By KMBC Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting in the northeast neighborhood of the city. Neighbors called 911 around 6:30 a.m. to report hearing gunshots. They found a man in the street next to an open
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Pressure is mounting on an obscure U.N. body based in Jamaica to hit pause on plans to potentially open the world’s deep seas to mining as companies push for permission to extract metals from seabeds in international waters. The International Seabed Authority on Friday
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By LAURA BARGFELD Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida teenager has documented how it feels to be young and transgender for a film set to debut at a festival as transgender people around the world celebrate visibility and lawmakers across the country look to restrict their rights and care. Carys Mullins, 19,
Continue Reading By TORI APODACA Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — An elevator in a downtown Sacramento apartment complex has been down for nearly a week, essentially trapping some of the elderly or disabled in their units. “It has been terrible because my dad needs daily care,” said Tasha Nieto, whose father, Jack
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — La acusación del expresidente Donald Trump por parte de un jurado investigador de Manhattan pondrá en marcha un proceso penal que, en cierto modo, funcionará como el de cualquier otro acusado y, en otros, se verá muy diferente. Cuando se acusa a alguien, los cargos a veces se mantienen en secreto
Continue Reading By The Associated Press California and three other states are joining a federal lawsuit against JetBlue over its proposed $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines. New Jersey, Maryland and North Carolina also joined the case on Friday. The Biden administration argues that the deal will reduce competition and drive up prices by eliminating Spirit, which
Continue Reading By Brisa Colón Click here for updates on this story PAJARO, California (KSBW) — Monterey County leaders are estimating a full recovery process in Pajaro to take several months if not years. As trash continues to pile up in Pajaro, residents and business owners continue to ask the same question: when is our trash going
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The arrest of a Wall Street Journal reporter on espionage charges in Russia has news organizations based outside the country weighing for the second time in a year whether the risks of reporting there during wartime are too great. The Journal and other news outlets
Continue Reading The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery rose $1.30 to $75.67 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for May delivery rose 50 cents to $79.77 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for April delivery rose 4 cents to $2.70 a gallon. April heating oil rose 6 cents to $2.68 a gallon. May natural gas rose
Continue Reading By Jonathan Greco Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Authorities are looking for the owner of an unaccompanied dog that was found at an Oklahoma City hotel. Omni Oklahoma City Hotel officials are asking for the public’s help in finding the owner of a dog that was found at the
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By Oliver Darcy and Marshall Cohen, CNN Fox News swiftly banned then-President Donald Trump’s election-denying lawyers from appearing on the right-wing channel in December 2020 after being threatened with a defamation suit, a text message made public on Friday revealed. The message was made public as part of Dominion Voting Systems’ ongoing $1.6 billion defamation
Continue Reading By Ross Adams Click here for updates on this story ROLLING FORK, Mississippi (WAPT) — Clean-up and recovery efforts continue in Rolling Fork, a week after the devastating tornado leveled the city. Gov. Tate Reeves was back in the city Thursday, where he talked about the need to bring the community back from ruin. But
Continue Reading By Kim Dacey Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — Friends and community members rallied Thursday to remember a boxing coach killed in his prime. Ernest Hall, 32, was gunned down in a mass shooting on March 23. He was one of six people shot that night on Edmondson Avenue. The Tendea
Continue Reading By SUMMER BALLENTINE JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Associated Press (AP) — Missouri’s Republican attorney general is investigating gender-affirming care provided at Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis clinic. The organization revealed the investigation Friday in court documents as part of a lawsuit against the attorney general. The attorney general says Planned Parenthood does not follow standard-care practices for
Continue Reading By WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story BROCKTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A former manager of a Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles service center pleaded guilty Thursday to accepting money in exchange for agreeing to issue passing learner’s permit test scores to applicants regardless of whether they actually passed or not. Mia Cox-Johnson,
Continue Reading By ADAM DUXTER Click here for updates on this story RAYMOND, Minnesota (WCCO) — Residents were allowed back home after an early morning train derailment prompted an evacuation of the small town of Raymond in Kandiyohi County Thursday. In a statement, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway said approximately 22 cars containing ethanol and corn
Continue Reading By CLAIRE GALOFARO, JULIET LINDERMAN and MARTHA MENDOZA CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — In a highly unusual ruling, a state court judge on Thursday voided a U.S. Marine’s adoption of an Afghan war orphan, more than a year after he took the little girl away from the Afghan couple raising her. But her future remains uncertain.
