By Jenna Rae Click here for updates on this story GLENDALE, Wisconsin (WTMJ) — A police chase ended in a porta potty Wednesday after Glendale police attempted to pull over a driver in a stolen car. Little did officers know, they would end up in a smelly situation shortly after the pursuit. It began with
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — About 16 million people in California will pay higher electric and gas bills next year. The California Public Utilities Commission voted on Thursday to increase the typical bill for Pacific Gas & Electric customers by more than $32 per month. Much of that increase will pay
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s injury remains mysterious. His dominance is clear. After captivating baseball with his unprecedented combination of high-level hitting and premium pitching, the two-way star became the first two-time unanimous Most Valuable Player when he won the American League honor on Thursday. While Ohtani appeared
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The top health official in one of Michigan’s largest counties is asking a judge to uphold a $4 million settlement in exchange for her resignation. It comes after months of conflict with local conservative leaders in Ottawa County who were elected in response to COVID-19 restrictions.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La ceremonia de los Latin Grammy se celebró por primera vez por fuera de Estados Unidos. Sevilla acogió el evento que reunió a lo mejor de la música latina y en donde la italiana Laura Pausini fue nombrada persona del año. Shakira, Karol G, Natalia Lafourcade y Bizarrap fueron los máximos
Continue ReadingEVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — The way coach David Braun supports his players prompted Northwestern to remove the “interim” label from his job title. University President Michael Schill says Braun has shown he “embodies these principles.” Schill spoke Thursday, a day after the school announced it is sticking with Braun beyond this season. Braun was hired
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California family is suing a Virginia sheriff’s department for hiring a deputy who sexually extorted and kidnapped a 15-year-old girl at gunpoint and killed her mother and her grandparents before setting fire to their home. Austin Lee Edwards died by suicide during a shootout with
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A Boone County jury convicted a Columbia man Thursday of manslaughter and drug charges in a September 2020 overdose death.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The families of five Minnesota men who were killed by police officers have announced a lawsuit to force the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to release its investigative files on their deaths, saying the state agency has failed to comply with Minnesota’s open records law. The lawsuit says
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Amazon is about to add cars and SUVs to the huge roster of things it sells online. People will be able to shop for Hyundai vehicles on Amazon through an agreement with the South Korean automaker. Your new Hyundai Santa Fe or Sonata won’t be delivered to your front
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — One of two Colorado law enforcement officers accused of needlessly escalating a standoff that led to the death of a 22-year-old man suffering a mental health crisis has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. He was sentenced to two years of probation. Kyle Gould pleaded guilty Thursday to
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By Reuters (Reuters) — Spain’s parliament voted to make Pedro Sanchez prime minister for another term on Thursday, ending a protracted deadlock after an inconclusive general election in July. His Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) reached separate deals with a number of regional parties to earn their backing, including a contentious bill on amnesty for Catalan separatists that has sparked protests across
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A judge declared a mistrial on Thursday in the civil rights trial of Brett Hankison, the former Louisville Metro Police Department detective federally charged in connection with the fatal March 2020 shooting of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, after the jury reported it was deadlocked. The judge declared the mistrial after
Continue Reading By Liam Reilly and Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — IBM on Thursday announced it had suspended advertising on Elon Musk’s X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after an ad for the computing giant appeared alongside pro-Nazi content. “IBM has zero tolerance for hate speech and discrimination and we have immediately suspended all advertising on X
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A book about an inferno that ravaged a Canadian city and has been called a portent of climate chaos has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize. John Vaillant’s “Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World” was awarded the 50,000 pound ($62,000) Baillie Gifford Prize at
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Está previsto que el potencial ciclón tropical Veintidós se convierta en tormenta tropical este viernes más tarde, según la actualización de las 04:00 a.m. hora de Miami del Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés). El sistema de tormentas se encuentra a unos 415 km al
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Swifties are invited to set sail to the Bahamas next year on a four-night fan cruise from Miami. But Taylor Swift fans shouldn’t expect to see their idol aboard the ship, Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas. The cruise’s organizers, travel agents at Marvelous Mouse Travels, are careful to
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Decenas de jóvenes estadounidenses publicaron videos en TikTok esta semana en los que expresan su simpatía por Osama bin Laden, el conocido terrorista que orquestó los atentados del 11 de septiembre, por una carta que escribió hace dos décadas en la que criticaba a Estados Unidos, incluido su Gobierno y su
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press CONWAY, S.C. — Led by Sincere Parker’s 22 points, the Saint Louis Billikens defeated the Wyoming Cowboys 79-69 on Thursday. The Billikens are now 4-0 with the win and the Cowboys fell to 2-1.
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary Wolf, CNN (CNN) — A few people can make a very big scene. It was just a line of cars that shut down the Bay Bridge between Oakland and San Francisco, stopping traffic headed in the direction of a meeting of world leaders that included US President Joe Biden and Chinese President
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