By CAROLINE HECKER Click here for updates on this story GRANITE CITY, Illinois (KMOV) — The Granite City School District is pleading for more bus drivers to join its fleet after losing more than 40 drivers over the course of the last two years. The district said COVID-19 amplified the problem, especially with its older
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Netflix dijo que editará escenas que incluyan un número de teléfono en el exitoso programa “Squid Game”, conocida como “El juego del calamar” en Latinoamérica, después de que una mujer en Corea del Sur dijo que había sido inundada con miles de llamadas y mensajes de texto. Kim Gil-young tiene
Continue ReadingBy Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story MCDOWELL COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Heavy rains and storms Thursday morning caused life-threatening flash flooding in McDowell County. David Walker, vice chairman of the McDowell County Board of Commissioners issued a State of Emergency for the entire county just after 12 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A TV adaptation of the late Sue Grafton’s million-selling Kinsey Millhone mystery novels, a prospect the author once swore she would return from the dead to prevent, is now the works. A+E Studios announced this week that it had acquired rights to Grafton’s famed alphabet
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A TV adaptation of the late Sue Grafton’s million-selling Kinsey Millhone mystery novels, a prospect the author once swore she would return from the dead to prevent, is now the works. A+E Studios announced this week that it had acquired rights to Grafton’s famed alphabet
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car maker will relocate its headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas. Musk says, though, that the company will keep expanding its manufacturing capacity in the Golden State. Musk gave no timeline for the move late Thursday when he addressed the
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car maker will relocate its headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas. Musk says, though, that the company will keep expanding its manufacturing capacity in the Golden State. Musk gave no timeline for the move late Thursday when he addressed the
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will restore two sprawling national monuments in Utah, reversing a decision by President Donald Trump that had opened some of lands for mining and development. Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments encompass more than 3.2 million acres. They include red-rock lands sacred to Native
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will restore two sprawling national monuments in Utah, reversing a decision by President Donald Trump that had opened some of lands for mining and development. Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments encompass more than 3.2 million acres. They include red-rock lands sacred to Native
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN The debt ceiling deal proposed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell put his GOP conference in a bind, with some Republicans accusing the formidable Senate tactician of folding in his standoff with Democrats and others refusing to go along with his strategy. The Senate voted 50-48
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By Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN The debt ceiling deal proposed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell put his GOP conference in a bind, with some Republicans accusing the formidable Senate tactician of folding in his standoff with Democrats and others refusing to go along with his strategy. The Senate voted 50-48
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Viajar en auto y en avión contribuye enormemente a las emisiones de carbono y al cambio climático. Por eso, Google puso en marcha cambios para ayudar a los usuarios a tomar decisiones más informadas sobre su forma de trasladarse. La empresa creó funciones específicas en Google Maps y Google Flights para
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets listed Kyrie Irving as ineligible to play in their home exhibition game Friday, another strong indication he has not met New York’s vaccination requirement. Irving has not been with the Nets for any of their practices in New York, where professional athletes are required to be vaccinated against
Continue Reading By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada-based technology company that had lobbied state lawmakers to let it form a semi-autonomous smart city in the rural desert has withdrawn its proposal. Blockchains said on Thursday that it no longer planned to construct a smart city that revolved around
Continue Reading By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada-based technology company that had lobbied state lawmakers to let it form a semi-autonomous smart city in the rural desert has withdrawn its proposal. Blockchains said on Thursday that it no longer planned to construct a smart city that revolved around
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Officers found more than 16 spent casings after being sent at about 11 p.m. to McClung Park, the Jefferson City Police Department said in a news release. Police also found a .40-caliber handgun.
Continue Reading By PADMANANDA RAMA and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal is pushing President Joe Biden to hold the line. The head of the influential Congressional Progressive Caucus wants Biden to keep his ambitious social spending plan closer to $3 trillion instead of the $2 trillion range that he has
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Glenn Youngkin has not talked much lately about the 2020 election, President Donald Trump’s lies about fraud and the insurrection on Jan. 6. But when he has, it has not gone smoothly. The GOP nominee for governor of Virginia argued this week that the state’s
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Lt. Brian Leer said deputies issued a summons to Chad Cox, son of Mayor Chris Cox, for fourth-degree assault after a person said Cox confronted the Prenger Foods employee. The confrontation was allegedly over comments the person made to local media about turnover in the police department. The sheriff’s department was called to investigate to avoid any conflicts of interest, Leer said.
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One motion asks President Mun Choi, who is also the UM System president, to renew current requirements that include masks in classrooms but revise them to require everyone to wear masks indoors at all times. Another motion asks Choi to require vaccinations for students and staff.
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