OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — BNSF Railway has agreed to pay a $1.5 million settlement after an oil spill into northwest Iowa waters three years ago. In a settlement filed Thursday, the railroad company agreed to pay the settlement to the Environmental Protection Agency. About 160,000 gallons of oil leaked into floodwaters near Doon, Iowa, in
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By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate parliamentarian says a Democratic effort to let millions of immigrants remain temporarily in the U.S. should be dropped from an expansive social and environment bill. That’s according to people informed of the decision, and it deals another blow to a long-time priority of the party
Continue Reading SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities have issued a search warrant for Alec Baldwin’s cell phone, saying it could hold evidence that might be helpful as they investigate a deadly shooting on a New Mexico film set. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed and director Joel Souza was wounded in the Oct. 21 shooting on the
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite months of being courted and cajoled, Sen. Joe Manchin is still not a yes on President Joe Biden’s big $2 trillion domestic package. Even after being invited to Biden’s Delaware home for negotiations, the West Virginia Democrat is still a holdout. In an
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By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills are suddenly beginning to adopt a sense of urgency with their playoff chances suddenly on the line in preparing to host the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Left tackle Dion Dawkins acknowledged Buffalo’s two-month stretch of inconsistencies by saying the time is
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DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicle upstart Rivian Automotive posted a $1.23 billion net loss in the third quarter due to expenses from starting production of its pickup truck. The company said in its first public earnings report since its initial stock offering that it lost $12.21 per share for the quarter. Revenue was $1 million
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By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow a vaccine mandate aimed at certain extra health care workers to go into effect nationwide, marking the first time the justices have been asked to weigh in on a federal mandate the Biden administration put
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By JAMES FELTON, JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WNEM) — In the wake of the deadly shooting at Oxford High School more students have been making violent threats towards schools causing more Michigan juvenile detention centers to fill up. A lack of beds at the juvenile centers have reached a
Continue Reading By KATE BRUMBACK and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An official with Rivian Automotive said the company was attracted to Georgia’s education system, resources and talent when choosing a site for its $5 billion battery and assembly plant, resources and talent already present in the state. The Irvine, California-based electric vehicle manufacturer plans
Continue Reading By KATE BRUMBACK and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An official with Rivian Automotive said the company was attracted to Georgia’s education system, resources and talent when choosing a site for its $5 billion battery and assembly plant, resources and talent already present in the state. The Irvine, California-based electric vehicle manufacturer plans
Continue Reading By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press Michael Cohen claims in a new lawsuit that Donald Trump retaliated against him for writing his tell-all memoir last year. The lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court says Cohen’s abrupt return to federal prison last year endangered his life and amounted to punishment for criticizing the former president. Cohen says
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los milpiés tienen muchas patas. Es la característica que define a esta criatura, que no es ni gusano ni insecto. Sin embargo, a pesar de que su nombre deriva del latín mil (mille) y pies (pes), no se había encontrado ningún milpiés con más de 750 patas… hasta ahora. Los científicos
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By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent Anger is growing in Democratic ranks over the failure to get President Joe Biden’s sweeping agenda through this year despite unified control of Congress, with their party already bracing for what could be a brutal Election Day in next November’s midterms. Major issues they promised to deliver on, such
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By Ray Sanchez and Carma Hassan, CNN Kim Potter, the former officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis, told a state court judge Thursday that she’ll testify in her own defense. Potter, 49, could take the stand as early as Friday — one day after her former police chief,
Continue Reading ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota woman suspected of shooting at strangers in vehicles over the last few months is facing four charges of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. Authorities have not released a potential motive. Latoya Weston declined to make a statement to police and her lawyer said she’s not guilty. The
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — La Administración de Medicinas y Alimentos de Estados Unidos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció este jueves que retirará permanentemente el requisito de que los pacientes recojan las píldoras abortivas en persona, dejando vigente un permiso temporal para recibirlas por correo. El requisito se había retirado temporalmente por
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WISCONSIN (WDJT) — UW System president Tommy Thompson had a “big idea” to announce Thursday, Dec. 16, in Milwaukee. It’s a new internship program for underrepresented students. Here’s how it works: UW-Milwaukee has received a half a million dollar grant. With that money, the school
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Students who were involved in a social media threat against Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Jefferson City have been suspended and are being referred for expulsion and police investigation, the principal said in a letter to parents sent over the weekend.
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Surveillance video obtained by Action News shows the terrifying moments that led up to a 14-year-old opening fire on a robber inside of his family’s Philadelphia pizza shop. It happened around 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 9 at Bolds Pizza on the 1500
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden bestowed the Medal of Honor, the most prestigious decoration in the US military, to three Army soldiers on Thursday afternoon. The medal was awarded posthumously to Army Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe and Army Sergeant First Class Christopher Celiz, as well as Army Master Sergeant Earl D. Plumlee.
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