ST. LOUIS (AP) — The number of men that a former suburban St. Louis police officer is charged with sexually assaulting has grown to 19. Grand jurors returned a 36-count superseding indictment Wednesday against 34-year-old Marcellis Blackwell naming additional victims. Blackwell had worked for the North County Police Cooperative, which polices eight small municipalities, for
Continue ReadingFLINT, Mich. (AP) — A second contractor says it has reached a $25 million settlement over its role in Flint, Michigan’s lead-contaminated water scandal. Boston-based Veolia North America said Thursday that the class-action litigation agreement includes payments of $1,500 for individual minors. It says the agreement will resolve claims made on behalf of more than
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press When two Native American boys from Nebraska died after being taken to a notorious boarding school hundreds of miles away, they were buried there without notice. Nearly 130 years later, the Winnebago Tribe wants the boys back home. So far, the Army has refused to return the remains of Samuel
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Comstock Click here for updates on this story MENLO PARK, California (KPIX) — With the 49ers set to take on the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII, people all over the Bay Area will be showing off their 49er pride. At Bob’s Country Corner in Menlo Park, when customers check out, they’ll see a
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CNN By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday admitted he mishandled communication around his treatment for prostate cancer and apologized to his colleagues and the American public in his first news conference since returning to work. “I want to be crystal clear: We did not handle
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By Larry Madowo and Faith Karimi, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — It had been three months since Maggie Mbitu was found dead at Boston’s airport, and authorities seemed no closer to finding the man suspected of killing her and fleeing the country. But this week, they finally got a break. On Monday night an undercover
Continue ReadingJoaquin Doria (CNN Español) — Febrero comienza y trae nuevos aumentos de precios en Argentina. Para el segundo mes del año se esperan incrementos en rubros como el transporte público, combustibles y energía. El último dato disponible de inflación alcanzó el 25,5% en diciembre, y esa es la tendencia que se espera. ¿Cuáles son los
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Comstock Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, California (KCAL) — Authorities have made arrests connected to the fatal fentanyl-related overdose of a 35-year-old Riverside man in late 2023. An investigation was launched in November after Christoper Lucia, 35, was taken to a hospital after testing positive for fentanyl. While under their
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Fayette police investigated a report of a threat against the local public school district and determined the threat was not legitimate, the district said Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press The new season of National Geographic’s “Genius” anthology series focuses on two civil rights legends, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. “Genius: MLK/X” is launching the fourth season of the series. “Genius: MLK/X” stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. as King and Aaron Pierre as Malcolm X. The series
Continue Reading By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Sonia Lemos doesn’t know how she will put food on the table until the next harvest, two months from now. Lemos, 42, is a seasonal worker from northern Argentina. Six months a year, she harvests yerba, the leaves of a native South American shrub that are the basis of
Continue ReadingBy Max Darrow Click here for updates on this story https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/beloved-49ers-fans-memory-being-kept-alive-at-menlo-park-store-by-his-son/ (KPIX) — With the 49ers set to take on the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII, people all over the Bay Area will be showing off their 49er pride. At Bob’s Country Corner in Menlo Park, when customers check out, they’ll see a cartoon version
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By MJ Lee and Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s campaign has a message for impatient Democrats who want to see his campaign build out its operations in the battleground states more visibly and with greater urgency. That message: Don’t expect us to be Barack Obama. The Biden reelection campaign is rejecting the political organizing model
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court is considering whether changes should be made to the state’s Senate districts. The high court heard arguments Thursday in a lawsuit contending the current map illegally splits Buchanan County and the St. Louis suburb of Hazelwood into multiple districts. The
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court is considering whether changes should be made to the state’s Senate districts. The high court heard arguments Thursday in a lawsuit contending the current map illegally splits Buchanan County and the St. Louis suburb of Hazelwood into multiple districts. The
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection. The decision upholds the secretary of state’s decision to disqualify the senators from
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured scintillating images of 19 spiral galaxies — and the millions of stars that call them home — in unprecedented detail never seen before by astronomers. Webb’s singular ability to observe the universe in different wavelengths of infrared light, such as near-infrared and
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By Cole Premo Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A man with a lengthy criminal history is accused of sexually assaulting a woman inside Minneapolis City Hall earlier this week. According to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, 34-year-old Jeffery Thomas Fossum is charged with two felony counts of fifth-degree criminal
Continue ReadingBy Julia Falcon Click here for updates on this story IRVING, Texas (KTVT) — Four people have died after a police chase early Thursday morning. Police say at around 2 a.m., they located a stolen vehicle in the 3200 block of N Belt Line Road. Officers attempted to make a traffic stop but the vehicle
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — Aunque Bruce Willis y Demi Moore se divorciaron hace más de 20 años, siguen siendo cercanos. Mientras promocionaba su nuevo programa “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”, la actriz compartió una actualización sobre la salud de Willis. “Creo que, teniendo en cuenta los hechos, le está yendo muy bien”, dijo Moore durante
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