By Matt Kling Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A Las Vegas elementary school has a brand new vending machine, and it’s not spitting out Funyuns and Red Bulls. It’s for books! Students at William Snyder Elementary School don’t put money in the machine. They’re given special tokens, they plop
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The struggling Edmonton Oilers have fired coach Dave Tippett. The move was confirmed by two people who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the move had not been announced. One of the people said assistant Jay Woodcroft will replace Tippett as coach. The Oilers have gone 7-13-3
Continue ReadingBy Mary Alice Royse Click here for updates on this story CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The Clarksville Police Department reported Wednesday that they had received several reports of false pretense or “scams” over the last several months. Several businesses and individuals told CPD officials that they had received phone calls, text messages, or even Facebook
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FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Firefighters say two construction workers suffered minor injuries when strong winds knocked down part of the wooden framework of a Fort Dodge strip mall under construction. The Messenger says the accident happened Wednesday morning on Corridor Plaza property, just north of a Burger King restaurant. Fort Dodge Fire Department Lt.
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Officials provided an update Wednesday regarding the death of a 22-year-old after getting into a fight at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row. On Wednesday, for the first time, the circumstances surrounding the death of Dallas Jordan Barrett were released to the public.
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says league officials “have a sense of urgency” to find a new ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays after scrapping a plan to split seasons between Florida and Montreal when the team’s lease at Tropicana Field expires following the 2027 season. Major
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By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist For those of you in the Eastern US, enjoy the springlike weather while you can. Winter returns this weekend and March-like temperatures will lose their grip as another push of Arctic air hits the lower 48. “Daytime high temperature departures in the northern High Plains will range between 20 to
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business The tide could be turning on consumers’ willingness to pay higher prices, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey warned Thursday. Consumer goods companies have been steadily hiking prices as their own production costs rise, and so far, shoppers seem to be accepting the increases. Executives at McDonald’s, Chipotle and elsewhere have recently
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El decano del Colegio Médico de Perú, Raúl Urquizo, confirmó este miércoles a CNN que esa institución abrió un proceso ético disciplinario contra el recién nombrado Ministro de Salud, Hernán Condori Machado, por el presunto “ejercicio ilegal de la medicina y publicidad engañosa”. Según Urquizo, el proceso fue abierto
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una estudiante universitaria con burka se ha convertido en un símbolo de la resistencia en el estado indio de Karnataka, donde las tensiones religiosas aumentan por el derecho a llevar ropa religiosa en la escuela. Muskan Khan intentaba entregar un trabajo universitario en la ciudad de Mandya cuando fue abordada por
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is expected on Thursday to give the most thorough update in two years about SpaceX’s plans for Starship, the gargantuan rocket at the heart of Musk’s interplanetary travel ambitions. Starship is a 400-foot tall, steel rocket and spacecraft combo that looks like a massive, elongated silver
Continue Reading ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — A state audit has found nearly $86,000 in questionable spending of public money in the Iowa State University Extension Office in Jones County, including thousands spent for personal travel, alcohol, groceries and a video game console. The Iowa State Auditor’s Office said in a report released Thursday that its special investigation
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mixed team snowboardcross is a variation on that chaotic event that is making its Olympic debut this year. Each team consists of one man and one woman. The men go first, then the women start in a staggered fashion, based on how the men finished in
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Beneath a thick cover of clouds, Venus is aglow. The Parker Solar Probe mission, intended to study the sun, has revealed more about what lies beneath the thick atmosphere of Venus. The spacecraft captured its first visible light images of the planet’s surface during a 2021 flyby. As Parker approached Venus
Continue ReadingBy Steve Large Click here for updates on this story DAVIS, California (KOVR) — There is a glaring hole at the number one veterinary school in the country: UC Davis. The top horse doctor at the school has had his license suspended and is now on paid administrative leave. The serene setting at the UC
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The United States and Canada face off Saturday afternoon in Beijing in each team’s second men’s hockey game at the Olympics. The two teams are actually playing for the second time this week after scrimmaging to give each other some extra preparation for the tournament. That
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-winning actress, Joanne Woodward. Personal Birth date: February 27, 1930 Birth place: Thomasville, Georgia Birth name: Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward Father: Wade Woodward, school administrator and traveling salesman Mother: Elinor (Trimmier) Woodward, aircraft factory worker Marriage: Paul Newman (January 29, 1958-September 26, 2008, his death)
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, which killed six people and injured more than 1,000. Six suspects were convicted of directly participating in the bombing. The seventh suspect, Abdul Rahman Yasin, is still at large. Facts The explosion created a hole 200 feet by 100 feet, several
Continue ReadingBy Karen Morfitt Click here for updates on this story GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colorado (KCNC) — From the street, Jason Pratt’s home in the Orchard Hills neighborhood in Greenwood Village is like any other. Take a closer look, and you’ll find it is also his business — Tomcat Tactical Firearms & Training. “This is a reputable
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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Adidas will soon debut a new sports bra line, but one of its ads doesn’t show the bra at all. Instead, Adidas tweeted a photo grid of 25 pairs of bare breasts in all their natural, diverse glory. The sports apparel company pinned the ad to its Twitter page Wednesday,
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