By Stella Chan, CNN The crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant and eight others was an “horrific accident,” but the county did not cause it and Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit claiming photos taken at the crash scene were leaked should be dismissed, lawyers for Los Angeles County said in a court filing Monday. “County personnel
Continue ReadingCNN By Devon M. Sayers, Eliott C. McLaughlin and Travis Caldwell, CNN The prosecutor in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial sought Tuesday to simplify the events that led to Arbery’s death, taking the podium the day after defense teams spent much of their closing arguments trying to criminalize Arbery, alleging he brought his death on
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Adams Click here for updates on this story PAOLI, Indiana (WLKY) — Nola is an answer to a prayer after Tessa and Keegan Higgs tried for years to start a family. They were already fostering a child named Jackson when they were notified by the Department of Children and Family Services that Nola
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed The Biden administration is asking the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals to wipe away an order from another appeals court blocking its Occupational Safety and Health Administration vaccine mandate. Several lawsuits were brought challenging the OSHA mandate, and last week the cases were consolidated in the 6th Circuit, an appeals court
Continue ReadingBy NATHAN VICKERS Click here for updates on this story TOPEKA, Kansas (KCTV) — Both chambers of the KS legislature passed versions of a bill pushing back on federal vaccine requirements. The house bill requires employers to honor religious exemptions. It also outlines procedures for employees to file complaints with the Department of Labor over
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, Aleks Klosok and David Close, CNN AS Roma player Felix Afena-Gyan says he believes there was “no racist intent” in a comment made by an unidentified person while the Ghanaian forward unboxed a new pair of shoes given to him by manager Jose Mourinho. In a video posted on social media Monday,
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Michael Bublé may soon become as synonymous with Christmas as Santa Claus. This year he’s got new Christmas music coming out, a Christmas television special and a new video for a song titled “Christmas Sweater.” That’s just the start. He’s also about to do a Las Vegas residency and release a new
Continue ReadingBy Becky Anderson, Eoin McSweeney, Zeena Saifi and Noon Salih, CNN Sudan’s newly reinstated prime minister told CNN on Tuesday that he compromised in a deal with the country’s military in order to “avoid bloodshed” and a civil war. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other ministers were detained during a military coup last month that
Continue ReadingBy JACKSON HICKS Click here for updates on this story LIBERTY, Missouri (KCTV) — Walgreens and the Kansas City Area Development Council announced today plans to open a new micro-fulfillment center in the metro, bringing hundreds of new jobs with it. The $30 million, 65,000-plus square-foot facility will serve as a micro-fulfillment center dedicated to
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer “Good Morning America” co-host Michael Strahan is going to space next month. Strahan, who turned 50 on Sunday, will join Laura Shepard Churchley, the eldest daughter of astronaut Alan Shepard, on the Dec. 9 mission aboard the New Shepard, a spacecraft named after her father, the first American in
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Expect to pay more for some of your favorite cereals, snacks, soups and cooking brands next year. General Mills notified retail customers that it’s raising prices in mid-January on hundreds of items across dozens of brands. They include Annie’s, Progresso, Yoplait, Fruit Roll-Ups, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch,
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden wants half the vehicles sold in the US to be electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids by 2030. But to reach that goal, not only do Americans need to start buying more electric vehicles, they need more charging stations to plug them into. EVs and plug-in hybrids accounted for
Continue ReadingCNN By Kate Sullivan, Betsy Klein and Devan Cole, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced the release of emergency oil reserves to combat high energy prices ahead of the busy holiday travel season, but it will be weeks before the barrels hit the market. The Department of Energy will release 50 million barrels of
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Someone apparently forgot to tell Priyanka Chopra Jonas that there’s speculation she and Nick Jonas are having marital issues. It all started when the actress/producer dropped “Jonas” from her name on her Instagram and Twitter accounts. That began chatter that the star couple may have split. But then on Monday
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Someone apparently forgot to tell Priyanka Chopra Jonas that there’s speculation she and Nick Jonas are having marital issues. It all started when the actress/producer dropped “Jonas” from her name on her Instagram and Twitter accounts. That began chatter that the star couple may have split. But then on
Continue ReadingBy ABBY DODGE Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Kansas City man is in the hospital after someone hit him with their car Sunday afternoon outside of Arrowhead stadium. This is the second pedestrian-involved crash this season. A driver hit and killed 66-year old Steven Hickle on October
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s leaders have proposed a national lockdown as hospitals across the European Union country are hitting their limits amid a record surge of coronavirus infections. Inspired by neighboring Austria, the government is to discuss a lockdown for everyone — vaccinated and unvaccinated alike — on Wednesday. President Zuzana Caputova says “it’s
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s leaders have proposed a national lockdown as hospitals across the European Union country are hitting their limits amid a record surge of coronavirus infections. Inspired by neighboring Austria, the government is to discuss a lockdown for everyone — vaccinated and unvaccinated alike — on Wednesday. President Zuzana Caputova says “it’s
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish currency has weakened by nearly 10% against the U.S. dollar, a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted there would be no turning back from his unconventional policy of cutting interest rates despite high inflation. The lira plunged to a record low of 13.44 on Tuesday before making some
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), a través del Mecanismo Especial de Seguimiento para Nicaragua (Meseni), condenó este lunes a través de su cuenta de Twitter la detención del exembajador nicaragüense ante la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) y analista político Edgar Parrales, “luego de otorgar entrevistas a medios
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