By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A central Minnesota prosecutor has decided not to charge two members of a U.S. Marshals Service task force who fatally shot Winston Smith Jr., a Black man, in Minneapolis. Crow Wing County Attorney Don Ryan said in a letter dated last week that the task force members
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By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Amazon is shifting its approach to remote work again, giving its workers more control over how much time they spend in the office and opening the door for more corporate workers to continue working from home. The company will now allow individual teams to decide which policy works for them,
Continue Reading By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Amazon is shifting its approach to remote work again, giving its workers more control over how much time they spend in the office and opening the door for more corporate workers to continue working from home. The company will now allow individual teams to decide which policy works for them,
Continue Reading By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Dozens of drones have flown across Tel Aviv in an experiment that officials believe could pave the way for commercial drone use across Israel. Israel’s National Drone Initiative, a government program, believes delivering goods via aerial drones will take pressure off highly congested urban roads.
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By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Dozens of drones have flown across Tel Aviv in an experiment that officials believe could pave the way for commercial drone use across Israel. Israel’s National Drone Initiative, a government program, believes delivering goods via aerial drones will take pressure off highly congested urban roads.
Continue ReadingBy Dana Kozlov Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago police officers aren’t only retiring in record numbers, many are leaving the big city department for smaller ones. It’s contributing to an officer shortage that many city leaders believe will only get worse before it gets better. CBS 2 Political Investigator
Continue Reading By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A former utility executive who lost billions on a failed nuclear project in South Carolina is heading to prison soon. A state judge Monday accepted a two-year sentence for ex-SCANA CEO Kevin Marsh. It was the last hurdle before Marsh promised to report to a federal
Continue Reading By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A former utility executive who lost billions on a failed nuclear project in South Carolina is heading to prison soon. A state judge Monday accepted a two-year sentence for ex-SCANA CEO Kevin Marsh. It was the last hurdle before Marsh promised to report to a federal
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DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport woman has pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a fatal accident in the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian in May. The Quad-City Times reports that 54-year-old Michelle Fix agreed to the deal in which prosecutors agreed to drop a speeding violation. She entered the plea last week and
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The body of a Louisiana state trooper who was shot to death in an ambush early Saturday was not discovered until 5 p.m. that day. State police Superintendent Lamar Davis said investigators believe Trooper Adam Gaubert was killed while he was in a parked patrol unit
Continue ReadingBy WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A trip to Yellowstone National Park landed Samantha Daring, 25, four days in jail. What did she do? She got way too close trying to take a picture of a grizzly mother bear and her two cubs in the Roaring Mountain area
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story WORCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A torn quadriceps was not enough to stop one man from running the Boston Marathon virtually on Sunday. Bill Murphy completed 26.2 miles using crutches on the track at Worcester State University. He is raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. “Plans
Continue Reading By MARC LEVY, MARK SCOLFORO and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s high-profile attorney general, Josh Shapiro, is set to announce his candidacy for governor on Wednesday. That’s according to his campaign spokesperson. The 48-year-old is a self-described progressive who led a nationally prominent investigation into sexual abuse of children by clergy.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Ghazni, Afganistán (CNN) — Los cuerpos manchados de sangre de los cuatro acusados de secuestro fueron colgados de grúas de construcción con pesadas cadenas, uno de ellos con un cartel de advertencia colgado del cuello: “Los secuestradores serán castigados asÔ. En los espacios públicos de la ciudad occidental afgana de Herat, la multitud
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By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Benson Kipruto won the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon as the race returned from a 30-month absence and moved to the fall for the first time in its 125-year history. Diana Kipyogei won the women’s race to complete the eighth Kenyan sweep since 2000. Fall foliage replaced the
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Houston Astros have found themselves in familiar territory, brushing aside comments by Chicago White Sox reliever Ryan Tepera after he implied they stole signs while winning the first two games of the AL Division Series in their ballpark. Manager Dusty Baker pointed out the Astros
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BROCKTON, Massachussets (WBZ) — The Brockton Police Officer who was shot four times Thursday evening was released from the hospital Friday. Officer Robert Otis was wearing his Kevlar vest when he was shot while responding to a shooting outside a home on Taber Avenue around
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s coronavirus death toll has reached another once-unfathomable milestone: 70,000 people. The mark recorded Monday by Johns Hopkins University is the highest in the country. Texas is about 3,000 deaths behind. The milestone comes as California is experiencing the lowest rate of new infection cases among
Continue Reading THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hundreds of protesters from climate group Extinction Rebellion have blocked a busy intersection near the temporary home of the Netherlands’ parliament. The demonstration Monday marked the start of a week of protests the group plans in The Hague before a U.N. climate conference that opens on Oct. 31 in Glasgow,
Continue Reading THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hundreds of protesters from climate group Extinction Rebellion have blocked a busy intersection near the temporary home of the Netherlands’ parliament. The demonstration Monday marked the start of a week of protests the group plans in The Hague before a U.N. climate conference that opens on Oct. 31 in Glasgow,
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