HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers, shaken by the death of a colleague killed this year in a wrong-way crash, have unanimously approved a bill that seeks to curtail the growing problem of wrong-way drivers. The legislation that passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday calls for the installation of detection and notification systems on
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Former NFL cornerback Damon Arnette has been indicted in Nevada on felony charges alleging that he brandished a handgun during an argument with Las Vegas Strip casino valets in January 2022. Records showed Tuesday that the former first-round draft pick of the Las Vegas Raiders is due for arraignment May 24
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The death toll from numerous crashes on Interstate 55 that occurred amid a blinding May 1 dust storm has risen to eight. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon says 81-year-old Ruth Rau of Sorento died of blunt force injuries Tuesday night at a Springfield hospital. She was a passenger in a car
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dancers at a Los Angeles bar could soon become the only unionized group of strippers in the U.S. The Actors’ Equity Association labor union says owners of the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood have withdrawn their opposition and agreed to recognize the
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — An independent candidate has defeated a longtime Republican office holder to become the first elected Black mayor in the Colorado Springs, Colorado’s second largest city with a reputation for being a conservative stronghold. The victory of Yemi Mobolade, a Nigerian immigrant and entreprenuer who has never held
Continue ReadingBy Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of security forces in El Salvador surrounded a northern town on Wednesday in a bid to arrest those behind the alleged gang-related killing of a police officer, according to President Nayib Bukele. “They will pay dearly for the murder of our hero,” Bukele said on Twitter, saying some
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration proposed a new rule Wednesday meant to prevent students from taking on an unaffordable amount of student loan debt to attend for-profit colleges and certificate programs at nonprofit colleges. An earlier version of the rule, known as “gainful employment,” was proposed under the Obama administration and
Continue ReadingBROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man has pleaded guilty to purchasing a gun for a Mexican drug cartel that has been linked to the deadly kidnapping of four Americans. Forty-two-year-old Roberto Lugardo Moreno Jr. appeared before a federal judge on Wednesday. He entered his guilty plea to charges of straw purchasing and smuggling a
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The company behind a popular fertility app has agreed to pay $200,000 in federal and state fines after authorities alleged that it had shared users’ personal health information for years without their consent, including to Google and to two companies based in China. The app, known as Premom, will
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s latest state revenue forecast far exceeded expectations Wednesday, giving lawmakers more money for a two-year budget that’s due in June, but a walkout by Senate Republicans has jeopardized the process and they show no signs of planning to return to the chamber. Senate Democratic leaders,
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s latest state revenue forecast far exceeded expectations Wednesday, giving lawmakers more money for a two-year budget that’s due in June, but a walkout by Senate Republicans has jeopardized the process and they show no signs of planning to return to the chamber. Senate Democratic leaders,
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — The roughly two hours of oral arguments that an extremely conservative appeals court heard Wednesday in a blockbuster abortion pill case suggested that the judges were not buying the Biden administration’s arguments for why courts should not second guess how the government has regulated a medication abortion
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Outman hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 7-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. Byron Buxton and Joey Gallo homered for the Twins, who dropped two of the three in a matchup
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán has been suspended for 10 games by Major League Baseball and fined for violating the sport’s prohibition of foreign substances on the mound. The penalty was announced Wednesday, following Germán’s ejection in the fourth inning Tuesday night at Toronto for what the umpire crew chief
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Air National Guardsman who is accused of posting a trove of classified documents to social media was repeatedly warned by his superiors in the Air Force over his mishandling of classified documents, prosecutors say. In court documents arguing for Jack Teixeira’s continued detention, prosecutors said that the 21-year-old’s
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. led off the ninth with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Jose Herrera to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Christian Walker and Corbin Carroll homered as Arizona took two of
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En la ciudad de Nueva York, cientos de inmigrantes se alojan en gimnasios de escuelas actuales o antiguas. En Chicago, decenas de inmigrantes han estado durmiendo en una comisaría. Y en Florida, donde el gobernador republicano ha enviado inmigrantes a ciudades del país gobernadas por demócratas, el estado ha contratado a
Continue ReadingSEATAC, Wash. (AP) — Several people, including a young child, were hurt Wednesday when a car hit them at the departures area of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The collision happened on the upper departures drive and three people were taken to hospitals, airport officials said on Twitter Wednesday afternoon. “The incident on the upper drive
Continue ReadingSEATAC, Wash. (AP) — Several people, including a young child, were hurt Wednesday when a car hit them at the departures area of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The collision happened on the upper departures drive and three people were taken to hospitals, airport officials said on Twitter Wednesday afternoon. “The incident on the upper drive
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El gobernador de Montana, Greg Gianforte, tuiteó este miércoles que prohibió TikTok en el estado “para proteger los datos personales y privados de los residentes de Montana del Partido Comunista de China”. La controvertida ley marca el paso más lejano de un gobierno estatal en Estados Unidos para restringir TikTok por
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