By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said that Moscow remains engaged in the effort to salvage the Iran nuclear deal, despite a recent demand by the Russian foreign minister for written guarantees that sanctions imposed for its invasion of Ukraine will not its impact future dealings with Tehran. “With regard
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and the first lady are going to the United Kingdom and Ireland on a trade mission. Parson on Tuesday announced he’ll be overseas for a week beginning Friday. The Republican says the goal is to promote Missouri products and pitch the state as a good place
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President Joe Biden warned Americans on Tuesday that his ban on Russian energy imports won’t be cheap.
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By Rob Picheta and Jack Guy, CNN The Ukrainian defense ministry has claimed that a Russian general was killed in battle near Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv. The short statement on Monday offered no proof of the death of Maj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov, and gave no details of when he was killed. Russian state media said
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By WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Children’s Wisconsin announced Tuesday, March 8, the official opening of the Craig Yabuki Mental Health Walk-In Clinic on the campus of Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Children’s Wisconsin says the clinic is a first-of-its-kind in the state, filling a critical gap in care
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The family of a Kenosha 6th grader is considering legal action after video spread on social media showing an off-duty police officer kneeling on her neck. The incident happened Friday, March 4 at Lincoln Middle School. The girl was involved in
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By Jamie Kennedy Click here for updates on this story COWETA COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A mystery is solved roughly three years after Coweta County officials received reports of something large and mysterious swimming in the B.T. Brown Reservoir, the reservoir’s own “Loch Ness Monster.” Anyone using the reservoir will now see a warning sign
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN Lawmakers in Florida gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that would ban certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, sending the controversial bill to the desk of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has signaled his support for the measure. Florida’s GOP-controlled Senate passed HB 1557, titled
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN Lawmakers in Florida gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that would ban certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, sending the controversial bill to the desk of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has signaled his support for the measure. Florida’s GOP-controlled Senate passed HB 1557, titled
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — McDonald’s said Tuesday it is temporarily closing all of its 850 restaurants in Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The burger giant said it will continue paying its 62,000 employees in Russia. But in an open letter to employees, McDonald’s President and CEO
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By Patrick Quinn Click here for updates on this story SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia (WGCL) — On Thursday, MARTA settled with the widow of an engineer killed on MARTA tracks in June 2018. Rob Smith, 38, was killed when a MARTA train struck a truck on the tracks near the Medical Center station. Smith was working
Continue Reading By KERSTIN SOPKE and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of people fleeing the war in Ukraine have been arriving in Berlin. Many of those coming to the German capital are staying in private accommodations with friends, relatives or volunteer hosts. Among them is Emmanuel Oyedele, a Nigerian student who is
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Kansas senior guard Ochai Agbaji is the unanimous pick as The Associated Press Big 12 player of the year. His is the league’s leading scorer at 19.8 points a game and shoots nearly 48 percent from the field. Agbaji is joined on the first team by Baylor guard James
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Kansas senior guard Ochai Agbaji is the unanimous pick as The Associated Press Big 12 player of the year. His is the league’s leading scorer at 19.8 points a game and shoots nearly 48 percent from the field. Agbaji is joined on the first team by Baylor guard James
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Kansas senior guard Ochai Agbaji is the unanimous pick as The Associated Press Big 12 player of the year. His is the league’s leading scorer at 19.8 points a game and shoots nearly 48 percent from the field. Agbaji is joined on the first team by Baylor guard James
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Kansas senior guard Ochai Agbaji is the unanimous pick as The Associated Press Big 12 player of the year. His is the league’s leading scorer at 19.8 points a game and shoots nearly 48 percent from the field. Agbaji is joined on the first team by Baylor guard James
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By Kendall Keys and James Paxson Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Portland police say two teenagers have died of suspected accidental overdoses from pills laced with fentanyl. PPB says officers responded to the suspected overdoses of two teenagers, one Sunday and another Monday. Officers say they found fentanyl pills
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By Kendall Keys and James Paxson Click here for updates on this story MT. HOOD, Oregon (KPTV) — One climber was injured and another died after falling on Mount Hood on Sunday. Shortly after 5 p.m. the two climbers fell 200 feet near the top of the Leuthold Couloir, a long steep chute on the
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By Don Riddell, CNN When Jonathan Franks first heard that the American basketball star Brittney Griner had been detained in Russia, his initial sense was one of disbelief. But it wasn’t any kind of incredulity that she’d been arrested accused of possession of some cannabis oil at an airport near Moscow, more that any western
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By CNN Sports staff For many years, WNBA players have regularly gone overseas during the WNBA’s off-season to make the most of the higher salaries they can earn in international leagues. Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner — who was detained last month at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport after being found with hash oil — has been
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