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Children as young as 8 should be screened for anxiety, task force says
(CNN) - Mental health in children and adolescents has only worsened during the pandemic, experts say.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is set to recommend that children ages 8 and older should be screened for anxiety.
The task force is made u... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/children-young-8-should-be-screened-anxiety-task-force-says/ | 2022-04-15T00:28:07 | 0 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/children-young-8-should-be-screened-anxiety-task-force-says/ |
Dad accidentally runs over 2-year-old, killing him, police say
TULSA, Okla. (Gray News) – A father in Oklahoma ran over his 2-year-old son, killing him, in a situation police deemed a tragic accident.
According to the Tulsa Police Department, officers arrived at the home Tuesday night and learned the man accidentally r... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/dad-accidentally-runs-over-2-year-old-killing-him-police-say/ | 2022-04-15T00:28:15 | 1 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/dad-accidentally-runs-over-2-year-old-killing-him-police-say/ |
FBI issues warning of online sextortion targeting children
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -The FBI Columbia Field Office issued a warning to parents and caregivers about sextortion cases targeting children.
The organization said they’ve received increasing reports about adults on social media and online games posing as adolescen... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/fbi-issues-warning-online-sextortion-targeting-children/ | 2022-04-15T00:28:21 | 0 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/fbi-issues-warning-online-sextortion-targeting-children/ |
Future liability releases at center of Boy Scouts bankruptcy
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Protecting local Boy Scouts of America councils and troop sponsoring organizations from future liability for child sex abuse claims is critical to the national group’s reorganization plan, BSA attorneys told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Tues... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/future-liability-releases-center-boy-scouts-bankruptcy/ | 2022-04-15T00:28:28 | 0 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/future-liability-releases-center-boy-scouts-bankruptcy/ |
Homebuyers stymied by fewer homes, high prices, rising rates
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shortly after moving to South Florida for a new job with the U.S. military, Shannon Kaufman and his wife, Wendy, signed up for a whole other mission: buying a home.
For months, they scoured listings, strategizing late into the night on whic... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/homebuyers-stymied-by-fewer-homes-high-prices-rising-rates/ | 2022-04-15T00:28:35 | 1 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/homebuyers-stymied-by-fewer-homes-high-prices-rising-rates/ |
How to tell you’re being phished and 9 other common online scams to watch out for
(Twingate) - The internet can feel packed with scams sometimes, especially for anyone who’s had their credit card or other information stolen. But most scams fall into a small variety of types that are easy to identify and avoid once you ... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/how-tell-youre-being-phished-9-other-common-online-scams-watch-out/ | 2022-04-15T00:28:42 | 1 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/how-tell-youre-being-phished-9-other-common-online-scams-watch-out/ |
Man arrested after shooting dog in face, police say
JUPITER, Fla. (Gray News) – Police in Florida arrested a man who they say shot and injured a dog, leaving the animal for dead.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said Boots the dog was shot in the face at Kennedy Estates Park in Jupiter on Friday. He suffered a fr... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/man-arrested-after-shooting-dog-face-police-say/ | 2022-04-15T00:28:50 | 1 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/man-arrested-after-shooting-dog-face-police-say/ |
Man pretended to be federal marshal to steal car from dealership, police say
TULSA, Okla. (Gray News) – A man in Oklahoma was arrested Monday after police said he attempted to steal a car from a dealership and then pretended to be a federal marshal.
According to the Tulsa Police Department, dealership employees said Ra... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/man-pretended-be-federal-marshal-steal-car-dealership-police-say/ | 2022-04-15T00:28:57 | 0 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/man-pretended-be-federal-marshal-steal-car-dealership-police-say/ |
Nestle Toll House to roll out stuffed cookie dough
Published: Apr. 13, 2022 at 11:46 AM EDT
(CNN) - Nestle Toll House is stuffing its cookie dough.
The iconic brand has been baking up some tasty new creations with its first-ever stuffed cookie dough.
You’ll have two flavors to choose from – chocolate chip cookie dough ... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/nestle-toll-house-roll-out-stuffed-cookie-dough/ | 2022-04-15T00:29:04 | 0 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/nestle-toll-house-roll-out-stuffed-cookie-dough/ |
Newberry County after school caregiver arrested in child assault case
NEWBERRY, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) announced it arrested 35-year-old Lauren Folk.
Folk worked for the Boys and Girls Club after school program for Rueben Elementary School. In the affidavit she is accused ... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/newberry-county-after-school-caregiver-arrested-child-assault-case/ | 2022-04-15T00:29:11 | 0 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/newberry-county-after-school-caregiver-arrested-child-assault-case/ |
Online puppy scam duped animal lovers, Google claims in lawsuit
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) - Google is going after an alleged fraudster they say is behind several online puppy-selling scams.
The tech giant is suing, saying the responsible party has been “perpetrating a puppy fraud scheme to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic fo... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/online-puppy-scam-duped-animal-lovers-google-claims-lawsuit/ | 2022-04-15T00:29:18 | 1 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/online-puppy-scam-duped-animal-lovers-google-claims-lawsuit/ |
Orphaned mountain lion cub found by hikers treated at Oakland Zoo
(CNN) – An orphaned mountain lion cub is being cared for at the Oakland Zoo in California.
The little female cub’s name is Rose.
She’s only about 4 to 5 months old, but she’s already a fighter.
She looks skinny in photos the zoo released of her.
Rose was... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/orphaned-mountain-lion-cub-found-by-hikers-treated-oakland-zoo/ | 2022-04-15T00:29:24 | 1 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/orphaned-mountain-lion-cub-found-by-hikers-treated-oakland-zoo/ |
Planting Tips on National Gardening Day
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -Maintaining a garden is not everyone’s strongest skill but as we celebrate National Gardening Day on Thursday a local gardener is sharing a few tips to help you along the way. Bonita Clemens says you don’t need a green thumb to do it. Most days for Bonita Cl... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/planting-tips-national-gardening-day/ | 2022-04-15T00:29:35 | 0 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/planting-tips-national-gardening-day/ |
Rates of certain STDs increased in 2020, CDC data shows
(CNN) - Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that rates of sexually-transmitted diseases in the United States dropped early in the pandemic, but increased by the end of 2020.
