By JIM SALTER Associated Press With abortion access increasingly restricted across much of the South and Midwest, two Illinois clinics near St. Louis on Friday announced a new logistics center to help abortion seekers get to their clinics. Activists on both sides are convinced the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling is imperiled, with nearly two
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press With abortion access increasingly restricted across much of the South and Midwest, two Illinois clinics near St. Louis on Friday announced a new logistics center to help abortion seekers get to their clinics. Activists on both sides are convinced the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling is imperiled, with nearly two
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By DAVID EGGERT and TOM KRISHER Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — General Motors is poised to announce next week major electric vehicle investments in Michigan. It plans to spend $6.5 billion and create up to 4,000 new jobs at two plants in the state. According to a meeting agenda, Michigan’s economic development board is
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs could have running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire available for the first time in nearly a month when they play the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night for a spot in their fourth consecutive AFC championship game. Edwards-Helaire practiced all week for the first time
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs could have running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire available for the first time in nearly a month when they play the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night for a spot in their fourth consecutive AFC championship game. Edwards-Helaire practiced all week for the first time
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By Jason Allen Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH (KTVT) — Fort Worth political leaders celebrated the now more-certain completion of the Central City project Thursday, January 20, while pointing the finger at politics for the long delay in securing funding for the flood control work. Rep. Marc Veasey compared the frustration
Continue Reading By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Florida man has been charged with human smuggling after four people, including an infant, were found dead from apparent exposure to the cold Wednesday, just feet away from Minnesota’s border with Canada. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Steve Shand,
Continue Reading By Tori Mason Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Catalytic converter theft has been on the rise in the Denver metro area. Now state lawmakers are working to curb these crimes affecting the livelihoods of Coloradans. More than 2,000 catalytic converters were stolen in the city of Denver alone in 2021.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is blocking some flights by Chinese airlines in retaliation for China canceling more than a dozen flights there by American carriers. The U.S. Transportation Department issued an order Friday to block 44 flights by four different Chinese airlines. The move is a response to China recently canceling flights by
Continue Reading By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado, the U.S. government and a gold mining company have agreed to resolve a longstanding dispute over who’s responsible for cleanup at a Superfund site that was established after a massive 2015 spill of hazardous mine waste. The spill in southwestern Colorado fouled rivers with a sickly
Continue Reading By KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN LORENZO (KPIX) — Authorities in Alameda County have arrested a man on animal cruelty charges after deputies said he was caught on video abusing ducks in a San Lorenzo park. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said it learned about the January 15 incident near
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks extended their losses on Wall Street Friday as major indexes headed for another weekly loss. The S&P 500 fell 1.6% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.1%. The Nasdaq fell 2.2%, slipping further into a correction, or more than 10% below its peak. Technology and communications
Continue Reading By KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story BEVERLY HILLS (KCAL, KCBS) — After last weekend’s hostage standoff at a synagogue in Texas, local and federal authorities held a news conference Friday morning in Los Angeles to address safety concerns for local synagogues. The news conference at Temple Emanuel in Beverly Hills was
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Un grupo de diputados del partido Libertad y Refundación, organización política de la presidenta electa Xiomara Castro, protagonizó una pelea este viernes en el Congreso Nacional durante una sesión convocada para nombrar la junta directiva provisional del nuevo periodo legislativo 2022- 2026. La causa habría sido que alrededor de 20
Continue Reading By KOVR Staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Sacramento City Unified School District is working to eradicate racism at its schools. It’s hired its first-ever race and equity liaison to tackle the issues while investigating several incidents. Attorney Mark T. Harris will oversee two internal investigations involving racism. Last summer,
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By Kara Scannell, CNN Igor Fruman, one of Rudy Giuliani’s former associates, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison on Friday for his role in a scheme to funnel Russian money into US elections. US District Judge Paul Oetken said it was a “serious offense” and punishment was necessary. “Our democracy is
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By Marianne Garvey Some would-be concertgoers are disappointed Adele has postponed her Las Vegas residency — just one day before it was set to begin. But last minute event changes in the pandemic may be the new norm, according to one industry expert. The singer attributed the delay to a Covid outbreak among her crew
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A Michigan judge who berated an elderly cancer patient for his untidy yard has apologized for her behavior, and said she “made a mistake, acted intemperately” and is “very embarrassed.” Burhan Chowdhury, 72, was given a citation in May of 2021 for not keeping up with the yard work at his
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6 has received all 700-plus pages from the National Archives that former President Donald Trump had tried to block the panel from receiving. A spokesperson for the National Archives told CNN, “Yesterday evening NARA provided the Select Committee with all the records
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By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Workers at an Activision Blizzard-owned game studio announced plans on Friday to form what would be the first union at the troubled gaming company. A group of quality assurance workers at Raven Software who largely work on the wildly popular “Call of Duty” series said they have garnered enough
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