By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court has blocked enforcement of parts of a trial judge’s order that demanded $1.7 billion be spent by state agencies to address public education inequities. The majority on a three-judge panel hearing a request by the state controller agreed Tuesday that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The holiday shopping season is in full swing and so are the thieves. The happiest time of the year gives crooks opportunities to steal your purchases. There are a number of ways to stay safe this holiday season. One major key is to always beware of your surroundings. Do not be distracted
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By Jennifer Hansler and Drew Lawrence, CNN Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal called on President Joe Biden to appoint an “evacuation czar” to lead efforts to bring thousands of at-risk Afghans to safety amid reports of targeted assassinations by the Taliban and the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Afghanistan. In a letter addressed to Biden on Tuesday,
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Es probable que este año los parques para perros estén llenos de más cachorros llamados Grogu, Britney y Zoom. Rover.com, la aplicación y el sitio web que ponen en contacto a los usuarios con los servicios de cuidado de mascotas, publicó su noveno informe anual sobre los nombres de mascotas más
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s first-in-the-nation law requiring women on corporate boards is being challenged in court this week on constitutional grounds. A trial begins Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by the conservative group Judicial Watch. The lawsuit claims that the law violates the equal protection clause of the California
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Mideast envoy is warning that without quick and decisive action to address the key drivers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict the region risks plunging into “another deadly escalation of violence.” Tor Wennesland told the U.N. Security Council Tuesday it’s essential that the parties “calm
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Giving Tuesday marks the start of CoMoGives, a nearly decade long program dedicated to raising funds for non-profits across Mid-Missouri. This year marks the ninth campaign of CoMoGives and the program that started with 30 organizations and raising $62,400 has now turned into 148 organizations and last year raised $1.6 million. John
Continue Reading PILOT MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a wildfire at Pilot Mountain State Park in North Carolina has grown to more than 1,000 acres — twice its size of a day earlier. News outlets report that officials said Tuesday that the blaze on Pilot Mountain is about 20% contained and is burning only inside the
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By Dan Berman and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Supreme Court hears oral arguments Wednesday in a case that could result in the repeal of Roe v. Wade, the decision legalizing abortion nationwide that’s been at the center of American politics for nearly 50 years. Here are the key details: How to listen and follow
Continue Reading By Rachel Menitoff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Monument Lighting is making a comeback after taking a year-long hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual event is a tradition in Baltimore, which marks the unofficial start of the holiday season. This year marks the lighting’s 50th anniversary. It
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former Southwest Airlines employee is being sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to possessing stolen guns. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that Mark Hunter of St. Louis admitted to the thefts. After a passenger traveling through the St. Louis airport reported a pistol being stolen from his luggage,
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former Southwest Airlines employee is being sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to possessing stolen guns. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that Mark Hunter of St. Louis admitted to the thefts. After a passenger traveling through the St. Louis airport reported a pistol being stolen from his luggage,
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former Southwest Airlines employee is being sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to possessing stolen guns. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that Mark Hunter of St. Louis admitted to the thefts. After a passenger traveling through the St. Louis airport reported a pistol being stolen from his luggage,
Continue Reading By Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A woman fought back and fired her own gun when a would-be carjacker pointed a gun at her outside a bank in Roseland on Monday afternoon. CBS 2’s Jermont Terry talked with the woman exclusively afterward. She did not appear on camera,
Continue Reading By Jacob Wycoff Click here for updates on this story FALMOUTH, Massachusetts (WBZ) — We’ve all seen it. You’re smack-dab in the middle of a beautiful place in nature, and you see a piece of litter. Dr. Susan Baur, an 81-year-old avid swimmer, decided she had seen enough trash at the bottom of ponds in
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — CNN informó este martes que ha suspendido “indefinidamente” a Chris Cuomo. La suspensión de Cuomo se produce luego de que una serie de nuevos documentos publicados esta semana indicaran que el presentador se involucró de manera más profunda de lo que se conocía anteriormente para ayudar a su
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Continue Reading By Rachael Cardin Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — As a workforce shortage plagues hospitals across the country, many local nursing programs are sending students to help beef up the workforce. More than 100 nursing students from the University of Maryland School of Nursing are graduating a few weeks early. These
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — El ministro de Salud de Israel, Nitzan Horowitz, dijo este martes que los “indicios” muestran que las personas que han recibido el refuerzo de la vacuna contra el coronavirus están “protegidas” contra la nueva variante ómicron. “Tenemos indicios de que las personas con refuerzo están protegidas y no hay razón para
Continue Reading By Emily Rittman Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Members of the KC Freedom Project say the Missouri Attorney General’s duty is “to seek justice, not to defend prior convictions.” The group held a rally Monday outside of the Missouri Attorney General’s Office in Kansas City. “It is wrong
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