By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Thirteen sexual assault victims of Larry Nassar are seeking $10 million each from the FBI. They claim the agency’s bungled investigation led to more abuse by the sports doctor. The Justice Department’s inspector general concluded last year that the FBI made fundamental errors when it became aware
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Thirteen sexual assault victims of Larry Nassar are seeking $10 million each from the FBI. They claim the agency’s bungled investigation led to more abuse by the sports doctor. The Justice Department’s inspector general concluded last year that the FBI made fundamental errors when it became aware
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday will announce it is sending more than $385 million to states to help offset high home energy costs, including cooling costs this summer, a White House official tells CNN. The funding will be distributed through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps families
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A run-up in mortgage rates in recent weeks is threatening to pump the brakes on the housing market as the increased borrowing costs reduce would-be buyers’ purchasing power. The average weekly rate on the benchmark 30-year mortgage has risen swiftly since the first week of
Continue ReadingWFSB, CT STATE POLICE. SOULEMANE FAMILY, CNN By Chris Boyette and Jason Hanna, CNN A Connecticut state trooper has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in the 2020 death of a carjacking suspect he shot after a high-speed chase, a state official’s office said Wednesday. Trooper Brian North’s arrest comes after investigators concluded that his
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jimmie Johnson posted the fastest lap of his career Thursday. And IndyCar drivers got back to work on the second day of Indianapolis 500 testing. This time, there were no spins, no crashes and fewer concerns about the slick warmup lane. Drivers raced toward the top
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Un legislador de California afirma que policías de Santa Ana han estado poniendo música a todo volumen y con derechos de autor, de modo que un video de ellos patrullando probablemente sería retirado si se publicara en internet. El miembro del consejo Johnathan Ryan Hernández dijo en una reunión del Consejo de
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Congress can exclude residents of Puerto Rico from some federal disability benefits available to those who live in the 50 states, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The 8-1 opinion was written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissenting. The case concerned Supplemental Security Income that
Continue ReadingGOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… The low pressure center that brought storm activity to the Pacific NW has not moved much overnight, so we get more of the same today, minus the wind. Mostly cloudy skies will deliver a 30-40% chance of showers. Highs will be in the low to mid 50’s and SW winds will
Continue ReadingBy DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some farmers are wondering if it’s OK that eggs sold as free-range come from chickens being kept inside. It’s a question that arises lately as farmers try to be open about their product while also protecting hens from a highly infectious bird flu that has
Continue ReadingBy DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some farmers are wondering if it’s OK that eggs sold as free-range come from chickens being kept inside. It’s a question that arises lately as farmers try to be open about their product while also protecting hens from a highly infectious bird flu that has
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has upheld the differential treatment of residents of Puerto Rico, ruling that Congress was within its power to exclude them from a benefits program that’s available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The court held by an 8-1 vote Thursday that
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press Amazon is extending benefits of a Prime subscription to online stores beyond its own site, a move geared toward boosting revenue from merchant fees and expanding its logistics footprint. The company said Thursday the service will be offered through an initiative it calls “Buy with Prime.” It will be available
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Amazon is extending benefits of a Prime subscription to online stores beyond its own site, a move geared toward boosting revenue from merchant fees and expanding its logistics footprint. The company said Thursday the service will be offered through an initiative it calls “Buy with Prime.” It will be available by invitation for
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The NHL is going back to Europe this fall for its first games outside of North America since the start of the pandemic. The San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators will play two games in Prague in October, and the Colorado Avalanche and Columbus Blue Jackets will play two games in
Continue ReadingWEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) — The North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference has handed out a long list of suspensions after a pitcher leveled a batter after giving up a home run. Weatherford College pitcher Owen Woodward was suspended four games for the tackle. North Central Texas College hitter Josh Phillips was suspended two games because
Continue ReadingWEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) — The North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference has handed out a long list of suspensions after a pitcher leveled a batter after giving up a home run. Weatherford College pitcher Owen Woodward was suspended four games for the tackle. North Central Texas College hitter Josh Phillips was suspended two games because
Continue ReadingMILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — The boyfriend of a University of Georgia professor has been acquitted in her May 2019 death at a friend’s house in central Georgia. A jury heard about four days of testimony and deliberated for about 35 minutes on April 8 before finding Marcus Allen Lillard not guilty of felony murder, aggravated
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story WESTPORT, Connecticut (WFSB) — Crews rescued about 50 dogs and cats from a kennel and apartment fire in Westport Thursday night. The Westport Fire Department said a fire alarm was triggered at the mixed occupancy building on Post Road East just before 11:45 p.m. Firefighters
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI and KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An international human rights group is urging Sri Lankan authorities to conduct a prompt and impartial probe into a police shooting that left one person dead and 13 others injured during protests over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. New York-based
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