PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Two workers have been killed in a slide on a coal pile at a southern Colorado electricity generating plant. Witnesses say the workers were buried when the slide happened on the 80-foot-tall pile at the Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo on Thursday. Pueblo Fire Department spokesman Erik Duran says rescuers located
Continue ReadingPUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Two workers have been killed in a slide on a coal pile at a southern Colorado electricity generating plant. Witnesses say the workers were buried when the slide happened on the 80-foot-tall pile at the Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo on Thursday. Pueblo Fire Department spokesman Erik Duran says rescuers located
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Three companies tied to the far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, including the fringe media organization Infowars, are moving to exit bankruptcy, according to a Wednesday court document. In a widely decried move, Infowars, Prison Planet, and Infowars Health sought bankruptcy protection after Jones was found legally responsible for damages in
Continue ReadingBy Madisen Keavy Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — The men and women that fight California’s wildfires are at a breaking point, according to the Cal Fire union president who said that is a result of bigger fires and a staffing shortage. “The need for firefighters is very dire,” said Cal
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson and Paradise Afshar, CNN Some wedding chapels in Las Vegas are receiving cease-and-desist letters demanding they stop using Elvis’ image and likeness in their operations, according to two letters obtained by CNN. In letters two chapels have received and shared with CNN, an attorney for Authentic Brands Group (ABG) says the businesses
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Jefferson County Sheriff Marc Heckathorn confirmed Thursday that he is leaving the sheriff’s office this month under a separation agreement with the county, saying he won’t stay where he is “not wanted,’ in the wake of his election defeat by challenger Jason Pollock.
Continue ReadingBy Zachary B. Wolf, CNN When the Department of Education announced massive loan forgiveness for former students of the for-profit Corinthian Colleges system on Wednesday, it was the largest single effort by the Biden administration to help Americans pay down their student debt. The administration’s actions so far have largely focused on students who were
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Donald Trump has endorsed investor Blake Masters in the crowded Republican Senate primary in Arizona. Trump is citing Masters’ strident support for the former president’s lies about the 2020 election. Trump calls Masters a “great modern-day thinker” and says Masters’ chief rival, Arizona
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s Sandinista-controlled congress has cancelled nearly 200 nongovernmental organizations this week, ranging from a local equestrian group to the 94-year-old Nicaraguan Academy of Letters, in what critics say is President Daniel Ortega’s attempt to eliminate the country’s civil society. On Thursday, lawmakers from Ortega’s party and their allies voted unanimously _
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States has extradited a former Mexican border state governor to his homeland, where he is accused of embezzling millions of dollars in state funds. César Duarte is a former governor of Chihuahua state and he has been sent back to Mexico to face corruption charges stemming from his time
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden’s director of rapid response will soon depart the White House for the Treasury Department, becoming the latest West Wing aide to shift to a more senior role in another part of the administration. Mike Gwin, an Ohio native who would inevitably end up in a key communications role
Continue ReadingBy Mina Alsharif, Hande Atay Alam and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Turkey is rebranding itself. The country is now called “Türkiye” in the halls of the United Nations, who agreed to recognize the change on Wednesday after a request from Turkey’s government. The campaign to rebrand as Türkiye began in December. “The process we started under
Continue ReadingBy Marielle Mohs Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesotans with mobility disabilities will be better able to explore state parks this summer as five of them will offer free all-terrain wheelchairs, allowing more people to experience Minnesota’s forests, prairies and wetlands. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says the off-road,
Continue ReadingBy Erin Jones Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — What happened in Uvalde last week is Community members remember victims of Uvalde school shooting after funeral services of so many teachers and students. Many are left wondering what can I do to show kindness and comfort during this difficult time? Veronica
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press The stock market shook off a wobbly start and ended broadly higher Thursday, marking its first gain in this holiday-shortened week. Technology stocks were among the winners as Microsoft erased an early loss. Trading has been choppy in recent days as investors remain worried about inflation and the interest rate increases the
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A man with an arrest record for a gun charge that was later dropped is suspected of shooting and seriously wounding a Chicago police officer. The Chicago Sun-Times reported Thursday that the 28-year-old man was identified in a police alert as the gunman who opened fire on a marked police car on
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard and Michael Nedelman, CNN A monkeypox outbreak continues to grow in countries where the virus isn’t normally found, putting global health officials on high alert. Now with more than 643 cases of monkeypox in dozens of countries where the virus is not endemic, “the sudden appearance of monkeypox in many countries at
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee and Alex Marquardt, CNN President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, are planning to meet later this month after two key deals were reached on Thursday following months of diplomatic heavy lifting by the US. Speaking Friday, Biden confirmed a meeting
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Soaring gas prices have done little to slow US drivers’ purchases at the pump. But they could start to spend less on other goods and services, which would be a strong headwind for an increasingly shaky US economy, experts say. In the week ending this past Saturday, there was a
Continue ReadingBy Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Arizona Senate hopeful Blake Masters in a move that aides believe will give the Republican significant momentum ahead of the state’s August primary. Calling Masters “a great modern-day thinker,” Trump praised the tech entrepreneur Thursday in a statement that underscored the candidate’s commitment to the
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