By Jack Guy, CNN It was not the wedding day they envisaged, but as Russia attacked their country Thursday Yaryna Arieva and her partner Sviatoslav Fursin rushed to tie the knot with the sound of air raid sirens ringing in their ears. “That was very scary,” Arieva, who married her partner at Kyiv’s St Michael’s
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, California (KPIX) — The Mount Diablo Unified School District voted Wednesday evening on a controversial plan to cut programs like elementary school music classes and librarians for middle and high schools. It’s all in an effort to save money and balance the budget. The
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By Aaron Cooper and Ray Sanchez, CNN Brett Hankison, the only officer charged in connection with the botched 2020 raid that left Breonna Taylor dead in her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment, said he opened fire because colleagues were “sitting ducks” being “sprayed with bullets” from an AR-15 rifle. Hankison is facing charges because, during the narcotics
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNNL) — En un momento en que la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania cumple un año, los civiles dentro del país y aquellos que han huido necesitan desesperadamente ayuda humanitaria. En los últimos meses, los ataques rusos degradaron drásticamente la infraestructura de energía y calefacción de Ucrania, dejando a muchos luchando por el
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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business It’s a nightmare no parent ever wants to endure. Families all over the country are in a race against the clock to find a critical source of food they desperately need to keep their children fed — baby formula. For months, stores nationwide have struggled to stock enough baby formula.
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — Florida was the first state to enact a “stand your ground” law in 2005 and at least 27 other states now have similar laws. A new study has found that states that have these laws, which allow people to respond to
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL) — Six students from Loyola Marymount University will get the chance to meet virtually with Pope Francis Thursday. The students will take part in an event titled “Building Bridges,” along with students from other Catholic Universities from North and South America.
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Gas prices were rising rapidly even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but with the current shock to the oil market, $4 a gallon gas is now likely to be widespread across the country in a matter of weeks — if not sooner. The average price of a gallon of regular
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SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors say a man is charged with second-degree murder after a Sedalia man died from a drug overdose. Pettis County Prosecutor Phillip Sawyer charged 30-year-old Nathan Riga on Wednesday. Sedalia police say Riga supplied fentanyl to 24-year-old Micah Munro just hours before Munro died on Aug. 23, 2021. Toxicology reports determined
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, Houston pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and Miami infielder Miguel Rojas have joined baseball negotiations in Florida with Major League Baseball’s deadline looming for a labor deal to salvage opening day and a 162-game season. The sides met for the
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pekka Rinne led the Nashville Predators to their lone Stanley Cup Final in 2017. Now he adding another first to his long list of accomplishments. The longtime goaltender becomes the first player to have his jersey retired by the organization when the Predators raise
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc had the fastest time in Formula One preseason testing on a day when drivers and teams weighed in on the Russian attack on Ukraine and the possible repercussions for the sport. Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel said he will not race in the Russian Grand Prix in September.
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By Marysabel Huston-Crespo, CNN Sebastian Yatra, the singer who brought legions of moviegoers to tears in Disney’s “Encanto” with his rendition of “Dos Oruguitas,” wants everyone to know they’re not alone in their emotional reaction to the film. “I cried at the beginning of the movie,” Yatra told CNN en Español. “To watch a Disney
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The bombs in the Ukrainian capital went off as CNN was broadcasting live on-air. “There are big explosions taking place in Kyiv right now,” Matthew Chance, a senior international correspondent for the network, said as he broadcast from a rooftop shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the Russian invasion
Continue Reading By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The bombs in the Ukrainian capital went off as CNN was broadcasting live on-air. “There are big explosions taking place in Kyiv right now,” Matthew Chance, a senior international correspondent for the network, said as he broadcast from a rooftop shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the Russian invasion
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed a stopgap budget plan that again seeks to strip any public funding from Planned Parenthood while paying for Medicaid expansion and pumping money to schools. The GOP-led House on Thursday voted 133-12 to send the bill to Republican Gov. Mike Parson. The budget plan is primarily
Continue Reading ORCHARD PARK, N.Y> (AP) — Buffalo Bills linebackers coach Bob Babich has retired and is being replaced by his son, Bobby. The Bills announced several coaching moves Thursday, including the retirement of the elder Babich, who served as their linebackers coach for the past five seasons. He has coached in the NFL since 2003 with
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Russia has launched an unprecedented military assault on Ukraine by land, air and sea that has already left dozens dead, prompting Western leaders to condemn Moscow and vow unity with Kyiv.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN There were shockwaves in 2017 when Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor’s marriage unraveled after 17 years. Now they are back together and they credit the pandemic, in part, for their reconciliation. In a recently published interview in Esquire, Stiller said he and Taylor agreed early in the pandemic for him
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