By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has cleared the way for newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises to use a voting system that will ensure two longtime directors are reelected at next month’s annual meeting despite the objections of a hedge fund that is trying to buy the company. The Davenport,
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has cleared the way for newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises to use a voting system that will ensure two longtime directors are reelected at next month’s annual meeting despite the objections of a hedge fund that is trying to buy the company. The Davenport,
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has cleared the way for newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises to use a voting system that will ensure two longtime directors are reelected at next month’s annual meeting despite the objections of a hedge fund that is trying to buy the company. The Davenport,
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LONDON (AP) — Tomas Soucek has boosted West Ham’s push for a Champions League spot by clinching a 1-0 Premier League victory over Wolverhampton. Michail Antonio played in Soucek and he tapped in the only goal in the 59th minute. West Ham had slipped down to sixth in the league before the game but bounced
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SILVERTON, Oregon (KPTV) — A 3-alarm fire burned down a 50,000 square foot barn in Silverton early Saturday afternoon, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. The barn, on Hazelgreen Road, is reported to have stored about 1500 tons of wheat straw. The Silverton Fire
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Several issues remain a day after Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich handed over the “stewardship and care” of the Premier League club to its charitable foundation trustees, declaring he always had “the club’s best interest at heart.” What has been heard from Abramovich is a vague
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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business As Covid restrictions ease, expect to see more malls morph into family entertainment destinations where shopping may not even be what draws shoppers in. Retail analysts say it’s become necessary for mall operators to diversify the in-mall experience beyond shopping in order to stay relevant to consumers — especially as
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By Keith Allen and Emma Tucker, CNN A group of people snowshoeing near Marble, Colorado triggered an avalanche that killed one person and two dogs, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). Four people and two dogs were traveling to a home along “an unmaintained road” on Friday when the avalanche occurred, the agency
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El domingo pasado, Kyiv era una ciudad europea bulliciosa con cafés de moda, obras de arte en cada esquina y sushi fresco disponible sobre pedido a medianoche. Hoy es una zona de guerra. Sirenas resonando por la ciudad, los inconfundibles estruendos de explosiones y ataques. La transformación infligida a la ciudad
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By Eric Levenson, CNN A Kentucky prisoner who pulled people from the rubble of a collapsed candle factory in December was honored by a local sheriff last week for going “above and beyond” to help people. The Graves County Sheriff’s Office awarded the “Sheriff’s Meritorious Award” on Tuesday to Marco Sanchez, a prisoner who worked
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By Sam Fossum, Arlette Saenz and Devan Cole, CNN White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to put Russia’s deterrence forces, which includes nuclear arms, on high alert are part of a wider pattern of unprovoked escalation and “manufactured threats” from the Kremlin. “This is really a pattern
Continue Reading By ALAN SUDERMAN and CIARÁN FAHEY Associated Press DIEZ, Germany (AP) — As head of the German soccer federation and a FIFA executive committee member, Theo Zwanziger was among his sport’s most prominent critics of the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. He publicly attacked the energy-rich Gulf nation’s poor human rights
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By Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Sunday called the Russian government “a pariah” in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine and said countries should continue cranking up sanctions against “an evil regime.” “The world is behind the people of Ukraine. … The Russian government is
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By Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Sunday called the Russian government “a pariah” in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine and said countries should continue cranking up sanctions against “an evil regime.” “The world is behind the people of Ukraine. … The Russian government is
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Yeremy Pino became the first Villarreal player to score four times in a Spanish league game. Pino scored a hat trick before halftime and added another goal in the second half of Villarreal’s 5-1 rout of Espanyol at home. The 19-year-old Spain forward had never scored more than a goal in a
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton Police said it took two men into custody on Sunday morning after a chase and discovering a stolen firearm. Police pulled a car over around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday along the area of Hospital Drive and State Road F because of a traffic violation. During the traffic stop, officers performed a
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City police officer fired their weapon during a confrontation Saturday but no one was injured. Kansas City police spokeswoman Capt. Leslie Foreman said a suspicious vehicle with a driver passed out behind the wheel was reported shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday. The Kansas City Star reported that when
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN A cross between “The Social Network” and “Billions,” “Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber” hails from the producers of the latter, drawing extra zest from all the tech CEOs represented in this fun, fact-based tale of greed, high-stakes corporate chess and frat-boy excess. With Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kyle Chandler anchoring
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Kicking, hitting and screaming. It’s what happens at my house from the moment my kids wake up to the moment they go to sleep. My sons, ages 2 and 4, fight with each other over everything. Whether it’s sharing toys, the color of their dinner plates or even who has the
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DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — George Berkowitz, who founded the seafood restaurant chain Legal Seafoods, has died in a Boston suburb. He was 97. Berkowitz died on Feb. 20 at his home in Dedham. He originally founded Legal Sea Foods in 1950 as a fish market next to his father’s meat market and grocery in Cambridge.
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