The data was published Tuesday in the 2020 STD Surveillance Rep... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/rates-certain-stds-increased-2020-cdc-data-shows/ | 2022-04-15T00:29:44 | 0 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/rates-certain-stds-increased-2020-cdc-data-shows/ |
Severe weather, tornado in Texas injures 23
SALADO, Texas (KWTX/Gray News) - The severe weather and tornado that struck in the Salado area Tuesday evening leveled buildings, downed power lines, uprooted trees and injured at least 23 people, Bell County Judge David Blackburn said.
Of those injured, 12 required hospitali... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/severe-weather-tornado-texas-injures-23/ | 2022-04-15T00:29:51 | 0 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/severe-weather-tornado-texas-injures-23/ |
Solicitor reveals new details after sentencing in Upstate woman’s shooting death
UNA, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - An Upstate woman who killed a younger woman outside her home pleaded guilty in court this week. Linda Huntley, 71, shot and killed 24-year-old Alexandra Toney on Edgewood Avenue on Feb. 8, 2019.
The solicitor’s o... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/solicitor-reveals-new-details-after-sentencing-upstate-womans-shooting-death/ | 2022-04-15T00:29:58 | 1 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/solicitor-reveals-new-details-after-sentencing-upstate-womans-shooting-death/ |
Songs by Wu-Tang, Alicia Keys added to Recording Registry
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Critically acclaimed debut albums by Wu-Tang Clan and Alicia Keys, Ricky Martin’s Latin pop megahit “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” are among the recordings being inducted this year into the National Recording R... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/songs-by-wu-tang-alicia-keys-added-recording-registry/ | 2022-04-15T00:30:04 | 1 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/songs-by-wu-tang-alicia-keys-added-recording-registry/ |
South Carolina State University’s Parade of Champions is back
Published: Apr. 13, 2022 at 11:08 AM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina State University has set its Parade of Champions for Saturday, April 23 at 8:30 a.m.
The university postponed the parade earlier this year because of inclement weather.
The public... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/south-carolina-state-universitys-parade-champions-is-back/ | 2022-04-15T00:30:12 | 1 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/south-carolina-state-universitys-parade-champions-is-back/ |
Study: Climate crisis supercharging rainfall in hurricanes
Published: Apr. 13, 2022 at 2:07 AM EDT|Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 2:12 AM EDT
(CNN) - A new study suggests the climate crisis is supercharging rainfall in hurricanes.
The study was published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications.
It found that rainfall f... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/study-climate-crisis-supercharging-rainfall-hurricanes/ | 2022-04-15T00:30:18 | 0 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/study-climate-crisis-supercharging-rainfall-hurricanes/ |
WH environmental justice advisors press for Justice40 action
(AP) - Key members of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council said Tuesday that the Biden administration hadn’t done enough to make good on its promise that 40% of all benefits from climate investment go to disenfranchised communities.
Speaking... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/wh-environmental-justice-advisors-press-justice40-action/ | 2022-04-15T00:30:26 | 1 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/wh-environmental-justice-advisors-press-justice40-action/ |
Wofford College student charged in sex crime investigation, SLED says
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Wofford College Campus Safety and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division arrested a student Monday in connection with an investigation into an alleged sex crime.
Graham Boswell, 22, is charged with third-degree... | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/wofford-college-student-charged-sex-crime-investigation-sled-says/ | 2022-04-15T00:30:33 | 0 | https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/13/wofford-college-student-charged-sex-crime-investigation-sled-says/ |
(The Hill) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Thursday that it had authorized the first test to detect COVID-19 through breath for emergency use.
The InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer is able to identify five volatile organic compounds tied to the coronavirus in a person’s breath by using a technique k... | https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/fda-approves-first-covid-19-breath-test-for-emergency-use/ | 2022-04-15T00:30:51 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/fda-approves-first-covid-19-breath-test-for-emergency-use/ |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — For the first time since February 2011, the mortgage rate in the United States for a 30-year-fixed rate home loan hit 5%. In November 2018, the rate approached 5%, but never quite made it before dropping down to historic lows in December 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic raged.
Amid ongoing inflation ... | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/as-higher-mortgage-rates-hit-us-low-supply-creates-gap-between-price-and-value/ | 2022-04-15T00:30:57 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/as-higher-mortgage-rates-hit-us-low-supply-creates-gap-between-price-and-value/ |
THE BRONX (PIX11) — A Bronx man was sentenced to 14 years behind bars Thursday for repeatedly stabbing his pregnant fiancé, causing the death of their unborn child.
Oscar Alvarez, 34, pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the May 21, 2018 attack, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said. He stabbed Livia Abreu six tim... | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/new-york-man-gets-14-years-for-stabbing-pregnant-fiance-causing-unborn-babys-death/ | 2022-04-15T00:31:03 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/new-york-man-gets-14-years-for-stabbing-pregnant-fiance-causing-unborn-babys-death/ |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – It’s been a whirlwind 24 hours for former USF pitcher Phoenix Sanders. Wednesday night he was in Durham, North Carolina in Triple-A, and Thursday morning he was on a 7 a.m. flight, on his way to realizing a lifelong dream.
“You start playing Little League,” Sanders said. “You start playing... | https://www.wfla.com/sports/rays/former-usf-pitcher-phoenix-sanders-makes-mlb-debut-with-rays/ | 2022-04-15T00:31:09 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/sports/rays/former-usf-pitcher-phoenix-sanders-makes-mlb-debut-with-rays/ |
Hyatt Brown: Congressional leaders need to consider debt-to-GDP solutions
DAYTONA BEACH — Billionaire and philanthropist Hyatt Brown has been thinking about the federal government.
Armed with several dozen graphs and charts, Brown made a presentation to the Tiger Bay Club of Volusia County on Thursday, spelling out wha... | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/04/14/hyatt-brown-challenges-congress-address-severe-gdp-debt-ratio/7304531001/ | 2022-04-15T00:31:51 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/04/14/hyatt-brown-challenges-congress-address-severe-gdp-debt-ratio/7304531001/ |
BALTIMORE — The defense filed three motions in State Attorney Marilyn Mosby's pretrial hearing that were ultimately denied by Judge Griggsby Thursday afternoon.
