By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austrians have begun a new 10-day national lockdown and many are wondering how they will endure their fourth such ordeal as the nation seeks to reverse skyrocketing new infections. In the capital of Vienna, some people headed to work, brought children to school or exercised outdoors. Police
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By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austrians have begun a new 10-day national lockdown and many are wondering how they will endure their fourth such ordeal as the nation seeks to reverse skyrocketing new infections. In the capital of Vienna, some people headed to work, brought children to school or exercised outdoors. Police
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III received a stern talking-to from a Las Vegas judge but was allowed to remain on house arrest with a continuous alcohol monitor on one ankle and a GPS monitor on the other following a fatal crash he’s accused of
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The Fayette woman was driving Thursday on Interstate 70 and pulled over at the Drury Inn off the Stadium Boulevard exit, according to a probable cause statement. William J. Pope, 40, jumped into the driver’s seat after she got out to inspect her car and took her for an unwanted ride, the statement says. Pope returned to the Drury Inn after the woman’s father yelled at him over the phone, police say.
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By JULIA AVERY Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — College athletes have been under new NIL rules for nearly five months. There was a lot of controversy around the change in NIL rules but the biggest argument for it was that some college athletes were helping bring in millions of
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is testing the water in electric boating by buying a 25% stake in a Seattle company that makes battery-powered outboard motors. The Detroit automaker said Monday that it bought the stake in Pure Watercraft for a venture that it says will develop and commercialize battery electric watercraft. Privately held Pure
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By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Hedge fund Alden Global Capital, one of the country’s largest newspaper owners with a reputation for intense cost cuts and layoffs, has offered to buy the local newspaper chain Lee Enterprises for about $141 million. Alden said in a Monday press release that it sent Lee’s board a letter
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Esta semana, el Dr. Elmer Huerta responde preguntas de la audiencia sobre la mutación del covid-19. Además, resuelve dudas sobre la combinación de vacunas, preguntas sobre el contagio de la enfermedad y sobre la manera en que los bebés reciben anticuerpos contra el virus. Puedes escuchar este episodio en
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says he has completed his three-year prison term and will continue to cooperate with law enforcement investigations. Cohen left Manhattan federal court Monday after signing documents and speaking with authorities about his three-year term of supervised release. Cohen was sentenced to
Continue Reading By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania has lost a court fight over custody of his three children, two weeks after he took the stand to deny allegations by his estranged wife that he had hurt her and the children.
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Closing arguments are underway in the trial of the three white men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery last year in Georgia. A prosecutor told jurors Monday that the men charged in the fatal shooting had no cause to chase Arbery when they saw him in their
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga and UCLA continued their hold on the top two spots in The Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll on Monday, setting the stage for their highly anticipated showdown this week, while Purdue and Duke barged their way into the top five. The Bulldogs (4-0) had an easy
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — At least six children injured when an SUV plowed through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee are listed in critical condition. Waukesha police say that all told, at least five people were killed and more than 40 hurt in the tragedy
Continue Reading BELTON, Mo. (AP) — Mercer Bailey, whose 47-year career with The Associated Press began with the use of Morse Code and concluded in the early days of the internet, has died of complications from COVID-19. Bailey’s family said he died Saturday at a hospital in Belton, Missouri. He was 94. Bailey was 17 when he
Continue Reading BELTON, Mo. (AP) — Mercer Bailey, whose 47-year career with The Associated Press began with the use of Morse Code and concluded in the early days of the internet, has died of complications from COVID-19. Bailey’s family said he died Saturday at a hospital in Belton, Missouri. He was 94. Bailey was 17 when he
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According to a AAA, more than 53.4 million people are expected to travel nationwide, with the 13% increase over 2020 marking the highest single-year increase since 2005.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Dubái ha hecho que batir récords mundiales sea una forma de arte a lo largo de los años, y ahora el emirato tiene un récord más que añadir a su lista con la nueva piscina Aura Skypool. La primera piscina infinita de 360 grados más alta del mundo acaba de inaugurarse
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press Assault charges will be dropped against a former suburban St. Louis police officer who shot a shoplifting suspect in a decision reached after the victim and the ex-officer participated in a mediation aimed at resolving conflict. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said Monday that Ashley Fountain Hall asked
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press Assault charges will be dropped against a former suburban St. Louis police officer who shot a shoplifting suspect in a decision reached after the victim and the ex-officer participated in a mediation aimed at resolving conflict. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said Monday that Ashley Fountain Hall asked
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By Betsy Klein, CNN It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the nation’s capital. First lady Jill Biden kicked off the evergreen annual process of decking the White House halls on Monday afternoon when she received the official 2021 White House Christmas tree. The 18-and-a-half-foot Fraser fir hails from Peak Farms of Jefferson,
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