By DAVID SCHUMAN Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Activists are sleeping outside Minneapolis City Hall Sunday night in protest of last week’s encampment evictions of people experiencing homelessness. “We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters,” said Simeon Aitken, an activist. Young Eagle, a member of Ho Chunk Nation
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors have opened an investigation into the suspected sabotage of two gas pipelines built to bring Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea. Undersea explosions late last month ruptured the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which until Russia cut off supplies at the end of August was its main supply route
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Formula One team Red Bull breached budget regulations last season. The series′ governing body says it is guilty of “minor” overspending. The FIA announced the results of its investigation into whether F1 teams violated last season’s spending regulations. Last year, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won his first world title on the
Continue ReadingBy John Dias Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Police say an argument aboard an MTA bus turned deadly late Sunday night. Now, they’re searching for two suspects in the case. The victim, identified as 55-year-old Lamont Barkley, was stabbed to death around 10 p.m. near East 149th Street and
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A British prosecutor says a hospital neonatal nurse accused of killing seven babies and trying to kill 10 others poisoned two infants deliberately with insulin. Lucy Letby has been charged with murder in the deaths of seven children and the attempted murder of another 10 while she worked at the Countess of
Continue ReadingBy Rayvin Bleu and Anna Muckenfuss Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — Residents got a chance at a clean slate thanks to an expungement assistance initiative. “It’s really important that we recognize that people make changes in their life and they’re trying to do better,” said Shanell Boos, from Peer
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN For centuries, the US celebrated Christopher Columbus as the intrepid explorer who discovered the Americas — a symbol of the American ideals of entrepreneurship and innovation. The story of the Italian navigator taught to generations of schoolchildren is shrouded in mythology. But for the Indigenous peoples who inhabited the Americas long
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels say Eritrea has extended its offensive into their region, as diplomats scramble to convene peace talks to resolve the almost two-year-long conflict. In a statement Monday, the Tigray forces said that Eritrea’s military has launched an “extensive offensive” in the direction of Rama, Zalambessa and
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Taking 8,600 steps a day will prevent weight gain in adults, while already overweight adults can halve their odds of becoming obese by adding an additional 2,400 steps — that’s 11,000 steps a day, according to new research. Studies show the average person gains between 1 and 2 pounds (0.5 to
Continue ReadingBy HERBERT MOYO Associated Press MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — Lesotho business mogul Sam Matekane’s upstart party, Revolution for Prosperity, has won 56 of the 120 constituencies in the general elections. The results were announced by the Independent Electoral Commission on Monday afternoon. Celebrations have erupted on the streets of the capital, Maseru, upon the news
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Russian missiles that rained down Monday on cities across Ukraine, bringing fear and destruction to areas that had seen months of relative calm, are an escalation in Russia’s war against its neighbor. But are they a turning point in the war? That question, military analysts say,
Continue ReadingBy Shoshana Stahl Click here for updates on this story ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — It’s a unique story at a volunteer fire department in the Metro East as a daughter follows in her father’s footsteps. Megan Korte grew up with the East Side Fire Protection District being like a second home to her.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Journalists often have to be friendly to sources to get information. But what happens when they are friends? National Public Radio’s Nina Totenberg has tested those limits throughout a legendary career covering the Supreme Court. She details her close friendship with the late Justice Ruth
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Biographers try as best they can to walk in the shoes of their subjects. Charles Leerhsen has gone further — he slept in the same room. Leerhsen stayed a night in the French hotel room that chef, writer and TV host Anthony Bourdain killed himself
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Disturbing details coming out on child abuse allegations involving boiling water. The details are very disturbing. Niktoria Lett says her 1-year-old daughter, Royalty, is at USA’s Children’s and Women’s hospital suffering from severe burns. “19% of her head is burnt up,
Continue ReadingBy Audrey Russo and Jay Kenney Click here for updates on this story ROCKY HILL, Connecticut (WFSB) — Unionized nurses at Windham Hospital will get a major boost in their ongoing fight to secure a new contract. Sen. Richard Blumenthal will speak out and support the nurses on Monday afternoon. Blumenthal is expected to speak
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi will miss Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League match against Benfica on Tuesday because of a minor leg injury. Messi sat out PSG’s goalless draw at Reims in the French league over the weekend because of the pain in one of his calves. Messi had first felt the discomfort in his leg
Continue ReadingCLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians reliever Nick Sandlin will miss the rest of the postseason with a shoulder strain suffered in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series. The team says Sandlin underwent an MRI that revealed the strain of his Teres major muscle. The right-hander will be shut down for up to six weeks,
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Amazon said Monday it plans to spend €1 billion, or $972 million, on electric vehicles for its European fleet. The investment would increase the company’s fleet to at least 10,000 electric delivery vans by 2025, up from the 3,000 it already operates, and more than 1,500 long-haul electric trucks. It
Continue ReadingGOOD MONDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… As one high pressure ridge replaces another, we can look to stay under very pleasant conditions for the next several days. Sunny skies will be accompanied by highs in the mid to upper 70’s, with a few spots hitting 80 degrees. This will be a gusty Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day as
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