By Barbara Starr and Jeremy Herb, CNN As many as 8,500 US troops have been put on heightened alert for a possible deployment to Eastern Europe as Russian troops mass on Ukraine’s border, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued the prepare to deploy orders at the direction of
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Jurors will be selected from Warren County after convicted killer Joseph Elledge child abuse trial after a hearing ended Monday afternoon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A woman convicted of killing her husband at his snake-breeding business in central Missouri has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. Lynlee Renick was sentenced Monday to 13 years for second-degree murder and three years for armed criminal action, to be served consecutively. A Boone County jury recommended that sentence
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials say COVID-19 antibody drugs from Regeneron and Eli Lilly should no longer be used because they are unlikely to work against the omicron variant. The Food and Drug Administration said Monday it is revoking emergency authorization for both drugs. If they prove effective
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By Oren Liebermann and Brad Lendon, CNN The pilot of a US F-35 jet ejected as his jet crashed on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, injuring seven, the US Pacific Fleet said in a statement Monday. The pilot was conducting routine flight operations when the crash
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By Devan Cole, CNN Florida state lawmakers advanced a bill last week that would prohibit some schools from “encouraging” conversations about sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms with young students. HB 1557, titled the Parental Rights in Education bill, was passed by the state House’s GOP-controlled Education and Employment Committee on Thursday by a
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Contract talks between the biggest freight railroads and unions that represent 105,000 employees are headed to mediation this week. The development comes after the unions declared an impasse following more than two years of negotiations. The unions said Monday that the contract talks had deadlocked
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Contract talks between the biggest freight railroads and unions that represent 105,000 employees are headed to mediation this week. The development comes after the unions declared an impasse following more than two years of negotiations. The unions said Monday that the contract talks had deadlocked
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — Seven environmental activists have been cleared or given suspended fines on charges of trespassing and resisting arrest for their roles in a protest against expansion of a limestone quarry in rolling Swiss countryside. The defendants dealt with Monday in the court in Nyon, north of Geneva, were the first among some 40
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks finished a volatile day slightly higher on Monday after reversing a steep slide. A late-day buying spree pushed the benchmark S&P 500 index to a 0.3% gain after pulling it out of so-called correction territory _ a drop of 10%
Continue Reading By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer A Belarusian hacktivist group says it has launched a limited cyberattack on the national railway company, aimed at impeding the movement of Russian troops and freight inside the Moscow-allied country. The Belarusian Cyber Partisans say they disrupted online ticket sales in Monday’s attack and were working to fix that
Continue Reading By Luke McGee and Lindsay Isaac, CNN British Prime Minister Boris Johnson celebrated his birthday with a gathering at his official residence in June 2020 while the United Kingdom was in its first Covid-19 lockdown, a spokesperson said Monday, marking the latest scandal for the country’s leader. In a statement, a Downing Street spokesperson said:
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El astronauta francés Thomas Pesquet pasó seis meses a bordo de la Estación Espacial Internacional el año pasado, y su visión de la Tierra fue tan alarmante como impresionante. Los largos periodos con los pies fuera de la tierra firme le dieron una perspectiva única y privilegiada de nuestro planeta. Su
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By Holly Yan, CNN By age 22, Jason Rivera had already made profound contributions to New York — and on Friday night, he gave his life trying to protect it. Growing up in Manhattan as part of an immigrant family, the young officer had joined the New York Police Department with a goal of bettering
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa House Republicans are proposing eliminating retirement income taxes in a move that would cost the state about $2 billion in revenue over the first six years. Rep. Gary Mohr, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, says Monday that the proposal is part of efforts
Continue Reading Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Opko, Freeport-McMoRan fall; Kohl’s, Unilever rise.
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks recovered from big early losses Monday as investors jumped in before the closing bell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average swung 1,217 points and closed up 0.3% after dropping 1,000 points as investors anticipated inflation-fighting measures from the Federal Reserve and
Continue Reading By Tyler Fingert Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — It looks like a gunshot detection system could be on its way to Mobile as long as it passes one final hurdle. A contract with ShotSpotter Inc. will be introduced at Tuesday’s Mobile City Council meeting. If approved, the agreement would
Continue Reading By Olivia Kalentek, Kevin Hogan Click here for updates on this story FAIRFIELD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Fairfield man was arrested after yelling and throwing a smoothie at Robeks employees on Saturday. The rant was caught on camera by an employee: According to police, the man identified as James Iannazzo made a purchase at a
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business The federal tax filing season has begun. And it’s going to be tough sledding for the IRS — and for some tax filers — given the millions of returns from last year that still have to be processed, staffing issues due to Covid-19 and a lack of needed funding for
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