The judge ruled, saying the superseding indictment laid out elaborate details in the case against State’s Attorney Mosby.
The motions were to request a hearing... | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/judge-denies-three-motions-in-states-attorney-marilyn-mosbys-pretrial-hearing | 2022-04-15T00:35:48 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/judge-denies-three-motions-in-states-attorney-marilyn-mosbys-pretrial-hearing |
Frank James posted dozens of videos ranting about race, violence, and his struggles with mental illness. One stands out for its relative calm: A silent shot of a packed New York City subway car in which he raises his finger to point out passengers, one by one.
Even as police arrested James on Wednesday in the Brooklyn ... | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/prophet-of-doom-subway-suspect-left-ranting-video-clues | 2022-04-15T00:35:54 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/prophet-of-doom-subway-suspect-left-ranting-video-clues |
Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street on Thursday as investors gave mixed reviews to earnings from four of the nation's largest banks.
The S&P 500 fell 1.2% and ended a shortened trading week with a decline of more than 2%. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 2.83% as inflation worries continue to overhang the ... | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/us-stocks-fall-as-investors-eye-elon-musks-offer-for-twitter | 2022-04-15T00:36:00 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/us-stocks-fall-as-investors-eye-elon-musks-offer-for-twitter |
Nathan Nelson watched in 2017 as his home inspection business floundered and bills mounted.
Then, he had an idea that he thought could save him — stealing golf carts, according to court records.
For the next four years, Nelson hopscotched around the Midwest and Southeast, taking them from rural golf courses in the dead... | https://www.unionleader.com/news/back_page/his-business-was-failing---so-he-stole-and-sold-golf-carts-for-easy/article_1aeb25c0-6517-56ec-9d34-e6f7c76febc2.html | 2022-04-15T00:39:33 | 1 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/back_page/his-business-was-failing---so-he-stole-and-sold-golf-carts-for-easy/article_1aeb25c0-6517-56ec-9d34-e6f7c76febc2.html |
In a rural Dutch town, the day started like any other. The sun’s rays rose over the farming community of Fijnaart. The cows mooed from their stalls, ready to be milked. But inside a dairy farmer’s storage room, there was something missing — 3,500 pounds of it to be exact.
“They stole the cheese,” said Gerda van Dorp, w... | https://www.unionleader.com/news/back_page/thieves-strike-in-the-netherlands-with-heist-of-22-000---in-cheese/article_75b40724-f6fc-5811-b563-ed3c10586d1c.html | 2022-04-15T00:39:39 | 1 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/back_page/thieves-strike-in-the-netherlands-with-heist-of-22-000---in-cheese/article_75b40724-f6fc-5811-b563-ed3c10586d1c.html |
LINCOLN — Pete Goerlich isn’t ready to bid adieu to the slopes of New Hampshire quite yet.
The Denville, N.J., resident was snowboarding Wednesday at Loon Mountain Resort, the only Granite State ski area still keeping the lifts running.
“I love spring. It’s the best time to go,” Goerlich said, because there are “fewer ... | https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/as-season-comes-to-a-close-ski-resorts-report-decent-business/article_2d5014d1-00bd-5788-92c3-736831c2c316.html | 2022-04-15T00:39:45 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/as-season-comes-to-a-close-ski-resorts-report-decent-business/article_2d5014d1-00bd-5788-92c3-736831c2c316.html |
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk took aim at Twitter with a $43 billion cash takeover offer Thursday, with the Tesla CEO saying the social media company needs to be taken private to grow and become a platform for free speech.
“Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it,” Musk, who is already the San Franci... | https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/elon-musk-makes-43-billion-cash-takeover-offer-for-twitter/article_c39112c6-3613-56c1-86c6-92b0e67f1a9a.html | 2022-04-15T00:39:51 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/elon-musk-makes-43-billion-cash-takeover-offer-for-twitter/article_c39112c6-3613-56c1-86c6-92b0e67f1a9a.html |
LANCASTER — In the heart of this North Country community, the historic Parker J. Noyes building — where sugar-coated pills were invented — is nearing an extensive nearly $3 million rehabilitation.
Purchased by the Northern Forest Center in 2018 because of its potential to contribute “to Lancaster’s downtown vitality,” ... | https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/rehab-of-lancasters-historic-parker-j-noyes-building-where-the-sugar-coated-pill-was-invented/article_62062e1d-8ac0-55a6-81ca-ec7f121d7088.html | 2022-04-15T00:39:57 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/rehab-of-lancasters-historic-parker-j-noyes-building-where-the-sugar-coated-pill-was-invented/article_62062e1d-8ac0-55a6-81ca-ec7f121d7088.html |
NEW YORK — A federal judge Thursday ordered the man accused of this week’s mass shooting in a New York City subway car to remain in custody, after prosecutors said his “terrifying” attack disrupted life in the city in a way not seen in two decades.
The man, Frank James, suspected of injuring 23 people in the attack, ma... | https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/suspect-in-new-york-subway-shooting-ordered-to-remain-in-jail/article_6fb3bc29-860e-5f3c-bfe8-129ab5b47e3f.html | 2022-04-15T00:40:03 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/suspect-in-new-york-subway-shooting-ordered-to-remain-in-jail/article_6fb3bc29-860e-5f3c-bfe8-129ab5b47e3f.html |
Purdue Pharma and the Sackler families, manufacturers of the opioids that devastated this country, are paying up to $6 billion to individual claimants and states for opioid abatement programs. Why? From April 2020 to April 2021, there were 75,673 opioid-related deaths in the U.S., and at least 2 million Americans have ... | https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/medical-marijuana-can-trigger-bigger-problems-than-it-treats/article_d1f2f18f-7333-50ea-915a-bdd41ce0f19f.html | 2022-04-15T00:40:09 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/medical-marijuana-can-trigger-bigger-problems-than-it-treats/article_d1f2f18f-7333-50ea-915a-bdd41ce0f19f.html |
Looking for a way to add both form and function to a space? Consider a bench or ottoman. Not only do these smaller scale furniture pieces provide functionality, in many cases they can be the best fit and furniture solution in size and scale. Need ideas on the best way to incorporate benches and ottomans into your home?... | https://www.unionleader.com/news/homes/design-recipes-benches-ottomans-provide-form-and-function/article_5a3b8fb4-d972-5e74-bf0f-5b08f6247c06.html | 2022-04-15T00:40:15 | 1 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/homes/design-recipes-benches-ottomans-provide-form-and-function/article_5a3b8fb4-d972-5e74-bf0f-5b08f6247c06.html |
DEAR ABBY: A friend of mine lost her husband a couple of years ago. I didn’t think she was looking for love or companionship, but all of a sudden she has met a younger man, and I’m concerned. I have observed several red flags, but I’m not sure if I should say something.
