By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A decaying, 122-year-old property marketed as “the worst house on the best block” of San Francisco has sold for nearly $2 million. A developer’s $1.97 million cash offer for the Victorian house was finalized last week. The sale caught the attention of the social media page
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By TOM FOREMAN Jr. Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Two witnesses say a man shot by an off-duty North Carolina sheriff’s deputy jumped onto the hood of the deputy’s truck. Their statements are included in videos that the Fayetteville Police Department released on Friday, a day after obtaining a judge’s permission. In one of
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — La estrella del tenis Novak Djokovic quedó detenido en Australia, antes de que su caso para permanecer en el país se presente ante el Tribunal Federal. El caso de Djokovic para quedarse en Australia se escuchará este sábado ante el Tribunal Federal del país luego de una audiencia de emergencia ante
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is pushing ahead with efforts to prod people to get COVID-19 shots after the Supreme Court put a halt to the administration’s sweeping vaccinate-or-test plan for large employers. At a time when hospitals are being overrun with patients and record numbers of people are
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By Pete Muntean, CNN FedEx wants to operate cargo planes outfitted with lasers that throw off incoming heat-seeking missiles, according to a newly published federal documents. In a filing Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration indicated FedEx had asked permission to add the missile-defense system. The agency said that the “FedEx missile-defense system directs infrared laser
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The nation’s longest-tenured FBS head coach plans to stick around even longer as University of Iowa officials said they were extending Kirk Ferentz’s contract through the 2029 season. Iowa on Friday announced the four-year extension that followed a 10-4 record in 2021. It was Ferentz’s 23rd season at Iowa. The
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By Jacqueline Howard and Betsy Klein, CNN The first free N95 masks have started to arrive at US pharmacies, with more on the way in the coming days, as the Biden administration seeks to ramp up access to high-quality masks amid the spread of the highly-transmissible Omicron variant. Masks already are set up for distribution
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By Katherine Dillinger and John Bonifield, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask information for the American public on Friday, including clarifying that certain types of masks and respirators offer more protection from the coronavirus than others and offering tips on what consumers should look for when shopping for them.
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear an appeal from a high school football coach who was barred from taking a knee to pray on the field after football games. It is the latest religious liberty dispute to reach a conservative majority on the high court
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Federal Aviation Administration is telling pilots to take extra precautions when landing on slick runways near impending 5G wireless service. The federal officials say the planes might need more room to land if the 5G systems interfere with instruments that measure how high a plane is above the
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers A late-afternoon recovery in technology stocks helped erase most of the market’s losses Friday, but it wasn’t enough to keep major indexes from logging their second losing week in a row. The S&P 500 snuck back into the green in the last few minutes of
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers A late-afternoon recovery in technology stocks helped erase most of the market’s losses Friday, but it wasn’t enough to keep major indexes from logging their second losing week in a row. The S&P 500 snuck back into the green in the last few minutes of
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say three more Florida men, one with connections to a rightwing extremist group, have been arrested on charges related to storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Court records show Alan Fischer III, Zachary Johnson and Dion Rajewski were arrested Thursday and charged with civil disorder. Fischer and Rajewski are
Continue Reading By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps has approved its first two COVID-19 vaccine exemptions based on religious reasons, something no other military service has done so far. The Marines say the two exemptions are the first to be approved by the Corps in 10 years. The Marines said
Continue Reading By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The president of the University of North Dakota is publicly defending the school’s draft gender inclusion policy. Andrew Armacost says the intent is to align the Grand Forks-based school with existing federal and state laws and policies to better protect LGBTQ students from harassment and discrimination.
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of a national charter school network who once served as a White House adviser under President Barack Obama has pleaded guilty to a charge alleging he stole over $200,000 from the network. Seth Andrew is a founder of Democracy Prep. He entered the plea
Continue Reading CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been charged after his car allegedly hit a Cedar Rapids police officer last month. Cedar Rapids officials say Eddie Ayers III was trying to flee after a traffic stop on Dec. 17 when his vehicle hit the officer, who suffered minor injuries. Reserve Officer Scott Fruehling
Continue Reading By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press Authorities say a Rhode Island man believed to have fled the U.S. and faked his death to evade prosecution for rape and financial fraud has been apprehended in Scotland after being hospitalized with COVID-19. Authorities in Utah and Rhode Island say Nicholas Alahverdian was discovered after developing a serious case
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, se reunirá en febrero con los mandatarios de Rusia y China en una gira que busca, entre otras cosas, abordar la colaboración en vacunas, ciencia, inversiones y otros temas de “interés común”, informó este viernes a CNN un portavoz del gobierno argentino. Según el vocero,
Continue Reading By JAKE BLEIBERG, JACQUES BILLEAUD and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group will remain in jail until a court hearing next Thursday. Stewart Rhodes made his initial court appearance in Plano, Texas, on Friday, a day after his arrest on charges he plotted
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