By TOM KRISHER, JONATHAN MATTISE and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ford’s blockbuster announcement this week that it would build four vast new factories in Kentucky and Tennessee by 2025 and hire nearly 11,000 workers raised a big unanswered question: Just how good will those jobs be? No one — not Ford,
Continue ReadingBy Josh Morgan Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The state fire marshal was on scene at the housing complex where an 18-year-old was crushed to death by an elevator back in August. On Aug. 31, Champion Prep Academy student-athlete JauMarcus McFarland was killed after being pinned between an elevator and
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Cullerton Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Republicans in the state Assembly have passed a bill that would ban critical race theory from being taught in Wisconsin schools. The measure, passed Tuesday, Sept. 28, appears to target education about systemic racism. Former teacher and Republican state lawmaker Jeremy
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CNN staff If you’re planning to travel to India, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the coronavirus pandemic. The basics India has emerged from a devastating 2021, in which it was the global center of a new wave of the pandemic, which brought the country’s health system
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent, married designers with two children, are all about the heart of a home. So when they were producing their new HGTV series “The Nate & Jeremiah Home Project,” the two made sure the homeowners’ stories were at the center of their design work. That involves emotions
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — A humanitarian aid group that monitors the plight of migrants making dangerous sea voyages to Spain says that 57 people have died trying to reach the Canary Islands from Morocco on a boat. Helena Maleno, founder of nongovernmental organization Walking Borders, tweeted that those on the boat who died Thursday were 28
Continue Reading By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A Texas judge has found Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages in three defamation lawsuits related to his claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax. Judge Maya Guerra Gamble in Austin entered default judgments against Jones and other defendants this week for
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico wants to declare lithium a “strategic mineral” and reserve any future exploration and mining for the government. The changes are contained in a bill that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent to congress. The bill also changes the Constitution to give the government control over electricity production and distribution. The
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico wants to declare lithium a “strategic mineral” and reserve any future exploration and mining for the government. The changes are contained in a bill that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent to congress. The bill also changes the Constitution to give the government control over electricity production and distribution. The
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El alcalde de Río de Janeiro Eduardo Paes instó a los turistas a no visitar esa ciudad brasileña a menos que estén vacunados. “Lo que estamos diciendo es que, para el turista responsable que está vacunado, pueden venir con tranquilidad, y le decimos a aquellos (turistas) que no se han vacunado,
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Sports books say Sunday’s showdown between Tom Brady and Bill Belichick is shaping up to be the most heavily bet on NFL game of the regular season. Brady, the six-time Super Bowl champion, returns to Gillette Stadium for the first time as a member of
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi have named their newborn daughter Sienna Elizabeth. In a tweet Friday, Beatrice revealed the name alongside a picture of Sienna Elizabeth’s footprints. Sienna Elizabeth is Queen Elizabeth II’s 12th great-grandchild. She was born on Sept. 18 at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, weighing in
Continue ReadingBy Laura Anthony Click here for updates on this story ALAMEDA COUNTY, California (KGO) — In what Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is calling the largest pot bust in Bay Area history, more than 37 tons of plants, tens of millions of dollars in product have been seized in multiple raids that span four East Bay
Continue Reading By OLGA RODRIGUEZ and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California has announced the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that the mandate won’t take effect until the COVID-19 vaccine has received final approval from the U.S. government for various grade levels. The government has given final
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El secuestro, violación y asesinato de Sarah Everard en Londres en marzo ha provocado indignación y un debate nacional sobre la violencia contra las mujeres en el Reino Unido. Este jueves, Wayne Couzens, un policía en servicio en el momento del crimen, fue sentenciado a cadena perpetua sin libertad condicional después
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The most treacherous stretch of the NHL schedule for many teams has turned into a bit of breather. San Jose, Anaheim and Los Angeles are rebuilding with many of their stars slowed by age or long gone to other places. All three California teams
Continue ReadingBy James Felton, James Paxson Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WNEM) — After hours of searching, investigators tracked down a local man wanted for questioning in the death of his wife. Saginaw Township Police were called to a home on Lamplighter Drive near Hospital and McCarty Wednesday afternoon. Upon arrival,
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is heading to Capitol Hill as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled back version of his $3.5 trillion government overhaul and salvage a related public works bill. Biden is to huddle privately with House Democrats after a long night of frantic negotiations with
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By Jane Levere, CNN It certainly won’t come cheap, but Richard Branson’s new private-island getaway in the British Virgin Islands — where you can stay in a luxurious villa staffed by a private chef and resident manager who creates a “hyper-personalized” itinerary for each guest — is the stuff of daydreams and bucket lists. British
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By Stefano Pozzebon and Abel Alvarado, CNN Violent clashes that erupted in an Ecuadorian prison on Tuesday have killed 118 people and wounded 79, the country’s prison agency said late Thursday. The death toll represents a significant uptick from earlier estimates after the disturbances at the Litoral Penitentiary, located on the outskirts of the coastal
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