By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Suicide-prevention barriers at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge have been completed more than a decade after officials greenlighted a project to install stainless-steel mesh nets on both sides of the 1.7-mile bridge. The iconic bridge with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco
Continue ReadingBy HUNTER SOWARDS Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Search and rescue teams race to pull survivors from the debris of Japan’s New Year’s Day 7.6 magnitude earthquake. The death toll has risen to at least 55 people, but experts say Japan’s ability to prepare ahead of disaster curbed the worst
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri city will pay nearly $3 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of violating the constitutional rights of residents by jailing them and forcing them to pay fees, often for minor traffic violations. The $2.9 million settlement with the St. Louis suburb of Florissant
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri city will pay nearly $3 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of violating the constitutional rights of residents by jailing them and forcing them to pay fees, often for minor traffic violations. The $2.9 million settlement with the St. Louis suburb of Florissant
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped the last remaining charge against a northern Virginia elections official who had been accused of misconduct related to the 2020 elections. A judge on Wednesday formally dismissed a misdemeanor charge of willful neglect of duty against Michele White, the former registrar in Prince
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By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN A trio of senators have spent weeks laboring to cut a complex immigration deal with the Biden administration – all in an effort to curtail the surge of migrants at the southern border while easing passage for aid to Ukraine and Israel. But a growing number
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By LEVAN REID Click here for updates on this story HINGHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The lovely ladies at Linden Ponds Senior Living Community in Hingham are turning heads with an eye-opening new calendar. A group of women, ages 69 to 92 years young and not afraid to get risqué, have posed scantily clad to raise
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — People who have more interrupted sleep in their 30s and 40s are more than twice as likely to have memory and thinking problems a decade later, according to a new study. In the early 2000s, the researchers tracked the quality of sleep for hundreds of people during two overnight
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has been hired to help lead a group pushing back against what it sees as “woke ideology” in the corporate sector, marking the Republican’s next chapter since losing his bid for governor in one of the nation’s most closely watched
Continue ReadingBy Julia Falcon Click here for updates on this story DUNCANVILLE, Texas (KTVT) — There’s a new rule Duncanville ISD students will need to follow when they return from winter break. Starting Jan. 8, students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade will be required to carry a clear backpack. This means all backpacks, purses or tote
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Los capitolios en varios estados en EE.UU. se evacuaron y se cerraron temporalmente este miércoles debido a amenazas. “Se trató de un correo electrónico masivo enviado a varios (secretarios de Estado) y oficinas estatales en todo el país”, informó Michon Lindstrom, portavoz de la oficina del secretario de estado de Kentucky. La
Continue Reading By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear on the presidential ballot in Utah after formally filing with the state’s elections office on Wednesday, his campaign’s first step in an uphill battle to appear on the ballot in every state as part of his longshot White House bid. Utah
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with a pair of felonies after he was accused of sexually assaulting another person at gunpoint in December. Andrew Nicholas Thompson, 28, was charged with first-degree sexual abuse and unlawful use of a weapon. He was booked into the Boone County Jail at 7:36 p.m. Dec.
Continue ReadingBy JULIAN QUINTANA, 7 NEWS WSVN Click here for updates on this story SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Florida (WSVN) — Firefighters have put out a fire at the home of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill in Southwest Ranches. Davie Fire Rescue arrived at the home shortly after 2 p.m. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene, where black
Continue ReadingBy KEN MACLEOD Click here for updates on this story LYNNFIELD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It’s no secret the best teachers go above and beyond for their students, but sometimes, their paychecks don’t reflect all their hard work. That’s why some Lynnfield businesses are joining a home-grown commitment to show their appreciation for these special educators.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The runway fire in Tokyo is providing a key test of the safety of carbon-composite material on planes. Composite materials reinforced with carbon fibers make planes lighter, which helps them save fuel — a major cost consideration for airlines. But safety experts say there has always been concern about
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Iranian officials said that at least 95 people were killed Wednesday after back-to-back explosions at an event commemorating the 2020 slaying of a prominent general by the United States. More than 200 people were wounded in the attack, for which there was no immediate claim of responsibility. The attack came on
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican prosecutors have accused Wander Franco of commercial sexual exploitation and money laundering following allegations that the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop had a relationship with a minor whose mother also faces the same charges. Prosecutors on Wednesday requested that a judge hold Franco
Continue ReadingBy RISDEL KASASIRA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A well-known gay rights activist in Uganda has been stabbed by unknown assailants, and police say he has been hospitalized in critical condition. A video posted on the social media platform X shows Steven Kabuye lying on the ground writhing in pain with a deep and
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man charged with murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an October attack on a Palestinian American mother and her young son appeared at a pretrial hearing Wednesday as community members gathered outside the courthouse in support of the child’s family.
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