By Web staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A suspected stolen vehicle being chased by officers in San Francisco’s Twin Peaks area overnight Thursday rammed a police car before plunging off a hillside and landing on another vehicle. San Francisco police said just before midnight, officers attempted a traffic
Continue ReadingBy ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro has opened the doors to a Holocaust Memorial that honors not only Jewish victims, but also lesser-known groups likewise persecuted by the Nazi regime, including artists, anarchists, masons, Roma people, Jehovah’s Witnesses, gay people and the disabled. Curators hope that the memorial,
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story LITTLETON, Colorado (KCNC) — Elevated levels of methamphetamine contamination were discovered in bathrooms at Bemis Public Library, the City of Littleton confirmed in a press release on Wednesday after proactive testing was conducted recently. The library was closed until further notice on Thursday for further
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — La administración Biden dio a conocer el jueves un nuevo programa que permitirá que grupos de ciudadanos patrocinen a refugiados de todo el mundo para que vivan en Estados Unidos. El programa, llamado “Welcome Corps”, fue catalogado por el Secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, como “la innovación más
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian spy ship has been patrolling off the coast of Hawaii but so far has remained in international waters, the Pentagon said Thursday. While the appearance of a Russian surveillance ship along the U.S. coastline is not unusual, this one has attracted more attention because of
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers president says the union is close to reaching another agreement with CNH Industrial that improves a deal rejected by striking workers earlier this month. In an interview with The Associated Press Thursday, President Ray Curry said he’s hopeful the deal will be
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry’s “Spare” has sold more than 3.2 million copies worldwide after just one week of publication and will likely rank among the among the bestselling memoirs of all time. Penguin Random House announced Thursday that Prince Harry’s headline-making book sold 1.6 million copies in
Continue ReadingBy EMILY MAE CZACHOR Click here for updates on this story NEBRASKA (KCNC) — A 13-year-old girl led state troopers on a high-speed car chase through central Nebraska on Monday night, at times topping 100 mph during a pursuit that lasted roughly 15 minutes, authorities said. The driver, a girl from Colorado, was eventually taken
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN The Federal Reserve is seeing progress in its battle to bring down US inflation and remains laser-focused on reaching the Fed’s 2% target — but policy will have to remain restrictive for “some time” to come. That’s the message Thursday from Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard, speaking at the University of
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery rose 85 cents to $80.33 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for March delivery fell $1.18 to $86.16 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for February delivery rose 8 cents to $2.60 a gallon. February heating oil rose 12 cents $3.38 a gallon. February natural gas fell 3
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS VALERA Click here for updates on this story PARKTON, Maryland (WJZ) — A Baltimore County family is fighting thousands of dollars in fines caused by a neighbor’s complaint against their rooster’s crowing. But, as word has spread about it, the family has been getting support from all over. Jackie and Drew Tanenbaum didn’t
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Josh Campbell and Jay Croft, CNN Despite facing involuntary manslaughter charges connected to the “Rust” set shooting death of a cinematographer, Alec Baldwin intends to finish the movie’s production, a source close to the actor told CNN. Meanwhile, the New Mexico prosecutor who is planning to charge Baldwin is gearing up
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN Actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western movie “Rust,” as will the armorer who oversaw all weapons used in the production. Baldwin, who has maintained he was not aware the gun he
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN World Wrestling Entertainment executive chairman Vince McMahon has agreed to another multimillion-dollar legal settlement with a former female employee of the wrestling organization, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited several anonymous sources familiar with the agreement. The Journal reported Thursday that McMahon completed a settlement last month with Rita
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Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers can fine local government officials who attempt to restrict gun and ammunition sales under a state law upheld by the state Supreme Court. Former Democratic Agriculture Commissioner and some municipalities sued the state over a law that preempts local governments from enacting gun sale
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN FOODY The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys say the family of an Illinois man whose death prompted murder charges against two paramedics who strapped him facedown on a stretcher has filed a lawsuit against them and their employer. Prosecutors have separately charged Peter Cadigan and Peggy Finley with first-degree murder in 35-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Anton Walkes, a defender for Major League Soccer team Charlotte FC, has died from injuries suffered in a boating accident at age 25, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said in a statement. The FWC said that, around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, FWC officers attended a two-vessel accident near
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court issued an investigative report on Thursday, announcing that it has yet to determine who leaked a draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade to the media last year, but at least 90 people had access to the document at one point. In a
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Uber drivers don’t always need four wheels, front-facing passenger seats and top speeds over 50 miles an hour just to drive people or deliveries from one place to another in a city. So Uber is working with automakers to create custom-built cars for urban ride- hail and delivery work, Uber
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