DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — A judge has ruled that seven sheriff’s deputies and three employees of a psychiatric hospital in Virginia cannot all be tried together in the death of a man who was pinned to the floor while being admitted. The judge granted requests from two hospital employees to be tried separately from the
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN If the current banking crisis looks like ’08, sounds like ’08 and feels like ’08, is it ’08 all over again? Using abductive reasoning, the answer is yes. But similarities between the two crises are deceiving, experts say. The current banking crisis is a separate, much smaller beast than in 2008.
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Wang Yi during talks in Vienna this week that the Biden administration is “looking to move beyond” tensions spurred by the U.S. shooting down a Chinese spy balloon that traversed the
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — U.S. Forest Service officials in North Carolina said Thursday, May 11, that a section of the Appalachian Trail is temporarily closed to overnight camping due to “recent aggressive bear behavior.” The notice applies to the area between Tanyard Gap and
Continue ReadingA Russian court gave a two-year suspended sentence Thursday to a St. Petersburg woman who left a note on the grave of President Vladimir Putin’s parents that said they had “raised a freak and a killer.” The court found Irina Tsybaneva, 60, guilty of desecrating burial places motivated by political hatred. Her lawyer said she
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Ecuador y el Ministerio de Comercio de China informaron este miércoles que se concretó la firma del tratado de libre comercio entre los dos países luego de diez meses de negociaciones. La firma del acuerdo se dio anoche en un evento simultáneo que reunió a las principales
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) allanó este jueves el camino para que más hombres homosexuales y bisexuales donen sangre al publicar sus nuevas normas basadas en el riesgo para la donación de sangre. A partir de ahora, a los posibles donantes se
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting the first known cases of an antifungal-resistant ringworm in the United States and urging providers to be on the lookout for such infections. The details of the cases were reported to the CDC in February and shared in a report published
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Perú informó este miércoles que Eliane Karp, esposa del expresidente Alejandro Toledo, abandonó Estados Unidos y viajó a Israel. El presidente del Consejo de Ministros de Perú, Alberto Otárola, dijo a los medios que el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos le notificó a la Embajada de Perú
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker introduced Thursday the Pollinator Power Act, new legislation that would help reverse the decline in pollinator populations by incentivizing pollinator habitats surrounding new solar projects carried out through the Rural Energy for America Program. “Pollinators are critical to maintaining life as we know
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Attaching Taylor Swift’s name to almost anything can, apparently, make it a hit. Thus is the case the forthcoming book, “4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023.” It has already become an Amazon best seller because some believe the superstar singer is the secret author. A document allegedly from the publisher
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN During the Covid-19 pandemic, mental health-related visits to emergency departments rose sharply among children and adolescents. A new report published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows signs of improvement, but poor mental health remains a “substantial public health problem,” especially among teen girls. CDC researchers tracked
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins pitcher Tyler Mahle will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery. He’ll have elbow reconstruction surgery after an MRI showed issues with the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow. The 28-year-old Mahle was pulled from his start on April 27 after showing diminished velocity. He expressed
Continue ReadingBy WCCO STAFF Click here for updates on this story LAKEVILLE, Minnesota (WCCO) — A WCCO viewer captured a delightful spring scene on camera Wednesday. Myles Sturlaugson found a family of foxes frolicking in a Lakeville yard. Watch the video above for a moment of nature merriment. Please note: This content carries a strict local
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer The NCAA Football Rules Committee is considering a proposal to delay the Division III implementation of the new game clock rule for first downs for a year. The biggest rule change for 2023 will have the game clock continue to run when a first down is gained except
Continue ReadingBy David Culver, Karol Suarez and Rachel Clarke, CNN On top of the rumbling freight train, the young man says he has been attacked and robbed. There is no shade from the burning sun in the day, nowhere to keep warm in the perishing cold of the night. But still, he says, this brutal journey
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(Update: Adding Wyden, Booker, Schumer joint statement) WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing Thursday on the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023, with Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., providing testimony on his bipartisan legislation with Montana’s U.S. Senator Steve Daines. The SAFE Banking Act would ensure legal cannabis businesses finally receive access
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “It Ain’t Over” aims to elevate Yogi Berra’s playing career alongside his persona as a cultural icon. The 98-minute Sony Pictures Classics documentary premiered last June at the Tribeca Festival and in theaters in the New York tri-state area and Los Angeles on Friday, which
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN New York City FC has released a first look at the renderings for its plans to build a new 25,000-seat stadium complex in Queens, the first soccer-specific stadium in the city. In addition to the $780 million stadium, the project plans are set to include 40,000 square feet of public open
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN No job will ever be perfect. But a new survey released by The Conference Board on Thursday found that US employees’ job satisfaction overall is the highest it has ever been since the survey began in 1987. Two key reasons for the record satisfaction level, according to Conference Board researchers: A
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