She owns a home in a big city and another smaller... | https://www.unionleader.com/news/human_interest/dear-abby-widows-friend-unsettled-when-mystery-man-appears/article_7792690f-87d5-5a7e-9dda-aa83175df9e3.html | 2022-04-15T00:40:22 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/human_interest/dear-abby-widows-friend-unsettled-when-mystery-man-appears/article_7792690f-87d5-5a7e-9dda-aa83175df9e3.html |
DEAR HELOISE: I love gardening, but I live on the second floor of an apartment building and need to grow things on my patio. I don’t have room for dirt and rocks, and when I repot a plant it’s such a mess. Any hints for me?
— Anna D., Blacksburg, Va.
Anna, get a medium-size box and fold the bottom closed, but do not ta... | https://www.unionleader.com/news/human_interest/hints-from-heloise-plant-problem/article_d3b4d374-84fc-55ca-b62b-1c727fc62533.html | 2022-04-15T00:40:28 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/human_interest/hints-from-heloise-plant-problem/article_d3b4d374-84fc-55ca-b62b-1c727fc62533.html |
KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine — Russia said the crew of its Moskva warship were evacuated Thursday after an explosion of ammunition aboard that Ukraine said was caused by a missile strike, and a U.S. defense official said the stricken vessel was still trying to put out a fire.
The warship, a Soviet-era missile cruiser, is still b... | https://www.unionleader.com/news/military/russia-to-tow-stricken-warship-to-port-after-what-ukraine-says-was-missile-hit/article_7754109e-d8a6-56a4-bfe7-ac7eb1935d60.html | 2022-04-15T00:40:34 | 1 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/military/russia-to-tow-stricken-warship-to-port-after-what-ukraine-says-was-missile-hit/article_7754109e-d8a6-56a4-bfe7-ac7eb1935d60.html |
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed into law a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a restriction the U.S. Supreme Court could soon declare to be constitutional when it finishes reviewing a similar Mississippi ban this spring.
Florida’s law, which is due to go into effect July 1, will significantly re... | https://www.unionleader.com/news/national/florida-governor-signs-15-week-abortion-ban-into-law/article_a67db625-a9c3-5984-b939-418a6e4ebe76.html | 2022-04-15T00:40:40 | 1 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/national/florida-governor-signs-15-week-abortion-ban-into-law/article_a67db625-a9c3-5984-b939-418a6e4ebe76.html |
CONCORD — A key House committee on Thursday embraced maps to redistrict state Senate and Executive Council districts over the objection of critics who charged both put Democratic towns together to make easier the election of Republicans running elsewhere.
The House Special Committee on Redistricting voted, 8-7, in favo... | https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/voters/house-panel-endorses-senate-exec-council-redistricting/article_573ed28d-7c06-56cd-aaf8-937822758dcd.html | 2022-04-15T00:40:46 | 1 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/voters/house-panel-endorses-senate-exec-council-redistricting/article_573ed28d-7c06-56cd-aaf8-937822758dcd.html |
CONCORD — The House Special Committee on Redistricting will audition Gov. Chris Sununu’s alternative plan for realigning the state’s two congressional districts at a hearing next week.
The move comes as an impatient New Hampshire Supreme Court has named a master and set court dates to resolve a lawsuit over congression... | https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/voters/sununu-gets-tryout-on-congressional-redistricting-map/article_ff1b429b-2750-54c5-ac4f-2f07e52cf365.html | 2022-04-15T00:40:52 | 1 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/voters/sununu-gets-tryout-on-congressional-redistricting-map/article_ff1b429b-2750-54c5-ac4f-2f07e52cf365.html |
MANILA — The Philippine military and aid workers pledged on Thursday to keep searching for 103 people missing after Tropical Storm Megi ripped through central areas this week, burying many under landslides and killing at least 138.
Megi was the first cyclone this year to hit the Philippines, an archipelago of more than... | https://www.unionleader.com/news/weather/search-is-on-for-103-missing-after-philippine-storm-kills-at-least-138/article_7ca771bc-8c7b-5a1d-a776-e0ce25472711.html | 2022-04-15T00:40:53 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/weather/search-is-on-for-103-missing-after-philippine-storm-kills-at-least-138/article_7ca771bc-8c7b-5a1d-a776-e0ce25472711.html |
KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine — Russia said its lead warship in the Black Sea sank on Thursday after an explosion and fire that Ukraine claimed was caused by a missile strike, dealing a blow to Moscow as it readied for new attacks that were likely to determine the conflict’s outcome.
The Moskva, Russia’s flagship in its Black Sea... | https://www.unionleader.com/russian-warship-sinks-ukraine-says-its-missile-is-responsible/article_dcb3b524-b668-5fc3-aa83-60fa38119359.html | 2022-04-15T00:40:59 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/russian-warship-sinks-ukraine-says-its-missile-is-responsible/article_dcb3b524-b668-5fc3-aa83-60fa38119359.html |
BEIRUT — Syrian state television reported that Israeli air strikes had hit several locations in the countryside west of the capital Damascus on Thursday.
Syrian state news agency SANA, citing a military source, said Syrian air defenses had shot down “some” of the missiles fired.
