Minnesota county to pay $3.4M to end lawsuit over detainee’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s most populous county will pay $3.4 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged jail workers ignored the pleas of a…
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Writer pleads guilty to Capitol riot charges
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A writer for a conservative media outlet has pleaded guilty to joining a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol…
Continue ReadingJury awards Abu Ghraib detainees $42 million, holds contractor responsible
Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A U.S. jury on Tuesday awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib…
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson answers holiday questions as an Elf on the Shelf
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” used some rhymes, technology and a chip off the old Rock to…
Continue Reading23andMe cuts 40% of its workforce and discontinues therapeutics division
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — 23andMe is laying off 40% of its workforce, or more than 200 employees, and discontinuing its therapeutics…
Continue ReadingAgents find more than a dozen t-shirts “caked with methamphetamine” in woman’s luggage at LAX
By Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — A woman is facing federal charges after…
Continue ReadingChris Wallace is leaving CNN. He says he wants to see what the new media environment has to offer
AP Media Writer Veteran broadcaster Chris Wallace is leaving CNN after three years but, at age 77, he’s not interested in retiring. Wallace…
Continue ReadingFirefighters defend response to 20,000-acre Mountain Fire still burning in Ventura County
By Laurie Perez Click here for updates on this story VENTURA COUNTY, Minnesota (KCAL, KCBS) — Nearly a week after the…
Continue ReadingKansas City World War II veteran’s remains returned home after 80 years
By Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — For nearly 80 years, the remains of…
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Ames couple honors family’s generations of service to the country
By Ophelie Jacobson Click here for updates on this story AMES, Iowa (KCCI) — A central Iowa couple is reflecting on the…
Continue ReadingTrump has promised to ‘save TikTok’. What happens next is less clear
Associated Press After a tumultuous year filled with anxiety and a legal fight about its future in the U.S., TikTok may have just been thrown a…
Continue ReadingPA man high on PCP and hallucinating crashes into house, before trying to break into another home, police say
By Katelyn Smith Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A man high on PCP and…
Continue ReadingWall Street makes wagers on the likely winners and losers in a second Trump term
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is already making big bets on what take two for a White House led by Donald Trump will mean for the economy. Since…
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‘Life becomes wonderful when you give back’: World record free-throw champion shoots to give people a second chance
By Bryce Oselen Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — Research shows that 82 percent of…
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Ecuador international soccer player Marco Angulo dies aged 22 following car crash
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador international soccer player Marco Angulo has died at the age of 22, the Ecuadorian Football Federation said…
Continue ReadingCentral Florida mother speaks out after 13-year-old daughter receives racist mass text
By Tony Atkins Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — A Central Florida mother is raising…
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‘I had the keys with me the whole time’: Man says his 9-ton grapple truck was stolen
By Michelle Meredith Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Troy Edwards’ dream of…
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Kum & Go is going away. Its new owner is rebranding all of its locations
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Kum & Go, the Midwestern gas station chain that gained national fame for the immature snickers…
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Funcionario del Gobierno de Sheinbaum dice que ataque en un bar de Querétaro está relacionado con “rivalidad entre dos células delictivas”
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El secretario de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana de México, Omar García Harfuch, informó este martes que…
Continue ReadingWomen switched at birth in 1965 sue Norway for a breach of human rights
Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — In 1965, a Norwegian woman gave birth to a baby girl in a private hospital. Seven days later she returned…
Continue ReadingChance encounter with local firefighter at SeaWorld saves newborn’s life from rare genetic disorder
By Luana Munoz Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — A local firefighter’s quick…
Continue ReadingSmall businesses can capitalize on Small Business Saturday with some planning
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Small Business Saturday — the Saturday after Thanksgiving — is coming up. But it doesn’t always translate…
Continue ReadingWaymo’s robotaxis now open to anyone who wants a driverless ride in Los Angeles
AP Technology Writer Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the…
Continue ReadingWaymo’s robotaxis now open to anyone who wants a driverless ride in Los Angeles
AP Technology Writer Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the…
Continue ReadingHennepin County to pay $3.4 million to the family of Lucas Bellamy following his jail death
By Kirsten Mitchell Click here for updates on this story HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minnesota (WCCO) — Hennepin County will pay…
Continue ReadingJudge extends the time to indict the driver accused of killing Johnny Gaudreau and his brother
