By Corinne Dorsey, Liz Stark and Marnie Hunter, CNN Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on CNN on Monday that “we need to take a look at” placing unruly passengers on a federal no-fly list as pressure mounts on the Biden administration to continue to address rising violence on airplanes. “I think we need to take
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story DULUTH, Minnesota (WCCO) — The Duluth YMCA said an official was removed from a swim meet Sunday after attempting to disqualify a swimmer for wearing a “Black Lives Matter” swimsuit. The meet was held at Superior High School. The YMCA said an “independent volunteer official
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By DAVID KOENIG and MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines are proposing to combine in a $2.9 billion deal. If it goes through, the combination would create a larger discount airline to compete against the nation’s dominant carriers and, the two airlines say, promote lower fares. Both are ultra-low-cost carriers that tempt
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s main ruling party says the country’s finance minister has resigned over “shortcomings” of the new tax system that has led to lower net pay for many professionals. The spokeswoman for the ruling Law and Justice party said Monday that Finance Minister Tadeusz Koscinski was taking responsibility for the much-criticized tax
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MILFORD, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a woman who was shot twice last week in the parking lot of a Milford medical staffing office where she worked has died. Now a man who was arrested shortly after the shooting faces a murder charge. The Sioux City Journal reports that 25-year-old Shelby Wiozeschke died Sunday at
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By Brian Fung, CNN Business Amazon is dramatically increasing salary caps for its US-based technology and corporate workforce, in a nod to how the pandemic has exacerbated an already fierce competition for talent nationwide. The e-commerce and cloud computing giant announced in an internal blog post Monday that the company’s maximum base pay in the
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By The Associated Press FIFA has dismissed a protest filed by the Jamaica Football Federation over its 1-1 draw with the United States in a World Cup qualifier on Nov. 16. FIFA’s disciplinary committee says in an eight-page decision that Jamaica failed to notify the match commissioner of the protest and failed to make a
Continue ReadingBy Joan Murray Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WFOR) — The cost of a house in Broward County has been accelerating, and that means some new homeowners are getting sticker shock when they get their property tax bills. “It’s a lot of money for sure,” says Robert Walsh. Walsh downsized
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN The upcoming revival of “Funny Girl” on Broadway has been fully cast. The musical stars Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice, Jane Lynch, Ramin Karimloo and Jared Grimes. Joining them on stage will be Peter Francis James as Florenz Ziegfeld, Ephie Aardema as Emma/Mrs. Nadler, Debra Cardona as Mrs. Meeker, Toni DiBuono
Continue ReadingBy WFOR Staff Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — A woman walking her bike across a drawbridge that connects the mainland to Palm Beach fell to her death Sunday when it began to rise. A bystander tried to pull her to safety but lost his grip, officials said.
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is out of jail after he was arrested over the weekend on a felony charge alleging he beat and injured a person at a Las Vegas nightclub. Court and jail records showed that Kamara posted bond and was released from the Clark County Detention
Continue Reading FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons director of pro personnel Steve Sabo is leaving the team following 12 seasons. In a statement from Sabo released by the Falcons, Sabo’s departure resulted from a mutual decision with general manager Terry Fontenot. Sabo served in a number of roles with the Falcons, including one season as
Continue ReadingBy Kenny Choi Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KCAL) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Sunday sent a letter to Woodside officials warning that the recent declaration that the entire town is a mountain lion sanctuary does not exempt it from state housing laws. The Attorney General’s Office issued a
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Continue Reading MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say an 11-year-old child intentionally set a fire at a Manhattan bar and grill over the weekend. The business, RC McGraws, was occupied when the fire started Sunday morning but patrons were able to leave and no one was injured. Manhattan firefighters quickly extinguished the small fire. Manhattan fire officials
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — La gran agitación en el mercado laboral estadounidense no tiene precedentes. El año pasado, un número récord de trabajadores estadounidenses renunciaron a sus empleos: de los 68,9 millones de despidos que se produjeron en 2021, 47,4 millones de empleos se abandonaron voluntariamente. Un número récord de estadounidenses dejó
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Vilsack took a tour of the greenhouse at the Dickinson Research Center on the Lincoln campus Monday. He was expected to speak at about 1 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy KCBS KCAL Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — The retired principal of a Catholic elementary school in Torrance, who as a nun took a vow of poverty, faces sentencing Monday for embezzling more than $835,000 in school funds to support a gambling habit and other personal expenses. Mary
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Springfield man has been convicted of killing his neighbor and burning her home after a dispute about a property line. Pavel Samsinak was convicted Friday of second-degree murder, armed criminal action, arson and tampering with evidence. Prosecutors said he killed 66-year-old Alice Hale in September 2020 and then set her
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KCNC) — A man remains in custody, accused of killing his own infant son and the child’s mother. David Weingarten is facing two counts of first-degree murder. The child, Georgie, and mother, Lizet Salinas Mijanos, were both shot to death. The little
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