Continue Reading By JAMES W. MANGAN Associated Press ALICE, Texas (AP) — In 1977, Associated Press reporter James W. Mangan had an exclusive interview a South Texas election judge who detailed certifying false votes for Lyndon B. Johnson nearly three decades earlier. The story made headlines across the country. Johnson had won by an 87-vote margin in
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Six climate change activists were spared prison sentences for storming last year’s British Grand Prix Formula 1 race in one of a series of disruptive protests against fossil fuels. A judge in Northampton Crown Court on Friday sentenced three of the protesters to suspended prison terms and
Continue Reading By WDDSU Staff Click here for updates on this story New Orleans (WDSU) — A man accused of murdering a New Orleans comedian has been extradited back to the city. Jabril Cowart, 20, was arrested and accused of killing Brandon “Boogie B” Montrell just before Christmas. Cowart was arrested in Houston but is now back
Continue Reading By Bob Hazen Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — The woman accused of leaving her boyfriend to die while he was trapped inside a suitcase is apparently having trouble finding defense experts to help her case. Sarah Boone, 45, was in an Orange County courtroom Friday for a hearing ahead
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO SAULSALITO, Calif. (AP) — Under intense scrutiny from Washington that could lead to a potential ban, the top attorney for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance defended the social media platform’s plan to safeguard U.S. user data from China. “The basic approach that we’re following is to make it physically impossible
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a salmonella outbreak that has been linked to flour, and it’s urging people not to eat or play with uncooked dough or batter. A dozen illnesses — including three hospitalizations — have been reported in connection with the outbreak, spanning 11
Continue Reading By Anne Shannon, Katelyn Smith Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, Pa. (WGAL) — Two events are happening today to mark one year since Lt. William Lebo was killed in the line of duty in Lebanon. Right now, former and current Lebanon police officers, and Lebo’s widow, are walking his former route to
Continue Reading By Web staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minneapolis City Council has given their approval to a court-enforceable settlement agreement that will alter the city’s policing practices following the murder of George Floyd. The vote was unanimous among those present for the vote, with two council members not present
Continue Reading By Kendall Keys Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Diana Williamson-Wynne and her four children packed up from their apartment at Community Within The Corridor Saturday and packed into a hotel room. Thursday night is their sixth night away from home, with no word on when they can return. The Milwaukee
Continue Reading By Adam Bartow Click here for updates on this story LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) — Sam’s Italian Foods has closed its original location. A sign on the door of the restaurant on Main Street in Lewiston announced the news to customers. That location opened in 1939. In a statement to Maine’s Total Coverage, a company spokesperson
Continue Reading By STEPHEN McGRATH AND VADIM GHIRDA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, the divisive internet personality who has spent months in a Romanian jail on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, has won an appeal to replace his detention with house arrest, an official said Friday. The Bucharest Court of Appeal ruled
Continue Reading By Ray Brewer Click here for updates on this story NASHUA, New Hampshire (WMUR) — A former Nashua man accused of blindfolding and sexually assaulting teenage girls should get a bail hearing, a judge ruled Friday. The attorney for Jesse Reynolds, 43, said in court that prosecutors failed to meet the deadline for turning over
Continue Reading By Danielle Scruggs Click here for updates on this story BELLE GLADE, Florida (WPBF) — Neighborhoods are no longer being evacuated and schools are no longer on lockdown after Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded to a major chemical leak at an agricultural facility Wednesday morning in Belle Glade. It happened around 8 a.m. in
Continue Reading OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The largest telecommunications deal in Canadian history will go forward after Rogers Communications Inc.’s $26-billion Canadian (US$19 billion) takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. received approval from Ottawa. The approval means the deal has cleared its final regulatory hurdle just over two years after it was first announced. Canada has among the
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A joint study by two federal government scientific agencies and the commercial fishing industry documents numerous impacts that offshore wind power projects have on fish and marine mammals. They include noise, vibration, electromagnetic fields and heat transfer that could alter the marine environment. The report
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN Randall Robinson went from growing up in segregated Virginia to spending decades promoting equity for people of African descent from all over the world. The human rights advocate and lawyer led the fight to end the apartheid in South Africa, lobbied for humane policy for Haitian refugees and called for reparations
