BERLIN (AP) — Tesla founder and chief executive Elon Musk says he hopes to start producing cars at its new factory outside Berlin in October. The U.S. company had originally planned to begin manufacturing its electric cars at the “Gigafactory” in the east of the German capital in July. But legal challenges and problems getting
Continue ReadingBy Leah Hope Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Matthew Lipinski is a registered nurse anesthesiologist from Logan Square. In his spare time he’s a surf and scuba instructor. Wednesday he was at Vans Beach in Leland, Mich., with his family when three people got pulled into a rip current, including
Continue ReadingBy ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing a fresh hurdle to passing President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar domestic policy aspirations. Nine moderate House Democrats are threatening to derail a budget blueprint crucial to opening the door to much of that spending. They’ve written a letter to the California Democrat
Continue ReadingBy ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing a fresh hurdle to passing President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar domestic policy aspirations. Nine moderate House Democrats are threatening to derail a budget blueprint crucial to opening the door to much of that spending. They’ve written a letter to the California Democrat
Continue ReadingBy MARK GILLISPIE and TOM KRISHER Associated Press CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, is viewed, along with electric vehicles, as one way to slow the environmentally destructive impact of the planet’s 1.2 billion vehicles, most of which burn gasoline and diesel fuel. Manufacturers of large trucks and commercial
Continue ReadingBy MARK GILLISPIE and TOM KRISHER Associated Press CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, is viewed, along with electric vehicles, as one way to slow the environmentally destructive impact of the planet’s 1.2 billion vehicles, most of which burn gasoline and diesel fuel. Manufacturers of large trucks and commercial
Continue ReadingBy Cate Cauguiran Click here for updates on this story OAK FOREST, Illinois (WLS) — A 52-year-old cancer survivor and mom in Oak Forest got a double lung transplant after a severe case of COVID-19, despite being vaccinated. “This is not going to stop me because I have a long life ahead of me. I
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s defense minister has hailed joint war games with China this week as a sign of increasingly close military cooperation, and vowed to further bolster it. Sergei Shoigu flew to China to attend the drills that wrapped up Friday in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. He noted
Continue ReadingBy James Paxson Click here for updates on this story BAY COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A joke about an ex-wife’s cooking made one man shoot at his brother, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. On the night of June 25, sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic violence report in Bangor Township that involved gunfire.
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Borowy Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Michigan (WNEM) — Attorney General Dana Nessel is reminding Michiganders to watch out for disaster scams after the latest round of storms swept through the state, leaving thousands without power. Con artists can take advantage of those trying to make speedy repairs, Nessel said.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Oberholtz Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) — Two house fires within an hour of each other were both likely caused by lightning strikes, firefighters say. The first fire was reported just after 11 p.m. Thursday. Crews from Overland Park, Leawood and Johnson County Fire District No. 2
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Baumer Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A woman has been charged 17 years after her live-in boyfriend was found shot to death in Jefferson County. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt was in St. Louis Thursday morning to announce a second-degree murder charge against Alice P. Weiss
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Intense heat baking Italy is creeping northward towards the popular tourist destination of Florence while wildfires charred the country’s south, and Spain appears headed for an all-time record high temperature as a heat wave keeps southern Europe in a fiery hold. Italy saw temperatures in places upwards
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The 18-year-old accused of the gruesome murder of a 27-year-old mother and her 8-year-old child was their downstairs neighbor, police say. The man is also accused of killing another woman just 12 hours prior. According to charging documents, Prinshun McClain was
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN Rudy Giuliani is on Cameo, Jay Leno does a mid-air stunt, and China’s famous elephant herd is heading home. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Giuliani’s custom Cameos Rudy Giuliani is now selling customized messages on Cameo. Watch the former mayor of New York’s first message. A real-life bear
Continue ReadingCNN By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Rudy Giuliani is on Cameo, Jay Leno does a mid-air stunt, and China’s famous elephant herd is heading home. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Giuliani’s custom Cameos Rudy Giuliani is now selling customized messages on Cameo. Watch the former mayor of New York’s first message. A real-life
Continue ReadingCNN, HLN By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Rudy Giuliani is on Cameo, Jay Leno does a mid-air stunt, and China’s famous elephant herd is heading home. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Giuliani’s custom Cameos Rudy Giuliani is now selling customized messages on Cameo. Watch the former mayor of New York’s first message. A
Continue ReadingCNN, WABC, WMTV By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Rudy Giuliani is on Cameo, Jay Leno does a mid-air stunt, and China’s famous elephant herd is heading home. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Giuliani’s custom Cameos Rudy Giuliani is now selling customized messages on Cameo. Watch the former mayor of New York’s first message.
Continue ReadingCNN By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Rudy Giuliani is on Cameo, Jay Leno does a mid-air stunt, and China’s famous elephant herd is heading home. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Giuliani’s custom Cameos Rudy Giuliani is now selling customized messages on Cameo. Watch the former mayor of New York’s first message. A real-life
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Confirmation that the Taliban captured the capital of Afghanistan’s Helmand province has particular resonance in Britain. For much of the past 20 years, British troops tried to keep the province from falling into into the hands of the Taliban. The vast majority of the U.K.’s 457 casualties
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