By CBS San Francisco staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — The Golden State Warriors hoisted up 69 3-point attempts, their defense was spotty at best, but the major win of their exhibition season opening victory over Portland Monday night was that star forward Andrew Wiggins was on the
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By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The MLS All-Star Game will have another first-time host next season in Minnesota. Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced the award of the summer showcase at a ceremony at Allianz Field. The 19,600-seat soccer specific home of Minnesota United opened in 2019. Minnesota
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are adding Josh Gordon to their 53-man roster and the wide receiver is expected to play in Sunday night’s AFC title game rematch against the Buffalo Bills. The Chiefs signed Gordon to the practice squad last week with the assumption
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are adding Josh Gordon to their 53-man roster and the wide receiver is expected to play in Sunday night’s AFC title game rematch against the Buffalo Bills. The Chiefs signed Gordon to the practice squad last week with the assumption
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Opening statements are underway Tuesday in the corruption trial of a powerful Philadelphia labor leader and a city official he allegedly kept on the union payroll. Federal prosecutors say Johnny “Doc” Dougherty had a “corrupt agreement” that kept City Council member Bobby Henon in a $70,000-a-year, no-work job so he could do
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business A former worker at Tesla’s Fremont, California, factory was subjected to a racially hostile workplace, according to a federal jury, which awarded him $136.9 million in damages Monday. Owen Diaz, the plaintiff in the case, reported he regularly heard racial slurs, including the n-word, on the Fremont factory floor, and
Continue ReadingBy Allen Martin & Molly McCrea Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISO, California (KPIX) — A recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey found most unvaccinated adults don’t believe the COVID-19 vaccines are effective and that a jab poses a greater risk to their health than the actual virus. But a 38-year-old father of
Continue ReadingBy WCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story NORTH BELLMORE, New York (WCBS) — Dozens of cats were rescued Monday on Long Island from what authorities called a hoarding situation. Video shows cats being taken out in cages earlier in the day on Washington Boulevard in North Bellmore. The SPCA said it rescued
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By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s former chief of staff has been indicted in federal court for allegedly defrauding a state agency he led. The Maryland U.S. attorney announced the indictment against 52-year-old Roy McGrath on Tuesday. Prosecutors say McGrath devised a scheme through which the Maryland Environmental
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By Ella Nilsen and Rene Marsh, CNN The slow-moving oil spill off the coast of Orange County, California, this week has reinvigorated federal and state lawmakers’ efforts to end offshore drilling. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced the West Coast Ocean Protection Act in the Senate earlier this year, which would permanently ban oil and gas
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right bloc has sought to win over the environmentalist Greens for a possible new governing coalition in Germany. The parties that hope for a share of power on Tuesday wrapped up their first meetings on forming Germany’s next government. The Union bloc’s
Continue Reading By DAVID KEYTON and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize for physics for work that found order in seeming disorder. They helped to explain and predict complex forces of nature, including expanding our understanding of climate change. Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann were cited for their work
Continue Reading Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A friend of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz has asked a judge to postpone his sentencing until next year so he can continue cooperating with authorities. Joel Greenberg on Tuesday asked the federal judge in a court filing to move his sentencing date from mid-November to next March. Greenberg pleaded
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature has rejected the first set of redistricting maps drawn by a state agency, raising concerns that majority Republicans may opt to insert politics into Iowa’s nonpartisan process. The nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency drew the maps, which proposed revising Iowa’s four congressional districts
Continue ReadingBy WFOR Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. PETERSBURG (WFOR) — A homeless Florida woman was rushed to the hospital on Monday morning when she fell into a canal and was attacked by an alligator. According to St. Petersburg Fire Rescue officials, the woman was resting along a seawall around 6:00 a.m.
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Moscú calificó de “perversión de la información” un reporte del Consorcio Internacional de Periodistas de Investigación (ICIJ), los denominados papeles de Pandora, sobre la riqueza del presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, y sus allegados, y ha descartado la necesidad de una investigación. En declaraciones en una conferencia de prensa telefónica, el
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By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Unruly passenger incidents are rising again, new Federal Aviation Administration numbers show. FAA figures released Tuesday show more disruptions on commercial flights in the past week than any week in the past two and a half months. The FAA says there were 128 new incidents reported by flight
Continue Reading By MICHAEL TARM and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has declined to dismiss a weapons charge against an Illinois man accused of shooting three people during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin last year. Prosecutors charged Kyle Rittenhouse with homicide and other crimes, including being a minor in possession
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks rose broadly on Wall Street Tuesday as the technology sector reversed direction after a sell-off a day earlier. The S&P 500 rose 1.3%, with technology companies and banks leading the gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.2% and the Nasdaq rose 1.5%. The
Continue Reading By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business The former Facebook employee whose leaks triggered some of the most intense scrutiny in the company’s history revealed her identity Sunday night. Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager with stints at several other big tech companies, went public with an appearance on “60 Minutes.” Haugen is set to testify
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