Month: August 2024
MLB player set to make quirky history Monday by playing for two teams in one game
By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Boston Red Sox player Danny Jansen will make Major League Baseball history Monday by playing for two teams in one game, a team spokesperson confirmed to CNN. The Red Sox take on the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park Monday to complete a suspended game between the two teams
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee; Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Okla.; Reps. Summer Lee, D-Pa., and Pat Ryan, D-N.Y.; retired Lt. Gen.
Continue ReadingWife of DOC commissioner accused of trying to kill their vulnerable adult son
By Cole Premo Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The wife of Minnesota Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell is accused of trying to kill their vulnerable adult son by drug overdose. According to a complaint filed in Ramsey County, Julie Louise Myhre-Schnell, 64, of St. Paul faces one felony count
Continue Reading
The Mountain View Cougars are ready for the Friday Night Lights
The Mountain View Cougars lost more than 20 seniors last year. To the team, they aren’t rebuilding, but reloading. The Cougars won the IMC title last year and were runner-ups in the state championship game. They begin the 2024 season with high hopes as they face off against Springfield next Friday at 7.
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina’s highest court won’t fast-track appeals in governor’s lawsuits
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court has decided it won’t fast-track appeals of results in two lawsuits initiated by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper challenging new laws that eroded his power to choose members of several boards and commissions. The state Supreme Court denied on Friday the requests from Republican legislative leaders
Continue ReadingCouple betting big on crickets as a food of the future
By Derek James Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota (WCCO) — A big part of the Minnesota State Fair is the food. A lot of it is deep-fried, sugary goodness. So where do bugs fit into all of that? Believe it or not, the insect protein market could be worth
Continue ReadingCouple betting big on crickets as a food of the future
WCCO By Derek James Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota (WCCO) — A big part of the Minnesota State Fair is the food. A lot of it is deep-fried, sugary goodness. So where do bugs fit into all of that? Believe it or not, the insect protein market could be
Continue ReadingEl Gobierno de Milei no descarta intervenir la AFA para la implementación de las sociedades anónimas deportivas. ¿Qué consecuencias tendría para el fútbol argentino?
Andrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — “Si alguno piensa que con las sociedades anónimas el fútbol argentino se va a salvar, eso es una total mentira”, dijo Claudio Tapia, presidente de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA), al presidir una elección de asambleístas. Con esa frase dejó en claro la postura institucional de la AFA
Continue ReadingMoravian Pottery and Tile Works Museum preserving Philadelphia suburb’s art history
By Nikki DeMentri Click here for updates on this story DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania (KYW) — The Moravian Pottery and Tile Works Museum is preserving Bucks County’s past while inspiring future generations in the art world. “Basically, a big puzzle,” James Mowery said. Mowery meticulously assembles the pieces of a large mosaic, spelling out a story that
Continue ReadingMoravian Pottery and Tile Works Museum preserving Philadelphia suburb’s art history
KYW By Nikki DeMentri Click here for updates on this story DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania (KYW) — The Moravian Pottery and Tile Works Museum is preserving Bucks County’s past while inspiring future generations in the art world. “Basically, a big puzzle,” James Mowery said. Mowery meticulously assembles the pieces of a large mosaic, spelling out a story
Continue ReadingSouth Florida man with felony record votes for first time in nearly 30 years due to rights restoration
By Steve Maugeri Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Dwight Spencer has been out of prison since 2017, and he’s still having trouble finding steady work. Spencer was convicted of felony drug possession charges in Florida in the 1990s. He was also convicted of federal charges and spent 20 years in
Continue ReadingEven if a Gaza ceasefire is agreed, Israel has made clear it reserves the right to resume the war with Hamas
By Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Months of feverish negotiations, in different cities and at multiple levels, have gotten Israel and Hamas closer to striking a ceasefire deal. But even if an agreement is reached – still far from certain – it could end up lasting only weeks before it collapses and the war in Gaza resumes. As senior negotiators
Continue ReadingChild rescued from Cyclone ride at Coney Island’s Luna Park
By Doug Williams Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS/WLNY) — The world-famous Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster closed Friday after a malfunction that forced riders to be rescued on Thursday. The Department of Buildings has now issued violations. Coney Island’s Cyclone closed for maintenance after getting stuck Video from Thursday shows
Continue ReadingDura semana para Javier Milei: fuego cruzado con la vicepresidenta Villarruel y su principal aliado Macri
mondemanola (CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina Javier Milei y su vicepresidenta Victoria Villarruel vuelven a exponer un vínculo en vías de descomposición. Pero, por si no alcanzara ese foco de conflicto en aumento, Mauricio Macri se sumó al fuego cruzado. En solo una semana, una serie de hechos devino en un efecto dominó
Continue ReadingUn estudio dice que cada vez hay más fragmentos diminutos de plástico en nuestro cerebro
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Las muestras de cerebro humano recogidas en una autopsia a principios de 2024 contenían más fragmentos diminutos de plástico que las muestras recogidas ocho años antes, según una prepublicación dada a conocer en línea en mayo. Una prepublicación es un estudio que aún no ha sido revisado por pares ni publicado
Continue ReadingUS military says drone strike in Syria kills a Saudi militant from an al-Qaida-linked group
Associated Press IDLIB, Syria (AP) — The U.S. military and a war monitor say a drone strike in northwest Syria has killed a Saudi extremist from an al-Qaida-linked group. The strike on Friday was carried out by a U.S.-led coalition that was established years ago to fight the militant Islamic State group. The man targeted
Continue ReadingGerman police yet to identify attacker who stabbed 3 to death at festival despite major manhunt
By Benjamin Brown, Helen Regan, Nadine Schmidt, Sophie Tanno and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — A major manhunt is underway in Germany after an attacker stabbed to death three people at a festival on Friday evening in the western city of Solingen but police say they are yet to identify the suspect. Police said a
Continue ReadingJudge declines to order New York to include ‘abortion’ in description of ballot measure
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge says he won’t force state election officials to tell voters that a proposed antidiscrimination amendment to the state’s constitution would protect abortion rights. Friday’s decision from state Supreme Court Judge David A. Weinstein comes in lawsuit over the language voters will see on ballots explaining
Continue ReadingAlabama man pleads guilty to detonating makeshift bomb outside state attorney general’s office
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man plead guilty to detonating an explosive device outside of the state attorney general’s office in February, federal prosecutors say. Twenty-six-year-old Kyle Calvert pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to the charge of malicious use of an explosive device. Calvert faces a minimum sentence of five years and
Continue Reading