athletic Bilbao’s unbeaten run in a 3-2 loss to Mallorca in the Spanish league. Athletic rallied from two goals down in the second half but conceded in the 88th minute when Takefusa Kubo’s shot from close range hit the post and bounced off
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two widely supported bills are encountering delays in the Senate. The House easily approved the measures last week with broad bipartisan support. One would relieve much of the financially strapped Postal Service’s huge debt. The other would avoid a government shutdown this weekend. The Senate will approve
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City fired more than a thousand workers who failed to comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The mayor’s office said Monday that 1,430 workers  lost their jobs, representing less than 1% of the 370,000-person city workforce.  The city in late January sent
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean McVay was the youngest head coach in modern NFL history, and now he is the youngest coach to win the Super Bowl. A day after the Los Angeles Rams’ 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, McVay said nothing Monday about the possibility of walking
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By Gregory Krieg and Ethan Cohen, CNN Control of both chambers of Congress and dozens of governorships and state offices are on the line in 2022, the first national election since President Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump, who is using the campaign to tighten his grip on the Republican Party. Democrats are on the defensive
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen will replace James Harden at this year’s All-Star Game. Allen, who has been having a strong second season with the Cavs, was chosen by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. It’s Allen’s first All-Star selection. He will join teammate Darius Garland for this
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES and TED SHAFFREY Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is invoking emergency powers to weaken the protests by demonstrators who are paralyzing the capital city of Ottawa and blocking border crossings. The protests over over the country’s COVID-19 restrictions have been raging for more than two weeks.
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – El plan de Greeicy y Mike BahÃa era estrenar el tema “Att: Amor” para celebrar el DÃa de San Valentin. Sin embargo, una razón de peso los llevó a publicar el videclip del tema dos meses antes, en vÃsperas de la Nochevieja. La razón fue que la pareja esperaba
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The last several hundred Afghan evacuees who have been living on domestic military bases are expected to depart those installations over the next week, according to a Homeland Security official, marking an end to part of a months-long operation to resettle tens of thousands of Afghans. For many Afghan nationals who
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN Canadian truckers recently shut down North America’s busiest land border crossing to protest Covid-19 mandates. But in the United States, truck drivers have long been frustrated with other problems, like bad pay for long hours and weeks away from home. Those issues were thrust into the spotlight when the pandemic disrupted
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is expected to sign a bill ending school mask mandates, after the legislation cleared the state Senate and House of Delegates in recent days. The legislation allows parents to opt their children out of wearing a mask in school without having to provide a reason, and would
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Flames have acquired forward Tyler Toffoli from the Montreal Canadiens for two players and two draft picks. Toffoli has nine goals and 17 assists in 37 games this season. The 29-year-old Toronto native has appeared in 614 career NHL games with Montreal, Los Angeles and Vancouver, recording 182 goals
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Tina Peters, the embattled county clerk in Mesa County, Colorado, said Monday she is running for secretary of state. “Colorado deserves a secretary of state who will stand up to the Biden administration that wants to run our country into the ground with nationalized elections,” Peters, a Republican, said in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has reportedly figured out its plan to fill its defensive coordinator vacancy. On3 Sports first reported MU is expected to elevate Blake Baker to defensive coordinator. Baker was recently named the Tigers safeties coach, but he has previous experience as a DC. He was the defensive coordinator at
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. health official suggests there may never be a test to measure whether someone who had COVID-19 is still infectious. Dr. Bruce Tromberg is in charge of fixing the country’s long-troubled COVID-19 testing system. His division at the National Institutes of Health controls $1.5 billion
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A metallurgist in Washington state was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison and a $50,000 fine Monday after she spent decades faking the results of strength tests on steel that was being used to make U.S. Navy submarines. Elaine Marie Thomas, 67, of Auburn, Washington, was
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By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A metallurgist in Washington state was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison and a $50,000 fine Monday after she spent decades faking the results of strength tests on steel that was being used to make U.S. Navy submarines. Elaine Marie Thomas, 67, of Auburn, Washington, was
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