By Sasha Lenninger Click here for updates on this story HOBBS, New Mexico (KOAT) — New Mexico sold more than $5.2 million worth of marijuana in the first weekend of April. On April 1, recreational cannabis became legal in New Mexico and stores were filled with customers. More than $1.6 million in medical marijuana was
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business How crazy rich is Elon Musk? The Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s net worth is now about a stratospheric $300 billion, according to Forbes’ real time rankings of the world’s wealthiest people. That means the 50-year-old Musk has a more than a $100 billion lead over second place Jeff
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk has gotten a lot of attention from buying a 9.1% stake in Twitter, along with landing a seat on the company’s board. He’s also worth an additional $1 billion. In a new filing late Tuesday, Musk disclosed how much he paid for the 73 million shares
Continue ReadingBy KMBC News Staff Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Missouri’s Department of Mental Health and Division of Developmental Disabilities announced the Missouri Talent Pathways program on Monday. The apprentice program is an initiative to recruit and retain a highly skilled and dedicated workforce. Missouri Governor Mike Parson calls
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon and Deschutes County voters have until Tuesday, April 26, to register to vote in advance of the upcoming May 17 Primary Election, county Clerk Steve Dennison reminded Tuesday. Tuesday, April 26, is also the party choice deadline. Voters who wish to vote in the Democratic or Republican closed primary elections
Continue ReadingBy Abbie Petersen Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — On Sunday, friends and coworkers remembered two Gretna women killed in a crash. One woman was eight months pregnant, remembered as an impactful corrections officer. The other, a caring speech pathologist with a passion for family. Now both Gretna women are
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Hope Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — The day after a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, hundreds gathered in Ali Youssefi Square to mourn the six people who were shot and killed. Attendees set up a makeshift memorial during the vigil, which is still standing on K and
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales and Brynn Gingras, CNN In the aftermath of a mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, California, that left six people dead and injured at least 12, President Joe Biden used a Sunday submarine commissioning ceremony to reiterate his call for stronger gun regulations. Earlier in the day, New York Mayor Eric Adams went
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Newly released court documents show the evidence police used to arrest a West Des Moines man in the death of his girlfriend. Nathen Cameron, 27, is charged with first-degree murder, willful injury causing serious injury, domestic assault with strangulation
Continue ReadingBy TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Elon Musk, the billionaire Tesla CEO and power Twitter user who is now Twitter’s largest shareholder and newly appointed board member, may have thoughts on a long-standing request from users: Should there be an edit button? On Monday evening, Musk launched a Twitter poll about whether they want an
Continue ReadingBy TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Twitter tweeted Tuesday that it is indeed working on a way for users to edit their 280-character messages, although it says the project has nothing to do with the fact that edit-function fan Elon Musk was just revealed as the company’s largest shareholder and now sits on its board.
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump, former President Donald Trump’s daughter and one of those closest to him during the insurrection at the Capitol, is testifying before the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. Committee chairman Bennie Thompson said Tuesday afternoon that she
Continue ReadingBy Cory Dinkel Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — Wake County has announced Monday that it intends to rename one of its public libraries to honor a historic Black community. The Wake County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to change the name of Village Regional Library in Raleigh to
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy related to the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. Tarrio, 38, was indicted in March with five previously charged members of the Proud Boys. The other men — Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Charles
Continue ReadingPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo leaders have called on Serbia to accept the genocide that its former regime committed in Serbia’s former province. Kosovo on Tuesday commemorated the 23rd anniversary of the massacre at Rezalle, 50 kilometers (35 miles) west of the capital, Pristina. In 1999, the Serb army, police and paramilitary forces killed 98
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma House has given final legislative approval to a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony. The bill passed Tuesday on a 70-14 vote with little discussion and no debate. It now heads to Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who has indicated he’ll sign
Continue ReadingBy WFOR Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Residents of a North Miami Beach apartment building have been told to pack up and leave after it was deemed unsafe. Fifty-five families live in the five story Bayview 60 Homes, at 3800 NE 168th Street, which will be condemned around 2
Continue ReadingAUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods says, for now anyway, he’s planning to play this week in the Masters, a little more than a year after he nearly lost a leg in a car crash. The five-time champion at Augusta National made the announcement Tuesday morning. He will play nine more practice holes on Wednesday
Continue ReadingAUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods says, for now anyway, he’s planning to play this week in the Masters, a little more than a year after he nearly lost a leg in a car crash. The five-time champion at Augusta National made the announcement Tuesday morning. He will play nine more practice holes on Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — An earthquake simulator was set up at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday to give people the chance to test how ready they are for “the big one.” The simulator was installed by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency
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