By Mallory Simon, Dakin Andone and Pamela Kirkland, CNN The Florida Board of Education on Thursday voted to sanction eight school districts that have instituted Covid-19 mask mandates without giving parents the ability to opt their students out. In doing so, the state board said that school districts in Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Duval, Leon, Miami-Dade,
Continue ReadingBy Brhe Berry Click here for updates on this story GRIMES COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Crews searched all night for a 3-year-old boy who went missing after following a dog into the woods in Grimes County Wednesday afternoon. At one point, search crews said the dogs had his scent, but lost it. The search is
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Este jueves comienza una nueva triple jornada del octogonal final de las Eliminatorias de la Concacaf rumbo al Mundial de Qatar 2022, que tiene por el momento a México como único líder. Este jueves, el “Tri” dirigido por el argentino Gerardo “Tata” Martino, recibirá a Canadá, uno de los
Continue ReadingBy Steve Campion Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston jurors on Thursday have convicted David Conley, the man authorities say shot and killed eight members of a family, including six small children, execution-style in 2015. Conley was then sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The
Continue ReadingBy CBS 2 Chicago Staff Click here for updates on this story PINGREE GROVE, Illinois (WBBM) — Some wild animals were on the loose Wednesday in the far northwest suburbs. The wild animals in question are closely related with horses and can even breed with horses, but horses they are not. They are, in fact,
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A new military investigation found the coronavirus pandemic curtailed trainings in 2020 and contributed to nine service members drowning off San Diego’s coast. The findings released Wednesday were from the latest investigation into the sinking of the amphibious assault vehicle on July 30, 2020. It was one of the Marine Corps’
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PICHER, Okla. (AP) — Authorities have announced a new search for the bodies of two northeast Oklahoma girls missing since 1999. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and Craig County District Attorney Investigator Gary Stansill say investigators will search a cellar Friday on vacant land in the former town of Picher where a suspect in
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By MATTHEW BROWN, BRIAN MELLEY, and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Video of the ruptured underwater pipeline that spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil off Southern California shows a thin crack that could indicate a slow leak that was difficult to initially detect. Experts said Thursday that the
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN, BRIAN MELLEY, and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Video of the ruptured underwater pipeline that spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil off Southern California shows a thin crack that could indicate a slow leak that was difficult to initially detect. Experts said Thursday that the
Continue Reading Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Levi Strauss, Meredith rise; Lamb Weston, Kellogg fall.
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By Ryan Nobles, Katelyn Polantz, Evan Perez and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former President Donald Trump indicated on Thursday that he will try to assert executive privilege to prevent a House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol from getting information from certain witnesses. A source familiar with the former President’s legal strategy
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Albert Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — More than 130 cats were removed from a Baltimore home Tuesday in an apparent case of animal hoarding. Baltimore City Animal Control officers visited the Mt. Clare row home in response to a tip from a neighbor who was concerned about the
Continue ReadingBy CBS Baltimore Staff Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA, Maryland (WJZ) — Columbia was ranked the “Safest City in America” by WalletHub for the fourth consecutive year. The ranking was out of 182 cities and was based on criteria, home and community safety, natural disaster risk and financial safety. “This accolade is
Continue Reading By DAN PARKS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Small arts organizations were among those hit the hardest by shrinking donations last year, according to a study by the Urban Institute. Small charities nationwide have faced significant losses in charitable giving as donors cut back during the COVID health and economic crisis: Four
Continue Reading By DAN PARKS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Small arts organizations were among those hit the hardest by shrinking donations last year, according to a study by the Urban Institute. Small charities nationwide have faced significant losses in charitable giving as donors cut back during the COVID health and economic crisis: Four
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street Thursday as investors welcomed progress in Congress’ standoff over extending the federal debt ceiling. A temporary extension will give lawmakers more time to reach a permanent resolution. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.1%.
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street Thursday as investors welcomed progress in Congress’ standoff over extending the federal debt ceiling. A temporary extension will give lawmakers more time to reach a permanent resolution. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.1%.
Continue Reading By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An Oregon man said he survived a recent train derailment in Montana by holding onto a grab bar in the bathroom of a passenger car that ended up on its side and separated from the rest of the train. Justin Ruddell of Klamath Falls said
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A school district in Texas removed books by an award-winning author from its schools’ library shelves and postponed a virtual event he had been invited to because of a complaint that his books promote critical race theory. Jerry Craft, a New York Times bestselling and Newbery winning author and illustrator, was
Continue Reading By WILSON RING Associated Press The state of Vermont is proposing to remove the bald eagle from the state’s listing of threatened and endangered species. The move comes 13 years after Vermont became the last state in the continental United States to see the return of breeding bald eagles. Since 2008, the number of breeding
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