By Russell Shellberg Click here for updates on this story LAINGSBURG, Michigan (WSYM) — We all have a favorite hobby. But if you ask some students at Laingsburg High School what their favorite hobby is, they may have a different answer you might not expect, robotics. The robotics club has quickly become a hit among
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Cash-starved Bed, Bath & Beyond, which is scrambling to avoid bankruptcy, announced a $120 million lifeline to help it stock near-empty shelves. One reason that the chain’s sales have fallen and losses have mounted is that the company doesn’t have the funds needed to buy inventory in order to stock shelves.
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A report from Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown released Wednesday alleges 156 Catholic clergy members and others abused at least 600 children over the course of more than six decades. “From the 1940s through 2002, over a hundred priests and other Archdiocese personnel engaged in horrific and repeated
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By ARLEIGH RODGERS Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s governor signed a bill banning all gender-affirming care for minors Wednesday, joining at least 12 other states that have enacted laws restricting or banning such care. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the legislation after Republican majorities in the Legislature approved it. The law will
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NEW YORK (AP) — Bryce Harper has taken on-field batting practice for the first time since Tommy John surgery last fall. The Philadelphia Phillies said Harper hit on the field before Tuesday night’s game at Yankee Stadium. Harper, a two-time National League MVP, was operated on last Nov. 23 and was projected to return as
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Chris Pratt se sinceró sobre cómo conoció a su actual esposa, la escritora Katherine Schwarzenegger, y por qué su encuentro se produjo en el momento justo. Este martes, en el programa “The Drew Barrymore Show”, el actor de doblaje de “Super Mario Bros.”, de 43 años, reveló que “hubo un momento
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he has completed his final round of chemotherapy. He has non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He has posted an Instagram video of him ringing the “victory bell” along with a lengthy note thanking his medical team, wife, family, friends and fans. He says the past five months “have
Continue ReadingBy Larry Wallace Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Michigan (WSYM) — For more than a month, Rosalyn Williams and her son have made a hotel their home after her unit at Autumn Ridge Apartments was red tagged. She first found out about her apartment issues when code compliance came for an inspection.
Continue ReadingBy Gabriella Mercurio Click here for updates on this story Tallahassee (WTXL) — “Drop the charge! Drop the charge!” A different kind of protest for a group in Tallahassee pushing against a potential six-week abortion ban. Now, they’re calling for charges to be dropped for 11 people arrested outside of city hall for trespassing. “Our
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — Peter Murrell, esposo de la ex primera ministra de Escocia Nicola Sturgeon, quedó en libertad y no enfrenta ningún cargo por ahora, luego de que lo detuvieran este miércoles en relación con una investigación sobre la financiación del Partido Nacional Escocés (SNP, por sus siglas en inglés), según la Policía
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press GLEN ALLEN, Mo. (AP) — A tornado ripped through southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, killing five people and causing widespread destruction as the third in a series of deadly massive storms over the past two weeks struck the nation’s heartland. Forecasters are keeping a wary eye
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press GLEN ALLEN, Mo. (AP) — A tornado ripped through southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, killing five people and causing widespread destruction as the third in a series of deadly massive storms over the past two weeks struck the nation’s heartland. Forecasters are keeping a wary eye
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press GLEN ALLEN, Mo. (AP) — A tornado ripped through southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, killing five people and causing widespread destruction as the third in a series of deadly massive storms over the past two weeks struck the nation’s heartland. Forecasters are keeping a wary eye
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By ARLEIGH RODGERS Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s governor signed a bill banning all gender-affirming care for minors Wednesday, joining at least 12 other states that have enacted laws restricting or banning such care. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the legislation after Republican majorities in the Legislature approved it. The law will
Continue Reading By LEA SKENE and BRIAN WITTE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has publicly released a redacted version of an investigative report detailing sex abuse allegations against more than 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the church and examining the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s response. The redacted findings were released Wednesday,
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bob Lee, a technology executive who created Cash App and was currently chief product officer of MobileCoin, was fatally stabbed in San Francisco early Tuesday, according to the cryptocurrency platform and police. Officers responded to a report of a stabbing on Main Street at 2:35 a.m. Tuesday and found a 43-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Kendall Brandt Click here for updates on this story TALLAHASSEE, Florida (WTXL) — Tallahassee Classical School could be at risk of losing state funding and their charter school status. Superintendent Rocky Hanna wrote in a letter last week that Tallahassee Classical has only four board members rather than the required five. This violation is
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department announced Wednesday a tentative $144 million settlement with families and victims of a 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church that was carried out by a former U.S. airman who was able to purchase firearms despite a criminal history. More than two
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox say slugger Eloy Jiménez will miss two to three weeks because of a strained left hamstring. The team placed Jiménez on the 10-day injured list Wednesday and recalled infielder Jake Burger from Triple-A Charlotte. Jiménez sustained a low-grade strain running from first to third Monday on Andrew Vaughn’s
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — At least five people were killed an an unknown number of others were hurt when a large tornado tore through an area of southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, authorities said. The twister caused significant destruction in and around the small rural communities
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