By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors and retailers are pushing back on assertions by California’s governor and attorney general that they have enough tools to combat shoplifting and other retail thefts. California Retailers Association President Rachel Michelin says recent large-scale thefts in which groups of individuals steal in plain sight or
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By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors and retailers are pushing back on assertions by California’s governor and attorney general that they have enough tools to combat shoplifting and other retail thefts. California Retailers Association President Rachel Michelin says recent large-scale thefts in which groups of individuals steal in plain sight or
Continue ReadingBy ANGIE RICONO Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — Kevin Strickland spent 43 years in prison for a Kansas City triple murder he swears he didn’t do. He was recently freed after Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker took another look at his case. Her conviction integrity unit
Continue Reading By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The state of Nevada plans to fully cooperate with federal efforts to investigate the history of Native American boarding schools. Governor Steve Sisolak on Friday apologized for the state’s role in funding the construction of and relocation of children to the Stewart
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press The arrival of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has health officials in some U.S. communities reviving contact tracing operations in an attempt to slow and understand its spread. In New York City, officials quickly reached out to a man who tested positive for the variant
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By Mallika Kallingal and Stella Chan, CNN Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) must pay $125 million for its role in the 2019 Kincade Fire in Sonoma County, according to a settlement with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). PG&E shareholders will pay $40 million to the state’s general fund and $85 million will go toward
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — ¿Quiénes pueden trabajar en Canadá, y cómo se obtiene un permiso de trabajo o visa como extranjero? De acuerdo con el gobierno canadiense, para trabajar en Canadá como extranjero normalmente se requiere un permiso de trabajo, aunque existen excepciones. Por ejemplo, si eres un lÃder religioso, un artista, orador público
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Police say the drivers involved in two car-to-car shootings are also believed to have committed a hit-and-run that took out a pick-up truck in Del Rey. According to the LAPD, radio calls of a shooting in progress in the 5000
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN On paper, there’s nothing particularly new about “Harlem,” which focuses on yet another quartet of 30-something women navigating life and love in the big city. But the execution of this Amazon series from “Girls Trip” writer Tracy Oliver lifts it above the norm, with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments — starting
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A 34-year-old Nevada man has been arrested on multiple charges related to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, including assaulting law officers with what prosecutors say appeared to be a table leg with a protruding nail. A U.S. magistrate in Reno ordered Josiah Kenyon
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By Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Jen Christensen, CNN With the Omicron variant showing up in more states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told CNN Friday that her agency is working hard to understand exactly what kind of threat this new variant poses. But she points out that the
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By Theresa Waldrop and Mallika Kallingal, CNN The parents of the suspect in a shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan that left four students dead this week are facing involuntary manslaughter charges in those deaths. Legal experts were quick to point out that such charges are far from the norm — it is James
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By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN The January 6 select committee announced Friday that the deposition with Jeffrey Clark originally scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until December 16 due to a “medical condition that precludes his participation in tomorrow’s meeting.” “Through his attorney, Mr. Clark has informed the Select Committee of
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — A folding massage table used by financier Jeffrey Epstein was carried into a Manhattan courtroom and set up in front of a jury on Friday to bolster allegations he teamed up with British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell to sexually exploit underage victims. The theatrical flourish in federal court in
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — 50 Cent lamenta haberse burlado de Madonna. El rapero y estrella de “Power” recientemente se burló del Ãcono del pop por las fotos que publicó en Instagram mostrándose escasamente vestida en su cama. Madonna critica a Instagram por eliminar fotos en las que se veÃa parte de un pezón 50
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By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, the first Omicron variant case was detected in the United States as some conservative members of Congress nearly shut down the federal government over vaccine mandates. Monday Biden’s agenda brings warring conservative factions together in quest to flip House Biden says new Omicron variant is ’cause for concern, not
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have waived tackle Cedric Ogbuehi. The team announced the move shortly after Ogbuehi was ruled out of Sunday’s game at Pittsburgh with a thigh injury. Ogbuehi has appeared in two games this season with the Ravens and one with Seattle. Ogbuehi started four games last season for
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri health officials are reporting the state’s first presumed case of the omicron coronavirus variant in St. Louis. The St. Louis Health Department on Friday said its waiting for confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The St. Louis resident recently traveled within the U.S. Scientists are still learning
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Rookie running back Javonte Williams will get his first start Sunday night at Kansas City if Melvin Gordon III can’t play. Gordon didn’t practice all week because of hip and shoulder injuries and was listed as doubtful Friday. Coach Vic Fangio doesn’t expect Gordon
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Rookie running back Javonte Williams will get his first start Sunday night at Kansas City if Melvin Gordon III can’t play. Gordon didn’t practice all week because of hip and shoulder injuries and was listed as doubtful Friday. Coach Vic Fangio doesn’t expect Gordon
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