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AP’s Marjorie Miller named as new head of Pulitzer Prizes

March 31, 2022 12:56 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Marjorie Miller has been named as the new administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes. Miller is vice president and global enterprise…

Osaka rallies, tops Bencic to make Miami Open women’s final

March 31, 2022 12:50 PM Associated Press

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Naomi Osaka has reached a championship match for the first time since the 2021…

Homecoming: LB Bobby Wagner agrees to 5-year deal with Rams

March 31, 2022 12:45 PM Associated Press

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linebacker Bobby Wagner has agreed to a five-year deal to join his hometown Los Angeles Rams.…

Washington OKs 1st statewide missing Indigenous people alert

March 31, 2022 12:43 PM Associated Press

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and TED S. WARREN Associated Press TULALIP, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a bill that creates a…

Washington OKs 1st statewide missing Indigenous people alert

March 31, 2022 12:40 PM Associated Press

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and TED S. WARREN Associated Press TULALIP, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a bill that creates a…

A worker refuels a gasoline tanker truck at the Valero Energy Corp. oil refinery terminal in Memphis

IEA to hold emergency meeting following historic US oil release

March 31, 2022 12:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Matt Egan, CNN Business The International Energy Agency is planning to hold an emergency meeting Friday, a person familiar with the matter…

El plan de Biden de liberar petróleo de la reserva estadounidense solo abarca un tercio del déficit ruso

March 31, 2022 12:38 PM CNN Newsource

Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN Business) — Los precios del petróleo retroceden rápidamente a medida que los inversores se preparan para que…

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signs bill creating nation’s first statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people

March 31, 2022 12:37 PM Associated Press

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signs bill creating nation’s first statewide alert system for missing Indigenous…

Razzies rescind Bruce Willis award after family reveals actor has aphasia

March 31, 2022 12:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The Razzies, a tongue-in-cheek award show that hands out honors to the worst cinema of the year, has rescinded its prize for…

Produce grown by students at Las Vegas school gardens to be for sale at farmers market event

March 31, 2022 12:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Caitlin Lilly Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Student farmers from across Las Vegas…

Trapping ban to take effect on public lands in New Mexico

March 31, 2022 12:31 PM Associated Press

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It will be illegal to use wildlife traps, snares and poison on public lands across…

Trapping ban to take effect on public lands in New Mexico

March 31, 2022 12:31 PM Associated Press

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It will be illegal to use wildlife traps, snares and poison on public lands across…

Tribe supports Connecticut city’s Red Raiders’ nickname

March 31, 2022 12:30 PM Associated Press

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer A small American Indian tribe is supporting a Connecticut city’s attempt to retain funding put in jeopardy…

A Las Vegas special education teacher told FOX5 she has had so much trouble getting a rental

Las Vegas teacher ends up homeless in Southern Nevada’s rental crisis

March 31, 2022 12:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Jaclyn Schultz Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A Las Vegas special education teacher…

Smash-and-grab robbery at Paramount jewelry store prompts search for 5 suspects

March 31, 2022 12:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story PARAMOUNT, California (KABC) — A smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry…

Over 100 pounds of meth, heroin off SoCal streets thanks to help from LAPD K-9 ‘Keisa’

March 31, 2022 12:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — More than 100 pounds of methamphetamine and…

Cocaine, marijuana seized in Pacific brought to San Diego

March 31, 2022 12:23 PM Associated Press

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A big haul of cocaine and marijuana seized from vessels in the Eastern Pacific has been brought to San Diego aboard a U.S. Coast…

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

March 31, 2022 12:17 PM Associated Press

The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…

Missouri House rejects congressional map as standoff worsens

March 31, 2022 12:16 PM Associated Press

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House has defeated a congressional redistricting plan passed by the state…

Election workers are seen loading ballots into the vote counting machine on election day 2020 at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections office during the 2020 Presidential Election

Federal judge strikes down several provisions of the Florida election rules overhaul passed by Republicans last year

March 31, 2022 12:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Florida on Thursday struck down several aspects of the election rules overhaul passed by Republicans in the…

Macy’s building NC distribution center, 2,800 jobs to come

March 31, 2022 12:08 PM Associated Press

CHINA GROVE, N.C. (AP) — Macy’s Inc. has announced plans to build a distribution and online order fulfillment center in central North Carolina…

Macy’s building NC distribution center, 2,800 jobs to come

March 31, 2022 12:08 PM Associated Press

CHINA GROVE, N.C. (AP) — Macy’s Inc. has announced plans to build a distribution and online order fulfillment center in central North Carolina…

A student eats a meal served for lunch at a school in New York City on February 4.

