By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A group of five Pennsylvania inmates have sued over the solitary confinement conditions in a state prison, saying the conditions are unconstitutional, worsening and creating mental illness in those held there. The lawsuit was filed in federal court Tuesday. It accuses the Department of
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to China next week, traveling to the country amid heightened tensions and after several members of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet visited. His office says that Schumer, a Democrat, and Republican Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WCBS) — A New Jersey man is facing charges after he was caught on video crashing his SUV into a police station. Police say 34-year-old John Hargreaves was blasting the song “Welcome to the Jungle” when he slammed into the station
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — La tensa relación entre la Iglesia católica y la comunidad LGBT ha adquirido mayor notoriedad en los últimos años, especialmente tras el ascenso del papa Francisco, un pontífice más progresista que sus predecesores —al menos de acuerdo con algunos sectores conservadores— que se ha referido en varias oportunidades al lugar de
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — A subway rider was slashed in the face overnight on the Upper West Side. It happened shortly before 2 a.m. Tuesday, as a northbound A train was passing through 72nd Street and Central Park West. Police said the male passenger
Continue ReadingBy MARCELLA BAIETTO, TOM GARDINER Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A video showing a mother grabbing her children from the car after a biker shattered her back windshield is now going viral. In the video, a biker stomps twice on Nikki Bullock’s back windshield in Center City. After shattering the
Continue ReadingBy Fletcher Halfaker Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Nebraska (Star-Herald) — Fourth graders from throughout the Panhandle are making trips to a one-room schoolhouse in Banner County to experience a day in the life of a frontier child complete with period accurate studies, attire and behavior lessons. Flowerfield School has been a
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s highest court says it will hear the case of a Christian baker who refused to make a cake celebrating a gender transition. The decision announced Tuesday comes after a U.S. Supreme Court victory this summer for a graphic artist who didn’t want to
Continue ReadingBy Christina Zdanowicz and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — Soon, you may be able to cruise down a Florida highway named after singer Jimmy Buffett while listening to his A1A album named after the road. A Florida lawmaker filed a bill Friday to rename State Road A1A, a coastal highway that spans from Key West
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against a conservative-led challenge. Even some conservative justices sounded skeptical Tuesday of arguments that the agency, created after the 2008 financial crisis to regulate mortgages, car loans and other consumer finance, violates
Continue ReadingBy KAKE News Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — The Wichita Police Department says it has identified the person who sexually assaulted and murdered a 20-year-old woman more than 30 years ago. WPD announced new developments in the cold case during a news conference on Monday. “As this case has
Continue ReadingBy GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Hundreds of small tremors have shaken a densely populated volcanic area west of the Italian city of Naples in recent weeks, pushing the government to quickly redraft mass evacuation plans, even though experts don’t see an imminent risk of eruption. In the latest of a long string
Continue ReadingBy MARYBEL GONZALEZ Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — As migrants continue to arrive in Chicago, the city is scrambling to find more housing options – with the latest temporary shelter opening in Pilsen. Five more buses arrived in Chicago on Monday alone. As CBS 2’s Marybel González reported Monday night,
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Taylor Swift’s concert film hasn’t even been released yet and it’s already toppling box-office records. Cinemark, a theater chain with about 500 locations, said that ticket sales for “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” are “setting domestic presale records” with demand “10 times higher” than any other
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is criticizing his boss-turned-rival, Donald Trump, for calling retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a traitor. Pence also reacted to the news that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been ousted from his post,
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The Tigers are rolling, coming off a victory in their first SEC matchup of the season to reach 5-0 and hit No. 21 in the AP Top 25.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Luego de una sesión del Consejo de Ministros de Perú, encabezada por la presidenta Dina Boluarte, el jefe de Gabinete, Alberto Otárola, dio a conocer la aprobación y entrada en vigor a partir de hoy, de dos decretos legislativos que en palabras del ministro, buscan “proteger a los peruanos y
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press A group laying the groundwork for a possible third-party presidential ticket is pleading with state Democratic Party officials not to interfere with its work after President Joe Biden said its leaders have a democratic right to create a new party. No Labels officials pointed to the president’s recent comments
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story Corona, California (KCAL) — A generally calm pursuit took a wild turn Monday evening, when a stolen vehicle suspect originally driving slowly began ramming police vehicles before jumping an embankment onto the 91 Freeway in Corona. The chase began at around 8:20 p.m. in the
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Community members living near a massive homeless encampment are demanding help from city leaders, claiming that their lives are continually impacted by the growing problem. During a forum on Monday, neighbors said that the encampment, located on Poinsettia Place in Hollywood,
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