By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia state Senate committee has advanced a proposal for the state to prohibit social media platforms from removing or censoring content. Tuesday’s vote moves the measure to the full Senate for more debate. It comes amid an outcry from conservatives that their political views are being
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EL PASO, Texas – Federal prosecutors and attorneys for Patrick Crusius will go before United States District Judge David Guaderrama Wednesday after filing proposed scheduling orders for the murder trial of the August 2019 mass shootings at the Cielo Vista Walmart. Back on Jan. 18, 2022, the Judge ordered the parties to “meet and confer” and
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NEW YORK (AP) — An advocacy group for minor league players has praised locked-out big leaguers for refusing to consider a proposal from Major League Baseball that would give teams the flexibility to cut hundreds of minor league jobs. MLB proposed that the Major League Baseball Players Association agree that management has the flexibility to
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Pitchers and catchers are not starting spring training workouts as scheduled Wednesday. Major League Baseball’s lockout enters its 77th day and will prevent pitchers and catchers from taking the field for the first time since October. There have been just five bargaining sessions since the lockout began on Dec.
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN Mazars USA, the accounting firm that former President Donald Trump and his businesses have used for years, cut ties with him in stunning fashion, declaring it could no longer vouch for the financial statements it has complied over the past decade. The February 9 letter was disclosed Monday amid litigation around
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Kanye West está en todos los titulares ahora mismo. Entre sus publicaciones en las redes sociales (ahora borradas en su mayoría) sobre su esposa, de quien está separado, Kim Kardashian y su novio, la estrella de “SNL” Pete Davidson, hasta el fin de su breve relación con la actriz Julia Fox
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike Tirico has traveled over 12,500 miles in the air over the past week and hosted two major sporting events. He still isn’t done. Tirico is back at NBC Sports Group headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, to host the final week of the Winter Olympics. He
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EL PASO, Texas – The addition of the Eastside Sports Complex and the Paso Del Norte roundabout in downtown El Paso are part of the city leaders’ goals to enhance quality of place. The public art program is part of the Museum and Cultural Affairs Department. Currently, 28 art projects are in progress. Artwork at
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer Longtime Washington Nationals star Ryan Zimmerman has announced his retirement at age 37. He ends a a decorated career in which he became the club leader in most major hitting categories and helped the team win the 2019 World Series. Zimmerman posted the news via a Tweet on Tuesday.
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EL PASO, Texas – The freeway is closed at I-10 west near the Horizon exit. According to the Texas Department of Transportation, traffic is exiting at Horizon due to a three-car incident underneath Horizon overpass. The Sheriff’s department reports it was a five-car accident with one woman and two children transported to the hospital with
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EL PASO, Texas – Joe Golding has been UTEP’s head men’s basketball coach for about nine months now but if you ask the 46-year-old West Texas native, it feels like longer. “It feels a lot more like three years,” laughs Golding. Just less than one year ago, Golding’s life turned upside-down when his 14-seed Abilene
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Mark Zuckerberg observa una versión animada de sí mismo en un mundo virtual e intenta elegir un atuendo para su avatar. Zuckerberg mueve su mano para cambiar la vestimenta del avatar, cambiando de una camisa negra, pantalones y tenis blancos a un disfraz de esqueleto y luego a un traje de
Continue Reading By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ majority-Republican Senate has rejected efforts to enact an abortion ban modeled after neighboring Texas’ restrictive law. The Senate on Tuesday rejected resolutions that would have allowed lawmakers to take up legislation banning abortion except to save the life of a mother in a medical
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas- El Paso Locomotive FC announced on Tuesday it had signed Spanish defender Ander Egiluz ahead of the upcoming 2022 USL Championship season, pending league and federation approval and receipt of his ITC. “Ander [Egiluz] came in on trial with us and proved himself to be a great
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Michael McDowell opened the first Daytona 500 practice session with a top speed of 192.736 mph. McDowell helped Ford dominate the top five spots in two draft-heavy sessions at Daytona International Speedway. McDowell was last season’s surprise Daytona 500 champion. NASCAR got another look
