By Clare Foran, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN Washington (CNN) — A significant number of Senate Democrats voted with Republicans on Thursday to advance a GOP-led bill to require the detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes – a key step that puts the legislation on the verge of passage. The bill steadily
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Several major wildfires are destroying thousands of buildings throughout the Los Angeles area, including two that have burned more than 10,000 acres. Five people are dead and several firefighters have been injured. Check Out: Verified GoFundMe Link to Help Those Impacted by the Fires CLICK HERE for Updates and Evacuation Information from the Los Angeles Fire
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WCCO, ALANA ZAIA ROMANO, ANIMALCULIST, WIKIPEDIA, QUENTIN.QUARANTINO, INSTAGRAM, CNN, THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT, CBS, GOFUNDME, Animalculist/Wikipedia, quentin.quarantino/Instagram, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert/CBS By Reg Chapman Click here for updates on this story HASTINGS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Hollywood A-lister has come to the help of an immigrant living in Minnesota as he
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By Reg Chapman Click here for updates on this story HASTINGS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Hollywood A-lister has come to the help of an immigrant living in Minnesota as he fights a serious illness. In the Romao house in Hastings, evenings are spent watching re-runs in Portuguese. It’s a moment of peace for middle school
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Mandy Moore is grieving the loss of her neighborhood and her home, which was ravaged by the still-active Eaton Fire burning in Los Angeles County. The actress and singer shared an update to her Instagram on Thursday, writing that she was able to visit her home and “bear witness
Continue ReadingWinter Weather Advisory: Bond, Fayette, Clinton and 20 more areas until Jan 10 at 8:40 AM
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By Catherine Nicholls, Sophie Tanno and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk praised the co-leader of the German party Alternative for Germany (AfD) as “very reasonable” on Thursday, urging Germans to vote for the far-right party in what is the latest high-profile sign of the tech billionaire’s involvement in European politics. “Only AfD can
Continue ReadingBy John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — In the basement of the Minnesota History Center, you’ll find corridors of giant blue cabinets that are guarded by lock and key. Each one holds an iconic artifact, like Prince’s “Purple Rain” costume, which is surrounded by a kingdom of
Continue ReadingWCCO, MINNESOTA HISTORY CENTER, MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, CNN By John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — In the basement of the Minnesota History Center, you’ll find corridors of giant blue cabinets that are guarded by lock and key. Each one holds an iconic artifact, like Prince’s “Purple Rain”
Continue ReadingBy Olivia Young, Austen Erblat Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — A Colorado man who pleaded guilty to careless driving resulting in the death of a 13-year-old boy has been sentenced to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine — the maximum sentence allowed by law. Ruben Morones pleaded guilty
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s quest to buy Greenland from Denmark could make Ozempic and Wegovy, the weight-loss and diabetes drugs exploding in popularity, even more expensive for Americans. Trump has cranked up the pressure on Danish officials to sell the strategically important North American island, turning to his
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By Tori Mason Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voted 10 – 1 to continue wolf reintroduction in the state. Last year, a petition was filed asking CPW to stop releasing wolves until several changes are made. The commission listened to hours of public comment
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KTVT By Steven Rosenbaum Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Fort Worth officials have not yet revealed what caused an explosion at a power substation that led to a large fire Wednesday night. Video from the incident shows large flames shooting from power equipment, sending a column of thick
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By Steven Rosenbaum Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Fort Worth officials have not yet revealed what caused an explosion at a power substation that led to a large fire Wednesday night. Video from the incident shows large flames shooting from power equipment, sending a column of thick smoke
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CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Welcome to winter virus season. Cases of acute respiratory illness, Covid-19 and seasonal flu are increasing in most parts of the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Emergency department visits for flu and the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, are very high.
Continue ReadingPor Stefano Pozzebon y Abel Alvarado, CNN La líder opositora María Corina Machado fue interceptada violentamente a su salida de una concentración opositora en el este de Caracas, le dijo a CNN una fuente del Comando con Venezuela, la organización electoral de la dirigente. El grupo político de Machado escribió en X que ella fue
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Perlman Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The man accused of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend – a well-known northwest suburban doctor – formally pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Thursday. William Zientek, 46, was indicted last month in the shooting death of Dr. Olga Duchon, of Vernon
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Bartos Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Cambria County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after prosecutors said he killed his ex-girlfriend days after he was released from jail for assaulting her. Fifty-year-old Christopher Rowe was sentenced to life without parole after he was
Continue Reading By Abel Alvarado and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she is now safe after her aides said she was “intercepted” at a protest in Caracas on the eve of President Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration. Machado’s political group wrote on X that she had been “violently intercepted” on Thursday while
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