By Tierney Sneed, CNN If a federal judge is ruling against a Biden administration policy, there is a good chance the judge’s courtroom is in Texas. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and conservative groups have launched an unrelenting, and mostly successful, legal war against President Joe Biden‘s agenda on immigration, health care and other issues.
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s annual inflation rate has further accelerated in February, marking the biggest jump since 2002 and deepening the squeeze on households that are already struggling to purchase basic goods. The Turkish Statistical Institute said Thursday that consumer prices rose 54.44% in February compared with a year ago. The highest yearly price
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — En Ucrania se está echando la suerte de una larga y sangrienta guerra de desgaste que amenaza con muertes masivas de civiles, una catastrófica crisis de refugiados y una reorganización geoestratégica que cimentaría una nueva era de confrontación entre Estados Unidos y Rusia. Una semana después del comienzo de una guerra desatada
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By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from competing at the Paralympics because of their countries’ roles in the war in Ukraine. The International Paralympic Committee announced the about-face less than 24 hours after it said it would allow Russians and Belarusians to compete when the Games open on
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN This may be the closest we will ever come to finding a flower on Mars. During its ongoing investigation of Martian rocks in Gale Crater, the Curiosity rover stumbled on a tiny surprise. The rock artifact, which resembles a piece of coral or a flower, is smaller than a penny. The
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By Megan Marples, CNN Mask mandates may be lifting in many parts of the United States, but don’t ditch your face coverings just yet. Last week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unveiled new mask guidelines that varied depending on your Covid-19 community level. If you live in a low- or medium-risk area,
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THURSDAY A cold front has passed through the viewing area this morning and will work on cooling us down this afternoon. Temperatures will only top out in the middle 50’s today, despite a healthy dose of sunshine. Winds out of the northeast will gust to 25 mph in some spots. TONIGHT We’ll hang on to
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ refugee agency says 1 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion less than a week ago. It is an exodus without precedent in this century for its speed. The tally from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees amounts to more than 2% of
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets are mixed and oil prices climbed after the head of the Federal Reserve said he supports a smaller rise in interest rates than some expected. London and Tokyo advanced while Paris and Frankfurt slipped as Russian forces whose attack on Ukraine has roiled
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Katie Meyer, una jugadora de fútbol de la Universidad de Stanford que ayudó a la institución a asegurar el campeonato de fútbol femenino de la NCAA de 2019, fue encontrada muerta en una residencia del campus, dijeron funcionarios escolares el miércoles. Katie Meyer era estudiante de último año de Relaciones Internacionales y
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By Aleks Klosok, CNN Russian and Belarusian athletes will no longer be able to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing after multiple teams threatened not to compete at the Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Thursday. The decision comes less than a day after the IPC initially permitted athletes from both
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By Zayn Nabbi, CNN With sirens blaring and explosions in the distance, it suddenly dawned on a fearful 20-year-old soccer player that he was in the middle of a warzone. What Amilcar Djau Codjovi, who plays for Ukrainian soccer club Vorskla Poltava, didn’t know was that he would spend the next two days frantically traveling
Continue Reading By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has thrown business plans into disarray and forced a growing number of the world’s best known brands to pull out of a country that’s become a global outcast. Companies are seeking to maintain their reputations and live up to corporate responsibility standards.
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By Andy Rose, CNN Michael J. Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday on 22 federal charges related to racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion, prosecutors said. The indictment accuses Madigan, 79, of using his political power to obtain bribes and steer business toward his private
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Rod Masters may be the most famous organist to ever appear on the big screen in a sports movie, and now nearly a half-century after “Slap Shot” made him famous, he’s the first organist for the expansion Seattle Kraken. Masters’ name never appeared anywhere in the
Continue Reading SINGAPORE (AP) — Patty Tavatanakit shot a 5-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA’s HSBC Women’s World Championship. The tournament includes nine of the top 10-ranked players in women’s golf. Danielle Kang was in a group tied for second and was tied for lead before bogeying her final
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The drumbeats from the rowdiest sections of Austin FC fans never stopped in the club’s first season last year. Barrels of beer were consumed or splashed in a season-long party that was both a celebration that professional soccer had finally launched in Texas’ capital city
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Oscar Holland, CNN An NFT of Ukraine’s flag has raised over $6.7 million for the country’s defenses as cryptocurrency donations continue to flood in following the Russian invasion. Organized by UkraineDAO, an initiative backed by a member of the Russian activist group and feminist punk band Pussy Riot, the sale saw thousands of users bid
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Marie-Philip Poulin isn’t planning on hanging up her skates any time soon. The captain of Canada’s Olympic champion women’s hockey team is currently taking some much-needed time away from the ice. But she has no plans to retire. The 30-year-old forward is even open to the idea of strapping on her gear
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The state this week announced a grant to help fund broadband expansion in Boone County as part of the American Rescue Plan Act.
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