By Lauren Martinez Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — The prom proposal was viewed over two million times. When Jermel Jones got home, he was asked to read notes. On his way up, each note tugged at his heart strings a little more. A trail of notes led him to
Continue ReadingBy Dani Masten Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Savannah the kitten is doing well after suffering from burnt paws and singed fur and whiskers. “She had third degree burns on the tip of her ears and the tip of her tail,” said Dr. Allison Clarke with the Pet Health
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN The US budget deficit could shrink to $1 trillion this year from $2.8 trillion last year as federal spending on Covid-19 aid slows and the economy rebounds, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. Despite the reduction, the federal deficit remains “large by historical standards” and is expected to increase over
Continue ReadingToday: Storms will begin to develop this afternoon to the east of Columbia beginning around 2 PM. All forms of severe risk are on the table including a possible brief spin-up tornado. Thankfully, all risks are on the side of lower probabilities. These storms will continue to build in and push to the east exiting
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Miami Marlins defeated Pablo López in salary arbitration and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated Adrian Houser in a pair of cases involving right-hander pitchers. That gives teams a 5-2 lead over players in decisions with 11 cases remaining. López will receive $2.45 million rather than the $3 million he requested, according
Continue Reading STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — NBC Sports averaged 507,000 viewers per match window for its Premier League coverage, making this the second-most watched season since the network began airing games in August 2013. The numbers also represented a 21% increase over last season’s average of 414,000. Championship Sunday on five NBCUniversal networks and the Peacock streaming
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation, hadn’t left the country since Russia invaded three months ago. But he traveled hundreds of miles from Kyiv to Davos, Switzerland, to send a message to some of the world’s biggest technology companies: We need you to do more. Fedorov said in an
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation, hadn’t left the country since Russia invaded three months ago. But he traveled hundreds of miles from Kyiv to Davos, Switzerland, to send a message to some of the world’s biggest technology companies: We need you to do more. Fedorov said in an
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH (AP) — Colorado Rockies outfielder Kris Bryant’s balky back has him on the injured list for the second time this season. The Rockies placed Bryant on the 10-day injured list retroactive to May 23, when Colorado initially held Bryant out of the lineup with what the club called back soreness. Bryant, signed to a
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Johnny Depp subió al estrado nuevamente este miércoles para refutar el testimonio previamente dado por testigos, incluida Amber Heard, declarando que su exesposa lo golpeó en múltiples ocasiones y que sus acusaciones de violencia contra él son “atroces”. Heard testificó previamente que fue Depp quien la golpeó, y que cada vez que
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN)– El presidente de la clase en una escuela preparatoria de Florida dice que no se le permitió hablar sobre su experiencia como estudiante gay en su discurso de graduación o sobre cómo la llamada ley estatal “Don’t Say Gay” afectará a los estudiantes como él, así que habló de algo más que
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Beanie Ketcham and Julie Croteau are believed to have been the first women to play in a league affiliated with Major League Baseball when they were invited to join the Maui Stingrays of the now defunct Hawaiian Winter League in 1994. Nearly three decades later,
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By Eric Levenson, Isabelle Chapman, Andy Rose, Shimon Prokupecz and Claire Colbert, CNN The gunman who killed 19 kids and two teachers at a Texas elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was a local high school student with few if any friends who officials said legally purchased two assault rifles and scores of ammo last week
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Pete Hansen tied a season-high with 12 strikeouts in 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and two walks, and No. 5 seed Texas beat fourth-seeded Oklahoma State 4-0 in the opening game of the Big 12 Tournament. Hansen threw 122 pitches and didn’t allow an extra-base hit. Tristan Stevens
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business What crypto crash? Bitcoin prices may be plunging, but you wouldn’t know it by checking out the cars on the super popular Formula One racing circuit. F1 is crazy for crypto. Eight of the 10 teams racing in the high-profile international series have a crypto-related sponsor. F1 has
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By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer New U.S. research on long COVID-19 provides fresh evidence that it can happen even after breakthrough infections in vaccinated people, and that older adults face higher risks for the long-term effects. In a study of veterans published Wednesday, about one-third who had breakthrough infections showed signs of long COVID.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El 29 de mayo, alrededor 39 millones de electores volverán a las urnas para elegir al siguiente presidente y vicepresidente de Colombia. El presidente electo, que llevará las riendas del país 2022-2026, también podría cambiar el panorama para los miles de refugiados y migrantes venezolanos en Colombia Elecciones Presidenciales 2022
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The head of Columbia Public Schools sent a message to families Wednesday with advice for helping children cope with the massacre of 19 elementary school children in Texas.
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have placed starting pitcher Joe Ryan on the COVID-19 injured list. He was scheduled to start on Thursday against Kansas City. The 25-year-old right-hander leads all major league rookies with five wins and 43 1/3 innings. He’s second among rookies with 42 strikeouts. The Twins will fill Ryan’s place
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Millions of students who participated in virtual learning during the Covid-19 pandemic had their personal data and online behaviors tracked by educational apps and websites without their consent and in many cases shared with third-party advertising technology companies, a new report has found. Human Rights Watch, an international advocacy
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