By MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced Monday that he won’t accept a third term as chief. It’s a blow to a department that has been reeling since four officers were charged in George Floyd’s death. The 54-year-old Arradondo said it was time for new leadership
Continue ReadingBy WFSB Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A lot goes into day in the life of an officer of the Yale Police Department. Officer Rich Simons and his K9 partner officer Heidi spoke with Channel 3 about it. On any given day, Patrolman Simons, a 28-year veteran
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Mario Cristobal is leaving Oregon and headed home to Miami. The news comes on the same day that Manny Diaz was fired as the Hurricanes football coach. Diaz went 7-5 this season and 21-15 in three seasons. His job security had been in question
Continue ReadingBy Barry Adams Click here for updates on this story MOUNT HOREB, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — The works are in different mediums but tell a familiar story of Wisconsin’s agricultural heritage. Douglas Eames uses oil paints and canvas. The late Tom Brunner selected metal and battery-powered motors. And for the first time their paintings
Continue Reading By BRYAN ANDERSON and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court has halted for now candidate filing for U.S. House and state legislative seats while judges consider whether to block district boundaries that lawsuit filers claim are illegal partisan gerrymanders. A Court of Appeals order directed officials not
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Voters in an extremely liberal Seattle district are deciding whether they want to keep socialist Kshama Sawant on the City Council. Sawant is the longest-tenured council member. She’s credited with having helped Seattle become the first major city with a $15-an-hour minimum wage. A recall vote that
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer The 3-year-old colt whose Kentucky Derby victory in May came under scrutiny because of a positive drug test has collapsed and died after a workout at Santa Anita in Southern California. Trainer Bob Baffert says Medina Spirit suffered a heart attack. The colt had just completed five furlongs in
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A British woman has testified that Ghislaine Maxwell pressured her into giving Jeffrey Epstein sexual massages when she was still a teenager, assuring her she would have “fun” with him. The witness was the second woman to take the witness stand against Maxwell in federal court
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By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Craig Wright, a computer scientist who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin, prevailed in a highly publicized trial Monday that will allow him to hold onto a hoard of Bitcoins worth tens of billions of dollars. A Florida jury found that Wright did not
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ABC 17 News crews saw several police units and officers on foot searching areas of central Columbia. Cpl. Kyle Green with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said police asked troopers for help while they were pursuing a stolen vehicle. The driver ditched the vehicle and ran in the area of Worley Street before troopers arrived and witnesses say he was armed, Green said.
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Henning Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — A Burlington High School football player accused of using a racial slur during a Sept. 10 game against Westosha Central was originally barred from participating in extracurricular activities. That decision has since been reversed. The student was suspended from
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed solidly higher on Wall Street Monday, aided by a broad rally that included travel-related companies that stand to benefit from more reopening of the economy. The S&P 500 rose 1.2%, making up nearly all the ground lost last week. Technology companies and banks
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers fired coach Alain Vigneault with the team approaching a franchise-worst losing streak. The Flyers’ 7-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday night sealed Vigneault’s fate. Assistant coach Michel Therrien also was fired. After a promising first season in which Vigneault led them to
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is expected to soon announce that the U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest human rights abuses. China has vowed to greet any such move with “firm countermeasures.” But President Joe Biden has made his decision
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is expected to soon announce that the U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest human rights abuses. China has vowed to greet any such move with “firm countermeasures.” But President Joe Biden has made his decision
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Dos hipopótamos en un zoológico en Amberes, Bélgica, dieron positivo por covid-19, en lo que se cree que es la primera infección de este tipo reportada en la especie. Los hipopótamos, llamados Imani y Hermien, no han mostrado ningún síntoma “aparte de nariz mocosa”, según un comunicado de prensa del zoológico.
Continue ReadingBy Cornell Barnard Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — There is growing reaction and backlash following a San Francisco restaurant’s decision to deny service to three on-duty police officers. On Sunday, an apology was issued from restaurant owners who now say they regret the move. North Beach business owner Joseph
Continue ReadingBy Dion Lim Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KGO) — An Oakland woman narrowly missed getting her purse snatched after her kids sprang into action to stop her attacker. The older sister, Jamie requested we only use her first name. She described how she was driving her 54-year-old mother home last
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TONIGHT: A stout breeze out of the north will keep temperatures in the 30’s the rest of the day. Temperatures will drop into the low 20’s tonight, with wind chill values in the teens. Winds will start to shift out of the south as we approach Tuesday morning. TOMORROW: A weak disturbance will bring a
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Purdue is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time. The Boilermakers were a unanimous No. 1 in the poll to move up from No. 2 last week. Reigning national champion Baylor moved up to No. 1, with Duke, UCLA and Gonzaga rounding
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