By Tim Lister and Clarissa Ward, CNN On the frontlines east of the port city of Mariupol, the Ukrainian army’s defensive positions look much as they did two years ago: Platoons shelter in improvised bunkers and ruined houses, and trenches curl through the frigid landscape. The Russian border is less than 20 miles away. Beyond
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EL PASO, Texas – Eight months apart. That’s how long Cody Benson, an E-7 Sergeant First Class in the United States Army, spent away from his three children during his deployment in Camp Casey, Korea. Chenault wanted to surprise his children at Sgt. Jose F. Carrasco Elementary School. He wasn’t expected home until next month.
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By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Long before Tom Brady called it quits, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers began contemplating a future without the seven-time Super Bowl winner. Brady announced his retirement Tuesday, ending an unparalleled career that began with a two-decade stint with the New England Patriots followed by two seasons
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — En lo que serían sus últimos momentos, el veterano policía se sentó en su patrulla minutos después de la medianoche cuando se abrió la puerta del conductor del automóvil que tenía delante. El cabo Charles Galloway acababa de detener el tráfico y estaba tratando de comunicarse con un despachador cuando un
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By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Groups representing about 100,000 ride-share drivers and food delivery workers in and near New York City have formed a coalition called Justice for App Workers. They made the announcement Tuesday and are pressing for protections including better wages, health care and the right to unionize.
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EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso Electric contractor was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after making contact with a high-power line, according to preliminary emergency reports. It happened just after 2 p.m. Tuesday in east El Paso near a business located at 13299 Gateway East. According to El Paso Electric, the contractor
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer Weston McKennie says he let his team and nation down when he violated team COVID-19-rules in September, which caused the American midfielder to miss a pair of World Cup qualifiers. McKennie didn’t dress for the Sept. 5 match against Canada because of the breach, and coach Gregg Berhalter sent
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Caitlyn Callahan is the first female coach in the 135-year history of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The team hired the 26-year-old Callahan as a player development coach in January after she impressed them during a visit to the team’s minor-league headquarters in Bradenton, Florida. Callahan played softball
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This past weekend’s Janet Jackson documentary was the most popular non-fiction show on Lifetime since its “Surviving R. Kelly” documentary three years ago. The four-part series rolled out over two nights last weekend. The Nielsen company said roughly 4 million people watched on live television,
Continue Reading By Karol Suarez and Brandon Miller, CNN At least 23 people have died after heavy rainfall triggered a landslide on Monday in Quito, Ecuador, authorities said. Quito’s mayor Santiago Guarderas told reporters on Tuesday that 47 people were injured, including two that were left in critical condition as a result of the disaster. Seven have
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DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway has undergone surgery for the broken bone in his left foot. The Mavericks says Hardaway will begin rehabilitation immediately, but there is no timetable for his return to the lineup. The 29-year-old Hardaway broke his fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot in a game at Golden
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway has undergone surgery for the broken bone in his left foot. The Mavericks says Hardaway will begin rehabilitation immediately, but there is no timetable for his return to the lineup. The 29-year-old Hardaway broke his fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot in a game at Golden
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Pfizer y BioNTech buscan la autorización de uso de emergencia para su vacuna contra el covid-19 de dos dosis para niños de 6 meses a 5 años, dijeron las compañías este martes. La vacuna de Pfizer/BioNTech ya está autorizada para su uso en personas a partir de los 5 años y
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The Jewish Federations of North America, or JFNA, is working to bolster security across Jewish communities. The umbrella organization and local federations are aiming to raise $126 million over three years to ensure all 146 communities where Jewish federations are located have security hubs. Only 45 currently have such
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The Jewish Federations of North America, or JFNA, is working to bolster security across Jewish communities. The umbrella organization and local federations are aiming to raise $126 million over three years to ensure all 146 communities where Jewish federations are located have security hubs. Only 45 currently have such
Continue Reading BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer The Department of Interior is spending $1.15 billion to create jobs across the United States by capping abandoned oil and gas wells in communities plagued for decades by air and water pollution from wells. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says the funding will help the country “confront the legacy pollution
Continue Reading BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer The Department of Interior is spending $1.15 billion to create jobs across the United States by capping abandoned oil and gas wells in communities plagued for decades by air and water pollution from wells. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says the funding will help the country “confront the legacy pollution
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks had a strong holiday season in the U.S., but those results were offset by higher labor and commodity costs and weaker sales in China. U.S. same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, were up 18% over the October-December period a year ago despite higher
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google’s digital advertising empire turned in another strong performance during the holiday shopping season, propelling a 36% increase in its corporate parent’s profit during the final three months of 2021. The results announced Tuesday underscore how technology giants have adapted to become even more
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By Gabby Orr, CNN A proposal to endorse removing GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger from the House Republican Conference has gained steam ahead of its introduction at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting this week. The proposed resolution, which has garnered more than 50 co-sponsors, seeks to punish the two Republican lawmakers over
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business General Motors reported record earnings for 2021, despite struggling with a shortage of computer chips and other parts that crimped its ability to build and sell all the cars and trucks it wanted. Quarterly earnings reached nearly $2 billion, excluding special items, topping the consensus forecast of $1.7 billion from
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Tuesday, getting February off to a decent start after a miserable January. The S&P 500, the Nasdaq composite and the Dow Jones Industrial Average all rose. Nearly all of the gains came in the last hour after the market spent most of the day waffling between
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By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico is expected to make a full recovery after suffering a stroke and being hospitalized last week, when he began to experience dizziness and fatigue. The 49-year-old Democrat checked himself into a hospital in Santa Fe on Thursday. His chief
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN US Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico announced Tuesday that he “suffered a stroke in the cerebellum” last week but is expected to make a full recovery. “As part of his treatment plan, he subsequently underwent decompressive surgery to ease swelling,” a statement posted to the Democrat’s Twitter account said.
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut says it has complied with a recent arbitration ruling and has paid former men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie more than $11.1 million. The payment was ordered last month and represents what Ollie would have been due under the remainder of his
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — General Motors increased its net income 56% last year, helped by higher prices for its vehicles that were made scarce by a global shortage of computer chips. The Detroit automaker said Tuesday that it made $10.02 billion for the full year. And it predicted record pretax
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business America’s national debt just hit another sobering milestone. Total public debt outstanding is now above $30 trillion, according to Treasury Department data published Tuesday. Government borrowing accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic as Washington spent aggressively to cushion the economic blow from the crisis. The national debt has surged by about
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The FBI is urging Olympic athletes to leave their personal cell phones at home and instead take burner phones to the Beijing Winter Olympics this month, citing the potential for “malicious cyber activities.” “The FBI urges all athletes to keep their personal cell phones at home and
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Un estudiante murió y otro resultó herido después de un tiroteo en una escuela en Richfield, Minnesota, anunciaron las autoridades este martes. “Este es un día trágico en la ciudad de Richfield”, dijo el jefe de policía Jay Henthorne durante una conferencia de prensa. El tiroteo ocurrió poco después del mediodía
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: UPS, Gannett rise; AT&T, Pitney Bowes fall.
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