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By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is directing the federal prison system to revamp how it monitors government-run prison deposit accounts that have at times been used by inmates to shield themselves from paying debts and for suspicious or illegal activity. The directive, issued this week by Deputy Attorney General
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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — New York Jets defensive end Carl Lawson will miss the season after rupturing his Achilles tendon in practice Thursday, a devastating loss for a team seeking to turn the corner under new coach Robert Saleh. Backup safety Zane Lewis also suffered a season-ending knee
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Supreme Court won’t block new voter approved tax on high-earners to fund schools as lower court reviews.
Continue Reading By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer The day before he was supposed to start fourth grade, Francisco Rosales was admitted to a Dallas hospital with COVID-19, struggling to breathe, with dangerously low oxygen levels and an uncertain outcome. It wasn’t supposed to be like this, thought his frightened mother, Yessica Gonzalez. Francisco was normally healthy
Continue Reading By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Academy of Country Music Awards is making the streaming switch, moving from a TV network to Amazon Prime Video and marking the first time the streaming service will exclusively air an awards show. In the announcement on Thursday, the ACMs move from CBS,
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La policía evacuó este jueves una parte de Times Square, en la ciudad de Nueva York, para investigar un paquete sospechoso, y tras certificar que no se trataba de nada peligroso, dijo que estaba todo despejado, según la detective Sophia Mason. El paquete sospechoso fue descrito como un “tarro de
Continue ReadingBy KFSN Staff Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — Thousands of pieces of stolen mail from across the Central Valley and the state were found in Fresno, leading to the arrest of two suspects. Clovis police were investigating several recent mail thefts in the area. Investigators tracked down two suspected
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN Business Wells Fargo has decided to allow some customers to keep their personal lines of credit, partially reversing a controversial decision after a month of outrage from consumers and advocates. The bank last month decided to shut down all of its existing personal lines of credit, which Wells Fargo noted could
Continue ReadingBy David Caltabiano Click here for updates on this story TEMPE, Arizona (KHPO) — You know the saying: “Love hurts.” And it stings even more if it involves a scam. Heartbreak coupled with an empty bank account is the harsh reality for a Tempe woman who thought she found “the one.” The woman did not
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A 13-day hunger strike by former Nepalese Gurkha soldiers has ended after the British government agreed to enter talks with the Nepalese Embassy over veterans’ pensions. The agreement came a day after a 60-year-old Gurkha veteran was admitted to the hospital with heart problems. Gurkha soldiers, have served the British Army for
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Workers at a General Motors plant in Mexico have voted to end a collective bargaining contract negotiated by an old guard union accused of intimidation tactics in earlier votes. It was an early display of the effectiveness of labor mechanisms negotiated under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement. Nearly 6,000 workers at the
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Workers at a General Motors plant in Mexico have voted to end a collective bargaining contract negotiated by an old guard union accused of intimidation tactics in earlier votes. It was an early display of the effectiveness of labor mechanisms negotiated under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement. Nearly 6,000 workers at the
Continue ReadingBy Walter Perez Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia police are reaching out to the public for help after a teenager was shot twice in the head while playing basketball Tuesday night. It happened just before 9 p.m. on the 1900 block of West Ontario Street at the Jerome
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La justicia de Cuba revocó el beneficio de casa por cárcel al disidente cubano José Daniel Ferrer y le otorgó 4 años y 14 días de prisión. Deberá cumplir la condena en una cárcel, que será asignada por el Ministerio del Interior, según consta en un documento del Tribunal de
Continue ReadingBy Beccah Hendrickson Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Working in an intensive care unit, Dr. Nahreen Ahmed has seen the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Many of us, we’re just, we’re wiped,” said Ahmed. “The true response these days is, we’re struggling.” Still, she wants to be here, not just
Continue Reading BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — A northwestern Arizona school district has banned employees from discussing vaccination status or mask wearing with students. The Mohave Daily News reports that the governing board for the Colorado River Union High School District made the decision this week. The edict carries no repercussions for administrators, staff or teachers who
Continue Reading JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation. His communications director, Phillip Waller, says Wicker tested positive Thursday morning. Wicker sought a test because of mild symptoms. Waller says the 70-year-old is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, is in good health and is being
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La difusión de tres videos sobre un cumpleaños de la primera de Argentina, Fabiola Yáñez, en la residencia presidencial mientras regían restricciones de circulación y reunión debido a la pandemia reencendieron las críticas al presidente Alberto Fernández. Los videos, todos sobre la misma situación, fueron difundidos este miércoles primero por
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Amid public and political scrutiny, the New Orleans Saints have adopted a new refund policy allowing fans to relinquish their season tickets and get their money back. The Saints plan to fill the 73,000-seat Superdome for home games this season but have said that, in
Continue ReadingBy Josh Doering Click here for updates on this story FRANKFORT, Indiana (WISH) — A grandmother and her granddaughter were shot and killed Wednesday afternoon at the new NHK Seating of America plant west of Frankfort, the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office said. Pamela Sled, 62, and Promise Mays, 21, both of Rossville, drove to the
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