Continue Reading By Tyler Boronski Click here for updates on this story ESSEX, Vermont (WPTZ) — S.18, a bill related to prohibiting flavored tobacco and e-liquid products, including menthol, was passed by the Senate in Montpelier Thursday afternoon after its third reading. Bobby Desseau, the manager of Valley Vape in Essex Junction, said the bill would eliminate
Continue Reading By WTAE Staff Click here for updates on this story Allegheny County (WTAE) — More charges have been filed against a registered sex offender in Allegheny County. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 first covered James Wright for an incident at Kennywood more than five years ago. Now, he faces similar charges out of Virginia. In 2017,
Continue Reading By DaVonté McKenith Click here for updates on this story Winston-Salem (WXII) — An 18-year-old accused of a shooting at Forsyth Tech Thursday morning appeared in court. Shannon Howard James Pitts, who’s a Winston-Salem Preparatory student, is charged with two counts of having a weapon of educational property. He’s also charged with having a concealed
Continue Reading By Web staff Click here for updates on this story LAREDO, Texas (KTVT) — Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man on March 30 who was previously convicted of rape in Houston. Agents said Magdaleno Campos-Escobar, 57, was trying to cross the Rio Grande in west Laredo when they caught him. Campos-Escobar was taken
Continue Reading César López (CNN Español) — El mexicano Carlos Vaca, campeón panamericano de tiro con arco, murió a los 20 años, confirmó a CNN el Instituto de Deporte y la Recreación del Estado de Querétaro (Indereq) este viernes. Estrella en ascenso del tiro con arco, Vaca ganó múltiples medallas y era parte de la selección nacional
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College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) Board of Trustees held a Special Meeting Thursday to interview candidates to fill the vacancy left by Trustee Craig Miller.
Continue Reading By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Tesla has issued a recall for 35 of its new electric Semi trucks because the parking brake might not engage when applied by the driver. Tesla is not aware of any crashes or injuries that the problem might have caused. The danger, caused by a valve module that could leak air,
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By Natalie Chuck Click here for updates on this story EL CAJON, California (KGTV) — The Mayor of El Cajon is again voicing his concerns with San Diego County’s homeless voucher program, tweeting on Thursday “More crime taking place due to the County Homeless Voucher Program…” referring to an arrest made by El Cajon Police
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The improvements to the Woodruff Avenue and 17th Street intersection were delayed due to inclement weather conditions but are now set to begin the week of April 3.
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Starting Monday, April 3, 2023, crews will remove and discard all flower placement and decorations in Restlawn and Mountain View Cemetery (weather permitting).
Continue Reading By Web staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Today is National Transgender Day of Visibility in the U.S. President Joe Biden made the proclamation to celebrate transgender and non-binary Americans who he called some of the bravest people he knows. Transgender Chicagoans and their allies will rally in Grant Park
Continue Reading By KATC Staff Click here for updates on this story Youngsville (KATC) — After a very tense meeting, the Youngsville City Council has voted unanimously to hire an HR law firm to investigate the city’s police chief. The council voted to ask the city’s attorney to find three HR law firms that can do the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Lefortovo prison, where American journalist Evan Gershkovich has been jailed on espionage charges, dates from the czarist era and has been a terrifying symbol of repression since Soviet times. The inconspicuous, pale yellow complex in eastern Moscow was built as a military penitentiary in 1881 and was used for low-ranking convicts
Continue Reading By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister has promised to extend an existing wall across all of the country’s land border with Turkey. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who called the May 21 election earlier this week, presided over a ceremony to sign his center-right government’s decision to
Continue Reading By Alex Bozarjian, David Kalman Click here for updates on this story GRAND BLANC, Michigan (WXYZ) — A boy from Grand Blanc is recovering after complications from two infections that forced doctors to remove his legs. His mom says she wants to share his story and help other parents learn from her mistakes. Seven-year-old Kaden
Continue Reading By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The indictment against former President Donald Trump involving a 2016 hush money payment is raising concerns that it could undermine public confidence in what democracy experts view as far more important investigations. Trump is facing multiple investigations related to his refusal to accept his 2020 loss to
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Court documents reveal an internal investigation against an officer in the Bryan Kohberger case.
