WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police say a 73-year-old woman died after she was hit by a vehicle being backed out of parking space. Police say Luella Beemer was injured when she was hit by a car being driven by a 15-year-old girl Saturday afternoon. Beemer died later at a hospital. Additional information was not
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Whatever little chance there was of an on-time start to spring training all but vanished during a contentious 90-minute negotiating session between locked out players and Major League Baseball. Players made two slight moves during the first meeting in a week. Given the lack of
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway has undergone surgery for the broken bone in his left foot. The Mavericks says Hardaway will begin rehabilitation immediately, but there is no timetable for his return to the lineup. The 29-year-old Hardaway broke his fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot in a game at Golden
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Pfizer y BioNTech buscan la autorización de uso de emergencia para su vacuna contra el covid-19 de dos dosis para niños de 6 meses a 5 años, dijeron las compañías este martes. Pfizer y BioNTech dijeron que han iniciado una presentación continua de datos a la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos
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By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The Jewish Federations of North America, or JFNA, is working to bolster security across Jewish communities. The umbrella organization and local federations are aiming to raise $126 million over three years to ensure all 146 communities where Jewish federations are located have security hubs. Only 45 currently have such
Continue Reading BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer The Department of Interior is spending $1.15 billion to create jobs across the United States by capping abandoned oil and gas wells in communities plagued for decades by air and water pollution from wells. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says the funding will help the country “confront the legacy pollution
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business America’s national debt just hit another sobering milestone. Total public debt outstanding is now above $30 trillion, according to Treasury Department data published Tuesday. Government borrowing accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic as Washington spent aggressively to cushion the economic blow from the crisis. The national debt has surged by about
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google’s digital advertising empire turned in another strong performance during the holiday shopping season, propelling a 36% increase in its corporate parent’s profit during the final three months of 2021. The results announced Tuesday underscore how technology giants have adapted to become even more
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By Gabby Orr, CNN A proposal to endorse removing GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger from the House Republican Conference has gained steam ahead of its introduction at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting this week. The proposed resolution, which has garnered more than 50 co-sponsors, seeks to punish the two Republican lawmakers over
Continue ReadingBy Richard Bodee Click here for updates on this story SOUTH BEND, Indiana (WBND-LD) — For more than 40 years, a towering tree has been causing frustration on the northwest side of South Bend. Those who live in that residential area say that tree is dying and that could mean big trouble for those who
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business General Motors reported record earnings for 2021, despite struggling with a shortage of computer chips and other parts that crimped its ability to build and sell all the cars and trucks it wanted. Quarterly earnings reached nearly $2 billion, excluding special items, topping the consensus forecast of $1.7 billion from
Continue ReadingBy Shannon Nolan Click here for updates on this story CASS COUNTY, Michigan (WBND-LD) — A first responder jumped into a ditch to avoid being hit by a car while working traffic control during a structure fire on Saturday night, according to the Sister Lakes Fire Department. The fire department said that first responders were
Continue ReadingBy Brian Maass Click here for updates on this story ADAMS COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — A jury has found a former Adams County sheriff’s sergeant guilty of sexually assaulting one of his subordinates. Following a week long trial, the jury convicted Michael Benson on Monday of felony sex assault and two counts of misdemeanor sexual
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team moved the start time of its home matchup with Florida on Wednesday up to 2 p.m. due to the incoming winter storm. The game was originally scheduled to start at 8 p.m. MU will not be requiring parking permits for the game, according to a release. Mizzou
Continue Reading By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says the country is speeding up the rollout of a “new generation” of missile defense technology to help protect the country from rocket attacks. Naftali Bennett told a security conference Tuesday that the new system will be unveiled within a year in
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN US Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico announced Tuesday that he “suffered a stroke in the cerebellum” last week but is expected to make a full recovery. Luján began experiencing dizziness and fatigue on Thursday, and checked himself into Christus St. Vincent Regional Hospital before being transferred to the University
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the U.S. and its allies of ignoring Russia’s top security demands but says Moscow is willing to talk more to ease tensions over Ukraine. The comments on Tuesday were his first on the standoff in more than a
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut says it has complied with a recent arbitration ruling and has paid former men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie more than $11.1 million. The payment was ordered last month and represents what Ollie would have been due under the remainder of his
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — General Motors increased its net income 56% last year, helped by higher prices for its vehicles that were made scarce by a global shortage of computer chips. The Detroit automaker said Tuesday that it made $10.02 billion for the full year. And it predicted record pretax
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By Paul LeBlanc and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The FBI is urging Olympic athletes to leave their personal cell phones at home and instead take burner phones to the Beijing Winter Olympics this month, citing the potential for “malicious cyber activities.” “The FBI urges all athletes to keep their personal cell phones at home and
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