It said the strikes only caused physical... | https://www.unionleader.com/wire/national/update-2-israeli-air-strikes-near-syrias-capital-damascus--state-tv/article_1fef0e8f-4e6d-56ef-a741-6ddbfad5a211.html | 2022-04-15T00:41:05 | 1 | https://www.unionleader.com/wire/national/update-2-israeli-air-strikes-near-syrias-capital-damascus--state-tv/article_1fef0e8f-4e6d-56ef-a741-6ddbfad5a211.html |
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued an emergency use authorization for what it said is the first device that can detect COVID-19 in breath samples.
The InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer is about the size of a piece of carry-on luggage, the FDA said, and can be used in doctor’s offices, hospit... | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/covid-19-breath-test-fda-authorization/507-bd965cb6-2142-49e1-9490-93d21970989e | 2022-04-15T00:44:31 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/covid-19-breath-test-fda-authorization/507-bd965cb6-2142-49e1-9490-93d21970989e |
BEAVERTON, Ore. — People living in a Beaverton neighborhood are calling for changes to a stretch of roadway where a pedestrian was struck and killed in a hit-and-run on Monday night.
"This is a really nice neighborhood," Affouet Price said. "People are nice, but once they get in their cars it's kind of crazy."
Price an... | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/beaverton-hit-and-run-deadly-barrows-road-neighbors-call-for-change/283-0e4ccad7-41ea-4276-b179-34d33ad9bf93 | 2022-04-15T00:44:37 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/beaverton-hit-and-run-deadly-barrows-road-neighbors-call-for-change/283-0e4ccad7-41ea-4276-b179-34d33ad9bf93 |
NEW DELHI (AP) — Popular Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt were married Thursday in a private ceremony at their Mumbai residence.
The couple wore ivory outfits as they came out and waved to photographers from their apartment building. Kapoor picked Bhatt up and walked back into the apartment with her in his ... | https://www.cbs42.com/local/bollywood-stars-ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-marry-in-mumbai/ | 2022-04-15T00:44:39 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/local/bollywood-stars-ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-marry-in-mumbai/ |
WARSAW, Poland — After spending years of their lives in Oregon, Mike and Nancy Teskey wanted to explore the world. They moved to Mozambique in 2018, then to Poland last year. When Russia started invading Ukraine, they didn't hesitate to lend a helping hand at the Polish-Ukrainian border.
Olga Zakrevska was home with he... | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/ukraine/portland-couple-helps-ukrainian-family-warsaw-poland-refugee-aid/283-ae21a5f6-9813-4be7-9b45-a5827172117a | 2022-04-15T00:44:43 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/ukraine/portland-couple-helps-ukrainian-family-warsaw-poland-refugee-aid/283-ae21a5f6-9813-4be7-9b45-a5827172117a |
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — The brother of rapper Arthur “Archie” Eversole, known for the “We Ready” anthem used by Atlanta’s pro soccer team, has been charged in the musician’s fatal shooting, police said Thursday.
Eversole was found with a gunshot wound at a Chevron gas station just east of Atlanta on March 25 and died at a ... | https://www.cbs42.com/local/brother-charged-in-we-ready-rapper-archie-eversoles-death/ | 2022-04-15T00:44:46 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/local/brother-charged-in-we-ready-rapper-archie-eversoles-death/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Rose, whose career as a journalist imploded in 2017 due to sexual misconduct allegations, emerged Thursday by posting online a lengthy interview he conducted with investor Warren Buffett.
Rose said in a message on his website that he was proud to have the recent conversation with Buffett. The 80... | https://www.cbs42.com/local/charlie-rose-reemerges-with-first-interview-since-firings/ | 2022-04-15T00:44:53 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/local/charlie-rose-reemerges-with-first-interview-since-firings/ |
A former personal assistant to Amber Heard said she never saw the actress suffer any physical abuse at the hands of then-husband Johnny Depp — but she said Heard once spit in her face when she asked for a higher salary.
Heard descended into screaming fits of blind rage, sent incoherent text messages at 4 a.m. and was o... | https://www.cbs42.com/local/depp-witness-actor-was-southern-gentleman-heard-was-mean/ | 2022-04-15T00:45:01 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/local/depp-witness-actor-was-southern-gentleman-heard-was-mean/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of arts organizations is distributing more than $4 million in aid to nonprofits around the U.S. that have sustained losses during the pandemic.
The Literary Arts Emergency Fund, established in 2020, includes the Academy of American Poets, the Community of Literary Magazine & Presses and the ... | https://www.cbs42.com/local/hundreds-of-arts-organizations-to-receive-emergency-funding/ | 2022-04-15T00:45:09 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/local/hundreds-of-arts-organizations-to-receive-emergency-funding/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Journalists are sounding an alarm about the spread of disinformation in society and how it affects their jobs on a daily basis, along with skepticism on whether traditional methods to combat it really work.
The free speech advocates PEN America found in a survey of journalists released Thursday that 90%... | https://www.cbs42.com/local/journalists-despair-over-toll-of-disinformation-on-jobs/ | 2022-04-15T00:45:16 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/local/journalists-despair-over-toll-of-disinformation-on-jobs/ |
ROME (AP) — Letizia Battaglia, an Italian photographer who documented the arrests of Mafia bosses and the bodies of their victims, has died in her native Sicilian city of Palermo. She was 87.
Among the authorities announcing her death was Palermo Mayor Leoluca Orlando, who stood vigil next to her coffin during her wake... | https://www.cbs42.com/local/letizia-battaglia-who-shot-life-and-death-in-palermo-dies/ | 2022-04-15T00:45:24 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/local/letizia-battaglia-who-shot-life-and-death-in-palermo-dies/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Before he was working with Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse and many others, Mark Ronson was a teen DJ in 1990s downtown New York, a place and time he will look back on in an upcoming book.
The Oscar and Grammy-winning producer and songwriter has a deal with Grand Central Publishing for “93 ‘Til Inf... | https://www.cbs42.com/local/mark-ronson-will-remember-the-dj-life-in-upcoming-book/ | 2022-04-15T00:45:31 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/local/mark-ronson-will-remember-the-dj-life-in-upcoming-book/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey and the Smithsonian Channel are partnering to highlight racial disparities in the health care system through a new campaign and documentary.