Senators push to extend pandemic school lunch waivers

March 31, 2022 12:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN A bipartisan group of senators is trying to extend pandemic school meal waivers that gave districts extra federal funds and…

A Japanese ‘killing stone,’ said to contain an evil 9-tailed fox spirit, has split in two

March 31, 2022 12:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN An evil fox spirit is on the loose after breaking free from her rock prison — that is, if you believe in Japanese…

Residents shopping for food and supplies queue at the checkout area of a supermarket in Kyiv

World Bank President: How we can ease food shortages

March 31, 2022 11:58 AM CNN

By Julia Chatterley Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has the world heading toward a global food crisis that could impact millions of people. But…

Judge strikes down parts of Florida election law; cites race

March 31, 2022 11:49 AM Associated Press

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down portions of a Florida election law passed last…

Female fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) gather during a celebration at the iconic Al-Naim square in Raqqa on October 19

US and coalition forces could have done more to decrease civilian harm in 2017 battle for Raqqa, Syria, think tank report finds

March 31, 2022 11:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Ellie Kaufman, CNN US and coalition forces that fought in Syria in 2017 to recapture the city of Raqqa from ISIS could have done more to decrease…

Turkish parliament approves contentious election law changes

March 31, 2022 11:40 AM Associated Press

By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament has approved electoral law amendments that critics maintain could pave…

EXPLAINER: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

March 31, 2022 11:37 AM Associated Press

By DAVID KOENIG and CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writers DALLAS (AP) — President Joe Biden is again dipping into the nation’s petroleum stockpile…

US will require valves on new pipelines to prevent disasters

March 31, 2022 11:33 AM Associated Press

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials are adopting a long delayed rule aimed at reducing deaths and environmental…

Punk Rock Professor Launches Benefit Album for Ukraine

March 31, 2022 11:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Stephen Bell Click here for updates on this story 3/31/2022 (Neumann University) — Aston, PA – Janis Chakars,…

Virginia Tech Shootings Fast Facts

March 31, 2022 11:24 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in…

She helped rebuild Kyiv after World War II. Now, she’s had to flee it

March 31, 2022 9:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Omar Jimenez, CNN Even as the bombs began to fall, Yevhenia Khomenko didn’t want to leave her home in Kyiv, Ukraine. “I would rather…

Vatican Fast Facts

March 31, 2022 11:22 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic…

Saudi Arabia Fast Facts

March 31, 2022 11:21 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Saudi Arabia, a large, oil-rich Middle Eastern country bordering Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates,…

Syrian Civil War Fast Facts

March 31, 2022 11:20 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the ongoing civil war in Syria. In the first five years of the war, which began in…

Hollingsworth was set to be fired for violations of his body-worn camera and car camera systems

State police won’t comment on audio obtained by AP of investigators grilling state trooper at center of Ronald Greene killing

March 31, 2022 11:18 AM CNN

By Virginia Langmaid and Nick Valencia, CNN A former Louisiana State Police officer, who on body camera video can be heard saying that he “beat…

Man arrested in Marina for child endangerment and having a ghost gun

March 31, 2022 11:18 AM Ricardo Tovar

A search of a vehicle uncovered a “ghost gun” and marijuana for sale in a car with a juvenile in it, according to Marina…

United Nations Fast Facts

March 31, 2022 11:17 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the United Nations, an organization of 193 member states from around the world. United Nations Charter…

Russian troops have withdrawn from Chernobyl, says Ukrainian nuclear operator

March 31, 2022 11:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Nathan Hodge, CNN Russian forces have withdrawn from Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, the state enterprise…

Biden announces historic oil reserve release and presses oil companies to do their part to reduce gas prices

March 30, 2022 8:22 PM CNN

By Kevin Liptak and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday announced an unprecedented release of oil from US reserves and several steps…

Planned North Las Vegas medical campus to include hospital

March 31, 2022 11:11 AM Associated Press

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — A planned new medical campus in North Las Vegas will include at least one new hospital, research and specialty care…

Where did the Portola-Crespi Cross in Carmel go?

March 30, 2022 11:34 PM Veronica Macias

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION-TV) People in Carmel are eager to know where the Portola-Crespi Cross went. Some were quick to claim vandalism. Yet…

Alex Jones agrees to appear at deposition in Sandy Hook case

March 31, 2022 11:08 AM Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has agreed to appear at a deposition in Connecticut to answer questions in…

Puerto Rico comenzará a administrar segunda dosis de refuerzo contra el covid-19

March 31, 2022 11:06 AM CNN Newsource

urielblanco (CNN Español) — El Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico informó este miércoles que ya está disponible en la isla la segunda…

US will require valves on new pipelines to prevent disasters

March 31, 2022 11:05 AM Associated Press

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials are adopting a long delayed rule aimed at reducing deaths and environmental…

US will require valves on new pipelines to prevent disasters

March 31, 2022 11:05 AM Associated Press

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials are adopting a long delayed rule aimed at reducing deaths and environmental…

President Joe Biden's spending plan includes an additional $101 million over last year's $367 million for "civil rights enforcement" -- money the Department of Justice can use to prosecute hate crimes

‘The answer is not to defund.’ Here’s what’s in President Biden’s increased budget for policing

March 31, 2022 11:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Peter Nickeas, CNN Billions of dollars to address America’s exploding gun trafficking problem, to catch dangerous fugitives, and to fund…

Will Smith’s Oscars slap felt by comedians beyond Chris Rock

March 31, 2022 11:04 AM Associated Press

By LYNN ELBER AND DAVID BAUDER The Associated Press When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over an Oscars ceremony punchline, other comedians felt the…

Scientists finally finish decoding entire human genome

March 31, 2022 11:00 AM Associated Press

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Scientists say they have finally assembled the full genetic blueprint for human life, adding the missing pieces to a…