By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The top Republican in Pennsylvania’s Democrat-controlled House is warning of potential chaos when state lawmakers reconvene next week, six weeks after they elected a speaker and left the Capitol without doing any other business. Minority Leader Bryan Cutler of Lancaster County says the chamber’s razor-thin majority
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the league is prepared for whatever happens with Diamond Sports Group after the financially troubled parent company of 19 Bally Sports regional networks skipped about $140 million in interest payments. The missed payments started a 30-day grace period that could be
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Ford recently stopped production on the electric F-150 Lightning pickup because of a possible battery problem. A Ford spokesperson now says a return to production “could take a few weeks.” The potential issue was discovered during the automaker’s pre-delivery vehicle inspections, Ford spokesperson Emma Berg said in an emailed statement. “We
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By Jen Christensen, CNN If the US Food and Drug Administration gives the go-ahead, a nasal spray version of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan may soon be sold in vending machines, big box stores, grocery stores and gas stations across the country. Two FDA advisory committees met Wednesday and voted unanimously in favor of making
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Every generation has tales of bullying, but perhaps today’s adults are not as familiar with what it means now for a kid to be bullied. Physical bullying — like confrontations involving hitting or shoving — actually showed very little association with a risk for mental distress, according to a new study.
Continue Reading By RODRIQUE NGOWI and MARK PRATT Associated Press FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The sheer size of the vessel and the shoes were what struck Robert Ballard when he descended to the wreckage of the RMS Titanic in 1986, the year after he and his crew from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution helped find the ocean
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking state regulators to store more water from recent storms that hit the drought-ravaged state. State rules say California must leave more water in the rivers when it rains a lot. The water helps endangered species of fish. Newsom has asked
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Nikki Haley, the Republican former governor of South Carolina and the former US ambassador to the United Nations, made the first speech of her 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday. Like many kickoff speeches, Haley’s address in Charleston was heavy on broad themes and light on the kind of specific claims that
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By TERRY TANG and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Native Americans are bracing for what they say are racist traditions as the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs embarked Wednesday on a victory lap with a hometown parade. The team won their championship in Arizona, where tribal reservations make up at least
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, Sara Weisfeldt and Melissa Alonso, CNN Hundreds of marchers, led by the Rev. Al Sharpton and other activists, held a rally outside Florida’s state Capitol on Wednesday to protest Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration’s rejection of a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies. The state last month rejected the proposed
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers say the overdose-reversal drug naloxone should be made available over the counter. It’s the latest government proposal to increase use of the medication against the opioid overdose crisis. The nasal spray version, Narcan, is already available without a prescription in all 50 states.
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By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The state commission that regulates slap fighting — in which opponents take turns striking each other in the face — attempted Wednesday to address a critical question for the budding sport: What constitutes a legal slap? Competitors in the Power Slap League must deliver only
Continue Reading BRUGGE, Belgium (AP) — João Mário scored from the penalty spot and substitute David Neres added a second goal with three minutes left as Benfica took a step toward the Champions League quarterfinals with a 2-0 at Club Brugge in the first leg of their last 16 tie. Benfica players’ superior technical skills were on
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Canada women’s national soccer team coach Bev Priestman says the dispute between her players and the Canadian federation is weighing on the team as it prepares for its opening match of the SheBelieves Cup against the United States. The Canadian players say there have been drastic cuts to
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. couldn’t wait to get started on his 2023 season. Feeling fully recovered from his 2021 knee injury, Acuña already is taking swings at the Braves’ spring training site in Florida. He is preparing to play for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.
Continue Reading ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have purchased the property that they’ve been sizing up for a new stadium in suburban Arlington Heights. WFLD-TV reported that the Bears announced Wednesday afternoon that they bought the 326-acre property for $197.2 million. The Bears cautioned, however, that the purchase doesn’t mean their plans for a
Continue Reading By Kate Trafecante, CNN World Bank President David Malpass plans to step down a year before his term is set to end, the organization announced Wednesday. Malpass will leave his position on June 30, the end of the World Bank’s fiscal year, after serving more than four years in the role. “It has been an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone Electric Cooperative announced in a Wednesday press release that it is temporarily closing a stretch of Interstate 70 on Tuesday night. Â It will be removing a three-phase line that stretches across Interstate 70 near the Perche Creek Bridge and west of the Sorrels Overpass at mile marker 122 on Tuesday, Feb.
Continue Reading DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Karim Adeyemi sprinted the length of the field to score the only goal as Borussia Dortmund beat Chelsea 1-0 to leave its big-spending British opponent’s Champions League campaign in jeopardy after the first leg of their last-16 meeting. Chelsea created many of the best chances before a lightning counterattack broke the
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Nissan llamó a revisión más de 400.000 modelos antiguos de vehÃculos SUV, camionetas y furgonetas en Estados Unidos porque la insignia de la marca en el volante puede romperse o desprenderse cuando la bolsa de aire se infla en medio de una emergencia. Las bolsas de aire de los vehÃculos se inflan
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