ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — A few hours after clinching top spot in the ATP rankings, Daniil Medvedev eased into the Mexican Open semifinals with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Yoshihito Nishioka. Medvedev became No. 1 in the rankings earlier in the day after Novak Djokovic lost to Jiri Vesely at Dubai. Medvedev will face either
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — The city’s first ever guaranteed basic income program will launch in April, with a lottery to determine which 5,000 low-income families in Chicago will get monthly $500 checks for one year. “Today’s announcement is all about supporting our residents who are
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story COLLEYVILLE, Texas (KTVT) — A Colleyville Middle School teacher resigned Thursday, Feb. 24 after a video of something she said in a private conversation with colleagues in a hallway started spreading on social media. Grapevine-Colleyville ISD alerted families to the news in a statement it
Continue ReadingBy Reg Chapman Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — Bullets ring out, day and night. People who call the Minneapolis north side home know the sound all too well, and they tell WCCO that gang violence is the driving force. For the first time, we’re getting inside perspective from a
Continue ReadingBy Gerry May Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A helping hand from the state of Louisiana — after a handout from Uncle Sam — will help Shreveport repair one of the trouble spots in its sewer system. Mayor Adrian Perkins on Thursday announced a $5 million state grant to
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals canceled a March 7 hearing in Pasadena on the attempt by American female players to reinstate their equal pay case against the U.S. Soccer Federation following a settlement agreement contingent on a new labor contract. In announcing the cancellation, the court revealed for the
Continue ReadingBy Gabriella Bachara Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The moment a heart transplant patient reconnected with his surgeon after 25 years is nothing short of heartwarming. “I remember Glenn like it was yesterday. Although, it wasn’t yesterday,” Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation at Aurora St. Luke’s Hospital Dr. John
Continue ReadingBy JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WNEM) — Three firefighters from the Grand Blanc Township Fire Department, along with one of their friends, are being recognized for saving three men’s lives while off-duty this past weekend. Firefighters Kyle Knopf, Adam Frank, and Dave Betchel – along with
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El actor y cineasta Sean Penn está en Ucrania, donde asiste a conferencias de prensa y se reúne con el presidente Volodymyr Zelensky mientras Rusia comienza su invasión del paÃs de Europa del Este. La oficina del presidente de Ucrania dijo que Penn llegó a Kyiv para “decirle al mundo la
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DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Morning News has named Tampa Bay Times senior editor Amy Hollyfield its new managing editor. The News reported Thursday that Hollyfield would succeed Keith Campbell, who retired in December. The 51-year-old journalist will oversee day-to-day newsroom operations when she takes up her duties next month. In 20 years at the
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By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House has given initial approval to a measure banning manufacturing or prescribing medication that would cause an abortion. The bill eliminates the choice used by half of the people who have abortions and leave more invasive surgical procedures as the only option for those seeking
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La justicia de Nicaragua declaró este miércoles culpables de conspiración para cometer menoscabo de la integridad nacional a los exaspirantes presidenciales nicaragüenses Juan Sebastián Chamorro, Félix Maradiaga y Arturo Cruz. En el juicio colectivo también declararon culpables a los otros cuatro dirigentes opositores: Violeta Granera, Tamara Dávila y José Pallais
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By Jeremy Herb and Phil Mattingly, CNN US President Joe Biden unleashed sweeping sanctions Thursday responding to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine that target Moscow’s banking, technology and aerospace sectors, though the US and Europe stopped short of several key steps to target Moscow — and Putin himself. Still, the scale of the
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Another negotiating session produced only minor movement and no proposals on big-money issues, leaving Major League Baseball four days from management’s Monday night deadline for a deal to salvage opening day and a 162-game season. Both sides appeared to be in a you-make-the-next-move staredown on
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Southampton is one of the form teams in the Premier League and takes a five-match unbeaten run into a home match against last-place Norwich. It’s the first match of the 27th round and Norwich goes into it five points from safety. Bottom side Levante hosts Elche in a must-win game if
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El pleno de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Honduras, por 14 votos a favor y uno en contra, denegó este jueves darle arresto domiciliario al expresidente Juan Orlando Hernández, según informó en una comparecencia de prensa el portavoz del Poder Judicial, Carlos Silva. Según Silva, la resolución obedece a
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks signed point guard Jevon Carter on Thursday, adding another former Brooklyn Nets player to their roster. The defending champion Bucks signed Carter, who faced Milwaukee with Phoenix last year in the NBA Finals, two days after the Nets waived him. The addition comes just over a week after the
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By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe, a leading conservative Republican and veteran of the Senate, announced on Friday that he will resign in January 2023, sparking a special election this November. “It is bittersweet, but with a clear heart, that Kay and I announce that at the end of the
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Ukraine’s national basketball team had to play a World Cup qualifier in Spain after waking up to the news of their country being invaded and scrambling to find out if their relatives were safe back home. The game went on as scheduled despite the requests by
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged after he allegedly crashed into three buildings including the Lake Ozark City Hall intentionally Wednesday night. Jarod Austin Long, of Eldon, is charged with first-degree assault and first-degree property damage. Long also drove into the front of the Boone Health Clinic in Osage Beach and Lake
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