AP’s Marjorie Miller named as new head of Pulitzer Prizes
NEW YORK (AP) — Marjorie Miller has been named as the new administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes. Miller is vice president and global enterprise…
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Osaka rallies, tops Bencic to make Miami Open women’s final
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Naomi Osaka has reached a championship match for the first time since the 2021…
Continue Reading Homecoming: LB Bobby Wagner agrees to 5-year deal with Rams
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linebacker Bobby Wagner has agreed to a five-year deal to join his hometown Los Angeles Rams.…
Continue Reading Washington OKs 1st statewide missing Indigenous people alert
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and TED S. WARREN Associated Press TULALIP, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a bill that creates a…
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Washington OKs 1st statewide missing Indigenous people alert
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and TED S. WARREN Associated Press TULALIP, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a bill that creates a…
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IEA to hold emergency meeting following historic US oil release
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The International Energy Agency is planning to hold an emergency meeting Friday, a person familiar with the matter…
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El plan de Biden de liberar petróleo de la reserva estadounidense solo abarca un tercio del déficit ruso
Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN Business) — Los precios del petróleo retroceden rápidamente a medida que los inversores se preparan para que…
Continue Reading Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signs bill creating nation’s first statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signs bill creating nation’s first statewide alert system for missing Indigenous…
Continue ReadingRazzies rescind Bruce Willis award after family reveals actor has aphasia
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The Razzies, a tongue-in-cheek award show that hands out honors to the worst cinema of the year, has rescinded its prize for…
Continue ReadingProduce grown by students at Las Vegas school gardens to be for sale at farmers market event
By Caitlin Lilly Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Student farmers from across Las Vegas…
Continue Reading Trapping ban to take effect on public lands in New Mexico
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It will be illegal to use wildlife traps, snares and poison on public lands across…
Continue Reading Trapping ban to take effect on public lands in New Mexico
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It will be illegal to use wildlife traps, snares and poison on public lands across…
Continue Reading Tribe supports Connecticut city’s Red Raiders’ nickname
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer A small American Indian tribe is supporting a Connecticut city’s attempt to retain funding put in jeopardy…
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Las Vegas teacher ends up homeless in Southern Nevada’s rental crisis
By Jaclyn Schultz Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A Las Vegas special education teacher…
Continue ReadingSmash-and-grab robbery at Paramount jewelry store prompts search for 5 suspects
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story PARAMOUNT, California (KABC) — A smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry…
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Over 100 pounds of meth, heroin off SoCal streets thanks to help from LAPD K-9 ‘Keisa’
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — More than 100 pounds of methamphetamine and…
Continue Reading Cocaine, marijuana seized in Pacific brought to San Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A big haul of cocaine and marijuana seized from vessels in the Eastern Pacific has been brought to San Diego aboard a U.S. Coast…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Missouri House rejects congressional map as standoff worsens
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has defeated a congressional redistricting plan passed by the state…
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Federal judge strikes down several provisions of the Florida election rules overhaul passed by Republicans last year
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Florida on Thursday struck down several aspects of the election rules overhaul passed by Republicans in the…
Continue Reading Macy’s building NC distribution center, 2,800 jobs to come
CHINA GROVE, N.C. (AP) — Macy’s Inc. has announced plans to build a distribution and online order fulfillment center in central North Carolina…
Continue Reading Macy’s building NC distribution center, 2,800 jobs to come
CHINA GROVE, N.C. (AP) — Macy’s Inc. has announced plans to build a distribution and online order fulfillment center in central North Carolina…
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Senators push to extend pandemic school lunch waivers
By Tami Luhby, CNN A bipartisan group of senators is trying to extend pandemic school meal waivers that gave districts extra federal funds and…
Continue ReadingA Japanese ‘killing stone,’ said to contain an evil 9-tailed fox spirit, has split in two
By Megan Marples, CNN An evil fox spirit is on the loose after breaking free from her rock prison — that is, if you believe in Japanese…
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World Bank President: How we can ease food shortages
