By KEVIN FREKING and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to avert what could have been an economically ruinous freight rail strike won final approval in Congress on Thursday as lawmakers responded quickly to President Joe Biden’s call for federal intervention in a long-running labor dispute. The Senate passed a bill to bind
Continue Reading By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The city of Uvalde has sued the local prosecutor’s office seeking access to records and other investigative materials on the May shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 children and two teachers dead. The move highlights ongoing tensions over the slow police response and resulting
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By Ben Morse, CNN Germany was knocked out of the 2022 World Cup on Thursday after a quite extraordinary finale to Group E, despite beating Costa Rica. At varying points of the two games, fans of Spain and Japan as well as Costa Rica and Germany each thought that their countries might be on their
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By Scott Simmons Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY, Mississippi (WAPT) — Early estimates from the National Weather Service confirmed at least eight tornadoes touched down in Mississippi during Tuesday’s storm outbreak. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said two injuries were reported in Pike County and so far, there have been
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By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — The ski racer to beat these days is Marco Odermatt of Switzerland. The 25-year-old’s combination of speed and smoothness allowed him to capture a giant slalom gold medal at the Beijing Games and an overall World Cup title last season. He has started strong
Continue ReadingBy Ariana Jaso Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — “We were talking about how he was very excited to buy his first car and how he was super excited to get his license. And he was 20 credits away from graduating high school.” Alexis Misener can still remember the last
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By Genevieve Glass Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Four years ago, Hank, who chose not to share his last name, was in great health, until he started losing weight and didn’t know why. “I discovered that it was this cholangiocarcinoma,” said Hank. “It has been progressing.” Cholangiocarcinoma is
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By Tierney Sneed In a major defeat for former President Donald Trump, a federal appeals court on Thursday halted a third-party review of documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate. The ruling removes a major obstacle to the Justice Department’s investigation into the mishandling of government records from Trump’s time in the White House. The three-judge
Continue Reading COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Olympic ice dancers Maia and Alex Shibutani along with Paul E. George, who served as the director of the U.S. Olympic Committee, were elected to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame on Thursday. The trio will be inducted Jan. 28 during the U.S. figure skating championships in San Jose,
Continue Reading CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland police have released the name of the man they believe damaged the field at FirstEnergy Stadium by driving a vehicle on it a few days before the Browns hosted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 21-year-old suspect, Anthony Robert Westley O’Neal, has not been arrested. While no charges have been field, police
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By Emmet Lyons, Ken Olshansky and Haley Britzky, CNN The US should not be negotiating with Iran “on anything right now,” including a nuclear agreement, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday. “I would not be negotiating with Iran on anything right now, including the nuclear agreement,” Clinton told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El Senado de Estados Unidos aprobó este jueves una legislación para evitar la suspensión de operaciones ferroviarias, luego de la grave advertencia del presidente Joe Biden acerca del peligro económico que implicaría una huelga. La Cámara de Representantes aprobó el acuerdo ferroviario tentativo este miércoles. La medida ahora se enviará al
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, celebró este jueves el fallo de la Corte Internacional de Justicia de La Haya sobre la demanda que su país hizo a Bolivia respecto del curso del río Silala, el cual estableció que su cauce es de carácter internacional, por lo que Chile tiene
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By Cheri Mossburg and Christina Maxouris, CNN Both the defense and prosecution in the Los Angeles sexual assault trial against former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein concluded closing arguments Thursday, bringing the weekslong trial one step closer to jury deliberations. A rebuttal from prosecutors to the defense attorney’s closing remarks is expected to begin Friday morning.
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El Servicio Nacional de Atención Integral a Personas Adultas Privadas de la Libertad y a Adolescentes Infractores de Ecuador (SNAI) informó este jueves en un comunicado que Santiago Loza, director del Centro de Privación Provisional de Libertad Masculino de Pichincha Número 1 o también llamado cárcel de El
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By Sara Murray, Evan Perez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A federal judge has ordered former top Trump White House lawyers to provide additional grand jury testimony, rejecting former President Donald Trump‘s privilege claims in the Justice Department’s criminal investigation of his effort to overturn the 2020 election, people briefed on the matter said. Pat Cipollone,
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — La esposa de Jason David Frank confirmó que la muerte de la estrella de “Power Rangers” fue resultado de un suicidio. En una declaración proporcionada a People, Tammie Frank, habló en un esfuerzo por dejar las cosas claras tanto sobre su fallecimiento como sobre el estado de su relación. Ella dijo
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By Brian Fung, CNN The rapper formerly known as Kanye West will no longer be acquiring Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by conservatives including some far-right extremists, the company announced on Thursday. West has legally changed his name to Ye. The decision to abandon the deal was mutual, Parler tweeted. In a statement,
Continue ReadingBy KOCO Staff Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA (KOCO) — The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation shared a rare sighting in the Sooner State. “Oklahoma seems to be a great place to spend the winter – especially if you’re an eagle,” department officials posted to social media. They said Justin Briley saw
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By Cyreia Sandlin Click here for updates on this story WAUWATOSA, Wisconsin (WISN) — It was a bittersweet day in Wauwatosa, as one neighborhood said goodbye to the man who delivered their mail for almost three decades. Jeff Hagen is retiring from the United States Postal Service after 33 1/2 years. The majority of those
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