By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Popular IndyCar veteran James Hinchcliffe is stepping away from fulltime racing. The 34-year-old Canadian says he is not retiring and will explore other series. Andretti Autosport did not renew his contract for next year after Hinchcliffe had just one podium finish. Hinchcliffe might be headed to the television
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Thousands of towns across the United States that were wracked by the opioid crisis are on the precipice of receiving billions of dollars in the second-biggest legal settlement in U.S. history.
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson is a free man. A Nevada State Police spokeswoman said Tuesday the 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole effective Dec. 1. Simpson’s lawyer, Malcolm LaVergne,
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson is a free man. A Nevada State Police spokeswoman said Tuesday the 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole effective Dec. 1. Simpson’s lawyer, Malcolm LaVergne,
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson is a free man. A Nevada State Police spokeswoman said Tuesday the 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole effective Dec. 1. Simpson’s lawyer, Malcolm LaVergne,
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia has filed a civil lawsuit seeking harsh financial penalties against far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over their role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. The suit also names dozens of the groups’
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem, Jennifer Hansler and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN The United Arab Emirates has suspended a multi-billion dollar deal to buy US-made F-35 fighter jets, in a sign of Abu Dhabi’s growing frustration with Washington’s attempts to limit Chinese technology sales to the oil-rich Gulf state. “The UAE has informed the US that it will
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A sheriff in South Carolina has been indicted and suspended from office after prosecutors say he ordering a deputy to shock an inmate three times. Marlboro County Sheriff Charles Lemon said in a statement immediately after the May 2020 incident that the inmate attacked him while
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer USA Hockey has promoted Bill Guerin to take over as general manager of the men’s Olympic team. He takes over two months after Stan Bowman’s resignation in the wake of the Chicago Blackhawks’ sexual assault scandal. Guerin’s promotion also comes less than two months before the Beijing Winter Games
Continue ReadingCNN, WTVF By Jason Hanna, CNN After a tornado demolished a candle factory in western Kentucky Friday night, the Rev. Stephen Boyken climbed the rubble and heard someone beneath call out. “She was stuck underneath a wall and asked, ‘Can you hold my hand?’ ” Boyken recalled Tuesday. Boyken grabbed the hand, prayed with the
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Georgia man who drove cross-country with an assault rifle and threatened to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was sentenced to 28 months behind bars in an emotional hearing on Tuesday. Cleveland Meredith Jr. pleaded guilty in September to sending threatening communications. Though he missed the January 6 rally because of
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A well-known judge in Romania has been suspended from his position over videos he posted on the social media platform TikTok. The move has drawn widespread criticism and condemnation from the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday. A judge in Romania’s northern city of Cluj was suspended Monday
Continue ReadingEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers forward Talen Horton-Tucker has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols. The Lakers also canceled practice ahead of their flight to Dallas for a game on Wednesday night. Horton-Tucker is averaging 11.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists as a regular starter for the Lakers, who have
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Roberto Izurieta es director de Proyectos Latinoamericanos en la Universidad George Washington. Ha trabajado en campañas políticas en varios países de América Latina y España, y fue asesor de los presidentes Alejandro Toledo, de Perú; Vicente Fox, de México, y Álvaro Colom, de Guatemala. El autor también es colaborador de CNN
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Stuart and Sarah Boxer, CNN Cornell University reported 903 cases of Covid-19 among students between December 7-13, and a “very high percentage” of them are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated individuals, according to university officials. The school’s Covid-19 dashboard was updated late Tuesday afternoon, accounting for the jump in case numbers reported. “Virtually every case
Continue ReadingALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been ordered by New York’s ethics commission to give up the millions of dollars he was paid to write a book about his response to the pandemic. An attorney for Cuomo immediately called the action unconstitutional and promised a fight. Cuomo was directed to turn over
Continue ReadingBy KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A 17-year-old who escaped from a St. Louis detention center was killed after being struck by a car on Interstate 70 Tuesday. The incident happened around 8:30 a.m. on the highway near North Broadway. St. Louis City Police Chief John Hayden
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle brand, LiveWire, will be spun off as a separate publicly traded company next year. LiveWire will still be 74% owned by Harley-Davidson and its financial results will be reported along with Harley’s, but it will have its own stock trading on the New York Stock Exchange under
Continue ReadingBy Gabriela Vidal Click here for updates on this story EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois (KMOV) — It was a terrifying scene inside the Amazon Warehouse on Friday night as 39-year-old Craig Yost watched helplessly as the building began to collapse around him. “The walls caved in, and I got pinned to the ground by a giant block
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In 2021, the High Desert Food & Farm Alliance (HDFFA) hit a huge milestone, having collected over 104,000 pounds of local produce to date – that’s enough food for 87,000 meals!
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