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Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem called Tuesday for using the state’s surplus to eliminate the tax charged on groceries and lower other taxes in a State of the State address that notably steered clear of the hot-button topic of abortion. The Republican governor, who is seen as a potential contender
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By Andrew Ramos Click here for updates on this story HARVEY, Illinois (WBBM) — Gun violence is changing the lives of many people across the country. For one man in the south suburbs, his near-death experience allowed him to find his purpose. On most days, you can find Kevin Coachman sitting outside on his porch
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Constantino II, último rey de Grecia, murió a la edad de 82 años, informó este martes la afiliada CNN Grecia. Según la publicación, el antiguo monarca tuvo serios problemas de salud durante los últimos meses y recientemente se contagió de coronavirus por segunda vez, lo que “parece haber empeorado significativamente su condición”.
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The volume of classified documents is different and the circumstances of their discovery worlds apart. But the revelation that lawyers for President Joe Biden located what the White House says is his own “small number” of classified documents in a locked closet is an
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Chickens may not be able to fly very far, but the price of eggs is soaring. A lingering bird flu outbreak, combined with soaring feed, fuel and labor costs, has led to U.S. egg prices more than doubling over the past year, and hatched a
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials say they’re going to require more operators that carry air passengers to adopt so-called safety management systems. Those are programs that detail how companies identify potential safety problems and address them before accidents occur. Such programs are already required for big airlines. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it also
Continue ReadingBy Coy Wire and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A week after suffering a cardiac arrest while playing the Cincinnati Bengals, doctors are hoping Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is healthy enough to be released from a Buffalo hospital within 24 to 48 hours, Michael Hughes, senior vice president and chief administrative officer at Kaleida Health, told
Continue ReadingBy Christian Colón, Marcy Jones and Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Driving while high is still considered driving under the influence, according to law enforcement officials in Connecticut. Police have been trying to get this message out to drivers ahead of Tuesday when recreational marijuana sales begin
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Souza and Eric Levenson, CNN A New York City man who fatally struck a 61-year-old Chinese woman with a rock in an unprovoked attack in November 2021 was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison. Elisaul Perez, 33, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in Queens County Criminal Court last month for
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy A trial of 24 rescue workers has begun in Greece, prompting criticism from human rights groups and the European Parliament, which has called the proceedings “the largest case of criminalization of solidarity in Europe.” The trial of Sean Binder, Sarah Mardini and 22 other volunteers from the search and rescue NGO Emergency
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Geico is off the hook for now from paying $5.2 million to a woman who says she contracted a sexually transmitted disease in a car insured by the company. The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously to overturn a lower court’s ruling that favored paying the woman. Instead, the
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Autoridades de la Ciudad de México anunciaron este martes la reanudación de operaciones en la Línea 3 del Metro, tras el choque de dos trenes que el sábado pasado dejó una persona muerta y 106 lesionadas, según datos del gobierno capitalino. El Sistema Colectivo Metro informó en un comunicado que
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday debated the limits of the pressure unions can exert during a strike in a case about cement truck drivers who walked off the job with the trucks full of wet concrete. Chief Justice John Roberts at one point summed up the difference
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Policía Nacional de Perú confirmó este martes que uno de sus miembros, a quien identificó como José Luis Soncco Quispe, murió en la noche del lunes tras ser quemado, presuntamente por manifestantes, mientras realizaba un patrullaje en Juliaca, región de Puno. La Policía dijo que Soncco fue atacado por
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — California pasó de la sequía extrema a las inundaciones extremas. Una potente tormenta —la más reciente en golpear la costa oeste en las últimas semanas— sigue azotando el estado. Este lunes, las calles volvieron a convertirse en ríos, hubo desplome de árboles, los hogares se quedaron sin electricidad, los ríos crecieron
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Two supermassive black holes have been spotted feasting on cosmic materials as two galaxies in distant space merge — and are the closest to colliding black holes astronomers have ever observed. Astronomers spotted the pair while using the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array of telescopes, or ALMA, in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert,
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday debated the limits of the pressure unions can exert during a strike in a case about cement truck drivers who walked off the job with the trucks full of wet concrete. Chief Justice John Roberts at one point summed up the difference
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is accusing Russian military contractors backed by the Kremlin of interfering in the internal affairs of African countries and “increasing the likelihood that violent extremism will grow” in the Sahel region which is facing increasing attacks and deteriorating security. Russia denied. U.S.
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Bills introduced Tuesday in the Nebraska Legislature address a voter ID requirement passed by voters in November, but also add measures that critics say are designed to make it harder to vote. A bill introduced by state Sen. Steve Erdman, of Bayard, goes beyond simply
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