By STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story Mt. Pleasant, MI (WNEM) — The father of a 7-year-old biracial girl whose hair was cut twice at school filed a $1 million lawsuit for racial discrimination and violations of constitutional rights. The lawsuit states Mt. Pleasant Public Schools is not entitled to qualified or
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE SHERROD, JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story Flint, MI (WNEM) — Flint City Councilman Allan Griggs is proposing an ordinance to institute random drug testing of all council members while on city property or conducting city business. “We need to do right by our city, our town,” Griggs said. “I
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business Frustrated Tesla owners continue to wait for “full self-driving,” an expensive and long-delayed software feature that isn’t even guaranteed to help their cars’ resale values. Some of the company’s earliest backers of the “full self-driving” option are even beginning to lose faith in the promise of ever enjoying a truly
Continue ReadingBy BRYAN ANDERSON and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — As coronavirus outbreaks driven by the delta variant lead school districts around the U.S. to abruptly shut down or send large numbers of children into quarantine, some students are getting minimal schooling at home. Despite billions of dollars in federal money
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British presenter Piers Morgan will join News Corp and Fox News Media and host a TV show that will air in the U.S., Britain and Australia. News Corp executive chair Rupert Murdoch said Thursday that Morgan is “the broadcaster every channel wants but is too afraid to hire.” The show is billed
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As cooler days and chilly nights set in across the High Desert, dozens of homeless people are filling up Bend’s new year-round shelter, and the operators need help feeding them.
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is reviewing the ethics policies that cover the financial holdings of its senior officials in the wake of disclosures that two regional Fed presidents engaged in extensive trading last year. Robert Kaplan, president of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, in 2020 traded millions
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El gobierno de Biden sancionó este jueves a la narcotraficante colombiana Zulma Maria Musso Torres y sus familiares, así como a dos entidades colombianas, bajo la Ley Kingpin. Según el Departamento del Tesoro, Musso Torres, también conocido como “La Patrona” o “La Señora”, ha sido identificado como “un importante narcotraficante
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan sorely missed Romelu Lukaku on Wednesday night. Inter’s forwards were guilty of some wayward finishing as they failed to put away any of the team’s 18 attempts in a 1-0 loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League. Inter next faces Bologna on Saturday and
Continue ReadingBy KITV Web Staff Click here for updates on this story Maui, HI (KITV) — Starting Wednesday, owners, and operators of restaurants, bars, and gyms in Maui County must require patrons to prove they’re vaccinated to enter their establishments. Unvaccinated customers can eat in outdoor seating areas. But unlike O’ahu’s Safe Access Program — patrons
Continue ReadingMariana Toro Londres (CNN) — Más de 18 meses después de la pandemia del coronavirus, varios países han decidido que es hora de reabrir y adoptar un modelo de “vivir con el covid”. Algunos tienen tasas de vacunación envidiables; otros han decidido que los costos de las continuas restricciones económicas y sociales superan los beneficios.
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Boston College is 2-0 and turns to backup QB Dennis Grosel for Saturday’s game against Temple. Grosel threw for 520 yards and four touchdowns in the final start of last season in place of injured Phil Jurkovec. Jurkovec is hurt again. He has a right hand
Continue ReadingBy NOAH BERGER and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters have wrapped the base of the world’s largest tree in a fire-resistant blanket as they try to save a famous grove of gigantic old-growth sequoias from wildfires burning in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Fire officials say the fire was expected to
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Haiti. Haiti makes up he western one-third of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. The eastern two-thirds of the island is the Dominican Republic. About Haiti (from the CIA World Factbook)Area: 27,750 sq km (slightly smaller than Maryland) Population: 11,334,637 (2022 est.) Median age: 24.1 years Capital:
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN In popular culture, cave men (and women) are often draped in furs, but archaeological evidence of what our Stone Age ancestors actually wore and how they made clothes is thin. Fur, leather and other organic materials generally aren’t preserved, especially beyond 100,000 years ago. However, researchers say 62 bone tools used
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GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We are anticipating a cool, but sunny day here on the High Desert, along with an improved air quality. We will see a few thin clouds, but apart from that, nothing but blue sky and sunshine. Highs will be in the mid to upper 60’s, with gentle northerly breezes. Skies will
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Scientists have uncovered the fossil of a bird that lived 120 million years ago, and it definitely had flair, including unusually long tail feathers. These flashy feathers probably didn’t help the bird achieve aerodynamic flight, but they might have helped him find a mate, according to new research. The fossil was
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Opposition from some leading moderate Democrats over a $3.5 trillion budget proposal championed by the party’s most liberal, progressive wing has left the party grappling with deeper ideological questions. Fully embracing an unprecedented expansion of the federal social safety net could jeopardize the bill’s passage and ultimately
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN Business The United Arab Emirates will pour £10 billion ($13.8 billion) into the United Kingdom over the next five years, as the Gulf state seeks to diversify its economy beyond fossil fuels. The UK Office for Investment and UAE sovereign wealth fund Mubadala announced the investment in a statement on Thursday,
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Tokio (CNN) — Japón está trazando una línea roja alrededor de una cadena de islas que también está siendo reclamada por China, rechazando la postura militar cada vez más agresiva de Beijing y preparando el escenario para un posible enfrentamiento entre las dos mayores potencias de la región. En una entrevista exclusiva
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