By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military expects to begin receiving new Afghanistan evacuees in the United States next week, as thousands begin to wrap up a three-week pause in Europe and the Middle East to get measles shots. Gen. Glen VanHerck, head of U.S. Northern Command, says there are
Continue Reading By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Beaches and recreation centers have reopened in Cuba’s capital after authorities announced it is time to resume outdoor activities, including strolling on the Malecon coastal promenade that has long been a gathering place for Havana. Officials says Thursday’s reopening was possible because 90% of the city’s residents
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Perlman Click here for updates on this story LOOMIS, California (KOVR) — It was a close call for one Loomis woman after a shooting outside her home. A stray bullet passed through the wall of her house and just grazed the ring on her finger. For Tasi Monforte, the rings she wears are
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Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Perrigo, Virgin Galactic rise; CarMax, Devon Energy fall.
Continue ReadingBy Tony Lopez Click here for updates on this story CALAVERAS COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A retired firefighter faced an unexpected emergency after his two dogs were stolen right off his property, but these are more than the family pets. One was just days away from being certified as an emotional support dog to help
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Wagner Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A full month of highly-anticipated Halloween fun is back again in Anoka. The city usually goes all-out, but the pandemic forced many changes last fall. Rush-hour traffic is bustling along Main Street in downtown Wednesday afternoon. But in about a month,
Continue Reading GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Officials say meatpacker JBS Foods Inc. faces about $59,000 in fines following the death of a worker who fell into a vat of chemicals used to process animal hides at one of the company’s meat processing facilities in northern Colorado. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the employee at the
Continue Reading GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Officials say meatpacker JBS Foods Inc. faces about $59,000 in fines following the death of a worker who fell into a vat of chemicals used to process animal hides at one of the company’s meat processing facilities in northern Colorado. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the employee at the
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By Tierney Sneed The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit grappled on Thursday with the question of whether to issue a significant decision about the due process rights of Guantanamo detainees — a case that has put the Biden administration on complicated footing as the President has looked for ways to finally close
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ANAHEIM, California (KCAL) — An offensive poster with the phrase “ur dad is my gardener,” held up by an unidentified young woman in what appears to be a classroom, began circulating on social media ahead of a Friday football game between Esperanza and Yorba Linda
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian markets have tumbled on the tail of Wall Street’s worst monthly loss since the beginning of the pandemic. Tokyo skidded 2% and Australia’s benchmark sank 2.3%. Markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong were closed for holidays. The S&P 500 ended September down 4.8%, its first monthly drop since
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian markets have tumbled on the tail of Wall Street’s worst monthly loss since the beginning of the pandemic. Tokyo skidded 2% and Australia’s benchmark sank 2.3%. Markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong were closed for holidays. The S&P 500 ended September down 4.8%, its first monthly drop since
Continue ReadingBy Keith Russell Click here for updates on this story DeSOTO, Texas (KTVT) — You know a high school football team is close when the players refer to each other as brothers. In DeSoto High School’s case, it’s the truth. Juniors Caimon and Crimson Mathis came into the world two minutes apart. Crimson, the junior
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By Juliana Kochs, CNN So-called “vaccine passports” have been reinstated in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, just one day after a local judge suspended them for being too divisive. At the request of the city government, Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday annulled a ruling by Judge Paulo Rangel that had briefly prohibited requiring
Continue Reading By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday announced new rules that require authorities to only pursue migrants who recently crossed into the country without permission or are deemed to pose a threat to public safety. The new guidelines replace interim rules issued in February and initially blocked by a
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A group of public school teachers in New York asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to block the New York City vaccine mandate that is set to go into effect Friday afternoon. In court papers, lawyers for the teachers say that New York City, as well as
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With only hours to spare, Congress passed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The votes will help avert one crisis, but efforts to stave
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With only hours to spare, Congress passed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The votes will help avert one crisis, but efforts to stave
Continue Reading By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Kilauea, one of the most active volcanos on Earth, began erupting on Hawaii’s Big Island Wednesday. The eruption is not in an area with homes and is entirely contained within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Officials say increased earthquake activity and ground swelling before the eruption put them
Continue Reading By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Murder charges have been dismissed against a man who spent 15 years in prison for the fire-related deaths of five children in suburban Detroit. It’s the climax of an investigation that found misconduct by police and prosecutors. Juwan Deering will not face a second trial. A
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