By David Schuman Click here for updates on this story WEST ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — Weather in Florida was to blame for the travel nightmares of several Minnesotans this weekend. Eight adults and eight Boy Scouts from West St. Paul’s Troop 248 drove back to Minnesota from Miami in three rental vans over the
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By Lisa Respers France and Chloe Melas, CNN Kanye West has backed out of headlining Coachella, a source close to the artist confirmed to CNN Monday. West, who now goes by Ye, had been set to be one of the headliners of The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival along with Billie Eilish and Harry
Continue ReadingBy Natalie Duddridge Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Police are searching for a group of suspects seen on video violently robbing a 76-year-old woman in the Bronx. CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge spoke with the woman’s son, who said she had hip surgery and will be recovering in the hospital for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southeastern Conference named Mizzou graduate transfer Fox Leum the SEC Player of the Week following a big weekend in the team’s series win over South Carolina. Leum led the league with a .636 batting average and nine RBI. The designated hitter when 7-for-11 at the plate over the last week in
Continue ReadingBy KYW Staff Click here for updates on this story GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (KYW) — There were hugs and tears Monday morning at Atlantic Community Charter School in Galloway Township as students and staff welcomed back 5th-grade teacher Sandra Witzak. She had a heart attack in her classroom in October, and her students sprang
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Stacker investigated how many Confederate memorials are in Missouri using data from the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Two top House Democrats are pushing the CEOs of ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP and Shell to scrap their stock buyback and dividends during the war in Ukraine and shift funding for those shareholder rewards towards lowering prices at the gas pump. “As Vladimir Putin’s illegal war against Ukraine is raising gas
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PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Seattle Mariners’ top prospect Julio RodrÃguez will be on the opening day roster following a torrid spring training performance. Manager Scott Servais says it’s time for RodrÃguez to play in the big leagues. The big spring was making the decision to start the 21-year-old in the majors easy for the Mariners,
Continue ReadingBy Marcy Jones, Rob Polansky and Dennis Valera Click here for updates on this story WATERBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — A suspect and seven police officers were sent to the hospital over the weekend after a multi-town car pursuit. Hannah Casperson, 25, could be charged in the incident on Monday, pending her release from the hospital.
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson and Melissa Alonso, CNN The widow of Julian E. Lewis, a Black man who was fatally shot by a Georgia state trooper in August 2020, will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the state, attorneys representing the family said. “While the record-making settlement does not bring back her husband for widow Betty
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — A deeper alliance between the football confederations from Europe and South America has been cemented by opening a joint office in London. It comes just as FIFA President Gianni Infantino has been left chastened by the collapse of his pursuit of biennial World Cups. UEFA
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BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says a toddler found dead inside a southeast Kansas home after a standoff between her father and law enforcement officers was fatally shot by a police officer. The KBI reported preliminary findings Monday from the deadly March 26 shootings in Baxter Springs. Thirty-seven-year-old Eli Crawford
Continue Reading BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says a toddler found dead inside a southeast Kansas home after a standoff between her father and law enforcement officers was fatally shot by a police officer. The KBI reported preliminary findings Monday from the deadly March 26 shootings in Baxter Springs. Thirty-seven-year-old Eli Crawford
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Davis, a two-time National League batting champion who won three World Series titles with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died. The team says Davis died Sunday in Phoenix. No cause was given. Born in Brooklyn, Davis was a standout high school player who was
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Medicare enrollees can now obtain home Covid-19 tests from certain pharmacies and providers at no cost, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Monday. The move comes more than two months after the Biden administration began requiring health insurers to cover the cost of home tests for most Americans with
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Interest in using wastewater surveillance to monitor Covid-19 continues to grow in the United States, as the values of the early detection tool come into clearer focus. In September 2020, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched the National Wastewater Surveillance System, investing millions of dollars in an effort
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Interest in using wastewater surveillance to monitor Covid-19 continues to grow in the United States, as the values of the early detection tool come into clearer focus. In September 2020, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched the National Wastewater Surveillance System, investing millions of dollars in an effort
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By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government has granted permission for U.S. supermajor ExxonMobil to develop a fourth offshore oil and gas field, and the company says it has made a final investment decision on the $10 billion project. The aim is to produce up to 250,000 barrels per day. ExxonMobil
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is opening a pathway for African players with a developmental camp in Ghana. Following a camp this past weekend with Cleveland Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, who is of Ghanaian descent, the league announced a three-day camp will take place in the capital of Accra in June.
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Tori Miller didn’t play college basketball, since she thought standing 5-foot-2 would be a bit of a drawback. Kelly German’s only college playing experience was a brief intramurals career. Janice Koon grew up on a farm in northern Canada, not knowing much about the game. The College Park Skyhawks
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