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court is blocking local anti-abortion ordinances, granting a request by the state’s Democratic attorney general. The ordinances are blocked pending the outcome of an ongoing case. The state’s top prosecutor had urged the court to intervene, saying the ordinances violated state
Continue Reading By Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Police are looking for the suspects who allegedly robbed a man twice at the same parking garage in Flushing, Queens. The first robbery happened just before 10 p.m. on Feb. 23 at a parking garage on 38th Avenue. Police say one
Continue Reading By ELIJAH WESTBROOK Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Security outside Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan is stepped up after former President Donald Trump was indicted. The scene remained mostly peaceful as a small group of protesters who support the indictment gathered Friday morning. “I’d like to see justice done
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Hace pocos días empezó la primavera boreal. Sin embargo, España enfrenta uno de los peores meses de marzo que se recuerden debido a los incendios que devoran los bosques del país. Entre los focos que más preocupan actualmente se encuentran aquellos que están arrasando el Principado de Asturias, donde hasta
Continue Reading By Web staff Click here for updates on this story NORTH WILDWOOD, New Jersey (KYW) — If you’re still looking for a place to stay down the shore this summer — a rental owner in North Wildwood has a deal for you. The Five North Wildwood just launched a “Pay what you can” deal to
Continue Reading MONUMENT VALLEY, Utah (AP) — A sunset spectacle featuring two mitten-shaped rock formations played out this week at Monument Valley on the Navajo Nation along the Arizona and Utah border. Twice a year, in late March and mid-September, spectators, photographers and videographers get a visual treat. As the sun sinks, the West Mitten Butte’s shadow
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Researchers in New York developed a virtual reality maze for mice in an attempt to demystify a question that’s been plaguing neuroscientists for decades: How are long-term memories stored? What they found surprised them. After forming in the hippocampus, a curved structure that lies deep within the brain, the mice’s memories
Continue Reading By MATT PETRILLO Click here for updates on this story LOWER MORELAND TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Police now have a pair of alleged serial thieves they call “the bicycle burglars” behind bars. The duo is accused of a six-week-long burglary spree that targeted mom and pop businesses from Montgomery County to Philadelphia. Police also say
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending personnel to Africa to help stop outbreaks of Marburg virus disease and is urging travelers to certain countries to take precautions. The CDC is also taking steps to keep infections from spreading to the United States. Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania are
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La orca conocida como Lolita parece estar a un paso de regresar a su hábitat natural en el noroeste del Pacífico, después de actuar en una atracción turística de Miami durante décadas. El animal fue sacado del océano en 1970. Pero después de una larga disputa sobre a dónde pertenece, funcionarios
Continue Reading By ANNA MEILER Click here for updates on this story NORTHBOROUGH, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Jim Bruce will never forget the day he learned the devastating news that his son Matt had been diagnosed with ALS. “It was like someone punched you in the stomach as hard as they could. Your whole world just dropped out
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Police say two regional trains in Switzerland have derailed in separate incidents, injuring more than a dozen people after a storm brought high winds and strong rains to the small Alpine nation. The incidents occurred Friday at Lüscherz and Büren zum Hof, near the western city of Bern, police said. In Büren
Continue Reading By Delaney Tarpley Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA, Missouri (KOMU) — With inflation over the past year, it’s been considered normal to shell out an extra dollar or two for various items. But on top of higher prices, many Americans are now also spending an extra dollar or two on tips. Recent
Continue Reading TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a patient stole the ambulance that had taken him to a New York City hospital and took it on a 25-mile (40-kilometer) joyride. The incident unfolded early Thursday after a 47-year-old man was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital in Manhattan for observation. The ambulance he had ridden in
Continue Reading By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press A woman pulled alive from the rubble of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory after an explosion that killed seven co-workers says flames had engulfed the building, and her arm, when the floor gave way beneath her. That might have been the end, if she hadn’t fallen into a
Continue Reading By Siobhan Harms Click here for updates on this story FULTON, Missouri (KOMU) — River City Habitat for Humanity broke ground Thursday on the site of a new Habitat home in Fulton for a veteran and his family. The River City Habitat for Humanity typically only builds homes within Cole County. However, the organization made
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa police officers were called to a commercial part of town because of a disturbance, but it wasn’t a public brawl or anyone behaving in a disorderly manner. It was a 9-foot alligator Wednesday night ambling down a street not far from Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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A typical residential customer using 783 kilowatt-hours per month would see a 1.6% increase of about $1.57 per month on their electricity bill.
