By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Teachers have hit the picket lines at public schools across Minneapolis, calling their strike a fight to ensure “safe and stable schools” for students and for better wages for the lowest-paid support staff. But many families of the 29,000 students in one of Minnesota’s
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NEW YORK (AP) — James Karnik scored 13 points, DeMarr Langford added 12 points and 13th-seeded Boston College used a 25-3 run to beat No. 12 seed Pittsburgh 66-46 in the opening game of the ACC tournament. Boston College won its first conference tournament game since 2018 to advance to play ACC player of the
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By Juli McDonald Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Two Massachusetts mothers are flying to Poland Monday night. Their arms, full of medical supplies – and their hurting hearts ready to help Ukrainian refugees. “We cry, and we pray, and we try to do anything possible to help our people,” said
Continue Reading INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Barbora Krejcikova has withdrawn on the eve of the BNP Paribas Open because of an elbow injury. The world’s second-ranked woman tennis player says she’s been bothered by the injury since the tournament in Qatar nearly two weeks ago. She said the pain worsened overnight. The tournament in the Southern
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story READING, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Eight new paws are joining the Reading Police Department. The town’s two school resource officers are getting lab puppies to serve as comfort dogs. The department says it has seen an uptick in mental health related calls since the start of
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Las Vegas postponed until next month a hearing in an assault case involving two NFL players and two other men accused of severely beating a man at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub the weekend of the Pro Bowl. New Orleans Saints running back
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Scotts, Mandiant fall; Dollar Tree, Chevron rise.
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business As America shifts towards electric cars, plug-in hybrids are often forgotten. Their potential benefits are lost on many consumers who are either attracted to the high-tech allure of fully electric cars or afraid of the complication of needing to plug in a car. Some people are fully ready to commit
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By Rebekah Riess and Amy Simonson, CNN The Philadelphia Police Commissioner announced Tuesday she plans to fire the officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Thomas Siderio because the shooting violates the department’s “use of force directive.” Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw said the officer will be suspended for 30 days and at the end of that
Continue ReadingBy Steven Graves Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Carjackers held a gun to her grandson’s chest only steps from a west suburban grandmother’s garage. Now she’s telling her frightening story only to CBS 2’s Steven Graves. It was something this grandmother has done plenty of times before at her alley
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks ended lower following another day of yo-yoing between gains and losses after crude oil prices rose anew as the U.S. banned imports from Russia. The price of nickel surged so much that trading for the metal was shut on Tuesday as the economic fallout
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El ancestro más antiguo de los pulpos modernos vivió hace 328 millones de años y tenía 10 brazos, según un nuevo estudio. Los investigadores han bautizado a esta especie, hasta ahora desconocida, como Syllipsimopodi bideni, en honor al presidente estadounidense Joe Biden. El descubrimiento de la criatura cambia el inicio de
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente de China Xi Jinping dijo este martes que China está dispuesta a “trabajar activamente” con la comunidad internacional para mediar en la guerra de Ucrania, pero no ofreció detalles y reiteró su oposición a las sanciones occidentales contra Rusia. Durante una llamada virtual con el canciller de Alemania Olaf
Continue Reading MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A West Texas oilfield company and a company executive have been indicted in the 2019 poisonous gas deaths of a worker and his wife. Odessa-based Aghorn Operating Inc. and Aghorn Vice President Trent Day are charged with violating federal clean air and water laws and obstructing a federal job safety investigation.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A southwestern Missouri child care provider faces manslaughter and other charges after an infant died when she allegedly left him and eight other young children home alone. Springfield officers were called to a home on March 2 after Deborah Lundstrom reported that an 8-month-old boy under her care was not breathing.
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Las Vegas postponed until next month a hearing in an assault case involving two NFL players and two other men accused of severely beating a man at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub the weekend of the Pro Bowl. New Orleans Saints running back
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Peter Nickeas, CNN The Cincinnati Police Department implemented a new policy limiting police chases to “violent felony offenses,” the latest city to restrict the risky police tactic. The Atlanta Police Department updated its policy last summer, similarly limiting police to pursuits in cases where violence is suspected. Chicago police are forbidden from chasing for traffic
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The Lake County Sheriff’s office needs help naming two new canine members. The sheriff’s office is still choosing which pair of German shepherds will make the cut to join the canine unit, and wants local students to help them come up with
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Marvel is changing the name and design of a character that debuted in a recent issue of the comic miniseries “King Conan” after it was criticized for its portrayal of an Indigenous woman. The third issue of “King Conan,” published on February 16, finds its protagonist stranded on a island with
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud set passing records in a Rose Bowl win over Utah but the problems that had dogged Ohio State’s defense all season were still on display. The defense allowed a combined 950 yards and 87 points in the game against Utah
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