March 2022

Pete Davidson in talks to head to space on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin flight

March 3, 2022 6:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Chloe Melas, CNN Pete Davidson might be headed to space. The “Saturday Night Live” star is in talks with Jeff Bezos to join one of his…

Man suspected in shooting deaths of 4 arrested in Texas

March 3, 2022 6:52 PM Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say a man suspected in a shooting that killed four people in Portland last year has been arrested in Texas. The…

Northwestern beats Minnesota 65-60 in Big 10 women’s tourney

March 3, 2022 6:42 PM Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Veronica Burton had 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, Lauryn Satterwhite added 15 points and a late block and No. 7…

Life in prison for Mexican cartel member “Chous”, a former Chihuahua State police officer

March 3, 2022 6:41 PM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas announced that Arturo Shows Urquidi, known at “Chous” was…

Brooks scores 29 to lead UMass Lowell past Hartford 83-73

March 3, 2022 6:41 PM Associated Press

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Max Brooks had 29 points plus 17 rebounds as UMass Lowell got past Hartford 83-73. David Shriver led the Hawks on Thursday…

Philadelphia police shoot and kill 12-year-old after a shot was fired into officers’ car

March 3, 2022 6:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Raja Razek and Amy Simonson, CNN Philadelphia police provided more details Wednesday on a deadly incident, in which officers chased and shot a boy…

Russia sends a message to all of Ukraine by hitting these civilian areas in this city

March 3, 2022 6:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Gianluca Mezzofiore, Katie Polglase and Paul P. Murphy, CNN Three schools shelled, one of them with a gaping hole on the side of the building.…

Harden, Pendande lead Miami over Duke in ACC women’s tourney

March 3, 2022 6:26 PM Associated Press

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Destiny Harden and Lola Pendande teamed up for nine straight points that gave Miami the lead for good in the fourth quarter…

Celtics forward Aaron Nesmith sprains right ankle

March 3, 2022 6:15 PM Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics forward Aaron Nesmith was helped off the court after spraining his right ankle Thursday night against Memphis. Nesmith…

Ukrainian nuclear power plant attack condemned as Russian troops ‘occupy’ facility

March 3, 2022 6:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, Olya Voitovych, Simone McCarthy and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Russian troops have occupied Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant, with…

Biden signs bill overhauling workplace sexual misconduct into law

March 3, 2022 6:01 PM Emma Hoggard

(CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law sweeping workplace reforms designed to free victims of sexual harassment…

Arizona State’s Turner Thorne retiring after 25 seasons

March 3, 2022 6:00 PM Associated Press

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State women’s basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne is retiring after 25 years.…

War crimes: How Putin could be tried in court

March 3, 2022 5:55 PM Emma Hoggard

(CNN) — There is a loud and growing chorus of calls for the International Criminal Court to pursue Vladimir Putin. On Wednesday, the court said it…

ABC-7 First Alert: Winds turn gusty Friday with areas of blowing dust and sand

March 3, 2022 5:52 PM Doppler Dave Speelman

The winds will pick up later in the day Friday. Gusts from the SW will increase to 40 mph by the afternoon and evening. There will be some areas of…

Winter Paralympics set to get underway in Beijing following exclusion of Russia and Belarus

March 3, 2022 5:50 PM Emma Hoggard

(CNN) — A record number of Para athletes — around 700 — were expected to compete in this year’s Winter Paralympics in Beijing, but much of the…

$100,000 gift to TTUHSC El Paso to help generations of Foster School of Medicine students

March 3, 2022 5:47 PM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas – A generous gift by Cliff and Martha Eisenberg with the presentation of $100,000 to Texas Tech University Healthy Sciences Center El…

Non-profit drug maker will provide insulin for no more than $30 a vial

March 3, 2022 5:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN Civica Rx, a non-profit generic drug maker backed by hospitals, insurers and philanthropies, announced Thursday that it plans to…

No. 2 Stanford women top Oregon St. 57-44 in Pac-12 quarters

March 3, 2022 5:38 PM Associated Press

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Haley Jones scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead No. 2 Stanford to a 57-44 victory…

Man facing death in couple’s fatal stabbing gets reprieve

March 3, 2022 5:33 PM Associated Press

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas inmate who was scheduled to be the first to be executed by the state this year received a…

Opening Ceremony: Call for peace as Ukraine’s presence keenly felt at Winter Paralympics

March 3, 2022 5:31 PM CNN Newsource

By George Ramsay The 2022 Winter Paralympics officially got under way on Friday, with the start of the Games marked by the presence of the full…

‘Help us, we’re stranded’: International students say they’re trapped in northeast Ukraine

March 3, 2022 5:28 PM CNN Newsource

By Stephanie Busari and Shama Nasinde, CNN Hundreds of international students trapped in the Ukrainian city of Sumy by Russia’s invasion have…

Nets’ Joe Harris to have season-ending ankle surgery

March 3, 2022 5:27 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Nets swingman Joe Harris will have more surgery on his left ankle and miss the remainder of the season. Harris had surgery…

Jason Day’s mother dies after 5-year battle with cancer

March 3, 2022 5:16 PM Associated Press

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — There’s a reason Jason Day was a late withdrawal from the Arnold Palmer Invitational.…

Surgeon general launches effort to get to the bottom of Covid-19 misinformation

March 3, 2022 5:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Michael Nedelman and John Bonifield, CNN The office of US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a request Thursday for information surrounding…

Iowa becomes second state to enact anti-trans sports ban this year

March 3, 2022 5:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN Iowa’s Republican governor approved legislation Thursday banning transgender women and girls from participating on sports…

COLUMN: Will sports ever stop cozying up to strongmen?

March 3, 2022 5:05 PM Associated Press

By JIM LITKE AP Sports Columnist Strongmen and sports are a match made in hell, but that never bothered the International Olympic Committee before.…

Family and friends gather to give their final salutes to Ret. Lt. Col Robert Chisolm

March 3, 2022 5:03 PM Yvonne Suarez

FORT BLISS, Texas – He survived some of the most violent battles an American soldier could experience. Retired Lt. Col. Robert Chisolm jumped into…

Dinosaur fossil discovery may be the oldest stegosaur ever found

March 3, 2022 5:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Fossils have led researchers to a previously unknown species of armored dinosaur that lived 168 million years ago, and…

Brad Pitt is a stylish assassin in action-packed ‘Bullet Train’ trailer

March 3, 2022 4:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Brad Pitt stars in a highly stylized new movie “Bullet Train,” playing an assassin who boards a bullet train…

Kim, Seiffert share lead in breezy Puerto Rico Open

March 3, 2022 4:57 PM Associated Press

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) — Michael Kim birdied the last two holes for a 7-under 65 at breezy Grand Reserve and a share of the lead in the…

Month: March 2022