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The long harsh winter continues to sweep through East Idaho and has been especially difficult for big game animals.
Continue Reading By Trish Hartman Click here for updates on this story TRENTON, New Jersey (WPVI) — Protesters gathered outside the New Jersey State House in Trenton, chanting “save our whales,” and raising signs or inflatable marine animals. A group presented lawmakers with a petition on Thursday that had nearly 500,000 signatures on it. It called for
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Verizon Communications is getting a technology contract from the Federal Aviation Administration that could be worth $2.4 billion. The FAA says Verizon will build a network that includes secure communications and administrative services. The deal includes a number of options. If they’re all exercised, the contract will run 15 years. The FAA
Continue Reading By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN These days, many people find it hard to unplug. Inflation, global warming and gun violence are on the rise. Bullies proliferate on social media. The 24/7 news cycle constantly blares distressing news, and people often face difficult personal or professional situations. About half of Americans said they experienced stress within
Continue Reading By Jelia Hepner Click here for updates on this story Rocky Mount, North Carolina (WRAL) — A 13-year-old was charged by Rocky Mount Police Department Thursday night for communicating mass violence threats at Rocky Mount Prep. According Rocky Mount police, the threats were made against the school Wednesday, March 29. Police provided a “strong presence”
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN Most of the big cats at Carole Baskin’s Florida animal sanctuary profiled in Netflix’s “Tiger King” series will be moving to a sanctuary in Arkansas and Big Cat Rescue’s land will eventually be sold. “Big Cat Rescue has entered into an agreement with Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, an accredited sanctuary in
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Interview by Amanda Davies, CNN CeCé Telfer calls it the moment her dreams seemed to be shattered as she questioned whether years of “blood, sweat and tears” were in vain. Last week, governing body World Athletics (WA) announced it would be prohibiting athletes who have gone through what it called “male puberty” from participating in
Continue Reading Interview by Amanda Davies, CNN CeCé Telfer calls it the moment her dreams seemed to be shattered as she questioned whether years of “blood, sweat and tears” were in vain. Last week, governing body World Athletics (WA) announced it would be prohibiting athletes who have gone through what it called “male puberty” from participating in
Continue Reading Interview by Amanda Davies, CNN CeCé Telfer calls it the moment her dreams seemed to be shattered as she questioned whether years of “blood, sweat and tears” were in vain. Last week, governing body World Athletics (WA) announced it would be prohibiting athletes who have gone through what it called “male puberty” from participating in
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By Dan Heching, CNN If anyone was still wondering where things were headed on Showtime’s creepy, ambient survival drama “Yellowjackets,” they might not be watching closely enough. Much of the show’s mystery in the first season hinged on what lengths the titular high school soccer team went to in order to survive a year and
Continue Reading By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The leaders of more than 30 news organizations around the world signed a letter Thursday to the Russian ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, demanding the release of imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. “Gershkovich is a journalist, not a spy, and should be released immediately and without conditions,”
Continue Reading By Brett Knese Click here for updates on this story WILSON, North Carolina (WRAL) — Green and orange balloons filled the sky as hundreds of people gathered Thursday night to honor the life of 14-year-old Bernard Williams. The vigil happened along Landfill Road, where sheriff’s deputies discovered the teen’s body on Sunday morning. “Be cautious
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Currently, the Pocatello Animal Shelter has 26 dogs and 14 puppies available for adoption.