The network revealed on Thursday the Color of Care campaign to create a solution toward health equity. The campaign will follow the premiere of Wi... | https://www.cbs42.com/local/oprah-smithsonian-focus-on-health-care-racial-disparities/ | 2022-04-15T00:45:39 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/local/oprah-smithsonian-focus-on-health-care-racial-disparities/ |
TROUTMAN, N.C. (AP) — A person was shot and wounded outside the North Carolina home of rapper DaBaby, authorities said Thursday, but it was unclear if he himself was involved or hurt.
DaBaby and at least one other person were at the home when the shooting happened Wednesday evening, Troutman Police Chief Josh Watson to... | https://www.cbs42.com/local/police-person-shot-outside-north-carolina-home-of-dababy/ | 2022-04-15T00:45:46 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/local/police-person-shot-outside-north-carolina-home-of-dababy/ |
PARIS (AP) — Films by David Cronenberg, Park Chan-wook and Kelly Reichardt will vie for the coveted Palme d’Or at a Cannes Film Festival set to unspool against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine.
Cannes film festival artist director Thierry Frémaux and president Pierre Lescure announced the lineup to this year’s festiv... | https://www.cbs42.com/local/top-gun-to-star-at-cannes-film-fest-under-ukraine-shadow/ | 2022-04-15T00:45:54 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/local/top-gun-to-star-at-cannes-film-fest-under-ukraine-shadow/ |
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — As a casino dealer, Shamikah Townsend knows when the odds are in her favor.
And they definitely are right now.
While working at one Atlantic City casino last year, she went to a job fair held by a different one, and was surprised at how instantly in-demand she was when the recruiter wanted to... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/a-safe-bet-if-you-want-a-casino-job-odds-are-on-your-side/ | 2022-04-15T00:46:01 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/a-safe-bet-if-you-want-a-casino-job-odds-are-on-your-side/ |
In his first letter to Amazon shareholders, CEO Andy Jassy offered a defense of the wages and benefits the company gives its warehouse workers while also vowing to improve injury rates inside the facilities.
Jassy, who took over from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as CEO last July, wrote the company has researched and creat... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/amazon-ceo-jassy-says-he-wants-to-improve-warehouse-safety/ | 2022-04-15T00:46:09 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/amazon-ceo-jassy-says-he-wants-to-improve-warehouse-safety/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Thursday as investors gave mixed reviews to earnings from four of the nation’s largest banks.
The S&P 500 fell 1.2%, ending a shortened trading week with a 2.1% decline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3% and the Nasdaq composite lost 2.1%. Both indexes also en... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/asian-shares-track-wall-street-higher-oil-prices-retreat/ | 2022-04-15T00:46:16 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/asian-shares-track-wall-street-higher-oil-prices-retreat/ |
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a victory for President Joe Biden, a federal appeals court Thursday refused to revisit its March decision reviving administration plans to account for potential damage from greenhouse gas emissions when creating rules for pollution-generating industries.
A Louisiana-based federal judge had blocked... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/biden-cost-of-carbon-policy-survives-another-legal-hurdle/ | 2022-04-15T00:46:24 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/biden-cost-of-carbon-policy-survives-another-legal-hurdle/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Four big banks reported noticeable declines in their first-quarter profits Thursday, as the volatile markets and war in Ukraine caused deal-making to dry up while a slowdown in the housing market meant fewer people sought to get a new mortgage or refinance.
The results from Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Mor... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/big-bank-profits-decline-as-deal-making-mortgages-slow/ | 2022-04-15T00:46:31 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/big-bank-profits-decline-as-deal-making-mortgages-slow/ |
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The board of directors of Brazil’s oil giant Petrobras elected on Thursday José Mauro Coelho as its new president – the third to take the lead of the state-run company in a little more than three years.
His appointment by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro last week followed the dismissal of his p... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/bolsonaro-pick-for-president-of-brazil-oil-giant-takes-over/ | 2022-04-15T00:46:38 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/bolsonaro-pick-for-president-of-brazil-oil-giant-takes-over/ |
SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters contained a massive blaze at a central California food processing plant that prompted authorities to tell thousands of nearby residents to evacuate Thursday and to order tens of thousands more to stay inside their homes.
The fire started Wednesday night at the Taylor Farms packaged s... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/california-food-plant-fire-prompts-evacuations-for-thousands/ | 2022-04-15T00:46:46 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/california-food-plant-fire-prompts-evacuations-for-thousands/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators will soon begin cracking down on vaping companies using a now-closed loophole, including a line of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes that have become teenagers’ top choice.
Under a law taking effect Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration can regulate e-cigarettes and similar products tha... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/e-cigs-using-synthetic-nicotine-come-under-fda-oversight/ | 2022-04-15T00:46:53 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/e-cigs-using-synthetic-nicotine-come-under-fda-oversight/ |
The head of the European Central Bank reiterated Thursday that the bank would raise interest rates “some time after” ending its pandemic stimulus efforts later this year, sticking to a gradual path even as the United States, United Kingdom and other countries take a harder line to combat soaring consumer prices.
People... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/european-central-bank-faces-pressure-from-record-inflation/ | 2022-04-15T00:47:00 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/european-central-bank-faces-pressure-from-record-inflation/ |
Mercurial billionaire Elon Musk now says he wants to buy Twitter outright, taking it private to restore its commitment to what he terms “free speech.” But his offer, which seemed to fall flat with investors on Thursday, raises as many questions as it answers.
Among them: Is he serious? Can he get the money together? Wo... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/explainer-what-is-musk-really-doing-as-he-guns-for-twitter/ | 2022-04-15T00:47:08 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/explainer-what-is-musk-really-doing-as-he-guns-for-twitter/ |
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A major fertilizer company says the limits Union Pacific is putting on rail traffic to clear up congestion will delay shipments that farmers need during the spring planting season.
CF Industries said Thursday that the railroad ordered it to cut its shipments nearly 20%. Union Pacific has said it is l... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/fertilizer-company-complains-about-railroad-shipment-limits/ | 2022-04-15T00:47:16 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/fertilizer-company-complains-about-railroad-shipment-limits/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund warned Thursday that Russia’s war against Ukraine was weakening the economic prospects for most of the world’s countries and called high inflation “a clear and present danger’’ to the global economy.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the conseq... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/imf-chief-ukraine-war-and-inflation-threaten-global-economy/ | 2022-04-15T00:47:23 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/imf-chief-ukraine-war-and-inflation-threaten-global-economy/ |
A former police officer who discussed Russia’s invasion on the phone. A priest who preached to his congregation about the suffering of Ukrainians. A student who held up a banner with no words — just asterisks.
