By Erin Jones Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (WBZ) — On Tuesday, Feb. 15, two bald eagles lost their nest near White Rock Lake in Dallas. On Wednesday, they were still in the area. Now, the big question is will they stay? The city’s urban biologist says at this point we
Continue ReadingBy Beth Germano Click here for updates on this story CANTON, Massachusettes (WBZ) — It’s a letter Betsy Braconi says her 19-year-old son received last Friday by priority mail, telling him the Registry of Motor Vehicles has reviewed his driving record and he needs to take a road skills test. “All he can do is
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite the pandemic, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced that all members of Congress are invited to attend President Joe Biden’s upcoming State of the Union address in the House chamber. The announcement Thursday comes as White House is hoping to use the speech to
Continue ReadingCNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Florida’s state House on Thursday passed a Republican-sponsored bill that would prohibit abortion in the state after 15 weeks of pregnancy, allowing only for exceptions involving “serious risk” to the pregnant person and fatal fetal abnormality, but with no exceptions for rape or incest. The bill now heads to the
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Florida’s state House on Thursday passed a Republican-sponsored bill that would prohibit abortion in the state after 15 weeks of pregnancy, allowing only for exceptions involving “serious risk” to the pregnant person and fatal fetal abnormality, but with no exceptions for rape or incest. The bill now heads to the GOP-controlled
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story EVERGREEN PARK, Ill (WBBM) — A southwest suburban Catholic school principal has been fired for defying the archdiocese mask mandate. Jacob “Doc” Mathius had been on leave from Queen of Martyrs in Evergreen Park since last week. The move prompted two days of protests by
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — There won’t be a long wait for the fourth season of FX’s “Atlanta,” but it will be its last. The Emmy-winning series created by Donald Glover begins its third season in March. Then it will return in the fall to wrap up the story of music manager Earn and rapper Paper
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks and bond yields sank Thursday as markets remained anxious over the possibility that Russia could invade Ukraine. The S&P 500 had its biggest drop in two weeks. Technology stocks led the way lower, pulling the Nasdaq down. Investors shifted money into low-risk U.S. government bonds, pushing yields lower. Markets are unsettled
Continue ReadingCNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken believe a Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen in a matter of days. The news rattled investors, sending the Dow down 622 points, or 1.8%, Thursday. It was the worst day of the year for the index. Stocks
Continue ReadingStocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: TripAdvisor, Hyatt Hotels fall; Walmart, Cisco rise.
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Geovanny Vicente-Romero es abogado, politólogo y estratega político con experiencia como asesor de políticas públicas, gobernanza y comunicación gubernamental. Es profesor asociado de comunicación estratégica (ERM) de Columbia University, Nueva York. Es director de Comunicaciones del Instituto Interamericano de Justicia y Sostenibilidad (IIJS), en Washington. Entre sus estudios cuenta con maestría en
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Wilson and Maegan Vazquez, CNN All members of Congress will be invited to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1, according to the House sergeant-at-arms, marking a return to a full House chamber after last year’s socially distant speech. House Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker wrote Thursday there will be coronavirus
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KPIX) — Officers are looking for the suspect who stole nearly two dozen baby tortoises from a Stockton business. Stockton police say the incident happened back on Jan. 21. A suspect was able to break into the display of the 1300 block of
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago City Council Committee voted to recommend that the city pay nearly $1.7 million to a woman who says she was yanked from her car by police officers in 2020. Thursday’s vote by the council’s Finance Committee to settle Mia Wright’s lawsuit sends the matter to the full City Council. While
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A lease agreement says Ford Motor Co. and a South Korean company would have to create more than 5,000 full-time jobs at a planned electric pickup truck factory and battery manufacturing plant in Tennessee or pay back at least part of a $500 million state grant
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn An abandoned cargo ship packed with cars is adrift in the Atlantic Ocean, after a rapidly-spreading fire on board forced the crew to escape. The 656 foot-long Felicity Ace roll-on/roll-off car-carrying ship caught fire in the North Atlantic on Wednesday as it carried cargo, including Porsches and Volkswagens, from Emden, Germany to
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard vessel offloaded Thursday more than 30 metric tons of cocaine and marijuana worth over $1 billion that was seized at sea during a months-long deployment off the coast of South America. The haul of illegal narcotics brought home by the U.S.
Continue ReadingMEXICO, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman recognized by the New England Patriots as their oldest fan has died at age 106. Myrtle Milledge was from the Maine town of Mexico and was well into her 40s when the Patriots became a franchise in the old American Football League in 1960. The Patriots honored Milledge
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Las autoridades de migración en Colombia informaron este jueves que la periodista cubana Yailén Insúa Alarcón buscará pedir refugio en ese país en donde estuvo varada en el aeropuerto El Dorado, en Bogotá, desde el 5 de febrero, cuando no fue aceptada a bordo de un vuelo que la llevaría
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of a Navy nuclear engineer charged with trying to sell submarine secrets to a foreign government appears poised to plead guilty. A court notice shows that a plea hearing for Diana Toebbe has been scheduled for Friday morning in federal court in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Lawyers for Toebbe did not
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