By Angela Dewan and Danya Gainor, CNN The highest glacier on the world’s tallest mountain is losing decades worth of ice every year because of human-induced climate change, a new study shows. The findings serve as a warning that rapid glacier melt at some of the Earth’s highest points could bring worsening climate impacts, including
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of US Representative John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights leader. Personal Birth date: February 21, 1940 Death date: July 17, 2020 Birth place: Troy, Alabama Birth name: John Robert Lewis Father: Eddie Lewis, sharecropper Mother: Willie Mae (Carter) Lewis Marriage: Lillian Miles Lewis (December 21, 1968-December
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL) — A dog that was stuck in the Angeles National Forest overnight after falling down a cliff has been happily reunited with its owner. Deputies at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station got a call to help an injured
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has asked for permission to participate in the appeal by American women soccer players trying to reinstate their pay claim against the U.S. Soccer Federation. The EEOC asked to address the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals during oral arguments scheduled for March 7 in
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story TALLAHASSEE, Florida (WFOR) — Florida Lottery players who win $250,000 or more could keep their identities private for 90 days under a proposal approved in the Florida House. The proposal would give big jackpot winners time to set up their finances before their names go
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Catarina Macario is returning to the U.S. women’s national soccer team for the SheBelieves Cup after missing the team’s camp in January to play for French club Lyon. Veteran defender Becky Sauerbrunn is also back on the roster for the four-team tournament later this month after missing camp
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASCAR is in Los Angeles a week ahead of the Super Bowl with its wildest idea yet. The exhibition Clash has always been the unofficial season-opening NASCAR version of the Pro Bowl. For the firs time, it has been moved out of Daytona Beach,
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By Hande Atay Alam and Isil Sariyuce, CNN Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed the decision by a major European human rights group to begin infringement proceedings against Ankara over its failure to free Osman Kavala, a Turkish businessman and philanthropist who has been behind bars for more than four years. Erdogan accused the
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LOGAN, Iowa (AP) — A fatal hit-and-run that stemmed from a fight between acquaintances over mayonnaise has ended with an Iowa man being sentenced to life in prison. The Des Moines Register reports that 29-year-old Kristofer Erlbacher, of Woodbine, was sentenced Monday to a mandatory life sentence after being convicted in December of first-degree murder
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By Gabby Orr, CNN Members of the Republican National Committee’s resolution committee unanimously passed a motion on Thursday to formally censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger over their service on the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol. The resolution will advance to the full 168-member voting
Continue Reading INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Independence plans to hire an outside firm to investigate a whistleblower’s allegation that a police officer was paid $160,000 in overtime last year for doing construction work. City Manager Zach Walker said no one has yet been disciplined. The officer reportedly was paid for 2,800 hours of overtime to remodel the
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By Katia Hetter, CNN A new subvariant of Omicron is spreading rapidly in some parts of the world. This spinoff from the original Omicron variant, called BA.2, has been found in at least 49 countries, including the United States. In some countries, like Denmark, BA.2 has already surpassed the original Omicron (BA.1) as the dominant
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Central Michigan left tackle Bernhard Raimann is hoping the next stop in his long journey to a football career is the NFL. The Austrian-born Raimann is among the NFL prospects at the Senior Bowl trying to improve their draft stock. Raimann arrived in the United
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A key nominee to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors has said in testimony before a Senate panel that she would not make it harder for any industry to obtain bank loans. President Joe Biden nominated Sarah Bloom Raskin to be the Fed’s vice chair for
Continue Reading BOURBON, Mo. (AP) — The family of a Black Missouri man killed by his neighbor is calling for a coroner to resign over his handling of the case and what the family describes as racist social media posts. A lawyer for Justin King’s family on Wednesday asked two oversight boards to investigate Crawford County Coroner
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — En Bolivia, el gobernador de La Paz, Santos Quispe, será imputado por la FiscalÃa paceña por los presuntos delitos de uso indebido de bienes y servicios públicos y obstrucción de la justicia, según informó este miércoles la estatal Agencia Boliviana de Información (ABI). Esto se da luego de que un
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By Melanie Zanona, Gabby Orr and Alex Rogers, CNN Donald Trump recently extended an enticing offer to Vernon Jones: drop your flailing gubernatorial bid to run for a US House seat in Georgia, and you’ll earn the former President’s endorsement. Jones is still debating whether to stick with the uphill race against former Sen. David
Continue Reading THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Police have raided multiple soccer supporters’ clubs in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki in the wake of attack linked to violent fan rivalry that left a 19-year-old man dead. The raids were carried out at venues suspected of being used for organizing attacks, and police set up roadblocks in the
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By Amanda Sealy, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a Listeria outbreak linked to Dole packaged salads that has resulted in two deaths. The outbreak has also sickened 17 people and resulted in 13 hospitalizations across 13 states. The recalls began at the end of December and are for products
Continue Reading MOUNT VERNON, Mo. (AP) — The third of nine defendants has entered a guilty plea for her role in the death of a southwest Missouri woman who was kidnapped and shot after she was forced into a well. Thirty-nine-year-old Christina Knapp, of Stotts City, pleaded guilty Tuesday to robbery and kidnapping in the death of
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