CHICAGO (AP) — The defending WNBA champion Chicago Sky have re-signed three-time All-Stars Allie Quigley and Courtney Vandersloot and finals MVP Kahleah Copper. All three helped Chicago go on a championship run after finishing 16-16 during the regular season. The sixth-seeded Sky became the first team not seeded first or second to win the title,
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story ARDEN ARCADE, California (KOVR) — California Highway Patrol says a driver running a red light led to a crash in Arden Arcade early Thursday morning. The crash happened around 1 a.m. near Fulton and El Camino avenues. Officers say two cars crashed into each other
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A principios de esta semana, Donald Trump envió un correo electrónico a The New York Times. En él, afirmaba que era muy rico, señalando un “Estado Financiero al 30 de junio de 2014” que decía que tenía un valor de US$ 5.800 millones en el año anterior a que se postulara
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A winter storm system sweeping across the country Thursday dropped several inches of snow in parts of Kansas and Missouri. The storm began overnight with sleet and freezing rain and fog along a swath from southern Kansas through the middle of Missouri. The National Weather Service says the snow began tapering
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A winter storm system sweeping across the country Thursday dropped several inches of snow in parts of Kansas and Missouri. The storm began overnight with sleet and freezing rain and fog along a swath from southern Kansas through the middle of Missouri. The National Weather Service says the snow began tapering
Continue ReadingBy Alan Gionet Click here for updates on this story LAFAYETTE, Colorado (KCNC) — Paige Mott and fiancé Eric Gonzales Jr. were safely at the hospital after a rough journey in Wednesday evening’s snowstorm. She was in labor and ready to give birth to Eric III. “She’s almost there, she’s contracting quite a bit. She’s
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By Liz Stark and Gabe Cohen, CNN The Internal Revenue Service will stand up a second “surge team” to address its massive backlog of tax returns and correspondence, the National Taxpayer Advocate said during a congressional hearing Thursday. The IRS has already redirected roughly 1,200 employees back into entry-level clerical positions, where they are manually
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Records and data collected by a now-defunct aerial surveillance program in Baltimore will be expunged as part of a federal lawsuit settlement filed this week. The Baltimore Sun reports that the Baltimore Police Department and Persistent Surveillance Systems will dispose of all records except those related to ongoing prosecutions. The technology was
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TONIGHT: Clouds slowly decrease with gusty winds up to 25 mph overnight. Lows in the single digits with wind chills dropping to about -5 to -10 by sunrise. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the mid-upper 30s. EXTENDED: Winds howl the rest of tonight with gusts between 25-30 mph overnight. That may blow some snow
Continue ReadingBy Erin Jones Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (WBZ) — On Tuesday, Feb. 15, two bald eagles lost their nest near White Rock Lake in Dallas. On Wednesday, they were still in the area. Now, the big question is will they stay? The city’s urban biologist says at this point we
Continue ReadingBy Beth Germano Click here for updates on this story CANTON, Massachusettes (WBZ) — It’s a letter Betsy Braconi says her 19-year-old son received last Friday by priority mail, telling him the Registry of Motor Vehicles has reviewed his driving record and he needs to take a road skills test. “All he can do is
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By Chuck Johnston, CNN Eric Prescott Kay, a former communications director for the Los Angeles Angels, has been found guilty of two charges in the 2019 overdose death of Angels’ pitcher Tyler Skaggs, the US Attorney for the Northern District of Texas said. Skaggs, 27, died on July 1, 2019, in a hotel in Southlake,
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Florida’s state House on Thursday passed a Republican-sponsored bill that would prohibit abortion in the state after 15 weeks of pregnancy, allowing only for exceptions involving “serious risk” to the pregnant person and fatal fetal abnormality, but with no exceptions for rape or incest. The bill now heads to the GOP-controlled
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Florida’s state House on Thursday passed a Republican-sponsored bill that would prohibit abortion in the state after 15 weeks of pregnancy, allowing only for exceptions involving “serious risk” to the pregnant person and fatal fetal abnormality, but with no exceptions for rape or incest. The bill now heads to the GOP-controlled
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story EVERGREEN PARK, Ill (WBBM) — A southwest suburban Catholic school principal has been fired for defying the archdiocese mask mandate. Jacob “Doc” Mathius had been on leave from Queen of Martyrs in Evergreen Park since last week. The move prompted two days of protests by
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken believe a Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen in a matter of days. The news rattled investors, sending the Dow down 622 points, or 1.8%, Thursday. It was the worst day of the year for the index. Stocks dropped
Continue Reading Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: TripAdvisor, Hyatt Hotels fall; Walmart, Cisco rise.
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Geovanny Vicente-Romero es abogado, politólogo y estratega político con experiencia como asesor de políticas públicas, gobernanza y comunicación gubernamental. Es profesor asociado de comunicación estratégica (ERM) de Columbia University, Nueva York. Es director de Comunicaciones del Instituto Interamericano de Justicia y Sostenibilidad (IIJS), en Washington. Entre sus estudios cuenta con maestría en
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By Kristin Wilson and Maegan Vazquez, CNN All members of Congress will be invited to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1, according to the House sergeant-at-arms, marking a return to a full House chamber after last year’s socially distant speech. House Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker wrote Thursday there will be coronavirus
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former Los Angeles Angels employee has been convicted of providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in Texas. Eric Kay was convicted one count each of drug distribution resulting in death and drug conspiracy. The 47-year-old Kay
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