By Nouran Salahieh, Michelle Watson and Holly Yan, CNN Five train cars that contained vinyl chloride, a potentially explosive chemical, are no longer burning after a train derailment in Ohio, a Norfolk Southern official said Tuesday. The burning stopped after a controlled release of the unstable, toxic chemical Monday at the train derailment site in
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Oscar Holland, CNN After decades of painting fakes, falsifying evidence and diligently covering their tracks, it was a single act of carelessness that brought the Beltracchis’ deception to light. One half of the German husband-and-wife duo, Wolfgang Beltracchi, had run out of the zinc he used to create white paint for their forgery operation. He
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By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Brook Lopez scored 27 points and the Milwaukee Bucks stretched their winning streak to eight games with a 127-108 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 13 rebounds as the Bucks led the whole way, pushing their advantage to
Continue Reading GREELEY, Colo. — Riley Abercrombie scored 21 points and Northern Colorado defeated Weber State 88-54. Abercrombie also grabbed seven rebounds for the Bears (8-16, 3-9 Big Sky Conference). Dalton Knecht had 16 points and seven rebounds. Daylen Kountz scored 16 with six rebounds and four assists. Dillon Jones led the Wildcats (12-12, 7-4) with 15
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have claimed reliever Sam Coonrod off waivers from the NL East rival Philadelphia Phillies. Coonrod had a 7.82 ERA in 12 appearances covering 12 2/3 innings last year for the National League champions. The right-hander is 7-5 with a 5.27 ERA and five saves in 105 games
Continue Reading WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The All Blacks will play Australia and South Africa at home before this year’s Rugby World Cup but have had to make way for women’s soccer to confirm dates and venues. The FIFA Women’s World Cup will be played in Australia and New Zealand in July and August and so
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press An attorney for Raheem Taylor is urging the Missouri Supreme Court to halt a “constitutionally intolerable event” — the potential execution of an innocent man. Taylor is scheduled to die Tuesday evening at the state prison in Bonne Terre for the killings of his live-in girlfriend and her three young
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press An attorney for Raheem Taylor is urging the Missouri Supreme Court to halt a “constitutionally intolerable event” — the potential execution of an innocent man. Taylor is scheduled to die Tuesday evening at the state prison in Bonne Terre for the killings of his live-in girlfriend and her three young
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By Reuters Australia’s central bank raised its cash rate by 25 basis points to a decade-high of 3.35% on Tuesday and reiterated that further increases would be needed, in a more hawkish policy tilt than many had expected. Wrapping up its February policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) also dropped previous guidance that
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Rob Hodgetts, CNN A great gulp of crisp mountain air and a gaze across pristine peaks is enough to remind you of the soul-stirring benefits of a ski holiday. But while skiers dance in nature’s playground, the infrastructure facilitating all that fun comes at a cost to an environment already under severe pressure from a
Continue Reading By BERNARD CONDON, JIM MUSTIAN and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Beyond the beating, kicking, cursing and pepper spraying, the video of Tyre Nichols’ deadly arrest at the hands of young Memphis police officers is just as notable for what’s missing — any experienced supervisors showing up to stop them. That points
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By Rob McLean, CNN Microsoft reported that a “full restoration” of its Outlook service was nearly complete mid-morning Tuesday after a widespread outage for several hours overnight halted email and disrupted Teams and other products. Earlier Tuesday morning, Microsoft said on its service page that it had “applied mitigation throughout the affected infrastructure, and we’re
Continue Reading LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Keondre Montgomery finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds to power Alcorn State to an 81-70 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Monday night. Montgomery, a sophomore, sank 6 of 12 shots with three 3-pointers in picking up his first double-double for the Braves (12-11, 9-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Dekedran Thorn
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing plans to make staffing cuts in the aerospace company’s finance and human resources departments in 2023, with a loss of around 2,000 jobs, the company said. “We expect about 2,000 reductions primarily in Finance and HR through a combination of attrition and layoffs,” Boeing said in a statement Monday. “While no
Continue Reading By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Josh Green and Jaden Hardy each scored career highs of 29 points and the short-handed Dallas Mavericks, playing without Luka Doncic, stunned the Utah Jazz 124-111 after completing a trade for Kyrie Irving. The Mavericks acquired the eight-time All-Star along with Markieff Morris from the
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored Dallas’ second shootout goal, and the Stars beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2. Nils Lundkvist and Roope Hintz scored in regulation for Dallas, and Jason Robertson also scored in the shootout. The Stars dropped three straight 3-2 games in overtime before the All-Star break. Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger made 33
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street sank under pressure from worries about higher interest rates and Japan reported stronger wage gains than expected. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul rose. Tokyo edged lower after the government reported wages rose in December at close to their
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By Rob Frehse, CNN An 82-year-old woman who’d been pronounced dead at a nursing home on Long Island, New York, was found to be alive nearly three hours later at a funeral home, authorities said, spurring investigations by police and health officials. The woman was pronounced dead Saturday at the Water’s Edge Rehab and Nursing
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian and New Zealand prime ministers are meeting to talk about China’s importance to their national economies. They resolved to voice their disagreements with their most important trading partner that is becoming more assertive in their region. New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins made Australia the
Continue Reading By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A polar bear that killed a young mother and her baby last month in western Alaska was likely an older animal in poor physical condition, but tests came back negative for pathogens that affect the brain and cause aggressive behavior, officials said Monday. Dr. Kimberlee Beckmen,
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