By JAMES ELLINGWORTH Associated Press DUSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has endorsed bill introducing a prison sentence of up to 15 years for those people spreading information that goes against the Russian government’s narrative on the war in Ukraine. The bill criminalizing the intentional spreading of what Russia deems to be “fake”
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two weeks after postponing earlier plans for a strike, teachers at Proviso Township High School District 209 will be hitting the picket line on Friday, amid a contract standoff with the district. The Proviso Teachers Union will go on strike Friday morning,
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story ECHO SUMMIT, California (KPIX) — Dynamite charges ripped into a massive rockslide of tons of boulders and debris blocking Highway 50 at Echo Summit Friday, as Caltrans crews began the lengthy process of clearing the major weekend traffic route into South Lake Tahoe. The blast
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN Convoy groups led by American truckers are making their way toward the nation’s capital to demand an end to all Covid-19 mandates and restrictions. The protesters, with members coming from at least three individual convoy groups, are expected to arrive in Washington, DC, throughout the upcoming weekend. The convoys follow the
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Stellantis, the maker of Dodge and Jeep vehicles, has a factory in Russia. But it has not announced plans to pull out the country in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, unlike some other companies. Chief executive Carlos Tavares said he feels that doing so would only harm the
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of killing a Cedar Falls man inside a downtown apartment in 2019. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that jurors on Friday found 20-year-old Keyon Roby guilty of first-degree murder in the Dec. 4, 2019,
Continue ReadingBy Brooke Shafer Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WFOR) — The Fort Lauderdale Police Department has announced new rules for the next month as thousands of spring breakers are expected to head to South Florida. From March 4 to April 3 on the public beaches in Fort Lauderdale: Tents, tables,
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Justin Hill had 10 of his 24 points in overtime as Longwood beat North Carolina A&T 79-65 in the quarterfinals of the Big South Conference tourney. Hill hit 12 of 14 free throws, including 6 of6 in OT. He added seven rebounds Marcus Watson led the Aggies on Friday with 27 points
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By Brian Fung, CNN Business Russia is blocking Facebook in the country, according to its communications regulator. “In March 2022, a decision was made to block access to the Facebook network (owned by Meta Platforms, Inc.) in the Russian Federation,” the statement said. In response, Meta president of global affairs Nick Clegg said the company
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Business Russia moved to block access to Facebook within its borders on Friday, seeking to shut down the world’s biggest social media platform and drawing a rebuke from the Biden administration. “In March 2022, a decision was made to block access to the Facebook network (owned by Meta Platforms, Inc.) in
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press President Joe Biden has joined with the CEO of technology company Siemens USA to announce a $54 million investment to produce equipment for the electrical infrastructure. They say the investment will lead to 300 additional jobs at locations in California and Texas. Siemens USA CEO Barbara Humpton is among several
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Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Two Chicago police officers were shot while waiting to order food after a man who was waiting in line allegedly fired at them, authorities said Friday. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said the two officers working the overnight shift stopped at a hot dog stand around 3:30 a.m. One officer remained in
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KCAL) — Children and other clients who receive special treatment at Dream Catcher of LA Therapeutic Riding Center will have to put their therapy on hold because thieves made off with some of the center’s equipment. The horses at the therapeutic riding
Continue Reading By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Russian state media is spreading false claims that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fled Kyiv in what experts say is an effort to discourage Ukrainians and erode support for Ukraine around the globe. In stories and videos posted online and on platforms such as TikTok, Russian state outlets like Sputnik
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BEL AIR, California (KCAL) — A Bel Air mega-mansion marketed as the most expensive home in America was sold at auction Thursday, for less than half the asking price, and less than a quarter of the intended value. The property, dubbed “The One” by its
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A suspect is in custody after a shooting injured an administrator and a school resource officer Friday morning at Olathe East High School in Kansas, police tweeted.
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Opinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives Painfully high inflation has become the nation’s number one economic problem, ignited by the pandemic, and set to get worse as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sends gasoline prices higher. In his State of the Union address, President Biden proposed several steps to address the inflation problem, and
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a male student shot and wounded a school administrator and a school resource officer Friday at a suburban Kansas City high school. The student was also shot when the officer returned fire. Authorities say all three are expected to survive. Olathe police spokesman Sgt.
Continue Reading COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been sentenced to more than 33 years in federal prison for kidnapping and sexual assaulting two Omaha, Nebraska, teenagers nearly 20 years ago. Federal prosecutors in Iowa say 43-year-old Myron Lee Brandon, of Pacific Junction, was sentenced Wednesday to 405 months in prison after being found
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Aisha Sheppard and Georgia Amoore each scored 22 points as No. 21 Virginia Tech beat No. 16 North Carolina 87-80 in overtime of Friday’s Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals. It marked the first time the fifth-seeded Hokies have reached the semifinals in program history. Virginia
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