By Julia Chatterley Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has the world heading toward a global food crisis that could impact millions of people. But…
Continue Reading Judge strikes down parts of Florida election law; cites race
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down portions of a Florida election law passed last…
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US and coalition forces could have done more to decrease civilian harm in 2017 battle for Raqqa, Syria, think tank report finds
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN US and coalition forces that fought in Syria in 2017 to recapture the city of Raqqa from ISIS could have done more to decrease…
Continue Reading Turkish parliament approves contentious election law changes
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament has approved electoral law amendments that critics maintain could pave…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
By DAVID KOENIG and CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writers DALLAS (AP) — President Joe Biden is again dipping into the nation’s petroleum stockpile…
Continue Reading US will require valves on new pipelines to prevent disasters
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials are adopting a long delayed rule aimed at reducing deaths and environmental…
Continue ReadingPunk Rock Professor Launches Benefit Album for Ukraine
By Stephen Bell Click here for updates on this story 3/31/2022 (Neumann University) — Aston, PA – Janis Chakars,…
Continue ReadingVirginia Tech Shootings Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in…
Continue ReadingShe helped rebuild Kyiv after World War II. Now, she’s had to flee it
By Omar Jimenez, CNN Even as the bombs began to fall, Yevhenia Khomenko didn’t want to leave her home in Kyiv, Ukraine. “I would rather…
Continue ReadingVatican Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Saudi Arabia, a large, oil-rich Middle Eastern country bordering Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates,…
Continue ReadingSyrian Civil War Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the ongoing civil war in Syria. In the first five years of the war, which began in…
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State police won’t comment on audio obtained by AP of investigators grilling state trooper at center of Ronald Greene killing
By Virginia Langmaid and Nick Valencia, CNN A former Louisiana State Police officer, who on body camera video can be heard saying that he “beat…
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Man arrested in Marina for child endangerment and having a ghost gun
A search of a vehicle uncovered a “ghost gun” and marijuana for sale in a car with a juvenile in it, according to Marina…
Continue ReadingUnited Nations Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the United Nations, an organization of 193 member states from around the world. United Nations Charter…
Continue ReadingRussian troops have withdrawn from Chernobyl, says Ukrainian nuclear operator
By Nathan Hodge, CNN Russian forces have withdrawn from Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, the state enterprise…
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Biden announces historic oil reserve release and presses oil companies to do their part to reduce gas prices
By Kevin Liptak and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday announced an unprecedented release of oil from US reserves and several steps…
Continue Reading Planned North Las Vegas medical campus to include hospital
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — A planned new medical campus in North Las Vegas will include at least one new hospital, research and specialty care…
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Where did the Portola-Crespi Cross in Carmel go?
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION-TV) People in Carmel are eager to know where the Portola-Crespi Cross went. Some were quick to claim vandalism. Yet…
Continue Reading Alex Jones agrees to appear at deposition in Sandy Hook case
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has agreed to appear at a deposition in Connecticut to answer questions in…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico comenzará a administrar segunda dosis de refuerzo contra el covid-19
urielblanco (CNN Español) — El Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico informó este miércoles que ya está disponible en la isla la segunda…
Continue Reading US will require valves on new pipelines to prevent disasters
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials are adopting a long delayed rule aimed at reducing deaths and environmental…
Continue Reading US will require valves on new pipelines to prevent disasters
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials are adopting a long delayed rule aimed at reducing deaths and environmental…
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‘The answer is not to defund.’ Here’s what’s in President Biden’s increased budget for policing
By Peter Nickeas, CNN Billions of dollars to address America’s exploding gun trafficking problem, to catch dangerous fugitives, and to fund…
Continue Reading Will Smith’s Oscars slap felt by comedians beyond Chris Rock
By LYNN ELBER AND DAVID BAUDER The Associated Press When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over an Oscars ceremony punchline, other comedians felt the…
Continue Reading Scientists finally finish decoding entire human genome
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Scientists say they have finally assembled the full genetic blueprint for human life, adding the missing pieces to a…
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