WABC By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Sesame Street” is getting a new best friend. Ji-Young, a 7-year-old Korean American character, will be a part of “See Us Coming Together: A Sesame Street Special.” The show, set to air on Thanksgiving, celebrates “the rich diversity of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities as part of the
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN United Airlines is once again serving hard liquor on its flights, a service it stopped early in the pandemic. Starting Monday, United is selling mini booze bottles in economy class on domestic flights of more than 300 miles “in response to the feedback we’ve received from both customers and flight attendants,”
Continue ReadingKEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers in a first-ever move in state history reconvened the Legislature after more than five months off to put forward about three dozen bills dealing with COVID-19 vaccine and mask requirements. The House never formally adjourned and came back Monday at the request of Republican House
Continue ReadingBy Crystal Cranmore Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — The New York City Public Design Commission voted unanimously Monday to approve the long term loan of the controversial Thomas Jefferson statue in the Council Chambers at City Hall to the New-York Historical Society. There was unanimous agreement last month
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La inflación y cómo afecta a los precios siempre genera conversación, aunque a veces los términos técnicos hagan que comprender realmente lo que es y lo que implica para tu vida parezca complicado. Por eso, en momentos en que la inflación afecta a varios países en todo el mundo, aquí te
Continue ReadingKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Four people were shot, two of them fatally, and a sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized after getting into an accident on the way to the scene. The Herald and News reported Monday that 30-year-old Andrew Lee Noe, of Klamath Falls, was arrested in the Sunday night shootings just north of Chiloquin.
Continue ReadingBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish rescuers say 10 migrants have died while trying to reach the Canary Islands archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Rescuers said Monday they found a migrant boat drifting 200 kilometers (124 miles) from the Canary Islands and saved 40 people but recovered two bodies. The boat is believed to have departed
Continue ReadingBy ADEL OMRAN Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya’s interim prime minister says he’ll run for president if that’s what the people want. The announcement comes a day after the son of the country’s late dictator Moammar Gadhafi emerged after years of hiding and announced his own candidacy for the country’s top office. The
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas business executive whose voter fraud claim was featured by state Republicans in November 2020 as proof of tainted votes has agreed to plead guilty to voting more than once in the same election. According to a plea agreement filed Monday, Donald “Kirk” Hartle
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia district attorney has pleaded guilty to several charges against him and agreed to resign from office. Mark Jones’ plea came as jurors were deliberating Monday after hearing evidence in the state’s case against him last week. Jones took office in January, overseeing the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit serving several counties
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Continue ReadingBy Beccah Hendrickson Click here for updates on this story LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — The community in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania is grieving the loss of a high school principal who was tragically killed in a car accident Saturday while driving his son to a soccer game. Sean Hughes had been the principal of
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told CNN that he called Rep. Paul Gosar last week after the Arizona Republican posted an anime video on Twitter depicting him killing Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and swinging a sword at President Joe Biden. But McCarthy — who had not publicly commented on the episode
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Zack Steffen has earned the No. 1 goalkeeper position on the U.S. national team and will start his third straight World Cup qualifier when the Americans play Jamaica. American coach Gregg Berhalter said Steffen’s superior footwork and ability to aid possession were the decisive factors.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL has its first COVID-19 postponements of the season. The league postponed three games this week amid the Ottawa Senators’ virus outbreak. Ten Senators players are in NHL COVID-19 protocol. Their games against New Jersey, Nashville and the New York Rangers are all on hold. They are the
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Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Kenya has won its final World Cup qualifying game to provide a moment of relief from the crisis engulfing its national soccer federation. Michael Olunga volleyed Kenya ahead in the third minute on the way to beating Rwanda 2-1. Richard Odada added the
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The death toll for the weekend attack in northern Burkina Faso has risen to at least 28 officers and four civilians. The government gave the new toll Monday, saying it marked the deadliest attack on the West African nation’s security forces since jihadi violence started
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA ( (WPVI) — Philadelphia police have identified the woman and baby who were killed in a fire on Saturday night. It happened shortly after 8:30 p.m. on the 300 block of W. Mount Airy Avenue in the city’s West Mount Airy neighborhood. Arriving crews
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN The Biden administration is withdrawing a policy established under the Trump administration that limited the US Food and Drug Administration’s review process of certain lab tests, including some Covid-19 tests. The US Department of Health and Human Services announced the withdrawal on Monday. Last year, the Trump administration determined that the
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