Associated Press SALEM, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey judge has granted prosecutors a 30-day extension in which to bring formal charges against the…
Continue ReadingAuthorities, genetic researchers detail how DNA helped find alleged killer in 1974 Wisconsin cold case
By John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story MENOMONIE, Wisconsin (WCCO) — An 84-year-old Owatonna man was…
Continue ReadingRacist message spray-painted on fence in historic town under investigation as hate crime
By Dan Snyder and Casey Kuhn Click here for updates on this story LAWNSIDE, New Jersey (KYW) — It was last Thursday…
Continue ReadingMan killed by police in Minnesota was being sought in death of his pregnant wife
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities in Minnesota say a man shot and killed by police was being sought in the fatal shooting of his pregnant wife.…
Continue ReadingPercival Everett’s ‘James’ is a finalist for Carnegie Medal for fiction
NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s “James” has received yet another literary nomination. Everett’s reworking of Mark Twain’s “The…
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There are millions of sexually transmitted infections in the US every year, but new data shows the epidemic may be slowing
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Although sexually transmitted infections are still at an epidemic level in the US, scientists at the US Centers…
Continue ReadingWorld’s largest active volcano Mauna Loa showed telltale warning signs before erupting in 2022
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists can’t know precisely when a volcano is about to erupt, but they can sometimes pick up telltale…
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Boeing got the easy part done. Now comes the tougher, existential problems
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing’s most immediate problem – an eight-week strike by 33,000 workers – is over. But its more…
Continue ReadingSTD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below…
Continue ReadingA bus carrying wedding guests falls into a river in northern Pakistan, killing 18
MANSEHRA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a bus carrying wedding guests fell into the Indus River in northern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least…
Continue ReadingNot a burglar, just a gator: Florida resident’s nighttime surprise
By Samantha Romero Click here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, Florida (WBBH) — Jennifer Sutton had just tucked…
Continue ReadingAward-winning building to be demolished less than 30 years after being built
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — An award-winning university building that won a prestigious architecture prize is set to be demolished less than 30…
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Savannah veteran uses skills learned in service to create mission-driven apparel store
By Tia Maggio Click here for updates on this story SAVANNAH, Georgia (WJCL) — On this Veterans Day, we recognize the…
Continue ReadingMan waives jury trial in killing of Georgia nursing student
Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A man on Tuesday waived his right to a jury trial in the killing of a Georgia nursing student, a case that…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Lashana Lynch is on the hunt for Eddie Redmayne in ‘The Day of the Jackal’
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Lashana Lynch has been running away from spies since she starred in James Bond film “No Time To Die.” After…
Continue ReadingAt least 15 inmates killed in a fight in Ecuador’s largest prison
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A fight among inmates has left 15 dead and 14 injured at Ecuador’s largest prison. The Litoral Penitentiary in the coastal…
Continue ReadingFederal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) — Louisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill says the state will ask a federal appeals court to quickly…
Continue ReadingUS prohibits airlines from flying to Haiti and UN suspends flights after planes were shot by gangs
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after…
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Laken Riley killing: Judge to decide fate of undocumented migrant accused in student’s death that fueled political debate
By Rebekah Riess and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The undocumented migrant accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley — a slaying that…
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Trump wants to shut down the Department of Education. Here’s what that could mean
CNN By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to abolish the Department of Education. On the campaign…
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Decision on whether to overturn Trump’s New York hush money conviction is delayed
By Paula Reid, Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — New York Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday agreed to give Manhattan…
Continue ReadingPolice cruiser strikes and kills a bicyclist pulling a trailer in Vermont
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say a bicyclist pulling a trailer died after he was struck by a police cruiser. The crash…
Continue ReadingNATO’s Rutte calls for more Western support for Ukraine, warns of Russian alliances
PARIS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte called on Western allies to provide further support to Ukraine “to change the trajectory of the…
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Supreme Court turns away January 6 defendant who challenged ‘picketing’ law under First Amendment
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away an appeal from John Nassif, a January 6 defendant who challenged a law…
Continue Reading El Salvador envía ayuda humanitaria a Costa Rica para afectados por las lluvias y los deslaves
Andrea Gomez (CNN Español) — Un primer contingente con ayuda humanitaria partió la madrugada de este martes desde El Salvador a Costa Rica.…
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