Hundreds of Russians are facing charges for speaking out against the war in Ukraine since a repressive law was... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/kremlin-crackdown-silences-war-protests-from-benign-to-bold/ | 2022-04-15T00:47:30 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/kremlin-crackdown-silences-war-protests-from-benign-to-bold/ |
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is facing renewed pressure from a hedge fund to speed up its transition to digital publishing and consider adding new digital-savvy leaders to its board after successfully fighting off a hostile takeover from a different hedge fund.
Lee’s largest shareholder, Canne... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/news-publisher-lee-faces-renewed-pressure-from-hedge-funds/ | 2022-04-15T00:47:38 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/news-publisher-lee-faces-renewed-pressure-from-hedge-funds/ |
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey for those 21 and older will begin April 21, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday.
“This is a historic step in our work to create a new cannabis industry,” said Murphy, who made the announcement via Twitter.
The news comes just three days after state r... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/nj-to-start-recreational-marijuana-sales-april-21/ | 2022-04-15T00:47:45 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/nj-to-start-recreational-marijuana-sales-april-21/ |
Pfizer said Thursday it wants to expand its COVID-19 booster shots to healthy elementary-age kids.
U.S. health authorities already urge everyone 12 and older to get one booster dose for the best protection against the newest variants — and recently gave the option of a second booster to those 50 and older.
Now Pfizer s... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/pfizer-to-seek-covid-booster-for-healthy-5-to-11-year-olds/ | 2022-04-15T00:47:53 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/pfizer-to-seek-covid-booster-for-healthy-5-to-11-year-olds/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Retail sales rose modestly in March, but higher prices for food, gasoline and other basics took a big share of consumers’ wallets.
Retail sales increased 0.5% after registering a revised 0.8% increase from January to February, reported the U.S. Commerce Department Thursday. Spending has been fueled by w... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/retail-sales-up-0-5-in-march-despite-soaring-inflation/ | 2022-04-15T00:48:00 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/retail-sales-up-0-5-in-march-despite-soaring-inflation/ |
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank on Thursday kept its main interest rate unchanged for a fourth month even as surging inflation has hit a 20-year high and eroded people’s purchasing power.
In a statement following a monetary policy committee meeting, the bank said it was keeping its policy rate “constant” at... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/turkeys-central-bank-keeps-rate-steady-amid-high-inflation/ | 2022-04-15T00:48:14 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/turkeys-central-bank-keeps-rate-steady-amid-high-inflation/ |
LONDON (AP) — British authorities have authorized a coronavirus vaccine for adults made by French drugmaker Valneva, despite the government’s decision last year to cancel an order for at least 100 million doses.
The U.K. is the first country to authorize Valneva’s vaccine, which is also under review by the European Med... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/uk-clears-6th-covid-shot-despite-canceling-deal-for-doses/ | 2022-04-15T00:48:21 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/uk-clears-6th-covid-shot-despite-canceling-deal-for-doses/ |
UnitedHealth Group delivered a better-than-expected first quarter and raised its 2022 forecast, as growth in Medicare Advantage and care delivery once again helped the health care giant.
The nation’s largest health insurance provider said Thursday that enrollment in its Medicare Advantage plans grew nearly 9% to about ... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/unitedhealth-tops-q1-forecasts-raises-2022-outlook/ | 2022-04-15T00:48:29 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/unitedhealth-tops-q1-forecasts-raises-2022-outlook/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up last week but remained at a historically low level, reflecting a robust U.S. labor market with near record-high job openings and few layoffs.
Jobless claims rose by 18,000 to 185,000, the Labor Department said Thursday, after nearly touching... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/us-jobless-claims-rise-but-remain-near-a-half-century-low/ | 2022-04-15T00:48:36 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/us-jobless-claims-rise-but-remain-near-a-half-century-low/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates continued to climb this week as the key 30-year loan rate reached 5% for the first time in more than a decade amid persistent high inflation.
The average 5% rate on the 30-year mortgage was up from 4.72% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday. The average... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/us-long-term-mortgage-rates-rise-30-year-loan-reaches-5/ | 2022-04-15T00:48:43 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/us-long-term-mortgage-rates-rise-30-year-loan-reaches-5/ |
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Rights activists and others are urging Rwandan authorities to free the man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda,” saying his health is failing after an appeals court upheld his 25-year jail term for terror offenses.
Paul Rusesabagina, who holds Belgian citizenship and U.S. residency, is credited w... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/activists-urge-release-of-hotel-rwanda-hero-rusesabagina/ | 2022-04-15T00:48:51 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/activists-urge-release-of-hotel-rwanda-hero-rusesabagina/ |
BEIJING (AP) — Anti-virus controls that have shut down some of China’s biggest cities and fueled public irritation are spreading as infections rise, hurting a weak economy and prompting warnings of possible global shockwaves.
Shanghai is easing rules that confined most of its 25 million people to their homes after comp... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/anti-virus-shutdowns-in-china-spread-as-infections-rise/ | 2022-04-15T00:49:00 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/anti-virus-shutdowns-in-china-spread-as-infections-rise/ |
BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday said it would reject “any pressure or coercion” over its relationship with Russia, in response to a call from U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for Beijing to use its “special relationship with Russia” to persuade Moscow to end the war in Ukraine.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao L... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/china-rejects-pressure-or-coercion-over-russia-relations/ | 2022-04-15T00:49:07 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/china-rejects-pressure-or-coercion-over-russia-relations/ |
MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Agricultural workers in the east and Horn of Africa are preparing for their most severe drought in forty years, as authorities warn that higher temperatures and less than normal rainfall was recorded by weather agencies in March and April this year.
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development s... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/east-and-horn-of-africa-prep-for-worst-drought-in-decades/ | 2022-04-15T00:49:15 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/east-and-horn-of-africa-prep-for-worst-drought-in-decades/ |
SANTA TECLA, El Salvador (AP) — A day after the bloodletting — 62 gang killings that convulsed El Salvador — the crackdown began.
