By Matt Egan, CNN Business Oil prices fell sharply Monday as Covid lockdowns in China stoked concerns that the country’s zero-Covid strategy will sap energy demand in the world’s second-largest economy. US oil dropped 5.6% to a two-week low of $96.33 a barrel Monday morning, while Brent, the world benchmark, fell 4.9% to $101.43 a
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The NFL’s Washington Commanders denied several allegations of financial impropriety in a letter written to the Federal Trade Commission. The 105-page letter including testimony, emails and other documents comes as a response to the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee asking the FTC to look into
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Investigators have taken a boy into custody following a deadly stabbing in Jefferson City last week. Police said officers responded to the 800 block of Montana Street just before 11:55 a.m. on Friday for reports of a domestic disturbance. Officers found a 23-year-old man suffering from stab wounds lying in the
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Evans Chebet of Kenya won the Boston Marathon as the race returned to its traditional Patriots’ Day spot in the schedule for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The men’s lead pack of about 20 winnowed to two as it came out
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By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Jon Wefald is being remembered as a Kansas State University president for more than two decades who increased its enrollment, improved academic programs and boosted research funding — while finally finding a coach who could win football games. Kansas State says Wefald died Saturday at age
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Kent Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A home invasion involving men pretending to be police officers in Philadelphia ended with a deadly shooting when the victim turned the tables on the suspects, police say. Just after 10 p.m. Sunday, police were called to the 7200 block of
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday welcomed thousands of guests to the South Lawn of the White House for the Easter Egg Roll, an annual holiday tradition that had been canceled for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. “This year we’re finally getting together
Continue ReadingBy Senait Gebregiorgis Click here for updates on this story CENTRAL FLORIDA (WESH) — Some parents and children in Central Florida woke up on Easter morning to find no eggs in their yard after they paid for them to be delivered. Parents in Clermont and Minneola said someone used social media to scam families out
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By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia will receive $99 million in a settlement finalized with Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. The state filed a lawsuit accusing the drugmaker of contributing to the opioid crisis in the state that’s led the nation in overdose deaths. State Attorney General Patrick
Continue ReadingBy WLKY Staff Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Indiana (WLKY) — The body of a dead child has been found in Washington County, Indiana, according to Indiana State Police. According to state police spokesperson Sgt. Carey Huls, a Washington County resident was out mushroom hunting on Saturday, around 7:30 p.m., when he
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist After four weeks of severe weather in the South, it was a sure sign we were well into spring. Then suddenly, Mother Nature had other plans… It looks like this week we will briefly take a pause from spring to return to winter for some, as a rare, late-season nor’easter
Continue Reading By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist After four weeks of severe weather in the South, it was a sure sign we were well into spring. Then suddenly, Mother Nature had other plans… It looks like this week we will briefly take a pause from spring to return to winter for some, as a rare, late-season nor’easter
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Fili Click here for updates on this story LA VISTA, Nebraska (KETV) — A La Vista woman unlocked the front door of her apartment to find everything gone. She’d just moved in the week before and someone else helped her move out on accident. “I knew something was wrong right when I walked
Continue ReadingBy Jonah Gilmore Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Omaha Police said an officer was dragged by a vehicle Monday morning while conducting a traffic stop. According to a lieutenant, officers were conducting a traffic stop at 35th and Hamilton streets for suspected drugs around 3 a.m. Police say during
Continue Reading By KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president has acknowledged that he made mistakes that led to the country’s worst economic crisis in decades and pledged to correct them. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa made the admission while speaking to 17 new Cabinet ministers he appointed Monday as he
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday welcomed thousands of guests to the South Lawn of the White House for the Easter Egg Roll, an annual holiday tradition that had been canceled for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. “This year we’re finally getting together
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Johnson Click here for updates on this story PLEASANTVILLE, Iowa (KCCI) — After a devastating fire burnt down the Christian Church in Pleasantville two years ago, the congregation meets for their first Sunday service on Easter. Pastor Don Naftz says it’s good to be back. “We are excited. We’re a small congregation. But
Continue ReadingBy DaVonté McKenith Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, North Carolina (WXII) — A Burlington man is in stable condition after being hit by a car Sunday night. According to Burlington police, around 9:30 p.m., first responders went to the 1800 block of North Church Street, near Graham Hopedale Road, in regard to
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — A pair of familiar faces made it to top of the winner’s stand in the wheelchair division of the 126th Boston Marathon. American Daniel Romanchuk won his second career men’s wheelchair  title, claiming the victory with a time of 1 hour, 26 minutes and 58 seconds.
Continue Reading By BRIAN SLODYSKO and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, whose ex-wife recently accused him of physical abuse, says he will not drop his political comeback bid for the U.S. Senate. Greitens, who resigned as governor in 2018 following a sex scandal, had been a frontrunner in the
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