By Tom Loewy Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — George Greer always had a hustle. And a story. His most-told tale always starts in the same place: Once upon a time he was a kid without a father who lived with grandparents in a place called Belfast in rural
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By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer, Paula Reid, Angelica Grimaldi and Alex Rogers, CNN Fox News host Sean Hannity was concerned about former President Donald Trump‘s strategy and conduct before, during and after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, according to a letter sent to him on Tuesday by the House select committee probing
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Doug Dieken, who after retiring as a left tackle for the Browns became a beloved radio color commentator for the team, is retiring from broadcasting after spending 50-plus years with the organization. Dieken’s last game will be Cleveland’s season finale on Sunday against Cincinnati. The 72-year-old Dieken played in 203 consecutive games
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By Forrest Brown, CNN In its first update of travel advisories for 2022, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added just one new destination — a popular Caribbean winter getaway — to its highest-risk category. The CDC advises travelers to avoid Aruba, a Dutch island just off the coast of South America,
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state judge has ruled that thousands of documents related to security during the construction in North Dakota of the heavily protested Dakota Access Pipeline are public and subject to the state’s open records law. The ruling by South Central District Judge Cynthia Feland is a victory for The Intercept news
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state judge has ruled that thousands of documents related to security during the construction in North Dakota of the heavily protested Dakota Access Pipeline are public and subject to the state’s open records law. The ruling by South Central District Judge Cynthia Feland is a victory for The Intercept news
Continue Reading ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan outside linebacker David Ojabo is entering the NFL draft. Ojabo announced his decision Tuesday to turn pro and skip his senior season with the Wolverines. The second-team All-American and All-Big Ten player had 11 sacks as a redshirt sophomore. He helped Michigan win its first Big Ten title since
Continue Reading MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors that a 23-year-old Wisconsin man charged with killing and dismembering his parents committed the crimes after his lies unraveled about having a job, going to school and having a better job waiting for him in Florida. Chandler Halderson is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and mutilating and
Continue ReadingBy Lori Pilger Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — A 29-year-old Lincoln man was sent to prison Monday for assaulting and falsely imprisoning a woman who got away after leaving a message to call 911 on toilet paper in a convenience store bathroom last April. Britton Ayres declined
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By Alyce Brown Click here for updates on this story BETTENDORF, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Local journalism has long been touted as an important part of every community, seen as integral to smooth functioning and accountability. One place where local journalism cannot be forgotten about is high schools, where student journalists are facing a distinct
Continue Reading By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A rural Alaska man who threatened to kill Alaska’s two U.S. senators in a series of profanity-laced voice messages left at their offices in Washington has pleaded guilty to making the threats in exchange for having other charges dropped. Jay Allen Johnson entered his guilty pleas
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By Phyllis L. Fagell, CNN While a seventh grade boy taught an eighth grade boy how to start a knitting row, a seventh grade girl put the finishing touches on her knit bunny and a diverse group of middle schoolers streamed into a classroom in Washington, DC, for knitting club. As the pandemic drags on,
Continue Reading By ALEJANDRA ZÚÑIGA Associated Press LA PAZ, Mexico (AP) — COVID-19 infections are rising across Mexico, especially in two states home to major tourism destinations on the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean that were busy during the holiday season. According to data from the federal government, Quintana Roo, where tourists flock to Cancun, Tulum and
Continue Reading Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday:
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By Jack Lowenstein Click here for updates on this story NORTHGLENN, Colorado (KCNC) — Northglenn Police Department responded to a truck that crashed into a home in Northglenn Tuesday morning. The driver was a suspect wanted by Thornton Police Department, and they were seriously injured in the crash and taken to the hospital to treat
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Slumping technology stocks left the S&P 500 slightly lower on Wall Street Tuesday, even as the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 blue-chip companies marked another record high. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq gave up 1.3%. Microsoft, Apple, and major chipmakers
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Slumping technology stocks left the S&P 500 slightly lower on Wall Street Tuesday, even as the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 blue-chip companies marked another record high. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq gave up 1.3%. Microsoft, Apple, and major chipmakers
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is urging concern but not alarm as the U.S. sets new records for daily reported COVID-19 cases and his administration struggles to ease concerns about testing shortages. Biden spoke from the White House about the surging omicron variant Tuesday ahead of a meeting with
Continue Reading BURTONSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say two women and a man were killed and another person is in serious condition after an SUV crashed into the back of a snowplow. Montgomery County Police say the crash happened Monday evening on northbound Route 29 in Burtonsville, about 10 miles northeast of Washington, D.C., when
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — El presidente del FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, dio positivo por covid-19, anunció el club en un comunicado este martes, y no participará de dos viajes previstos a Linares y Granada. “El presidente se encuentra bien y sin síntoma alguno”, informó el club, y agregó que se hizo la prueba tras
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