Before dawn on Sunday, March 27, just hours after congress approved a state of emergency, heavily armed police and soldiers entered the packed, gang-controlled neighborhood of San Jose El Pi... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/el-salvador-presidents-mass-arrests-punitive-populism/ | 2022-04-15T00:49:22 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/el-salvador-presidents-mass-arrests-punitive-populism/ |
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 341 people in South Africa’s eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, including the city of Durban, and more rainstorms are forecast in the coming days.
The death toll is expected to rise as scores of people, including whole families, are missing, officials said ... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/floods-in-south-africas-durban-area-kill-more-than-300/ | 2022-04-15T00:49:30 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/floods-in-south-africas-durban-area-kill-more-than-300/ |
BERLIN (AP) — Four people were arrested in Germany and weapons were seized in an investigation into suspected anti-government extremists who allegedly planned to cause a long nationwide blackout and kidnap well-known figures including the country’s health minister, authorities said Thursday.
Prosecutors in Koblenz and ... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/germany-nabs-4-in-probe-of-anti-government-extremist-group/ | 2022-04-15T00:49:37 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/germany-nabs-4-in-probe-of-anti-government-extremist-group/ |
PARIS (AP) — The capital of France may be thousands of miles away from the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, but what happens in French voting stations this month could have repercussions there.
Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has close ties to Russia and wants to weaken the European Union and NATO, which... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/how-frances-presidential-election-could-impact-ukraine-war/ | 2022-04-15T00:49:45 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/how-frances-presidential-election-could-impact-ukraine-war/ |
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ri Chun Hi, North Korea’s most famous state TV anchor, has announced major events for decades, including nuclear and missile tests and the death of a leader, with an instantly identifiable, passionate voice.
The anchor, dubbed the “pink lady” abroad for her bright traditional Korean attire, be... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/kim-gives-north-koreas-most-famous-newscaster-a-luxury-home/ | 2022-04-15T00:49:52 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/kim-gives-north-koreas-most-famous-newscaster-a-luxury-home/ |
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada is sending soldiers to Poland to help with the care, co-ordination and resettlement of Ukrainian refugees in Poland, including some who will come to Canada.
Defense Minister Anita Anand announced the deployment of up to 150 troops Thursday.
More than 2.6 million Ukrainians have fled into Poland... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/live-updates-russia-ukraine-war-3/ | 2022-04-15T00:50:00 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/live-updates-russia-ukraine-war-3/ |
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis washed the feet of a dozen inmates at a prison near Rome in a Holy Thursday ritual that symbolizes humility and service and highlights his papacy’s attention to those on society’s margins.
He arrived in a motorcade that included Italian police cars at the prison in Civitavecchia, a port city, 8... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/pope-marks-holy-thursday-ahead-of-prison-feet-washing-ritual/ | 2022-04-15T00:50:08 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/pope-marks-holy-thursday-ahead-of-prison-feet-washing-ritual/ |
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of six U.S. lawmakers led by Republican Lindsey Graham from South Carolina arrived in Taiwan on Thursday for a two-day visit that has already been denounced by China.
The U.S. lawmakers are to meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and the island’s defense minister. The visit is “... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/senior-us-lawmakers-arrive-in-taiwan-for-visit/ | 2022-04-15T00:50:16 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/senior-us-lawmakers-arrive-in-taiwan-for-visit/ |
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia on Thursday inaugurated 290 new lawmakers, bringing the country a step closer to completing a prolonged electoral process marred by alleged corruption and irregularities.
The swearing-in ceremony was held in the capital’s heavily fortified Halane military camp, protected by sandbagged ... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/somalia-swears-in-lawmakers-in-step-to-choosing-new-leader/ | 2022-04-15T00:50:23 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/somalia-swears-in-lawmakers-in-step-to-choosing-new-leader/ |
BERLIN (AP) — A man who allegedly launched a grenade into a crowd of civilians waiting for food in Damascus in 2014, killing at least seven people, has been charged in Germany with war crimes and murder, prosecutors said Thursday.
The stateless man, identified only as Moafak D. in line with German privacy rules, was a ... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/suspect-in-syria-killings-faces-german-war-crimes-charges/ | 2022-04-15T00:50:31 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/suspect-in-syria-killings-faces-german-war-crimes-charges/ |
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the U.N. World Food Program said people are being “starved to death” in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, and he predicted the country’s humanitarian crisis is likely to worsen as Russia intensifies its assault in the coming weeks.
WFP executive director David Beasley also warned... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/the-ap-interview-un-food-chief-says-mariupol-is-starving/ | 2022-04-15T00:50:38 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/the-ap-interview-un-food-chief-says-mariupol-is-starving/ |
The missile cruiser Moskva, named in honor of the Russian capital, was launched during the Cold War, saw service during conflicts in Georgia, Syria and Ukraine, and helped conduct peacetime scientific research with the United States.
Now the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet has sunk in those waters off Ukraine whil... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/the-moskva-sunk-off-ukraine-served-in-wars-hot-and-cold/ | 2022-04-15T00:50:46 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/the-moskva-sunk-off-ukraine-served-in-wars-hot-and-cold/ |
LONDON (AP) — Britain announced a deal with Rwanda on Thursday to send some asylum-seekers thousands of miles to the East African country — a plan it said would stop people-smugglers sending desperate migrants on treacherous journeys across the English Channel.
U.K. opposition politicians and refugee groups condemned t... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/uk-plan-to-send-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda-draws-criticism/ | 2022-04-15T00:50:52 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/uk-plan-to-send-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda-draws-criticism/ |
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases and deaths in Africa have dropped to their lowest levels since the pandemic began, marking the longest decline yet seen in the disease, according to the World Health Organization.
In a statement on Thursday, the U.N. health agency said COVID-19 infections due to the o... | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/who-covid-cases-deaths-in-africa-drop-to-lowest-levels-yet/ | 2022-04-15T00:51:00 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/who-covid-cases-deaths-in-africa-drop-to-lowest-levels-yet/ |