By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press The Interior Department is on the verge of releasing a report on its investigation into the federal government’s past oversight of Native American boarding schools. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said Wednesday the report will come out next month. She first outlined an initiative in June that she says will uncover
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By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Engineers have linked Ukraine to an electricity grid spanning much of continental Europe, allowing the country to decouple its power system from Russia. The Belgium-based group representing dozens of transmission system operators in Europe said the electricity grids of Ukraine and its smaller neighbor Moldova were successfully
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By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Memphis is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014. The Tigers had the No. 1 recruiting class in the country and started the season ranked No. 12 in the preseason AP Top 25. But the Tigers struggled through mid-January before finally
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By Laura Studley, CNN A participant in the 1989 Tiananmen Square student-led protest who later became an immigration lawyer in Queens, New York, was allegedly stabbed to death on Monday by a client. Jim Li, 66, moved to the United States in the early ’90s after being incarcerated for a year and eight months in
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El sistema de alerta temprana para detectar asteroides que representan una amenaza para la Tierra, operado por la NASA y sus colaboradores en todo el mundo, se puso a trabajar. El viernes 11 de marzo detectó con éxito un pequeño asteroide de 2 metros de ancho solo unas horas antes de
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former prime time anchor Chris Cuomo on Wednesday asked an arbitrator to award him $125 million for what he called his “unlawful” firing. Former CNN chief Jeff Zucker fired Cuomo in December, saying he hadn’t been aware of the extent the anchor had helped his
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HOUSTON (AP) — Police say a man shot and killed his supervisor in a high-rise office building in Houston. The shooting happened about noon Wednesday on the 10th floor of an office tower in the Greenway Plaza office complex on Interstate 69 west of downtown. Executive Assistant Police Chief Larry Satterwhite says the gunman was
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer The IndyCar season has barely begun and the free agency market is already heating up. And the first name to admit he’s looking for other opportunities is a surprise. Pato O’Ward revealed Wednesday that his management team is exploring other jobs for him even as Arrow McLaren holds
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer The IndyCar season has barely begun and the free agency market is already heating up. And the first name to admit he’s looking for other opportunities is a surprise. Pato O’Ward revealed Wednesday that his management team is exploring other jobs for him even as Arrow McLaren holds
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The Baltimore Ravens have agreed to a five-year deal with safety Marcus Williams, bolstering a secondary that was decimated by injuries last season as the team finished last in the NFL against the pass. Wednesday was the first day teams could officially announce deals with newly acquired free agents.
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By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN With a new version of the Omicron coronavirus variant picking up steam in the United States, as many as 28 million seniors remain at risk of becoming severely ill from Covid-19, either because they are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, or because it has been more than five months
Continue Reading By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer Louisville and Kenny Payne have agreed on a deal for the former Cardinals player and current New York Knicks assistant to become the men’s basketball program’s first Black head coach, says a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press Wednesday on condition
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By David Close, CNN World Golf Hall of Famer Greg Norman on Wednesday announced a new Saudi-backed, team-based, professional golf league. Norman, a 20-time winner on the PGA Tour and a former World No. 1 player, is a prominent face of the start-up LIV Golf Invitational series, which will host its first invitational competitions this
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By Chris Isidore and Chris Liakos, CNN Business Russia is seizing hundreds of commercial jets owned by US and European leasing companies, a further sign of the challenges the country’s airline industry faces due to sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin signed a law Monday as part of the government’s anti-sanction measures
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The lineup is coming together for the 2022 Oscars. With less than two weeks until the big show, show producers Will Packer and Shayla Cowan have lined up some major star power to take the stage. This week, presenters added to the line-up included Halle Bailey, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Jamie Lee
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los ucranianos se enfrentan a una situación cada vez más desesperada sobre el terreno a medida que las fuerzas rusas atacan la capital Kyiv y nuevos objetivos en todo el país, a pesar de que ambas naciones reconocen que hay signos de progreso en las negociaciones en curso. Kyiv ha sufrido
Continue Reading By David Goldman, CNN Business Russia says it has ordered the $117 million in interest payments it owes Wednesday to be sent to investors, attempting to avoid its first international default in more than a century. But it’s not out of the woods yet. That’s because the funds the country used to make the debt
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey spent this season reviving her alma mater’s program. When she wasn’t working, she eagerly accepted serving as the proud mother of Purdue guard Jaden Ivey. It’s a mother-son relationship in a league of its own. The Iveys will spend this week
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dwayne Haskins is staying in Pittsburgh to compete for the open starting quarterback job alongside Mason Rudolph and Mitch Trubisky. The Steelers have signed Haskins to a one-year restricted free agent tender to bring him back for a second season after claiming him off waivers in January 2021. Pittsburgh also cut right
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals signed six-time All-Star pitcher Zack Greinke to a $13 million contract for this season Wednesday, reuniting the right-hander with the club that drafted him in the first round two decades ago. Greinke also can make up to $2 million in
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Starbucks, Jabil rise; NortonLifeLock, Lockheed fall.
Continue Reading By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix knows you share your password. And soon you might have to start paying for the privilege. Over the last year, Netflix been working on ways to “enable members who share outside their household to do so easily and securely, while also paying a bit more,” the company said in
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN With a new version of the Omicron coronavirus variant picking up steam in the United States, as many as 28 million seniors remain at risk of becoming severely ill from Covid-19, either because they are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, or because it has been more than five months
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BUFFALO, New York — The Aggies are in Buffalo for their 23rd appearance in the NCAA tournament. ABC-7’s Nate Ryan is with the team providing reports. The team is holding a news conference ahead of tomorrow’s game against fifth-seeded UConn. This is Chris Jans’s third appearance in the tournament as NMSU head coach.
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By Sam Fossum and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” on Wednesday as Russia intensifies its attack on Ukraine. “I think he is a war criminal,” Biden said to reporters after remarks at the White House. Biden’s designation reflects a shift from the administration’s previous stance. Officials,
Continue Reading CNN By Sam Fossum and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” on Wednesday as Russia intensifies its attack on Ukraine. “I think he is a war criminal,” Biden said to reporters after remarks at the White House. Biden’s designation reflects a shift from the administration’s previous stance.
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets and quarterback Joe Flacco have agreed on a one-year contract. The move keeps Zach Wilson’s veteran backup in place. Flacco’s agency JL Sports announced the deal on Twitter on Wednesday. A person familiar with the deal asays the Jets
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — El presidente de EE.UU., Joe Biden, llamó al presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, un “criminal de guerra” este miércoles mientras Rusia intensifica su ataque contra Ucrania. “Creo que es un criminal de guerra”, dijo Biden a los periodistas después de los comentarios en la Casa Blanca. La designación de Biden refleja
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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By David Goldman, CNN Business Russia says it has ordered the $117 million in interest payments it owes Wednesday to be sent to investors, attempting to avoid its first international default in more than a century. But it’s not out of the woods yet. That’s because the funds the country used to make
Continue Reading By BILL WHITEHEAD Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Dominic Smith homered twice Max Scherzer in a simulated game at the New York Mets’ spring training stadium, a surprising development given that he’s 0 for 16 against the three-time Cy Young Award winner in games that count. Smith took Scherzer deep to right
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