By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press A planned offshore wind farm moved a step closer to construction Tuesday with the Department of the Interior announcing it has approved the project. Revolution Wind will be located in federal waters near Rhode Island and Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. It will have an estimated capacity of more than 700 megawatts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team released its 2023-24 non-conference slate on Tuesday afternoon. The schedule will feature four games against in-state opponents at Mizzou Arena. In head coach Robin Pingeton’s 14th season at the helm of Tiger basketball, MU will open up the season on Nov. 6, at home, against Belmont. The
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration has tightened offshore oil drilling safety regulations, including rules regarding the use of “blowout preventer” devices on offshore oil and gas drilling rigs. Planned changes announced last fall were finalized Tuesday — more than 13 years after the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster that
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With these dangerous heat indexes being recorded almost daily this week, you may have noticed it’s a bit harder to cool off outside. That’s because your body’s cooling process, sweating, is not able to perform as well as it should. This is because of how humid it has been this week. We’ve been tracking dewpoints
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, anunció este lunes que solicitó una nueva orden de aprehensión contra Antonio Ledezma, dirigente opositor y exalcalde de Caracas, y que iniciará un proceso para pedir nuevamente a España la extradición del líder. El fiscal general acusa a Ledezma de emitir declaraciones
Continue ReadingBy ITAY HOD Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A pet shop owner is looking to retire, but first, he’ll have to give away his business — literally. You could say talking to reporters isn’t one of John Chan’s favorite things. “I’m not good on camera,” he said nervously. But
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The death of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley’s father resulted from a natural gas explosion that shook a North Carolina home, authorities said Tuesday. Investigators were unable to determine its source. The August 22 explosion and collapse of the home in Mooresville, some 30 miles north
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a new Republican-backed law that dictates how elections will be run in the Democratic stronghold of Houston and its surrounding county will take effect as scheduled next month despite a lawsuit seeking to overturn it. Officials in Harris County, which is the state’s most populous,
Continue ReadingOpinion by Jill Filipovic (CNN) — It’s a rule most of us learn as children: Keep your hands to yourself. And yet it seems that scores of men can’t quite follow it, even — perhaps especially? — when the whole world is watching. The latest grabby guy is Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March of 2011. March 11, 2011 – At 2:46 p.m., a 9.1 magnitude earthquake takes place 231 miles northeast of Tokyo at a depth of 15.2 miles. The earthquake causes a tsunami with 30-foot waves that damage several
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — Travelers taking off and landing at Dulles International Airport outside the nation’s capital will soon see an array of 200,000 solar panels that comprise the largest renewable energy project ever built at a U.S. airport. Dominion Energy and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority ceremonially broke ground
Continue ReadingBy CBS13 STAFF Click here for updates on this story STANISLAUS COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A Modesto man has died after falling off his kayak at the Woodward Reservoir over the weekend. The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office said the man, identified as 55-year-old Carlos Evans, was with his family at the reservoir but was out
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An 86-year-old man accused of assuming his brother’s identity decades ago and using it to double dip on Social Security benefits has been convicted of identity theft and other charges. Authorities say Napoleon Gonzalez, of Etna, Maine, assumed his brother’s identity in 1965, a quarter century
Continue ReadingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Three Florida residents argue in a federal lawsuit that state agencies aren’t adequately notifying low-income and disabled people that their public health insurance is ending. The class-action lawsuit was filed Tuesday by the Florida Health Justice Project and the National Health Law Program on behalf of the three Floridians. The defendants
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about Brian Nichols and the Atlanta courthouse shootings. On March 11, 2005, 33-year-old Nichols escaped from the Fulton County Courthouse while on trial for rape, and killed four people. About Brian Nichols Birth date: December 10, 1971 Birth place: Baltimore, Maryland Birth name: Brian Gene Nichols
Continue ReadingBy Spencer Soicher Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — While Hilary has moved out of San Diego County, the damage it left still exists. Though the damage is not nearly as severe as anticipated, rain and wind gusts did impact homes in the county. The county had 147 reports of
Continue ReadingBy KATC Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW IBERIA, Louisiana (KATC) — Here’s what State Police say about road closures Tuesday following a derailment in Iberia Parish: “St. Martin / Iberia Parish LA Hwy 182 Emergency responders continue to clear the wreckage from a train derailment following a collision involving a commercial
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Rock Bridge Bruins announced that Friday night’s season opener against Park Hill South will now be played at 8 p.m. due to the excessive heat lingering over Mid-Missouri. Many other schools announced the same change for Friday. You can find a full list of adjusted kickoff times below. Park Hill South
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By Alli Rosenbloom (CNN) — Lauryn Hill is set to reunite with The Fugees to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her smash 1998 debut solo album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” with an international tour. According to a news release sent to CNN on Tuesday, Hill will perform the iconic album on the tour, “revisiting
Continue ReadingBy Christinna Bautista Click here for updates on this story BOISE, Idaho (KIVI) — It’s one of the largest drug crackdowns Idaho has ever seen. Today, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit, along with federal, state, and local agencies announced the results of one of the largest investigations of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl distribution in state history. Local
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