MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota officials have approved plans for the expansion of a solar energy project that a utility says will be one of the largest in the country with the capability of powering more than 150,000 homes. The state Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved Xcel Energy’s expansion of the Sherco Solar project, adding
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Hicken, Audrey Ash, Curt Devine, Blake Ellis and Pamela Brown (CNN) — A college president, who wants his campus to become the business school “of choice for women,” once exchanged hundreds of sexually suggestive messages with a student he taught at the prestigious Coast Guard Academy, prompting prosecutors to recommend charges against him
Continue ReadingCNN By Melanie Hicken, Audrey Ash, Curt Devine, Blake Ellis and Pamela Brown (CNN) — A college president, who wants his campus to become the business school “of choice for women,” once exchanged hundreds of sexually suggestive messages with a student he taught at the prestigious Coast Guard Academy, prompting prosecutors to recommend charges against
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Tras la derrota frente a Inglaterra por 27 a 10 en la primera fecha del Mundial de Rugby, Los Pumas buscan su primera victoria este viernes cuando enfrenten al combinado de Samoa. Sin margen de error para clasificar a la próxima ronda, Argentina debe ganar los 3 partidos
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says the Biden administration is beginning the process to remove medical bills from people’s credit scores. Harris says the action would improve the credit scores of millions of U.S. adults, making it easier for them to obtain an auto loan or a home
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El divorcio entre Sophie Turner y Joe Jonas se complica. La actriz de “Game of Thrones” presentó este jueves una solicitud en la ciudad de Nueva York para que Jonas regrese a sus hijas a su casa en Inglaterra, según documentos judiciales obtenidos por CNN. La petición cita la “retención indebida”
Continue ReadingUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says there can be no peace in the Middle East without his people enjoying their “full and legitimate national rights.” It was the closest he came in his nearly 25-minute address before the U.N. General Assembly to acknowledging U.S.-led negotiations aimed at getting Saudi Arabia to normalize
Continue ReadingUNITED NATIONS (AP) — A top European Union official says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed an urgent need to reform the “sclerotic and hobbled” global decision making at the United Nations. Charles Michel is the president of the European Council of EU leaders. He expressed support for calls to limit veto powers at the
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — When 90s boy band *NSYNC were at the height of their fame, their tour bus was followed by a “stampede” of fans on one specific occasion, Justin Timberlake recalled while appearing on Thursday’s episode of “Hot Ones” with the group. He described how he and his bandmates – Lance
Continue ReadingFAITHORN, Mich. (AP) — A 2-year-old girl who walked away from her home in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula alongside two family dogs was found in the woods hours later sleeping on the smaller dog like a furry pillow, state police said. “She laid down and used one of the dogs as a pillow, and the other
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville Metro police are thanking Cardinals football players on social media for coming “to the rescue” in helping right a flipped vehicle in an accident this week near their L&N Stadium home field. A video posted Thursday by LMPD’s X account shows a vehicle traveling through an intersection by the stadium’s
Continue ReadingBy DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pfizer and Moderna say they have sent out millions of doses of the new COVID-19 vaccines in the past week. But availability depends on where you live. People across the country are having trouble getting the new shots. Some insurance providers have not updated their systems
Continue ReadingCNN, WABC, WCBS By Rob Frehse, Artemis Moshtaghian and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Two adults were killed and multiple students were injured after their bus “tumbled down a 50-foot ravine,” Thursday on Interstate 84 in Orange County, New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul said in an evening news conference. The commercial bus was carrying 40
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says a contractor for the U.S. government who is originally from Ethiopia has been arrested on espionage charges, accused of providing a foreign country classified information that he downloaded and printed from his work computer system. The contractor is identified as Abraham Teklu Lemma;
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The rainy pattern is a result of an area of low pressure that is south and east of our viewing area. The rain is circling around the perimeter of the low and light rain showers will persist into the evening. The rain showers will be light, but beneficial. Lightning strikes will be few and far
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Obesity is becoming more common in a growing number of states, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2022, 22 states had at least 35% of adults with obesity, up from 19 states in 2021. Ten years ago, CDC said, no state had
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The PGA Tour is returning to Maui five months after the deadly wildfires devasted nearby Lahaina. Chief competitions officer Tyler Dennis sent a memo to players. The Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua is January 4-7. It has been the first tournament of the calendar year since 1999. The
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Since 1995, the House has failed to pass a rule eight times, all during Republican-led House chambers – until this year. Newt Gingrich had six rule votes fail during his four-year tenure as speaker (1995-1999), and Dennis Hastert suffered two rule defeats in his eight years as speaker. (1999-2007)
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) — Governments, organizations and businesses have set ambitious goals to combat climate change. But it is far from clear that those goals can be met without forcing people to do — or not do — certain things. And that is causing some consternation, even among some who
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons have achieved an unbearable lightness in a series of translucent chiffon dresses that gently cosseted the form, trailed by wispy strands of the finest organza. The series of dresses dubbed “Haze” previewed during the runway show Thursday for Prada Spring-Summer
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