By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Allies and family members of an opposition politician imprisoned in Russia say he’s been transferred to a penal colony in the northwest of the country and placed in restricted housing. Andrei Pivovarov, who was sentenced to four years in prison last year, was transferred from a
Continue Reading MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A man has been charged with participating in a Memphis shooting that left one person dead and 10 others injured. According to a police affidavit, 21-year-old Julius Michael Freeman of Memphis admitted to driving the shooter to and from the area where the gunman opened fire early Sunday and to handing
Continue Reading
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Major League Soccer is set to open its 2023 season. The Philadelphia Union made it all the way to the MLS Cup final but fell to champion LAFC on penalties. Jim Curtin won MLS Coach of the Year honors, while Andre Blake won Goalkeeper of the Year. The
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Sparks have signed guard Yang Liwei, who will become the second China-born player to suit up for the team. Zheng Haixia was drafted by the Sparks in 1997 and played one season for them, leading the league in field-goal percentage. Yang recently led China to a silver medal
Continue Reading
By Angelina Dixson Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — For the first time ever, you really can “catch ’em all” in Las Vegas. The “Pokemon GO Tour” brought in thousands of gamers from all over the world to Sunset Park. The scavenger hunt has become one of the most popular
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government has summoned Iran’s top diplomat in the U.K. after journalists based in the country were targeted for intimidation by Tehran. The Foreign Office said its Middle East director Vijay Rangarajan met with Iranian Chargé d’Affaires Mehdi Hosseini Matin to “make clear the U.K. will not tolerate threats to life and
Continue Reading
By Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN Around 7 p.m. ET on Saturday night, President Joe Biden was out in Washington on a Valentine’s week date-night, lingering over rigatoni with fennel sausage ragu before returning with his wife to the White House. The next time he was seen in public was 36 hours later, striding
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll after topping Mississippi in overtime on Sunday. The Gamecocks have been No. 1 for 35 straight weeks, the third-longest streak of all time. They received 27 of the 28 first-place votes from the national media panel,
Continue ReadingBy Sunshine Kuhia Smith Click here for updates on this story MAUI, Hawaii (KITV) — After walking the picket lines for nearly six months, Kaiser Permanente mental health therapists voted Saturday evening to ratify a contract that increases wages and restores patient care. Nearly 60 psychologists, social workers, nurses, and counselors went on strike on
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Major League Soccer is set to open its 2023 season. LAFC won the 2022 Supporters Shield and went on to lift the MLS Cup, defeating the Philadelphia Union on penalties. Coach Steve Cherundolo heads into his second year with those lofty expectations now in place. Gareth Bale, who
Continue Reading
By Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN Around 7 p.m. ET on Saturday night, President Joe Biden was out in Washington on a Valentine’s week date-night, lingering over rigatoni with fennel sausage ragu before returning with his wife to the White House. The next time he was seen in public was 36 hours later, striding
Continue Reading
By Kaitlyn Kendall Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — An Indianapolis doctor was the first to use a Berlin heart in the state and he’s credited with helping pave the way for the small life-saving machine’s use across the country. “It’s an interesting history between Indianapolis and the Berlin Heart,” Riley
Continue Reading
By Corderro McMurry , Naidy Escobar Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — On Friday, Jason Grosboll, also known as the “popcorn guy” got suited up for one of the biggest nights of his life— the Oscars. Grosboll has become an internet sensation thanks to his fancy moves serving popcorn.
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forward Stephanie Talbot will miss the upcoming WNBA season after getting hurt in her native Australia. The Los Angeles Sparks say they learned that Talbot suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament while playing for the Adelaide Lightning of the WNBL. Three weeks ago, Talbot signed a two-year deal with the Sparks.
Continue Reading
By Michelle Lorenzo Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — Firefighters are heroes, serving the community any time they get a call. “You give everything you got and at the end of the day it’s a really rewarding job,” Mark Solis, a firefighter and engineer with the Corpus Christi Fire
Continue Reading
By Amy Cassidy and Tara John, CNN The body of missing British mother Nicola Bulley was identified by UK police on Monday, weeks after she disappeared while walking her dog in northern England in January. Lancashire Police confirmed in a news conference Monday that a body recovered from the River Wyre on Sunday, close to
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — It’s a brand new day in the major leagues — potentially an even brighter one for base-stealers like Trea Turner and Ronald Acuña Jr., and most definitely a change of pace for veteran aces like Gerrit Cole or Yu Darvish. The bases are bigger, and the
Continue Reading
By Jill Martin, CNN NASCAR racing team owner Brad Daugherty made history Sunday by becoming the first Black principal owner to win the Daytona 500 when driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the storied race in double overtime. “America doesn’t just look like the people in the garage have looked like for 55 years,” Tad Geschickter
Continue Reading PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Mets owner Steve Cohen cautions the team’s record spending won’t necessarily lead to a World Series title this year. He says “the only thing you can do is put yourself in position where good things can happen.” New York won its only World Series titles in 1969 and 1986.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — An alligator was found in a chilly New York City lake on Sunday, far from the subtropical and tropical climates where such creatures thrive. The four-foot reptile was pulled from Prospect Park Lake in Brooklyn around 8:30 a.m. and taken to an animal care center and then the Bronx Zoo for
Continue Reading