RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A filing with state officials says the company that runs QVC is shutting down a North Carolina distribution center heavily damaged by a fire, putting nearly 2,000 people out of work. News outlets report that on Dec. 29, Qurate Retail Group filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining and Notification notice with
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Conditions remain dry throughout the Missouri River basin, so officials are predicting that the amount of water flowing down the river this year will be below average again. The dry forecast reduces the chance of widespread flooding along the river this spring although some local flooding is still possible if chunks
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Conditions remain dry throughout the Missouri River basin, so officials are predicting that the amount of water flowing down the river this year will be below average again. The dry forecast reduces the chance of widespread flooding along the river this spring although some local flooding is still possible if chunks
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Conditions remain dry throughout the Missouri River basin, so officials are predicting that the amount of water flowing down the river this year will be below average again. The dry forecast reduces the chance of widespread flooding along the river this spring although some local flooding is still possible if chunks
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An 18-year-old Minnesota man has been charged with assault in a New Year’s Eve shooting at the Mall of America that wounded two people. Kahlil Wiley, of St. Paul, was charged Thursday with two counts of second-degree assault. Authorities say he fired a single shot that struck two men at about 4:30
Continue Reading CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for robbing and killing four people, including a 10-year-old boy. Ja’Vonne Dupree was convicted in October of four counts of first-degree murder and other crimes. He was sentenced Thursday. One of the victims, 56-year-old Patricia Steward, was a
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Wagner Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — This dangerous cold can cause frostbite in a matter of minutes. With temperatures expected to drop below zero Thursday, doctors anticipate it will again be a problem. A Minneapolis teenager learned that over the weekend. On New Year’s Day, it went
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — City and federal investigators are working to determine the cause of a blaze that killed 12 people in a Philadelphia rowhome but had no immediate answers Thursday. They caution that the fire scene is complex and that it will take some time to determine what happened. The city’s deadliest single blaze in
Continue Reading BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a $34 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit against a chemical company over contamination of groundwater and soil in a southern Vermont community. The Bennington Banner reported this week that attorneys for the plaintiffs say notices are going out to hundreds of potential
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The death of a star is one of the most dramatic and violent events in space — and astronomers had an unprecedented front-row seat to the explosive end of a stellar giant. Ground-based telescopes provided the first real-time look at the death throes of a red supergiant star. While these aren’t
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KATY, Texas — Gus Okafor had a season-high 25 points as Southeastern Louisiana topped Houston Baptist 90-81. Sam Hofman led the Huskies on Thursday with a career-high 22 points.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Greg Robinson, who spent nearly four decades coaching in the NFL and college, has died at 70. His wife, Laura, says he died Wednesday from a form of Alzheimer’s Disease. Robinson won two Super Bowl rings as defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos in the late 1990s and also served in
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Greg Robinson, who spent nearly four decades coaching in the NFL and college, has died at 70. His wife, Laura, says he died Wednesday from a form of Alzheimer’s Disease. Robinson won two Super Bowl rings as defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos in the late 1990s and also served in
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Dyer Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — As the housing market continues to boom, thousands of people in South Florida are facing eviction. Realtors say some landlords are making unethical and, at times, unlawful decisions. “People who have lived in their homes 15 years, 20 years, now they’re
Continue ReadingBy Tori Cooper Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Police are searching for the person who fired shots at a southwest Atlanta home while a family was still inside. It happened on Park Court in the Cascade Park subdivision. Fortunately, no one was hurt. CBS46 spoke to resident Anthony Ramsey who
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — El 6 de enero fue un claro punto de inflexión para las principales plataformas de redes sociales, ya que demostraron que, en determinadas circunstancias, estarÃan dispuestas a desactivar la plataforma de un presidente de Estados Unidos en ejercicio. Pero a algunos expertos les preocupa que todavÃa no hayan
Continue Reading By MATTHEW LEE and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. and Japanese officials are holding strategic and security talks just two weeks after negotiators ended a Trump-era row by agreeing in principle to a new formula for paying for the American military presence in Japan. Thursday’s meeting between the foreign and defense
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Two women were taken away in an ambulance Thursday after being tied up and held at gunpoint during a home-invasion robbery in Sherman Oaks. A housekeeper and her friend at a home on Sherwood Place near Witzel Drive woke up at
Continue Reading CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally selling more than 300,000 of doses of steroids and other drugs via the internet over about a three-year period. Federal prosecutors based in Cedar Rapids said in a news release that 57-year-old Jon Stidham, of McClelland, pleaded guilty Wednesday
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Midfielder Sebastian Lletget, defender Miles Robinson, forward Paul Arriola and goalkeeper Sean Johnson are rejoining the U.S. national team for a 19-man training camp ahead of the next World Cup qualifiers. The four were given time off after the Major League Soccer season and missed last month’s exhibition against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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