By Dayun Park Howard Schultz has declined Bernie Sanders’ request to testify before Congress. In a refusal relatively rare on Capitol Hill, Starbucks Chief Executive Schultz turned the Vermont senior senator down Tuesday when asked to appear and testify about the coffee giant’s compliance with federal labor laws. Sanders, who chairs the Senate Health, Education,
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Covid spurred more people to order food out, making delivery workers busier than ever. So Chick-fil-A has built a break room for those in New York City that will be open for a few months, offering refreshments and restrooms in between deliveries. From February 16 through April 13, Chick-fil-A is operating
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By MATTIAS KAREN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Manchester City has seized the momentum in the Premier League title race after Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland helped secure a 3-1 win at Arsenal in a top-of-the-table match. Grealish and Haaland both scored in the second half as the defending champions extended their recent dominance over
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By Sandra Gonzales and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Raquel Welch, a veteran actress who rose to fame in the 1960s in the films “One Million Years B.C.” and “Fantastic Voyage,” has died, according to a statement provided by her manager, Steve Sauer. She was 82. Welch died Wednesday morning in Los Angeles after a “brief illness,”
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — IndyCar regular Conor Daly, seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and action sports star Travis Pastrana are among the drivers vying for six open spots in the Daytona 500 this weekend. Thirty-six drivers already are locked into the 40-car field based on NASCAR’s charter system.
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By SAM METZ Associated Press SANDY, Utah (AP) — Shawn Blymiller spent 10 years of feeling mostly numbed while prescribed traditional anti-depressants, trudging through his day-to-day life as a suburban Salt Lake City father of two kids balancing the obligations of family and work selling technology software. When his son was diagnosed as having special
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Más de 20 millones de personas en todo el sur de Estados Unidos enfrentan este miércoles la amenaza de fuertes tornados, granizo y vientos dañinos. Las tormentas se extenderán desde el este de Texas hasta el oeste de Kentucky. Partes del este de Arkansas, el norte de Mississippi y el oeste
Continue Reading By TOM BEAUMONT and JILL COLVIN Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday he will challenge a subpoena by the special counsel overseeing investigations into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election and will go all the way
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A man out on bond on a murder charge was able to get out on bail after a new arrest this month despite rules that should have held him until he appeared before a judge. The day after Michael Lee Lambert’s
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TONIGHT: Rain late, with freezing rain possible before sunrise for areas north of I-70. The wintry mix changes over to snow for the northern half of the area into Thursday morning, leaving a glaze of ice and up to 1″ of slushy snow. Lows in the low to mid-30s. TOMORROW: Snow showers early, especially along
Continue Reading By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri faith leaders, activists and elected officials on Wednesday decried the Republican-led House for shutting down a Black lawmaker’s speech and passing a bill that could strip power from the Black woman elected as St. Louis prosecutor. “You may have silenced our representatives for a
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FREEBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Inspection Program suspended all operations at Red Barn Butchering, the department announced in a press release last week. The suspension includes slaughter and processing of inspected, custom exempt (Not For Sale) and retail-exempt products. A Department of Agriculture spokesperson said Red Barn Butchering has “been under
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell and Allison Morrow, CNN A federal judge released the names of two people who co-signed Sam Bankman-Fried’s $250 million bail deal, which allowed him to be released on house arrest while he awaits trial on federal fraud and conspiracy charges. In documents made public Wednesday afternoon, the court revealed that Larry Kramer,
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN Weeks after a major train derailment and controlled explosion of chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, residents have been encouraged to return home. But many questions remain about how the train derailed and what the lingering chemical exposure could be in residents’ air and water. Toxic train derailments don’t happen very often,
Continue ReadingBy Mike Randall Click here for updates on this story EAST AMHERST, New York (WKBW) — When James Kroeger’s son Bubba was born on Christmas Day 1982, he decided to put together a time capsule. Starting with some magazines, he eventually included popular records, books, and baseball cards. He says of his collection, “It did
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — La frontera norte de México, donde persiste el esfuerzo de muchas personas por intentar entrar a Estados Unidos, suele estar en el centro de las noticias sobre inmigración. Pero a la vez también crece también un movimiento en sentido contrario, aunque de características diametralmente opuestas: el de estadounidenses que
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By Mick Krever, CNN Read Maria Lvova-Belova’s social media, and one might think Russia is selflessly delivering Ukrainian children from evil into the care of Russian families desperate to share their love. But according to American and European governments — and a new report by Yale investigators, backed by the US State Department — she
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — As racial justice activists in Missouri celebrate the overturned conviction of Lamar Johnson, they’re questioning why other inmates with credible innocence claims aren’t getting the chance to make their cases in court. A 2021 Missouri law allows prosecuting attorneys to request a hearing before a judge
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — As racial justice activists in Missouri celebrate the overturned conviction of Lamar Johnson, they’re questioning why other inmates with credible innocence claims aren’t getting the chance to make their cases in court. A 2021 Missouri law allows prosecuting attorneys to request a hearing before a judge
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By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin said Wednesday he never intended to offend anyone for attending the Super Bowl wearing a jacket that critics deemed to feature an offensive depiction of Jesus. “After talking with my parents I understand how my coat could have offended some
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