By STEPHEN WHYNO, SARAH RANKIN and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Ted Leonsis told District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser late last year that the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals he owns would probably be leaving Washington for Virginia, she told him no, they would not. Ultimately, she proved to
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By Terra Sullivan Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Preschoolers in Philadelphia got to travel around the world as the school became an airport with 22 destinations. The students at Pequeños Pasos de ASPIRA Preschool in the city’s Oak Lane section dressed as tourists and traveled from classroom to classroom, each
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The entrance to the eastern side of the large parking lot at the Ashland Municipal Center will be closed for a week, beginning on Monday, according to a Wednesday press release from Ashland Public Works. Access to the large parking lot will still be open from the Broadway/Route M entrance, the release
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Bartos Click here for updates on this story BUTLER, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Another Pittsburgh-area care home that employed a nurse accused of killing patients with insulin is facing a wrongful death lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday against Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Butler on behalf of the family of 43-year-old Nicholas
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of environmental and human rights activist Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy. Personal Birth date: April 11, 1928 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Ethel Skakel Father: George Skakel, businessman Mother: Ann (Brannack) Skakel Marriage: Robert F. Kennedy (June 17, 1950-June 6, 1968, his
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It may not be too “appeeling,” but the price of some bananas are rising by a few cents. Trader Joe’s recently upped the price to 23 cents for a single banana, marking a 4-cent — or 21% — increase from the grocer’s previous going rate
Continue ReadingBy James Taylor Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Some people with disabilities are fighting to keep their jobs as janitors. On Tuesday, a decision is being made at the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors meeting that could soon leave them without work. Custodians working at Sacramento International Airport (SMF)
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CNN By Devan Cole, Jen Christensen, Tierney Sneed and Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday of the idea of a nationwide ban or new limits on mifepristone, the primary drug used for medication abortions. The case was the first abortion-related hearing since the court reversed Roe v.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Quizá la causa más obvia del derrumbe del puente Francis Scott Key en Baltimore a primera hora del martes es lo que se ve en las imágenes de la escena: un enorme buque de carga repleto de contenedores golpeando el puente, que se hunde en el río. Última hora del colapso
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Gymnastics received plenty of postseason recognition from the SEC on Wednesday morning. Seven Tigers secured All-SEC honors, the most of any SEC program, and Jocelyn Moore was named the league’s Event Specialist of the Year. This is the first time in Moore’s career that she has been named SEC Event Specialist
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By Julie Sharp Click here for updates on this story ALHAMBRA, California (KCAL/KCBS) — Hundreds lined up at an Alhambra Raising Cane’s Wednesday morning, and not just for the chicken. Fans dressed in Dodger blue surrounded the restaurant fast food chain, for their chance to be served by the Dodgers’ Mookie Betts. Ahead of the
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By Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story COMPTON, California (KCAL/KCBS) — After getting tired of waiting, Compton residents decided to take matters into their own hands by filling in troublesome potholes. “We did it because it was affecting us directly,” resident Daisy de la Rosa said. “We wanted to do something for
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s former Controller Betty Yee says she will run for governor in 2026. She announced her candidacy Wednesday and will compete against a strong field of Democrats. They include Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, outgoing state Senate leader Toni Atkins and state top education chief Tony Thurmond. Attorney General Rob Bonta is
Continue ReadingBy Riley Moser Click here for updates on this story MOOSE LAKE, Minnesota (WCCO) — A 21-year-old man says he had been “jamming out” when he hit and killed a pedestrian in Moose Lake last Thursday, according to charges filed in Carlton County. Brent Keranen, of Pengilly, was charged Friday with one count of criminal
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has given key approval to a wide-ranging bill that supporters say will make sure the fast-growing state has plenty of electric power. Opponents of the bill that passed 88-21 almost entirely on party lines say the legislation rolls back billions of dollars
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By Christian Edwards, Darya Tarasova, Amy Cassidy and Zarah Ullah, CNN (CNN) — The final death toll from the Moscow concert hall attack last week could be higher than the 143 confirmed dead, as Russian investigators said they have received more than 100 reports of missing people. Russia’s Investigative Committee on Wednesday published a list
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La oficina del primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, acordó reprogramar una reunión planificada con funcionarios estadounidenses e israelíes para discutir una posible operación en Rafah, confirmó la Casa Blanca el miércoles, pocos días después de que Netanyahu cancelara el viaje de la delegación. “La Oficina del primer ministro
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Protesters in Slovakia formed a human chain around the country’s public television and radio building Wednesday in anger over a takeover plan by the government whose populist, pro-Russia prime minister recently labeled several private media outlets his enemies. The takeover plan was drafted by Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová, who represents an
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas have advanced proposals to limit the state’s involvement with individuals and companies from China and other U.S. adversaries. Bills approved Wednesday by the Kansas House would prevent them from owning farmland or business property, limit state investments in their companies and restrict
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIO ESCALÓN Associated Press AZACUALPA, Honduras (AP) — The construction workers who went missing in the Baltimore bridge collapse came to the Maryland area from Mexico or Central America, including an enterprising Honduran father and husband who started a delivery business before the pandemic forced him to find other work, according to his family.
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