FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Sen. Tim Kaine left his home in Richmond for his usual two-hour commute to the U.S. Capitol after Monday’s snowstorm, eager to negotiate over voting rights legislation and preside over the Senate on Tuesday morning. Instead, he was stranded all night on a stretch of Interstate 95 where trucks lost control
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The early week storm — that brought up to a foot of snow in some places in the east and stranded motorists on a major interstate — has pushed off the East Coast. Now another system — that hasn’t formed quite yet — will round out the week with additional
Continue Reading By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The early week storm — that brought up to a foot of snow in some places in the east and stranded motorists on a major interstate — has pushed off the East Coast. Now another system — that hasn’t formed quite yet — will round out the week with additional
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have canceled their annual winter warmup promotional event because of Major League Baseball’s lockout. The event, which was scheduled for Jan. 15-17, features players. MLB locked out the players’ association following the expiration of baseball’s collective bargaining agreement on Dec. 1. Lawyers for MLB and the
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have canceled their annual winter warmup promotional event because of Major League Baseball’s lockout. The event, which was scheduled for Jan. 15-17, features players. MLB locked out the players’ association following the expiration of baseball’s collective bargaining agreement on Dec. 1. Lawyers for MLB and the
Continue Reading By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A refugee who survived the Khmer Rouge’s brutal regime has become the first Cambodian American mayor in the United States. City Councilor Sokhary Chau in Lowell, Massachusetts, also became his city’s first Asian American mayor following a council vote and inauguration Monday. Chau reflected in inaugural remarks
Continue ReadingBy ZAC SUMMERS Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A powerful EF-1 tornado caught a small Georgia community off guard when it made landfall on New Year’s Eve, lasting seven minutes and stretching 75 yards. It’s an experience Alisha Jacques says she never wants go through again, but she’s thankful to
Continue ReadingBy JASMINA ALSTON Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — An Atlanta Airbnb host is upset after his rental home in Southwest Atlanta was damaged by guests on New Year’s Eve. Ade Adefesobi said the home on Larchwood Road was left with a broken window, damaged appliances and holes in the walls.
Continue Reading DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Charges against a man accused of pummeling another man in downtown Davenport on Christmas Eve have been upgraded after the other man later died. The Quad-City Times reports that 31-year-old Jaret Leonard Lee Peck, of Davenport, is now charged with second-degree murder after 47-year-old Terrance Woodard died from his injuries on
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Desde terremotos en California hasta huracanes en el Atlántico, los desastres naturales pueden crear situaciones que amenazan la vida. Estos desastres varían un poco en las formas en que te preparas. Por ejemplo, no necesariamente debes mover artículos frágiles al piso por un huracán como lo harías por un terremoto. Aquí hay
Continue ReadingBy TORI COOPER, MARIYA MURROW Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A Henry County family says they are lucky to all be alive after a tree fell onto their home Monday morning. The owner telling CBS46 the tree was just inches away from landing in her 12-year-old grandson’s room. ”Around 2:30
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida have removed a handful of community activists from a news conference with Gov. Ron DeSantis after the group demanded to challenge the governor’s coronavirus policies. A live video feed of the confrontation Tuesday showed police handcuffing a protester and leading the rest of the group away after they
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Crystal Pepsi, the quirky, failed, clear cola from the 1990s is making a comeback. Pepsi is bringing back the soda for a limited-time run to celebrate its 30-year anniversary. However, Crystal Pepsi won’t be available to buy. Instead, it’s part of a contest where fans can win the beverage by
Continue ReadingBy MARCY JONES, ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story CONNECTICUT (WFSB) — A ripple effect from COVID-19 has led to a shortage of bus drivers and school staff across the state. As a result, many students will not be heading to class on Tuesday. Tuesday morning, Hamden Public Schools announced on their
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge appears mostly dismissive of arguments by a lawyer for Prince Andrew who wants to win fast rejection of a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was sexually trafficked to the royal by the millionaire Jeffrey Epstein when she was 17. U.S. District
Continue Reading EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Former Netherlands midfielder Davy Propper has announced his retirement from soccer after losing his love for the game during his recent spell in England with Brighton. He says he is no longer “comfortable in football culture.” The 30-year-old Propper left Brighton in the offseason after four years at the south-coast club
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By Stella Chan, CNN A set of California twins born 15 minutes apart are already distinguishing themselves with different birthdays. Big brother Alfredo Antonio Trujillo was born on New Year’s Eve while his sister, Aylin Yolanda Trujillo, made her debut on January 1 at exactly midnight, according to Natividad Medical Center in Monterey County. Identical
Continue Reading By Stella Chan, CNN A set of California twins born 15 minutes apart are already distinguishing themselves with different birthdays. Big brother Alfredo Antonio Trujillo was born on New Year’s Eve while his sister, Aylin Yolanda Trujillo, made her debut on January 1 at exactly midnight, according to Natividad Medical Center in Monterey County. Identical
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Hundreds of motorists are waiting desperately for help after being stranded all night in freezing temperatures along a 50-mile stretch of highway south of the nation’s capital. Police say that part of Interstate 95 became impassable when tractor-trailers jackknifed in a winter storm.
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — A new year in golf brings several questions that will take time to sort out. That starts with the familiar topic of Tiger Woods. It’s one thing to ride a cart and play a scramble format with his son in the PNC Championship. Still to
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