By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Michigan is urging residents of Benton Harbor to use bottled water for cooking and drinking, a major shift in response to elevated levels of lead. The state has been making free bottled water and filters available in Benton Harbor for a few weeks. But the announcement Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story TEXAS CITY, Texas (KTRK) — A crude oil leak at a Texas City refinery has forced the closure of at least one road in the area. It happened at the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery Wednesday morning. The leak was isolated to the refinery complex and
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has sent another plane load of Haitian migrants back to their homeland on a flight carrying 129 people to Port au Prince. Unlike the first repatriation flight in late September, Mexico did not specify that all those aboard Wednesday’s flight were returning voluntarily, and some appear to have been escorted
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By Eric Bradner, CNN Some Michigan local health departments are rescinding school mask mandates and other measures intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus after Republican state lawmakers approved a budget that threatens the funding of local health departments that issue those rules. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, signed the budget into law last
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic senators have edged back from a perilous standoff over lifting the nation’s borrowing cap. Democrats are signaling they are receptive to an offer from Republican leader Mitch McConnell that would allow for an emergency debt limit extension into December. McConnell made
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La Fiscalía General de Venezuela anunció una investigación a raíz de las acusaciones de abuso sexual contra el exentrenador de fútbol femenino del país Kenneth Zseremeta. El fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, anunció el lanzamiento de la investigación en un tuit el martes. Esto ocurre después de que la estrella
Continue ReadingBy Leo Stallworth Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER, California (KABC) — For Aaron Benson, it’s been a hard time behind bars. Becoming a college graduate is one step toward changing his life. Benson was one of the inmates in Lancaster on Tuesday who participated in the first ever Cal State graduation ceremony
Continue Reading DEPUE, Ill. (AP) — Efforts to change the roughly 200-year-old racist name of a creek in northern Illinois are gaining traction. The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that Negro Creek was named after the DePue area’s first Black settler built a cabin at the creek in 1829. Amy Urbanowski, a former area resident, has received support
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions put standout center Frank Ragnow on injured reserve, another setback for a banged-up winless team. The Lions made the move along with signing linebacker Jessie Lemonier off the practice squad and activating kicker Austin Seibert from the COVID-19 reserve list. Detroit was without tight end T.J. Hockenson
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — The surprising Oregon State Beavers are the only undefeated team in conference play in the Pac-12 North. It’s the first time the Beavers have ever been in sole possession of the division’s top spot. The Beavers are riding their first four-game winning streak since
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has ordered Missouri to begin collecting union dues from prison workers, finding that an attempt by Gov. Mike Parson’s administration to break the union is illegal. In a scathing, 43-page decision, Circuit Judge Jon Beetem said it was “unconstitutional, arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable” that the state had stopped collecting
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Republican attorney general is seeking another shot at defending an embattled 2018 law in court. The law would halt a second-trimester procedure to end pregnancies. Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Wednesday he hopes his legal team can persuade the U.S. Supreme Court at a hearing
Continue Reading By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former Army major and his wife who prosecutors said routinely beat their young foster children and denied them food and water have avoided more prison time. Wednesday’s proceeding in Newark was the third sentencing in the case against John and Carolyn Jackson after federal appeals
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KABC) — An 18-year-old woman who was shot by a Long Beach school safety officer last week has died, her family announced Wednesday. Mona Rodriguez died Tuesday afternoon after being on life support since Sept. 27, according to a statement. Rodriguez “gave
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey returned to practice on a limited basis after missing Carolina’s 36-28 loss to the Dallas Cowboys with a hamstring injury. Coach Matt Rhule said McCaffrey had a “good practice,” but added that it’s too early in the week to know
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By Madeline Holcombe and Stella Chan, CNN The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to require patrons at indoor spaces such as restaurants, gyms and movie theaters to show proof of full Covid-19 vaccination — starting November 4. The ordinance will also apply to personal care establishments such as spas and hair salons, as well
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By Madeline Holcombe and Stella Chan, CNN The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to require patrons at indoor spaces such as restaurants, gyms and movie theaters to show proof of full Covid-19 vaccination — starting November 4. The ordinance will also apply to personal care establishments such as spas and hair salons, as well
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Days after kicking out seven U.N. officials, Ethiopia is accusing them without providing evidence of inflating the magnitude of humanitarian crisis in its Tigray region. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres responded Wednesday by pressing the country for documentation of the allegations. The exchange happened at a Security
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are moving on from linebacker Jaylon Smith without getting into the specifics of the decision to release their leading returning tackler four games into 2021. One of the factors was a looming $9.2 million guarantee on Smith’s 2022 salary if he
Continue Reading LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge ruled that a former Kentucky Democratic Party chair must report to prison next month on campaign finance charges. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported Wednesday that Jerry Lundergan was ordered to go to prison Nov. 30 after the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the 74-year-old’s conviction and rejected a
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