By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its budget-priced iPhone that’s capable of connecting to ultrafast 5G wireless networks, an upgrade that has been available on the company’s upscale models for more than a year. The latest iPhone SE marks the first upgrade
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Arizona’s Bennedict Mathurin has been named The Associated Press Pac-12 player of the year after a dominating sophomore season. The athletic guard led the No. 2 Wildcats in scoring with 17.3 points per game and has been the go-to player on a team that quickly became one of the
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Macee Williams recorded her third straight double-double of the Horizon League tournament with 19 points and 18 rebounds, and top-seeded IUPUI beat No. 4 seed Cleveland State 61-54 to secure an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. IUPUI was playing in its third straight Horizon League championship game — winning in the
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN As states roll back masking requirements for students, a new study shows that masks helped cut Covid-19 infections in public K-12 schools that required them in the fall. The study comes from a partnership between the US Centers for Disease Control and the Arkansas Department of Health. Investigators looked at Covid-19
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By Forrest Brown, CNN Puerto Rico, which along with Hawaii has maintained some of the strictest Covid-19 measures in the United States, announced Monday it’s relaxing travel restrictions. Starting Thursday, the US territory in the Caribbean will no longer require that domestic travelers provide proof of vaccination or take a Covid-19 test before arrival, according
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From dual fridges and zoom rooms to escape spaces, home builders are preparing for the next pandemic. Even HGTV is adapting its programming around people’s changing habits.
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(CNN) — A jury in Washington, DC, on Tuesday found January 6 rioter Guy Reffitt guilty of all five charges he faced related to the US Capitol attack, in the pivotal outcome of the first federal trial related to the riot. Reffitt, a Texas Three Percenter and supporter of then-President Donald Trump when he went to
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 is awaiting judgment from a federal appeals court after arguments in New Orleans. An administration attorney told the court Tuesday that a federal judge in Texas was wrong to block the mandate. Opponents of
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Guantánamo Bay Naval Station and its detention facilities. Facts The base, sometimes referred to as “Gitmo,” is located in southeastern Cuba, on the coast of Guantánamo Bay. The United States has been leasing the 45 square miles that the base sits on since 1903. The base shares a
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By CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a ban on Russian oil, natural gas and coal imports in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Read his executive order: March 8, 2022 EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – PROHIBITING CERTAIN IMPORTS AND NEW INVESTMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CONTINUED RUSSIAN FEDERATION EFFORTS
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Opening arguments began Tuesday in the trial for a Doña Ana County woman accused of hiring a hitman to kill her ex-boyfriend in 2018. In March 2018, authorities arrested Cristal Cardenas, 29, and her boyfriend, Luis Flores, 30. They were charged with the murders of Mario Cabral, the ex-boyfriend of
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EL PASO, Texas – As oil prices continue to spike in the country, one El Paso transportation company has felt that extra cost. Mesilla Valley Transportation is a transportation company in the Southwest. According to their website, they are the largest, privately owned transportation fleet in the United States. One of the founders of MVT,
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By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A jury in Washington, DC, on Tuesday found January 6 rioter Guy Reffitt guilty of all five charges he faced related to the US Capitol attack, in the pivotal outcome of the first federal trial related to the riot. Reffitt, a Texas Three Percenter and supporter of then-President
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is ready to move on from the threat of a Saudi-funded rival league. And part of the future at some point will involve a phone call from Phil Mickelson. Monahan says he hasn’t spoken to the six-time major
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By David Close and Amir Vera, CNN National Football League quarterback Aaron Rodgers tweeted Tuesday that he plans to remain with the Green Bay Packers. His confirmation came after Pat McAfee, host of “The Pat McAfee Show,” a show in which Rodgers regularly appears as a guest, said he will stay with the team. McAfee
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of US President Joe Biden. Personal Birth date: November 20, 1942 Birth place: Scranton, Pennsylvania Birth name: Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. Father: Joseph Robinette Biden Sr., car salesman Mother: Catherine Eugenia (Finnegan) Biden Marriages: Jill (Jacobs) Biden (June 17, 1977-present); Neilia (Hunter) Biden (August 27,
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presumir de tus resultados de Wordle, posiblemente una de las formas más recientes de “jactarse con humildad”, se ha apoderado de las redes sociales. Resolver el rompecabezas diario de cinco letras, y hacerlo en solo tres, dos o incluso en tu primer intento (¡!) es una insignia de orgullo para
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Personal Birth date: October 7, 1952 Birth place: Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia Birth name: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Father: Vladimir Putin, factory foreman Mother: Maria Putina Marriage: Lyudmila (Shkrebneva) Putina (July 28, 1983-2014, divorced) Children: Yekaterina and Maria Education: Leningrad State
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EL PASO, Texas – Starting Wednesday, March 9, drivers will be able to travel on the two new eastbound lanes of the Montana project. This is the latest milestone of the project. It will give drivers the opportunity to travel on the new main lanes for approximately three miles. Drivers can get on the new
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal jury convicts Texas man of storming Capitol with gun in 1st trial over Jan. 6 riot.
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EL PASO, Texas– Fire departments in the Borderland have fought several brush fires lately, reporting an increase in these types of calls. “During the March month, we do start to see an increase in brush fires due to the weather,” said Daniel Ames, Horizon Fire Department Assistant Chief. “We start getting high severe winds, so
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has evoked wartime British leader Winston Churchill in a speech to Britain’s Parliament. He told U.K. lawmakers by video link on Tuesday that Ukrainians would fight Russian invaders to the end in the country’s forests, fields and streets. He said “we will not
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Deion Sanders had two toes on his left foot amputated due to blood clots stemming from a previous surgery. The Jackson State head coach and NFL Hall of Famer reveals the severity of his foot injury in an upcoming episode of his “Coach Prime” documentary series. Sanders was hospitalized for around
Continue Reading About 100 volunteers work around the clock preparing supplies, making camouflage for Ukraine’s defenders
Continue Reading DENTON, Texas (AP) — Papers, pictures and other artifacts belonging to the late Texas lawyer Sarah Weddington will become part of Texas Woman’s University’s permanent collection. At the age of 26, Weddington successfully argued the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court. The university in Denton said Tuesday that before
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Most members of the Ukrainian women’s synchronized swim team have arrived in Rome after fleeing the war in their homeland. Ten athletes and two coaches traveled in a bus provided by the Italian swimming federation from the Ukraine-Hungarian border to Rome. Italian swimming officials greeted the athletes, who will continue their training
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Kohl’s is under intense pressure from Wall Street raiders and up against stiff competition from Amazon, Target and others. Now it’s hoping that overhauling its brand image can beat back those threats. Kohl’s announced plans Monday to add Sephora mini-shops to roughly 75% of its 1,100 US stores, open 100
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said that Moscow remains engaged in the effort to salvage the Iran nuclear deal, despite a recent demand by the Russian foreign minister for written guarantees that sanctions imposed for its invasion of Ukraine will not its impact future dealings with Tehran. “With regard
Continue Reading CNN, KMAX, KOVR, KGO, SENATE TV, FACEBOOK, ANDREY KOTENKO, KMAX/KOVR, Facebook/Andrey Kotenko By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said that Moscow remains engaged in the effort to salvage the Iran nuclear deal, despite a recent demand by the Russian foreign minister for written guarantees that sanctions imposed for its invasion
Continue Reading FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England’s Matt Turner will likely be sidelined for a couple more weeks by an ankle injury, raising the possibility the United States will be without its top two goalkeepers when World Cup qualifying resumes on March 24 at Mexico. Revolution coach Bruce Arena said during a news conference that Turner
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