By Melanie Johnson Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — More St. Louis City employees are coming forward with allegations of discrimination and unfair wages. This comes after a First Alert 4 report regarding a federal lawsuit filed by nine sanitation workers against the city. Forestry department tree trimmers and
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The publishing world made plenty of news in 2023, but not only because of the books themselves. Bannings continued to soar in the U.S., the Middle East war impacted everything from authors events to the National Book Awards and numerous authors took legal action in
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Adele dice que hay una razón por la que solo ha lanzado cuatro álbumes, y no es lo que piensas. Al aceptar el Premio al Liderazgo Sherry Lansing el jueves en el evento Women in Entertainment de Hollywood Reporter, Adele admitió en el escenario que se siente “un poco fuera de
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By Heidi Schmidt Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KCTV) — An Independence pastor admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with two young girls, according to court documents. Prosecutors charged Virgil L. Marsh with one count of first-degree statutory sodomy and two counts of first-degree child molestation involving two girls under the
Continue ReadingBy Jill Macyshon, Noushin Ziafati Click here for updates on this story WINNIPEG, TORONTO (CTV Network) — For eight years, Tareq Abuznaid has called Canada his home. His parents work here. His siblings go to school. But now, he fears he’ll become a statistic. The 19-year-old said he and his family who, except for his
Continue ReadingSIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa helicopter pilot is back in the air, two weeks after a waterfowl smashed through the windshield of his chopper and knocked him for a loop. Pilot Troy McCormick told KCAU-TV that he’s lucky he wasn’t hurt worse on Nov. 23 when what he believed was a duck came
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Dollar General is joining the growing list of retail chains reversing course on self-checkout technology
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By Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Kansas (KCTV) — It’s not as famous as Alcatraz, but the Kansas State Penitentiary has a more interesting history than some might realize, and the Lansing Historical Society plans to share about it. The original prison, known in modern days as the Lansing Correctional
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the next president. Kevin Guskiewicz was voted in Friday morning. He’s been the chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the past four years. He will take over a university that is now
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — It’s now virtually impossible to imagine “The Devil Wears Prada” without Meryl Streep’s bravura portrayal of icy fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly, but the three-time Oscar winner almost didn’t land the part, the movie’s producer, Wendy Finerman, told the “Hollywood Gold” podcast. “And Meryl, people thought we were crazy.
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By Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville Buncombe Christian Community Ministry, which for years has provided housing for the homeless, has announced major plans to expand with a possible 250 more beds in the next two years for Asheville-area men, women and children with no place
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The International Olympic Committee says some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The decision Friday removes the option of a blanket ban over the invasion of Ukraine. It confirms moves the IOC started one year ago to reintegrate Russia and
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — Bradley Cooper puede añadir “sandwichero” a su currículum. La estrella de la película “Maestro” les dio a algunos neoyorquinos un auténtico regalo con unos philly cheesesteaks y, por supuesto, con él mismo, mientras trabajaba en una “foodtruck” o gastroneta de comida en West Village este miércoles. Cooper preparó y sirvió sándwiches
Continue ReadingBy Joe Roetz, WSVN News Staff Click here for updates on this story DAVIE, Florida (WSVN) — Shiloh Messam, a resilient baby born in a South Florida hospital with premature lungs, celebrated his first birthday after spending a challenging 365 days in the neonatal intensive care unit. Despite facing chronic lung injury and a hole
Continue ReadingOpinion by Bill Carter (CNN) — I last saw Norman Lear in February of 2020, when I was part of the team producing the documentary series, “History of the Sitcom,” for CNN. How could we have done that history justice without hearing from arguably its most prolific, successful and impactful practitioner? Norman was 98 years
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, Nicki Brown and Aditi Sangal, CNN (CNN) — Teenager Ethan Crumbley was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday for gunning down four classmates and wounding six others and a teacher at Michigan’s Oxford High School in 2021. Dismissing last-minute defense pleas that Crumbley’s life is salvageable, Oakland County Circuit Court
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By Jalen Beckford, CNN (CNN) — A former California police chief who brought a hatchet to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and gave prior speeches calling for the execution of his perceived political enemies, was sentenced to 11 years in prison Thursday. Alan Hostetter, 59, was sentenced to 135 months – a little over
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the first tour to cross the billion-dollar mark, according to Pollstar’s 2023 year-end charts. Not only was Swift’s landmark Eras Tour the No. 1 tour both worldwide and in North America, but she also brought in a whopping $1.04 billion
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By Jacopo Prisco, CNN Business (CNN) — In Morocco, a startup is building affordable homes using a material that is ubiquitous: soil. Eco-dôme Maroc was founded in 2016. It applies local traditions to modern technology to construct dome-shaped buildings that it says are cheaper, more environmentally sustainable and more energy-efficient than regular concrete homes. Founder
Continue ReadingOpinion by Holly Thomas (CNN) — Taylor Swift is Time’s 2023 “Person of the Year,” and apparently, I’m the only millennial woman on Earth who doesn’t feel seen. OK, that’s an exaggeration. But since the announcement, it’s felt like a specific corner of Spotify Wrapped got bitten by a radioactive spider and attained superhuman powers. I’m happy for
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