By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer DETROIT (AP) — The latest generation of NHL pucks allow infrared cameras to constantly connect the vulcanized rubber with a puck and player tracking system. Players will also have sensors on their jerseys. The data generated will be used by teams to develop their players. It will also help
Continue ReadingBy Jessica De Nova Click here for updates on this story SANTA ANA, California (KABC) — Special agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Los Angeles division say they’re seeing a rise in counterfeit pill sales on social media and with it an increase in drug-caused deaths involving fentanyl. Alexendra Capelouto didn’t make past 20 years
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By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Top science advisers to President Joe Biden are calling for a new “bill of rights” to guard against powerful new artificial intelligence technology. The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy on Friday launched a fact-finding mission to look at facial recognition and other biometric tools used to
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Top science advisers to President Joe Biden are calling for a new “bill of rights” to guard against powerful new artificial intelligence technology. The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy on Friday launched a fact-finding mission to look at facial recognition and other biometric tools used to
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía Nacional de Chile anunció este viernes que abrirá una investigación penal de oficio contra el presidente Sebastián Piñera, tras las revelaciones de los papeles de Pandora que lo vinculan a él y a su familia con la compraventa de la Minera Dominga en las Islas Vírgenes Británicas en
Continue Reading ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police have acknowledged for the first time that their officers were involved in violent pushbacks of migrants, after a video showed them using batons to beat people trying to enter the European Union country from Bosnia. The head of police on Friday said three members of an intervention unit have
Continue ReadingBy Jason Parker Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH (WRAL) — Statewide, the tourism industry took a big hit in 2020, new data from a research study conducted by the U.S. Travel Association found. Across North Carolina, employment in tourism dropped by 26% in 2020 compared to 2019, with total employment in the
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Patrick Click here for updates on this story Jessica Patrick (WRAL) — A LendingTree analysis suggests Raleigh is the best place to start a small business, followed closely by Durham and Charlotte. The study ranked the 100 largest U.S. metros by population from best to worst for small businesses using nine metro
Continue ReadingBy Tigers Roar Staff Click here for updates on this story Award-winning short film ‘MLK JR. BLVD’ screening at the Beyond the Cary Film Festival (WTRT) — ‘MLK JR. BLVD’ has been accepted into the Beyond the Cary Film Festival. The award-winning film will be shown on Saturday, October 9 during the 4 p.m. session
Continue Reading By ALFREDO PEÑA Associated Press CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities have discovered 642 Central American migrants in six trailers near the United States border. The trucks stopped at a military checkpoint Thursday night on a highway between Ciudad Victoria and Monterrey in the northern state of Tamaulipas. The state public safety agency said
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By Stella Chan, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Thursday making the state the first to prohibit “stealthing,” or removing a condom during intercourse without a partner’s verbal consent. The new law makes the removal of a condom without consent a sexual assault, and affirms that the practice “causes long-term physical
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN Taima the Hawk is a fixture at Seattle Seahawks home games, swooping through Lumen Field to the delight of thousands of football fans. The 16-year-old Augur hawk mascot made a particularly dramatic entrance at Thursday night’s game against the Los Angeles Rams — flying into the stands and landing on a
Continue Reading DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado father has been sentenced to 48 years in prison in the 2012 disappearance of his 13-year-old son. The Durango Herald reports that 60-year-old Mark Redwine was sentenced Friday after being convicted of second-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death. Dylan Redwine was reported missing while he was on
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 194,000 jobs in September, a second straight tepid gain and evidence that the pandemic has kept its grip on the economy, with many companies struggling to fill millions of open jobs. Friday’s report from the Labor Department also showed that the unemployment
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 194,000 jobs in September, a second straight tepid gain and evidence that the pandemic has kept its grip on the economy, with many companies struggling to fill millions of open jobs. Friday’s report from the Labor Department also showed that the unemployment
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri lawmaker is demanding to know why a program that would pay parents of disabled children to care for them at home hasn’t yet started. Sen. Brian Williams, a University City Democrat, wrote to Budget Director Dan Haug on Thursday, saying he has “yet to receive a clear answer”
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for Steve Bannon says Bannon won’t comply with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol because President Donald Trump is asserting executive privilege to block demands for testimony and documents. But attorney Robert Costello also said that
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Este reportaje es parte de la serie “As Equals” de CNN que aborda la desigualdad de género. Para más información sobre la financiación de esta serie y más, lee nuestros FAQs. Honolulu, Hawai (CNN) — Linda Yuen Lambrecht está de pie frente a una cámara web, con el espacio que
Continue Reading MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — A jury has convicted a man first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of another man last year in Marshalltown. Mustafa Muhammad was convicted Wednesday of the murder count, as well as a count of reckless use of a firearm, for the March 2020 death of 27-year-old Blake Thomas. Police said a
Continue ReadingBy Josh Morgan Click here for updates on this story LAGRANGE, Georgia (WGCL) — The Troup County Sheriff’s Office says the father of Akeila Ware’s unborn child has been arrested in her murder. Ware, 29, was found unresponsive on Highway 18 near East Drummond Road in Troup County Tuesday afternoon. When police arrived, they found
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