By Hande Atay Alam, CNN Brazilian soccer legend Pelé will stay in the hospital for “a few days” more after undergoing chemotherapy treatment earlier this week, he said in an Instagram post on Thursday. “I’m going to take this chance to do a new battery of exams, so I’m going to stay here for a
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An assembly line of holiday films to make the heart sing is the Hallmark Channel’s blueprint, and it works every year like mistletoe or eggnog. Two new Hallmark movies, “A Very Merry Bridesmaid” and “Sister Swap: Hometown Holidays,” both debuted to nearly 3 million viewers
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By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A top-ranking female Iowa law enforcement officer is suing the state police department, saying she’s faced years of retaliation after reporting misspending and gender discrimination. Charis Paulson alleges that she’s the only director with the Iowa Department of Public Safety to work in a
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By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A train belonging to Florida’s higher-speed passenger rail service struck and killed a man walking on the tracks just weeks after the company reopened from the pandemic. The Brightline train struck the pedestrian Tuesday morning in North Miami Beach as he walked on the tracks
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By Kelly Mena, CNN The New York City Council on Thursday is set to approve a measure that will allow for noncitizens who are legal residents to vote in local elections. Under the bill, individuals who have lived in the city for at least 30 days and are legal permanent residents in the US —
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks turned choppy on Wall Street Wednesday following a two-day rally. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%. The Nasdaq rose 0.4%. Communications and health care stocks made solid gains, along with travel-related companies. Technology stocks were mixed. U.S.
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Des Moines have identified suspect who died and an officer who was hurt when both were hit by a car as they ran into a street during an altercation. Police say 31-year-old Donald Hill, of Des Moines, was fatally injured and 48-year-old Officer Curt Brass was seriously hurt
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI, VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden says that he has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow will face a severe economic pain if it tries to attack Ukraine, but promised prospective talks to address Russia’s concerns about NATO’s expansion. Biden said he was
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — COVID-19 cases are rising sharply again across Missouri, prompting renewed concerns about overcrowding at hospitals and long waits for emergency services and hospital beds. Data posted on the state’s COVID-19 dashboard on Tuesday showed 1,637 people hospitalized with the virus. By comparison, 951 were hospitalized a
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A prosecutor at the manslaughter trial of the Minnesota police officer who killed Daunte Wright has told jurors that Kim Potter violated her training and “betrayed a 20-year-old kid.” Prosecutor Erin Eldridge began her opening statement Wednesday by saying that the fundamental duty of
Continue Reading By SOPHIA TAREEN and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The U.S. has reached a COVID-19 milestone of roughly 200 million fully vaccinated people, but cases and hospitalizations are still spiking, even in highly immunized pockets of the country like New England. The situation is not as dire as last year’s post-holiday surge
Continue Reading BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s government has eased the current lockdown for vaccinated people and those who have recovered from COVID-19. Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky says starting on Friday, all shops will reopen for those two groups people, including services such as hairdressers. Ski resorts and fitness centers will also be open for a limited
Continue Reading By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Trying to defuse large protests by environmentalists, Serbia’s populist government has decided to suspend two key laws that would help mining giant Rio Tinto launch a lithium mine in western Serbia. For two consecutive weekends, thousands of protesters in Belgrade and elsewhere have blocked main roads
Continue Reading By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Trying to defuse large protests by environmentalists, Serbia’s populist government has decided to suspend two key laws that would help mining giant Rio Tinto launch a lithium mine in western Serbia. For two consecutive weekends, thousands of protesters in Belgrade and elsewhere have blocked main roads
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama once again collected a Southeastern Conference title and two big league-wide individual awards. Quarterback Bryce Young is the SEC’s offensive player of the year and linebacker Will Anderson Jr. is the top defensive player as voted on by a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the league.
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — State lawmakers may help pay for people from other states to come to California for abortions if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. A report released Wednesday by dozens of abortion providers and advocacy groups asks state policymakers to pay for things such as
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una de las fallas más activas de Norteamérica cobró vida el martes después de que un enjambre de más de 40 sismos, de magnitudes entre 3,5 y 5,8 grados, sacudiera la costa de Oregon, captando la atención y la preocupación de millones de personas en la región. La serie de sismos,
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection says it has “no choice” but to move forward with contempt charges against former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson is the panel’s chairman and says in a
Continue Reading By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The fraud trial of fallen Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes continues Wednesday with additional cross-examination of Holmes and possibly additional testimony from other witnesses. Holmes, 37, has pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding investors and patients by failing to deliver on her promise to revolutionize health care
Continue Reading By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The fraud trial of fallen Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes continues Wednesday with additional cross-examination of Holmes and possibly additional testimony from other witnesses. Holmes, 37, has pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding investors and patients by failing to deliver on her promise to revolutionize health care
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