By The Associated Press The Minnesota Vikings can clinch the NFC North with a win or a tie at Detroit. That suddenly seems like a challenging task. The Lions have won four of five games to surge into the playoff picture as a wild-card contender. Minnesota beat the Lions 28-24 in September at home and
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — Subway token booth agents won’t be stationary for much longer. NYC Transit announced Thursday that beginning early next year, station agents will move out of the booths to engage directly with riders. Agents have started training in a number
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By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press The mother of a 7-year-old girl who authorities say was abducted and killed in Texas by a FedEx delivery driver says she wants everyone to know about her “amazing little girl.” At a news conference Thursday, Maitlyn Gandy said the man accused of taking her daughter from her father’s home
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s Supreme Court has reinstated a progressive prosecutor on a criminal burglary case after a judge removed her when he was dissatisfied with a plea deal her office reached. Thursday’s ruling faults Circuit Court Judge James Plowman for removing Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney Buta Biberaj
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — Two people have been rescued from an elevator at the Target store at Bronx Terminal Market. Dozens of shoppers at the Bronx Terminal Market watched as first responders put extensive confined space rescue training to work to save two
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ke Huy Quan is trying hard not to cry. He’s been crying a lot lately. Quan tends to get emotional any time he contemplates his sudden reversal of fate. Every since “Everything Everywhere All at Once” opened in theaters earlier this year, 51-year-old Quan —
Continue Reading By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Lava from the world’s largest volcano is no longer an imminent threat to the main highway across the Big Island of Hawaii, scientists said Thursday, a development that was a welcome reprieve for motorists who depend on the road. Mauna Loa was still erupting Thursday morning,
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Towson High School parents are calling for better communication from police and school leaders after recent emailed threats to staff. Students and their parents expressed their safety concerns to school leaders and county police Wednesday night in an emergency meeting. The
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In 2014, Oregon voters approved a ballot measure legalizing recreational marijuana after being told it would eliminate problems caused by “uncontrolled manufacture” of the drug. Illegal production of marijuana has instead exploded. Oregon lawmakers, who have heard complaints from police, legal growers and others, are now
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Back-to-back-to-back systems will make their way across the United States over the next few days, with the last — and largest — storm bringing heavy rain, blizzard conditions and the potential for tornadoes. While wintry weather is spreading into the Plains Thursday and will push into the upper Midwest on
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Back-to-back-to-back systems will make their way across the United States over the next few days, with the last — and largest — storm bringing heavy rain, blizzard conditions and the potential for tornadoes. While wintry weather is spreading into the Plains Thursday and will push into the upper Midwest on
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The relatives of three Baltimore firefighters killed in a vacant house collapse this year, and a firefighter who was seriously injured, plan to sue the city and the State of Maryland, their attorneys said. Miller and Stern Lawyers said in a
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer World champions Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier are looking to become the first American pairs team to win the prestigious Grand Prix Final. The Americans turned in a brilliant short program Thursday in Turin, Italy. Knierim and Frazier trail their biggest rivals, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan,
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell, CNN Andrew Do was afraid to play sports his last two years of high school. “I didn’t want to walk home alone after practices and be harassed, and beat up, and strangled,” he said in an interview with CNN. After law school, while out running for exercise, he said motorists would throw
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Miller County Sheriff’s deputies responded Wednesday to the Saline Valley Conservation Area outside of Tuscumbia, where a dead man was found in the woods, a press release stated. Deputies identified the body as Ralph Pannier, of Osage Beach. He was 58. The press release stated there were no apparent injuries or
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By Kaitlan Collins, Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN Former President Donald Trump does not plan to appeal to the Supreme Court a lower court order that put an end to the special master review of documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. Last week, a federal
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El expresidente Pedro Castillo está acusado de rebelión y conspiración luego de haber anunciado el miércoles la disolución del Congreso, que posteriormente votó una moción de vacancia en su contra. Castillo está lejos de ser el único exmandatario de Perú que enfrenta problemas con la justicia. Aquí, un repaso
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By David Close and Emma Tucker, CNN A year-long investigation by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform revealed on Thursday that Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder established a “culture of fear” within the NFL organization and attempted to intimidate witnesses from cooperating with investigators. The 79-page report found “sexual harassment, bullying, and other toxic
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Philadelphia Eagles will try to become the first team to clinch a playoff berth this season when they face the New York Giants on Sunday. Coach Nick Sirianni’s team will bring an 11-1 record into the matchup. It can clinch a berth with either a win or a tie against
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Seattle Seahawks begin a stretch of four of its final five regular-season games at home hosting the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Seattle is seeking a second straight win after last week’s 27-23 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. It’s also an important game in the NFC West race with a
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