By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A biological sister of a 6-year-old Hawaii girl reported missing by their adoptive parents told police that they forced her to keep it a secret that Isabella Kalua was inside a dog cage with duct tape on her mouth and nose and not breathing. That’s according
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Jen Psaki has resumed daily press briefings after she was diagnosed with COVID-19 in late October. She returned to the briefing room on Friday after observing a 10-day quarantine period and testing negative for COVID-19. She had skipped traveling to Europe with the
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Un jurado investigador federal presentó una acusación contra el exasesor de Donald Trump Steve Bannon por desacato al Congreso, anunció el viernes el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos. El secretario de Justicia, Merrick Garland, ha estado bajo una enorme presión política para acusar a Bannon desde que la Cámara remitió
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BROCKTON , Massachussets (WBZ) — A man who led police on a wild chase that involved a stolen Taser and a K9 in West Bridgewater is due in court Friday. Jesse Marinaro, 30, of Providence, Rhode Island, will be arraigned in Brockton District Court on
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Amy Carmichael lives more than 4,000 miles from the Florida aquarium that housed Winter, the “Dolphin Tale” movie star with a prosthetic tail who died this week at age 16. But Carmichael, who has successfully fought leukemia much of her life, felt a strong bond with
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Jessica Schneider, Evan Perez, Paula Reid and Zachary Cohen, CNN A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon for contempt of Congress, the Justice Department announced Friday. Attorney General Merrick Garland had been under tremendous political pressure to indict Bannon since the House referred the
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By Ashley Vaughan, CNN For many African Americans, the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s accused killers churns up a chronic trauma: replayed footage of Black men killed by law enforcement (or those claiming to act on law enforcement’s behalf). While evidence and testimony from recent trials is distressing for most people, it is overwhelming for African
Continue Reading By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Friends and relatives remembered former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods as a funny and talented public servant who made friends from all walks of life and relentlessly pursued justice. Woods was a longtime Republican loyalist who changed his registration to Democratic in 2018 because of his
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns star running back Nick Chubb will miss Sunday’s game at New England after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this week. Coach Kevin Stefanski ruled out Chubb following Friday’s practice. Chubb was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday along with punt returner/running back Demetric Felton as
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By JOHN HANNA and ANDY TSUBASA FIELD Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Influential Kansas business groups have strong misgivings about Republican proposals aimed at financially protecting workers who refuse COVID-19 inoculations. A joint legislative committee had hearings Friday on a proposal to make it easier for workers to claim religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine
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DETROIT (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold another chunk of his stock after pledging on Twitter to liquidate 10% of his holdings in the electric car maker. Musk sold about 640,000 shares for roughly $687.3 million, according to two filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The sales will help Musk pay
Continue Reading NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A former high school basketball coach in Rhode Island is under investigation after former players said he asked male student-athletes to disrobe while alone with him. This was so he could perform what he called “body fat tests.” Aaron Thomas had been a teacher and coach at North Kingstown High
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville police say they believe the men responsible for killing a man whose body was found in the Swannanoa River have left the country. Samuel Gonzalez De La Cruz, 31, and Roberto Robles-Ramirez, 44, of Asheville, face first-degree murder and
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Spectrum Brands, Flowers Foods rise; Lordstown, Loews fall.
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By Kristin Fisher and Pete Muntean, CNN Business One of Blue Origin’s newest astronauts, 49-year-old Glen de Vries, survived a ride to space in October alongside actor William Shatner. But less than a month later, he was killed in a small plane crash on Thursday in New Jersey. “Our thoughts and support go out to
Continue Reading By Kristin Fisher and Pete Muntean, CNN Business One of Blue Origin’s newest astronauts, 49-year-old Glen de Vries, survived a ride to space in October alongside actor William Shatner. But less than a month later, he was killed in a small plane crash on Thursday in New Jersey. “Our thoughts and support go out to
Continue Reading GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) — Former NBA player Corey Benjamin has issued an apology after seeing a widely-viewed online video showing his teenage daughter sucker-punch an opponent during a Southern California girls’ basketball game. Benjamin said in a statement that he was shocked and disappointed, and that the behavior did not reflect the values of
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street on Friday, but still marked their first weekly loss in six weeks. Technology and communications companies led the modest gains. The S&P 500 rose 0.7%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5% and the Nasdaq rose 1%. Johnson & Johnson gained
Continue Reading LINZ, Austria (AP) — Alison Riske rallied to beat Jaqueline Cristian of Romania 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the final of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz for the American’s third career title. It was the 73rd-ranked Riske’s first tournament win since recovering from foot injuries that kept her out of competition for nine months since the
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are making backup play-calling plans after offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur tested positive for the coronavirus Friday and went on the reserve/COVID-19 list along with a fourth player infected this week. A couple of hours after coach Vic Fangio declined to say
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