WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas high school principal was told to apologize after he showed a video discussing white privilege to his school’s staff. Derby High School Principal Tim Hamblin showed the four-minute video during a staff in-service day last month. A teacher who was at the meeting later complained to a school board
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By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Brian Daboll has assembled the leaders of his New York Giants staff, hiring a young offensive coordinator and veteran defensive leader while retaining the coach who has run special teams since 2018. Daboll on Friday announced Mike Kafka is the new offensive coordinator and
Continue ReadingBy WLS Digital Team Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A security guard at a Streeterville McDonald’s was assaulted after asking for proof of COVID vaccination Thursday morning, Chicago police said. Police said the male suspect was eating inside the restaurant in the first block of East Chicago Avenue at about
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets no longer needed to wait for Kevin Durant to get healthy, or for Kyrie Irving to get vaccinated, or for James Harden to make a decision about free agency. It already seemed clear Brooklyn’s Big Three was never going to be what
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La polémica en torno al control antidopaje fallido de la patinadora artística rusa Kamila Valieva, que se realizó en diciembre pero que no salió a la luz hasta los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de Beijing, sigue retrasando la ceremonia de entrega de medallas de la prueba por equipos de patinaje artístico.
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By Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, a person familiar with the matter said, as the US warns Russia could attack Ukraine using bombs and missiles at any moment. The high-stakes talks come at what US
Continue ReadingBy Diane Pathieu Click here for updates on this story DELPHI, Indiana (WLS) — Nearly five years after the killing of two teenage girls, Indiana police said they may be closing in on the killer. Abby Williams, 13, and 14-year-old Libby German were murdered on an Indiana hiking trail almost five years ago. Their killer
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WAINSCOTT, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that land-based construction has started on a wind project off the coasts of New York and Rhode Island that’s expected to produce enough power for about 70,000 homes. The South Fork Wind project will consist of 12 turbines and connect to the electric grid on
Continue Reading By ELAINE GANLEY and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Protesters angry over pandemic restrictions are driving toward Paris in scattered convoys of camper vans, cars and trucks to blockade the French capital despite a police ban. The protesters organized online, galvanized in part by truckers who have blockaded Canada’s capital. Paris region authorities
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El segundo despacho de la Primera Fiscalía Especializada en Delitos de Corrupción de Funcionarios de Lima realizó este viernes un allanamiento y registro de domicilio con fines de incautación en el Palacio de Gobierno y en otros 14 inmuebles vinculados a la investigación por el presunto direccionamiento en la
Continue Reading HAYSVILLLE, Kan. (AP) — The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man after his body was found outside a suburban Wichita home. Investigators say deputies were called early Friday morning to a house in Haysville to check on the well-being of a man reported to be lying on the ground next
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By Kylie Atwood and Peter Bergen, CNN At least eight Westerners have been arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan during different incidents in the last two months, CNN has learned, marking a sharp escalation of Taliban actions against Westerners living in the country. No formal charges appear to have been lodged against the detained men.
Continue ReadingBy Bobbi Jo Kelly, Peter Valencia Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO) — A suspect is dead, a woman is in critical condition, and nine police officers are recovering after an early morning standoff turned into a shooting at a south Phoenix home Friday. How it started According to the Phoenix Police
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By Jen Christensen, Brenda Goodman and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Parents will have to keep waiting to find out when their youngest children can get a Covid-19 vaccine. Pfizer and BioNTech filed a request with the US Food and Drug Administration in the first week of February for an emergency use authorization of their vaccine in
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By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Auburn is retaining coach Bryan Harsin after an investigation into his program. Harsin’s debut season ended with five straight losses. That was followed by heavy turnover among players and coaches. Auburn has lost 18 players and five
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Varios estados que anunciaron recientemente planes para suspender algunas restricciones contra el covid-19, relacionadas al uso de mascarillas en lugares cerrados o en escuelas, tienen al menos dos cosas en común. Por un lado, las tasas de hospitalización están disminuyendo, y todos excepto uno tienen una mayor proporción de residentes
Continue ReadingBy Jason Barry Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO) — The numbers don’t always add up for students in Phoenix’s Roosevelt School District. Many of the kids come from lower-income families and face a number of challenges outside the classroom. That’s where superintendent Quintin Boyce comes in. The forward-thinking, ‘out of the
Continue ReadingBy David Baker Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO) — A Mesa man who made history with an Oscar nomination got quite the surprise at Phoenix Sky Harbor on Thursday. Friends, family and the Arizona deaf community were there at the airport to greet Troy Kotsur, who had no idea they would
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Las científicas latinoamericanas son un ejemplo del rigor y el empeño de las mujeres: son un ejemplo a seguir a nivel mundial a pesar de la poca prensa que reciben. Las mujeres representan el 45% de las investigadoras en América Latina y el Caribe, en comparación con el 28% a
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Para los seguidores del esquí de estilo libre y de la moda, el alboroto que rodea a la atleta de los Juegos Olímpicos de invierno Eileen Gu en los Juegos de este año no ha sido una sorpresa. La actuación de la medalla de oro de la joven de 18
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