By ALEX BROWNING, BRANDON BEYER, JEFF LENNOX Click here for updates on this story MIAMI-DADE, Florida (WSVN) — Three Miami-Dade firefighters are OK after a bathtub fell on them while they battled fierce flames at a condemned home in Northwest Miami-Dade. The fire broke out near Northwest 83rd Street and Fifth Court, just before 3
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The century-old City of Prineville Railway had its freight trains rolling again Wednesday over a Highway 26 overpass, though at slower speeds and with a lower weight limit due to damage caused by an RV crashing into a concrete abutment on Monday.
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have added another catcher, agreeing to a $13 million, two-year contract with Yan Gomes. The Cubs have Willson Contreras behind the plate, but he is eligible for free agency after next season and the team could decide to trade him if they can’t
Continue ReadingCNN By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN The DC US Circuit Court of Appeals cast major doubt on former President Trump’s arguments that the court should block the release of his presidential documents for Congress’ January 6 investigation. Over the course of a three hour and 40 minute hearing Tuesday, the judges expressed skepticism
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Federal Reserve might end its pandemic-era stimulus sooner than expected, Chairman Jerome Powell told the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday. The central bank announced a tapering of its monthly asset purchases at its monetary policy update earlier this month, cutting bond buying by $10 billion for Treasury securities and
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A court date has been reset to January for former UFC champion Jon Jones to learn whether he’ll face criminal charges following his September arrest on allegations that he scuffled with his fiancée and damaged a Las Vegas police vehicle at Caesars Palace. Neither Jones nor attorneys were in court when
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law four bills aimed at supporting the nation’s veterans, including legislation intended to combat racial disparities related to benefits as well as addressing maternal mortality among female veterans. “We have many obligations, but we only have one truly sacred obligation, in
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon best known as the host of TV’s “Dr. Oz Show,” says he is running for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat as a Republican. In a video message on social media, Oz, casts himself as a sort of champion for
Continue ReadingCNN By Greg Clary, CNN More than 20 countries, including the United States, issued a joint statement Saturday expressing deep concern over allegations of extra-judicial killings and disappearances of former member of former security forces in Afghanistan. The statement comes after a report was released by Human Rights Watch on Tuesday alleging more than a
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have lost starting cornerback Donte Jackson for the remainder of the season to a groin injury. Jackson has been placed on injured reserve. It has yet to be determined if Jackson will need surgery. Jackson was injured in Carolina’s 33-10 loss to
Continue ReadingBy Moira Ritter, CNN Business The supply chain is facing major blockages, and container ships are heaping pollution into communities near the congested ports. The biggest offenders are, unsurprisingly, the world’s biggest retailers, according to a new report Tuesday conducted by environmental organizations Stand.earth and Pacific Environment. The report shows that goods imported to the
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer Javier Báez is nearing a $140 million, six-year contract with Detroit, giving the Tigers a dynamic bat for the middle of their order. Báez hit .265 with 31 homers and 87 RBIs in 138 games with the Cubs and Mets last season. The move likely puts Báez back at
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Borowy Click here for updates on this story TUSCOLA COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A crash in Tuscola County has seriously injured a child and one other person. A tractor-trailer collided with an SUV on Colling Road north of Fairgrove Road in Almer Township Monday morning, Nov. 30, according to Michigan State Police. The
Continue ReadingBy FARES AKRAM Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Hamas official says Gaza’s rulers have reached an agreement by which Qatar will resume subsidizing the salaries of public employees by sending fuel to the impoverished territory. Qatar was contributing to the salaries of some 50,000 employees of the Hamas-run government up until
Continue ReadingBy MARILYN DEUTSCH Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — President Joe Biden spoke Monday morning about the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, saying it’s “cause for concern, not a cause for panic.” So far, the Omicron variant has not been detected in the United States. The news of a new variant
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside, CNN Authorities investigating the discovery of hundreds of FedEx packages in an Alabama ravine have questioned the driver they think is responsible — and believe the driver dumped packages there at least six times, a sheriff said Tuesday. The investigation began November 24, when sheriff’s deputies in northern Alabama’s Blount County found
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Ministerio Público de Guatemala informó este martes que un juzgado dictó una orden de aprehensión en contra del exjefe de la Fiscalía Especial contra la Impunidad, Juan Francisco Sandoval. En un comunicado publicado en su cuenta de Twitter, señalaron que en seguimiento a una denuncia presentada, según investigaciones “se
Continue ReadingBy Annette Weston Click here for updates on this story NEW BERN, Craven County, North Carolina (WLOS) — A concert in December will raise money to help in the recovery of an eastern North Carolina deputy who was left with life-changing injuries when he was shot in the line of duty two months ago. Deputy
Continue ReadingFRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys rookie cornerback Nahshon Wright has tested positive for COVID-19 and is the eighth player or coach to be sidelined by the coronavirus for Thursday’s game at New Orleans. Coach Mike McCarthy and five members of his staff won’t make the trip because of positive tests. Wright and right tackle
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El exsecretario general de la Casa Blanca de Donald Trump, Mark Meadows, está cooperando con la Comisión Selecta de la Cámara de Representantes que investiga el ataque del 6 de enero y está proporcionando registros y accediendo a presentarse para una entrevista inicial, según conoció en exclusiva CNN. La medida
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