By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press A troubled Iowa center for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities failed to monitor the fluid intake of a 30-year-old resident who died in February due to dehydration, state inspectors said in a report. The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals has fined the Glenwood Resource Center $10,000 after
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Britney Spears lució un elegante vestido de Versace a medida para casarse con el entrenador personal y modelo Sam Asghari en una ceremonia íntima a las afueras de Los Ángeles el jueves. La princesa del pop completó su atuendo nupcial con un impactante velo de satén y una gargantilla blanca en
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The first transgender state legislator elected in Kansas is not seeking reelection. Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Byers, of Wichita, said Friday that she is moving to Texas so that she and her wife can take care of her wife’s aging parents. Byers was elected in
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By Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Wolfe and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN In his first extensive public comments about his actions during last month’s Texas school massacre, the Uvalde school police chief has contradicted previous narratives about his role, telling the Texas Tribune that he didn’t consider himself the incident commander and did not instruct officers to refrain
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By Sam Fossum and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday said the high-profile summer hearings of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection are “about democracy itself,” stressing that it’s important for Americans to understand what transpired. “It’s important the American people understand what truly happened and to understand that
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By Clare Foran, CNN GOP Rep. Liz Cheney wore a pin to honor US Capitol Police and had a “protector” figurine with her during Thursday’s high-profile hearing convened by the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, serves as vice chair of the committee and played a
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By Peter Nickeas and Ray Sanchez and Laura Ly, CNN A police officer was “justified in his use of force” and not guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Patrick Lyoya, the officer’s lawyer said at an arraignment Friday. Lyoya, a Black man, was shot to death on April 4 by Christopher Schurr, a
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors and Lockheed announced last year they were teaming up to work on a new lunar rover that would carry astronauts and their gear on the moon. Now the companies say they could develop a whole lineup of vehicles for work on the moon and that these could be
Continue Reading By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors and Lockheed announced last year they were teaming up to work on a new lunar rover that would carry astronauts and their gear on the moon. Now the companies say they could develop a whole lineup of vehicles for work on the moon and that these could be
Continue ReadingBy Theresa Waldrop, CNN A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to charges he sold $2.7 million in pesticides he falsely claimed were effective against the coronavirus which causes Covid-19, federal prosecutors said. Paul Andrecola, 63, of Maple Shade, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to one count of “knowingly distributing or selling an unregistered pesticide in
Continue ReadingBy John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story CARVER, Minnesota (WCCO) — We’re all doing what we can to stay young. For seniors at the Carver Ridge Senior Living Facility, that means racing remote-controlled forklifts. “We’ve got huge crowds coming in to watch. We’ll cram about 30 people into that room,” said Jenna
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By WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story AMHERST, Massachusetts (WBZ) — An Amherst gas station is pushing back against the recent spike in gas prices. Ren’s Mobil Service has been serving the community of Amherst for roughly five decades, but with fuel close to $5 a gallon, its owner decided to pump
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By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — They call themselves Last Chance UConn, an unlikely New England team filled with transfers who are reveling in their role as underdogs headed into this weekend’s college baseball super regional at Stanford. The Huskies are the first team from the Northeast to make it this
Continue ReadingBy Trish Christakis Click here for updates on this story PARKLAND, Florida (WFOR) — March For Our Lives rallies are happening across South Florida this weekend. One taking place in Parkland was organized by a high schooler named Zoe Weissman. She says planning this event has helped her heal from the trauma she experienced the
Continue Reading NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Top-seeded Dan Evans has kept alive the home challenge at the Nottingham Open. The British player reached the semifinals of the grass-court tournament by beating Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-4, 6-4. Two other British players bowed out in the quarterfinals as Liam Broady lost 7-6 (1), 1-6, 6-4 to Jack Sock of the
Continue Reading By TIM DAHLBERG AP Boxing Writer The International Boxing Hall of Fame might have to build a new wing to host all the new inductees after this weekend’s ceremonies. Floyd Mayweather Jr. alone makes Sunday’s event one of the most anticipated in years. Among the other inductees are Roy Jones Jr., Andre Ward, Bernard Hopkins
Continue Reading STORRS, Conn. (AP) — In a story published June 9, 2022, about the University of Connecticut’s baseball team, The Associated Press erroneously reported the team is the first from New England to make it to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Division I Tournament since 2012. Boston College played in the Super Regionals in
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper’s companies and the City of Rock Hill are being sued by South Carolina’s York County for at least $21 million over the failed completion of the team’s proposed $800 million practice facility and headquarters. The structure remains half-built in Rock Hill, South Carolina, with no plans
Continue Reading TYLOSAND, Sweden (AP) — Australia’s Jason Scrivener shot 8-under 64 to lead by two strokes at the halfway point of the Scandinavian Mixed event. Among the three players tied for second place were female players in Italian amateur Carolina Melgrati and home favorite Linn Grant. Scrivener’s bogey-free round at Halmstad Golf Club in southern Sweden
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By Eliza Mackintosh, Rob Iddiols and Niamh Kennedy, CNN The United Kingdom’s controversial plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda as early as next week was green-lit on Friday, after the High Court in London denied an injunction to block the first flight. Britain’s government announced in April that it had agreed a deal to send
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