TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida state education officials have begun to make good on threats to withhold funding from local school districts that defied Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates. The move comes despite a circuit judge who last week ruled the ban unconstitutional. Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran announced Monday that the Florida
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Workers at three Starbucks coffee shops in the Buffalo area filed petitions Monday with the National Labor Relations Board asking for a vote on union representation, the latest development in a nationwide, pandemic-era reckoning on wages and working conditions. Employees at the stores told The New York Times they were seeking
Continue Reading BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Workers at three Starbucks coffee shops in the Buffalo area filed petitions Monday with the National Labor Relations Board asking for a vote on union representation, the latest development in a nationwide, pandemic-era reckoning on wages and working conditions. Employees at the stores told The New York Times they were seeking
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los hospitales en partes del sur de Estados Unidos se están quedando sin suministro de oxÃgeno a medida que los casos de covid-19 y las hospitalizaciones continúan aumentando, impulsados por las franjas de personas que siguen sin vacunarse y una variante peligrosa del coronavirus que ha infectado a millones de
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is asking social media and telecommunications companies to preserve phone or computer records for hundreds of people. The committee in a letter Monday cites records of those who were potentially involved with planning to
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A woman was arrested Sunday after an investigation into an attempt to smuggle drugs into Jefferson City Correctional Center using a balloon.
Continue Reading A federal grand jury has indicted a defrocked American priest on charges of having sex with minors while running a children’s shelter in a remote part of East Timor. Eighty-four-year-old Richard Daschbach faces seven counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct at the Topu Honis shelter that he founded decades ago in the mountains of
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man who stockpiled illegal fireworks in his South Los Angeles backyard — which were later improperly detonated by police, likely causing a massive blast in late June that rocked a neighborhood and injured 17 people — now faces a decade in federal prison. Five Los
Continue Reading By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the final five U.S. military transport aircraft lifted off out of Afghanistan Monday, they left behind up to 200 Americans and thousands of desperate Afghans who couldn’t get out and now must rely on the Taliban to allow their departure. Secretary of
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) enviaron un aviso de salud el jueves advirtiendo a los médicos y a la gente sobre el “rápido aumento” de las recetas del fármaco antiparasitario ivermectina. Los CDC también advierten sobre un aumento
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By Paul LeBlanc and Daniel Dale, CNN Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn on Sunday suggested there could be “bloodshed” over future elections as he pushed false claims about election security and voter fraud. Speaking at a North Carolina county GOP event, Cawthorn repeated the lie about US election systems being “rigged” and “stolen,” something he said
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback Trey Lance will miss one week of practice after injuring a finger on his throwing hand during an exhibition game. Lance was hit on his right hand by the helmet of Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Max Richardson. Lance
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey authorities say a young lifeguard was killed and seven other people injured when lightning struck a Jersey Shore beach Monday afternoon. Gov. Phil Murphy confirmed that a lifeguard in Berkeley Township was killed in the afternoon. It marked the second death of a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three juveniles were arrested Sunday afternoon after Cole County deputies responded to a possible stolen vehicle from Hazelwood in Jefferson City. Deputies pulled the vehicle over at Big Horn and Charm Ridge. The deputy was walking up to the vehicle when the driver sped off. A chase ensued but stopped a
Continue Reading GARLAND, Texas (AP) — Investigators are looking into whether a Texas man was inspired by foreign terrorists when he fatally shot a Lyft driver in a Dallas suburb and opened fire in the police station of another suburb where officers shot him. Police say Imran Ali Rasheed ordered a Lyft in Garland on Sunday, then
Continue ReadingIsmael Suárez (CNN Español) — La boxeadora mexicana Jeanette ZacarÃas Zapata se encuentra en cuidados intensivos después de perder el sábado frente a la canadiense Marie-Pier Houle por nocaut, confirmó la agencia de entretenimiento Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM), que organizó el evento en Montreal, Canadá. Yvon Michel, promotor de la pelea, informó el domingo que
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN Four young siblings who had been hiding alone in an apartment in Afghanistan’s capital reunited with their mother on Monday evening in Albany, New York, marking the end of a frantic, days-long rescue mission to get them to safety. “My children are now safe,” Suneeta told CNN Saturday morning, while her
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN Four young siblings who had been hiding alone in an apartment in Afghanistan’s capital reunited with their mother on Monday evening in Albany, New York, marking the end of a frantic, days-long rescue mission to get them to safety. “My children are now safe,” Suneeta told CNN Saturday morning, while her
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La Unión Europea recomendó este lunes prohibir a los estadounidenses los viajes no esenciales a sus Estados miembros tras el aumento de los casos de covid-19 en el paÃs. Se ha aconsejado a los paÃses del bloque de 27 naciones, que incluye a Francia, Italia y Alemania, que restablezcan las restricciones
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan lost his closest confident and biggest fan earlier this summer. His father, Ted, died after a 14-month fight with brain cancer. The fourth-year QB has found plenty of support from Gophers coaches and teammates. The grit, leadership and maturity that Morgan displayed
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