By Charlie De Mar Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WBBM) — On Tuesday, Chicago Public Schools bus drivers and riders will load up bright and early for day two of the 2021-2022 school year – and both groups hope it goes much more smoothly than it did on Monday. A massive
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By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — An environmental group says groundwater around at least six military installations in the Great Lakes region is contaminated with high levels of PFAS chemicals. The Environmental Working Group says Pentagon records show the compounds have been discovered in water around bases in Michigan, New
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The transfer deadline ended with Atlético Madrid getting Antoine Griezmann back and Real Madrid failing to seal a deal for Kylian Mbappé. Madrid settled instead for young midfielder Eduardo Camavinga who is a teammate of Mbappé at the French national team. Madrid couldn’t persuade Paris Saint-Germain
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By TOM VERDIN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Caldor Fire roared over a ridge of the Sierra Nevada as the winds returned this week and bore down on the southern end of Lake Tahoe. Perhaps more than other wildfires in the Western U.S., this one resonates the world over. Tahoe is an international
Continue Reading SANTA CRUZ DE BEZANA, Spain (AP) — Fabio Jakobsen has celebrated his 25th birthday with his third stage win at this year’s Spanish Vuelta. The Dutch rider prevailed through the twisty finale of the 180-kilometer 16th stage that took riders from Laredo to Santa Cruz de Bezana in northern Spain. He had also won the
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Johnson, Andrew Masse Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connectitcut (WFSB) — Millions remain without power in Louisiana and blackouts are expected to last for weeks. Some of those folks are Connecticut residents who attend school in New Orleans. Eversource crews are heading down to help restore power. One student Eyewitness
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills’ proposed new $1.4 billion stadium would include about 60,000 seats and 60 suites, The Associated Press has learned. The Bills’ proposal includes a timeline for construction with a completion date pegged for no later than 2027 based on how quickly a
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has named former grad assistant and North Dakota State passer Zeb Noland as its starting quarterback for the Gamecocks’ opener against Eastern Illinois this weekend. Noland had been on coach Shane Beamer’s staff helping prep the quarterbacks for the season. But after starter
Continue ReadingBy Tori Cooper Click here for updates on this story HALL COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — For the first time this year, CBS46 took an inside look at a COVID-19 unit in North Georgia. The Northeast Georgia Medical Center is at capacity, the staff is tired, and people are dying. CBS46 was in the ICU while
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG and PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writers Oil companies began gradually to restart some of their refineries in Louisiana, and key fuel pipelines fully reopened Tuesday, providing hopeful signs that the region’s crucial energy industry can soon recover from the blow of Hurricane Ida. Exxon Mobil said crews were starting to resume normal
Continue Reading By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike Richards is out as executive producer of “Jeopardy!”, days after he exited as the quiz show’s newly appointed host because of past misogynistic and disparaging comments. Richards is also no longer executive producer of “Wheel of Fortune,” according to a memo to staff that
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the warning signs that preceded the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Timeline 1988 – Osama bin Laden founds al Qaeda (or “the base”), a militant group with a core goal of waging global jihad. January 6, 1995 – Abdul Hakim Murad is arrested in Manila, Philippines. He
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Longshot wide receiver Trinity Benson achieved his lifelong goal Tuesday, finally making the 53-man roster on his third try after spending two years toiling on Denver’s practice squad. He had to fly 1,200 miles to take that last step. Ahead of the league’s cutdown
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story FLAGSTAFF, Arizona (KPHO) — Here’s something you don’t see every day. Fire crews in Flagstaff had to figure out how to rescue a dog from the roof of a home. A neighbor shared video with us of the whole rescue as it went down Sunday
Continue Reading By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo on Tuesday postponed the beginning of the school year for students up through high school by two weeks following a surge of coronavirus infections due to the delta variant, and new precautions were taken in other Western Balkan countries like Albania and Serbia. Perparim Kryeziu,
Continue ReadingBy Bobbi Jo Kelly Click here for updates on this story ANTHEM, Arizona (KPHO) — One person was killed and a toddler was taken to the hospital after a car hauler detached from a pickup truck on Interstate 17 north of Phoenix Monday morning. It happened around 3:30 a.m. just north of Pioneer Road. Aerial
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN “Candyman” director Nia DaCosta has become the first Black female director to have a film debut in the top spot in the US box office, Universal Pictures announced Tuesday. According to Box Office Mojo, the horror film, a sequel of the 1992 movie, made over $22 million over the weekend. The
Continue ReadingUNIVERSAL PICTURES, 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS, PARAMOUNT PICTURES, WALT DISNEY PICTURES, SCREEN GEMS, CNN By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Candyman” director Nia DaCosta has become the first Black female director to have a film debut in the top spot in the US box office, Universal Pictures announced Tuesday. According to Box Office Mojo, the horror film, a
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba have taken pay cuts at Barcelona to allow the team to register Sergio Aguero to play in the Spanish league. They follow another senior player in Gerard Pique in taking a salary reduction to enable their financially troubled club to register new players and fit into
Continue Reading CNN, KPRC By Rosa Flores, CNN Michelle Woodard’s voice broke and her body shook with emotion as she described the moment she learned her 8-year-old daughter Cara tested positive for Covid-19 last week. “I just felt this rage,” Woodard said. What she feared most had come true: Her daughter, who attended school in a mask
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