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Lindsay Isaac and Anna Chernova, CNN Russia could place powerful strategic nuclear weapons in Belarus, on top of the tactical nuclear warheads Moscow is already planning to deploy there, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said during a national address on Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last week that Moscow would complete the
Continue Reading By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A celebrity and insatiable publicity hound long before he was president, Donald Trump has been photographed countless times. But never like this. Now that a New York grand jury has voted to indict him for his role in the payment of hush money to a porn actor,
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US has bolstered its military forces in the Middle East following a series of attacks on US troops in Syria attributed to Iranian-affiliated militias, the Pentagon said Friday. A squadron of A-10 attack aircraft are deploying to the region ahead of a scheduled deployment. The deployment of the attack aircraft
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Southwest Airlines has unveiled an “action plan” to prevent another operational meltdown like the one from last December that left 16,700 flights canceled and 2 million passengers stranded over the busy holiday travel season. The airline’s plan calls for increasing the availability of winter equipment and staffing at some airports, investing
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El torbellino de implicaciones políticas, legales e históricas sin precedentes que ha provocado la acusación contra Donald Trump alcanzó un punto álgido este martes luego del arresto del expresidente en Nueva York y su declaración de inocencia ante una corte de Manhattan. Donald Trump fue acusado de 34 cargos en Nueva
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden is using International Transgender Day of Visibility on Friday to sharply criticize acts of violence and discrimination against Americans who identify as trans and nonbinary, zeroing in on the growing number of Republican-led bills targeting trans youth. In a presidential proclamation on Thursday and a subsequent statement on
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK, COLLEEN LONG and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is facing multiple charges of falsifying business records, including at least one felony offense, in the indictment handed down against him by a New York grand jury, two people familiar with the matter have told The
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, CNN Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan announced in a statement on Friday that he has been “diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a serious but curable form of cancer.” The congressman said a “very small tumor” was found in one of his tonsils and he will undergo surgery “to remove the cancer”
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights signed a “court-enforceable settlement agreement” Friday to revamp policing in the city where George Floyd was murdered by an officer nearly three years ago. The state agency issued a blistering report last year after a two-year
Continue Reading By AMANDA SEITZ and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An annual report on Social Security and Medicare says the financial safety nets millions of older Americans rely on and millions of young people are counting on will run short on funds to pay full benefits within the next decade. The Social Security and
Continue Reading By AMANDA SEITZ and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An annual report on Social Security and Medicare says the financial safety nets millions of older Americans rely on and millions more young people are counting on will run short on funds to pay full benefits within the next decade. The Social Security and
Continue Reading By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday urged Russia to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on espionage charges — allegations the newspaper denies. “Let him go,” Biden told reporters at the White House when asked about his message to Russia on the arrest
Continue Reading By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press New York (AP) — Shamier Anderson is well aware that his Hollywood profile is rising, and he isn’t taking the moment for granted. “I’ve been on the grind for a very long time, and I’m still grinding. And it’s not lost on me that I’m pretty ubiquitous in the
Continue Reading LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A former high school journalist and the Nebraska High School Press Association filed a lawsuit Friday, claiming that a school district’s shutdown of the school newspaper after it published an LGBTQ-focused edition was unconstitutional. The federal lawsuit names Grand Island Northwest Public Schools and the district’s superintendent. The lawsuit claims the
Continue Reading By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Biden administration cleared the way Friday for California’s plan to phase out a wide range of diesel-powered trucks, part of the state’s efforts to drastically cut planet-warming emissions and improve air quality in heavy-traffic areas like ports along the coast. The decision by
Continue Reading By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Biden administration cleared the way Friday for California’s plan to phase out a wide range of diesel-powered trucks, part of the state’s efforts to drastically cut planet-warming emissions and improve air quality in heavy-traffic areas like ports along the coast. The decision by
Continue Reading AKWESASNE, Quebec (AP) — The bodies of two more migrants who died trying to cross from Canada into the United States, were found Friday, bringing the death toll to eight, including two children, police in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne said. The bodies of six people, described as members of two families of Romanian and
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN Americans’ Social Security checks will get a lot smaller in 2034 if lawmakers don’t act to address the pending shortfall, according to an annual report released Friday by the Social Security trustees. That’s because the combined Social Security trust funds — which help support payouts for the elderly, survivors and disabled
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Half of Americans support a US government ban on TikTok, while 22% oppose the idea and more than a quarter are unsure, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Friday. The survey results — collected in the days before and after TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified before Congress on March
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