By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Workers at an Home Depot store in Philadelphia have filed to have a vote to be represented by a union. The store, at 4640 Roosevelt Blvd. in Philadelphia, has about 275 employees, according to the filing by an independent union, Home Depot Workers United, which is seeking the vote. Vincent
Continue ReadingBy Tiffany Chan Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Roslindale family with a special needs child is demanding Boston Public Schools hire more bus drivers after their daughter was nearly stranded at dismissal. “The anxiety of not knowing how you’re going to get your child home,” said Jessie Elliott.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Colombia y Venezuela se preparan para la reapertura comercial de la frontera común que estuvo cerrada durante el Gobierno del presidente Iván Duque. Con la llegada de una nueva administración en Colombia, la de Gustavo Petro, se espera que se inicie un proceso de reapertura progresivo y seguro para
Continue ReadingBy Jason Morris, CNN Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced on Friday that his office is replacing the voting equipment in Coffee County following “unauthorized access” of its election system after the 2020 presidential election. Installation of the new voting equipment will begin on Monday and is expected to be completed in a day,
Continue ReadingBy Howard Monroe Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Philadelphia police are searching for a man after two sexual assaults on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line. Police say the assaults happened within 15 minutes of each other and were likely by the same person. “It’s scary and disappointing,” SEPTA rider Taylor Williams
Continue ReadingOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have agreed to terms with veteran pass rusher Jason Pierre-Paul. The Ravens announced the deal Friday and said it was pending a physical. Pierre-Paul had 2 1/2 sacks in 12 games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season. He was with the New York Giants from 2010-17
Continue ReadingBy Mary Alice Royse Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Tennessee (WSMV) — A man was arrested Friday after a was found kitten burned in a fire pit the previous week. Portland Police and Animal Control investigated reports of an injured animal on Strawberry Street in Portland when they came in contact with
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, CNN Two Americans who had been held by Russian-backed forces for more than three months were back on US soil Friday afternoon. Americans Alexander John-Robert Drueke and Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh arrived in New York City after they were released earlier this week in a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine that
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Es un debate paleontológico muy reñido. ¿Acabó el enorme asteroide que golpeó la Tierra hace 66 millones de años con una población próspera y diversa de dinosaurios, o ya estaban luchando por sobrevivir cuando llegó ese día cataclísmico? La mayor parte de la información sobre los dinosaurios del final del Cretácico
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN On Monday, a NASA spacecraft will deliberately slam into an asteroid called Dimorphos. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission, or DART, aims to see if this kind of kinetic impact can help deflect an asteroid posing a threat to Earth. “We are moving an asteroid,” said Tom Statler, NASA program scientist
Continue ReadingGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Packers running back A.J. Dillon has received an apology from the Green Bay police chief for the way an officer treated him during an exhibition soccer match at Lambeau Field. Chris Davis issued the apology Friday and said the police department directed “appropriate corrective action” to the officer involved as
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist A potent tropical system is churning in the Caribbean on Friday, poised to strengthen significantly as it tracks north toward the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasts show the system intensifying into a Category 3 as it approaches Florida next week, where it could become the first major hurricane for the state
Continue ReadingCNN By Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist A potent tropical system is churning in the Caribbean on Friday, poised to strengthen significantly as it tracks north toward the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasts show the system intensifying into a Category 3 as it approaches Florida next week, where it could become the first major hurricane for the
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Donald Judd and Omar Jimenez, CNN Tudor Dixon, the Republican challenging Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, made light of the 2020 kidnapping plot against Whitmer on Friday, telling a crowd that the Democratic governor “sure is good at taking business hostage and holding it for ransom.” During a pro-Dixon super PAC event in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — Andrew Dominik’s long-delayed, NC-17 rated epic about Norma Jean Baker, or Marilyn Monroe, is finally here. “Blonde,” which will be available on Netflix on Wednesday, looks at
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The United States Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest of a man who robbed a mail carrier at gunpoint in northeast Portland on Tuesday. The armed robbery occurred near Northeast 10th Avenue and
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Gruenling Click here for updates on this story DIVIDE, Colorado (KRDO) — Wednesday was a historic day up in Divide. The Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center welcomed the first Red wolves to Colorado. Van Gogh and Shawnee are both ten years old and made the trip to Colorado from a wildlife center in
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has rejected the Justice Department’s bid to block a major U.S. sugar manufacturer from acquiring its rival, clearing the way for the acquisition to proceed. The ruling was handed down Friday by a federal judge in Wilmington, Delaware. It comes months after the Justice
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden has paid tribute to predecessor Jacqueline Kennedy for her pivotal role in preventing the teardown of historic buildings on iconic Lafayette Square near the White House decades ago. Biden on Friday helped the White House Historical Association unveil a new medallion of Kennedy
Continue ReadingCNN By Jason Carroll and Lisa Respers France, CNN James Cameron has water on the brain. Not literally, just his love for the ocean. It’s evident in his forthcoming film, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” the sequel to his Oscar-winning hit 2009 film. Cameron spoke to CNN’s Jason Carroll about how the movie, which will
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