By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he won’t comply with a mandate requiring deputies be vaccinated against the coronavirus or face termination. Villanueva claimed Tuesday that thousands could leave the department because of the mandate that applies to all county workers. He said that will
Continue ReadingBy Matt Olberding Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — One of the nation’s largest automotive museums will be getting even bigger. Speedway Motors on Thursday announced plans for a $10 million expansion of its Museum of American Speed that will increase its physical size by about 60%. Construction
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is phasing out its program for gifted and talented students. Critics say the program favors whites and Asian American students, while enrolling disproportionately few Black and Latino children, in the nation’s largest school system. Starting in the next
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police in St. Louis say a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in south St. Louis. The crash happened Thursday morning between the Benton Park and McKinley Heights neighborhoods. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, and police have not released the person’s identity. Police say the car that
Continue Reading Associated Press CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say two people have been fatally shot at a senior living facility and one suspect is in custody. Prince George’s County police say the shooting happened around 9:15 a.m. Friday at National Church Residences Gateway Village in Capitol Heights. Police initially said they were searching
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Brent Suter will miss the National League Division Series with a right oblique strain. It’s another setback for a bullpen already missing setup man Devin Williams, who punched a wall and broke his throwing hand the night the Brewers clinched the NL Central title. The Atlanta Braves also released
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Lawyers say the second hearing in a bitter custody dispute over a 6-year-old boy who survived a cable car crash in Italy is over. It ended on Friday without any final ruling. Eitan Biran is the lone survivor of a cable car crash in northern Italy in May that killed 14, including
Continue Reading SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota woman has been convicted of manslaughter in the death of her newborn son whose body was discovered in a ditch 40 years ago. Sixty-year-old Theresa Bentaas, of Sioux Falls, entered an Alford plea to first-degree manslaughter Friday in an agreement with prosecutors. The Argus Leader reports two
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Civil rights advocates are asking a federal appeals court to revive their lawsuit against a Mississippi prosecutor accused of routinely rejecting Black jurors in criminal cases simply because of their race. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard arguments Friday in the
Continue Reading By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces are casting ballots, two days before the rest of the nation votes in parliamentary elections. The vote is being held six months before schedule in response to mass protests in late 2019 in Baghdad and Iraq’s south. Friday’s so-called “special voting” by the security
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Jaclyn Moore, writer and showrunner on the series “Dear White People” and the upcoming reboot of “Queer as Folk,” is boycotting Netflix after the streaming service released Dave Chappelle’s latest stand-up special, which contained a slew of jokes aimed at transgender people. Chappelle’s special, “The Closer,” includes several minutes of jokes
Continue ReadingBy Matt Olberding Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — A company that makes raw pet food is planning a massive project to consolidate its manufacturing and distribution operations in Lincoln. Instinct, which used to be known as Nature’s Variety, is planning a $180 million expansion and consolidation of
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CNN Travel Staff If you’re planning to travel to the Maldives here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics The Maldives reopened borders to all travelers from all countries on July 15, 2020. The primary exception to this is the tightly packed capital city
Continue Reading By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Iowa’s head football coach, Kirk Ferentz, and offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz will not have to spend the team’s bye week answering questions from lawyers for Black former players who say they suffered discrimination. U.S. Magistrate Judge Helen Adams
Continue Reading By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Iowa’s head football coach, Kirk Ferentz, and offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz will not have to spend the team’s bye week answering questions from lawyers for Black former players who say they suffered discrimination. U.S. Magistrate Judge Helen Adams
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By Aaron Cooper, CNN William Shatner spoke to a crowd at New York Comic Con on Thursday evening, just days before he will blast into space on a sub-orbital flight. Much of his 45-minute speech included talk of the 90-year old actor’s other projects, including his album, but near the end he explained how he
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CNN Staff If you’re planning to travel to Antarctica, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics Antarctica reported its first cases of Covid-19 in late December 2020. While scientists who observed strict quarantine rules sailed to the continent from the UK in November
Continue Reading By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy says a submarine that collided with an unknown underwater object in the South China Sea and was damaged has arrived in port at Guam. The Navy says the USS Connecticut was conducting routine operations when it struck the object on Oct. 2.
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Supreme Court justices are talking to each other again. For the first time since March 2020, they held oral arguments in person this week. As the justices sat elbow-to-elbow on the elevated bench, shed of the telephonic constraints, their interactions were more pointed, their hypothetical
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister has expressed support for the army troops and border guards protecting the frontier with Belarus from migration pressure after reports of shots fired at Polish troops by Belarusian forces. Mateusz Morawiecki tweeted Friday that all state powers were with the border guards and the military protecting the border.
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