By JENNIFER MAYERLE Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Federal prosecutors just charged Charles Workman with defrauding homeowners of more than three-quarters of a million dollars in what they call a “swimming pool contracting scheme.” WCCO’s Jennifer Mayerle spoke with families who say Workman took their money, but never did the
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By JOSH FUNK A train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in Minnesota early Thursday and nearby residents were ordered to evacuate their homes, authorities said. The BNSF train derailed in the town of Raymond, roughly 100 miles (161 kilometers) west of Minneapolis, about 1 a.m., according to a statement from Kandiyohi
Continue Reading By Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House voted on Thursday to pass a sweeping energy policy bill put forward by Republicans that the GOP majority has highlighted as a key priority — even though it is expected to be dead on arrival in the Senate. Republicans have touted the bill as a plan
Continue Reading By LI COHEN Click here for updates on this story New York (WCBS) — As part of New York’s plan to limit its impact on climate change and the health and environmental issues that go with it, the state set out to identify “disadvantaged communities” that could use an extra financial boost to make that
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas who has previously ruled to dismantle the Affordable Care Act struck down a narrower but key part of the nation’s health law. The ruling Thursday by U.S. District Judge Reed O’ Connor blocks the requirement that most insurers cover preventive
Continue Reading By Mallika Kallingal, Nouran Salahieh and Eric Levenson, CNN Some of the 911 calls from The Covenant School shooting have been released by the City of Nashville, capturing some of the tense moments as the carnage played out. One woman who says she is in the building as the shooting is happening tells the operator,
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TROY, Mo. (AP) — After nearly four decades, a cold case killing in eastern Missouri has been solved, thanks to DNA evidence. Authorities in Lincoln County announced Wednesday that a DNA match identified the victim as Jack Langeneckert,a 50-year-old real estate agent from Florissant. Langeneckert was reported missing in 1982. The body was found on
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN An AI policy think tank wants the US government to investigate OpenAI and its wildly popular GPT artificial intelligence product, claiming that algorithmic bias, privacy concerns and the technology’s tendency to produce sometimes inaccurate results may violate federal consumer protection law. The Federal Trade Commission should prohibit OpenAI from releasing future
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Texas said Thursday that some Affordable Care Act mandates cannot be enforced nationwide, including those that require insurers to cover a wide array of preventive care services at no cost to the patient, including some cancer, heart and STD screenings, and tobacco programs. In
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Columbia police have announced no arrests in connection with three separate shootings over two days this week.
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Según informes, Jennifer Aniston está reflexionando sobre el hecho de que “Friends” ahora se sienta desfasada en los tiempos actuales. La actriz promocionaba su nueva película de Netflix “Murder Mystery 2”, coprotagonizada por Adam Sandler, cuando surgió el tema. “La comedia evolucionó, las películas evolucionaron”, dijo Aniston a AFP en París, según
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer Well, it was nice while it lasted. For nearly a year, the average used vehicle in the United States had been edging toward affordable again for millions of people. The relief felt belated and relatively slight, but it was welcome nonetheless. From an eye-watering peak of $31,400 in April
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer Well, it was nice while it lasted. For nearly a year, the average used vehicle in the United States had been edging toward affordable again for millions of people. The relief felt belated and relatively slight, but it was welcome nonetheless. From an eye-watering peak of $31,400 in April
Continue Reading By JASMINE PAYOUTE Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A new experience is roaring into the Philadelphia Zoo. Gigantic animatronic dinosaurs and larger-than-life insects are part of a new experience, Staying Power: Be Distinct or Go Extinct, opening this weekend. The exhibit is meant to bring you back in time, 100
Continue Reading By HEATHER LANG Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a series of hoax phone calls made to 911 centers on Wednesday that prompted numerous schools across the state to enter lockdowns or go into evacuation mode. Two of those schools are in the heart of Pittsburgh
Continue Reading By KOVR Staff Click here for updates on this story CALIFORNIA (KOVR) — There is growing pushback against a lawsuit that could change how the Forest Service fights fires from the air. A nonprofit environmental group is trying to stop the Forest Service from dropping retardant into water. They argue that under the Clean Water
Continue Reading By KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story BENICIA (KPIX) — Officials in Benicia on Wednesday night warned residents and businesses to significantly curtail water use, after a hillside collapsed and damaged the main water line into the community. Around 8 p.m. the city announced it was implementing a Stage 4 “Critical Water
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN Plants make popping sounds that are undetectable to the human ear, according to recordings made in a new study — and they make more sounds when thirsty or under other kinds of stress. The research shakes up what most botanists thought they knew about the plant kingdom, which had been considered
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — Mario Bros, uno de los personajes más famosos del mundo de los videojuegos y de la cultura pop, está a punto de llegar (nuevamente) a la pantalla grande. “Super Mario Bros. La película” es la nueva aventura donde podremos ver al plomero de bigote y gorra roja, a su hermano Luigi,
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — El gran extenista Boris Becker dijo estar agradecido solo por estar vivo al reflexionar sobre su estancia en prisión en una entrevista con Christiane Amanpour, de CNN. Becker salió de la prisión de Huntercombe en diciembre tras cumplir solamente ocho meses de su condena de dos años y medio por cargos relacionados
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