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By ZEKE MILLER and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is telling Congress it needs an additional $30 billion to press ahead with the fight against COVID-19. Two people familiar with the details tell The Associated Press that the request includes $17.9 billion for vaccines and treatments, $4.9 billion for testing,
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has nominated an appeals court judge who is the daughter of Mexican immigrants as the first Latina to serve on the California Supreme Court. San Diego appellate Justice Patricia Guerrero was nominated Tuesday to fill the vacancy Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar left when he
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By Caleb Hellerman When her son bounced up the steep stone steps and through the door of the house he shared with his mother and father, Gina Buckhalter was wary. It was no secret that Gerod was a heavy drug user, addicted to opioids for more than half his 33 years. Gina was used to
Continue Reading By Caleb Hellerman When her son bounced up the steep stone steps and through the door of the house he shared with his mother and father, Gina Buckhalter was wary. It was no secret that Gerod was a heavy drug user, addicted to opioids for more than half his 33 years. Gina was used to
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Baylor big man Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua had surgery to repair multiple ligaments in his left knee. The surgery Tuesday came three days after the gruesome injury that ended his season for the seventh-ranked Bears. The junior forward known as “Everyday Jon” for his constant high-energy play got hurt in
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Baylor big man Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua had surgery to repair multiple ligaments in his left knee. The surgery Tuesday came three days after the gruesome injury that ended his season for the seventh-ranked Bears. The junior forward known as “Everyday Jon” for his constant high-energy play got hurt in
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips and Holly Yan, CNN While new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations keep tumbling, more than 2,000 Americans are still dying every day from Covid-19. The US is now averaging 136,190 new Covid-19 cases a day, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That’s a 44% plunge from last week. New Covid-19 cases have
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips and Holly Yan, CNN While new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations keep tumbling, more than 2,000 Americans are still dying every day from Covid-19. The US is now averaging 136,190 new Covid-19 cases a day, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That’s a 44% plunge from last week. New Covid-19 cases have
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By Rosa Flores, CNN A 9-year-old girl has died after she was shot while in a car with her family in the Houston area, police say. “Sadly, the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences advised late (Tuesday) afternoon that the nine-year-old girl has been pronounced deceased,” the Houston Police Department tweeted. Mayor Sylvester Turner identified
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By Andrew Millman and Casey Gannon A former Pennsylvania insurance salesman who participated in the US Capitol attack was sentenced Tuesday to six months’ probation after revealing he had lost his job and now works as a part-time pizza delivery driver. Edward McAlanis, from Lancaster County, says he was fired for his participation in the
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El próximo 13 de marzo se celebran las elecciones legislativas de Colombia, en las que los colombianos elegirán a los representantes del nuevo Congreso de la República. Durante la jornada hay una figura clave que resulta fundamental para llevar a cabo estos comicios con normalidad: los jurados de votación, quienes
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Altria says an administrative law judge dismissed a federal lawsuit alleging that its investment into vaping company Juul violates anticompetitive laws. The preliminary decision by a federal agency judge is subject to review by the Federal Trade Commission and will likely be appealed. The FTC sued
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Oh, no. No encuentras tu tarjeta de vacunación. Ya buscaste en tu auto, vaciaste tu bolsa o tu mochila y has puesto de cabeza tu casa, pero tu tarjeta de vacunación no aparece por ningún lado. Nadie podía predecir antes de la pandemia que un pequeño trozo de papel blanco tendría
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gonzaga and Duke are among the 24 men’s and women’s programs that will take part in a pair of basketball tournaments in Portland, Oregon, honoring Nike cofounder Phil Knight. The 2022 Phil Knight Invitational and the Phil Knight Legacy tournaments will be played over Thanksgiving weekend. Games will be held at
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two California Democratic lawmakers are targeting pandemic disinformation they say has received a broad audience and misplaced credibility through social media. Both legislators rejected concerns Tuesday that their legislation might carry free speech or business privacy considerations. Sen. Richard Pan’s proposal would require online platforms like
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