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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have signed Kevin Fiala to a $5.1 million, one-year contract. Fiala had 20 goals and 20 assists in 50 games last season with the Wild. He led the team with five game-winning goals and 41 takeaways. Fiala has 101 points in 133 games over two-plus seasons since
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By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria say gunmen have abducted 15 students and four staffers from a school in the country’s northwest. Zamfara state police spokesman Mohammed Shehu said Monday that a police officer and two security guards were killed in the attack on the College of Agriculture and
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Aficionados de la astronomía, tomen nota: hay un nuevo parque con cielo oscuro para ver las estrellas. El Parque Internacional de la Paz Waterton-Glacier recibió la certificación “Parque Internacional de Cielos Oscuros” después de cumplir con los requisitos de iluminación establecidos por la asociación International Dark Sky Association. Si no pudiste
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business The ransomware attack that forced Colonial Pipeline, one of the largest fuel pipelines in the United States, to go offline this spring also compromised the personal information of nearly 6,000 individuals, a company spokesperson told CNN Business. The pipeline operator has begun sending data breach notification letters to the 5,810
Continue ReadingBy Zach Prelutsky Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WHNS) — A new law has a clear message to drivers in South Carolina, stay out of the left lane of highways unless you are passing another car. “I think it’s a good law,” said Stephen Zehr of Lyman. The Move Right
Continue ReadingBy Kristen DeSilva Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Las Vegas police were investigating a homicide in downtown Sunday evening. Lt. Ray Spencer with LVMPD said the investigation was taking place at Charleston Boulevard and Maryland Parkway about 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 15. At the scene, Spencer said police were
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Martinez Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A few Clark County School District students shared what their first week back for in-person learning was like after some parents expressed frustration over masks. Alexa Walsh started her freshman year at Liberty High School. Walsh was virtually learning last year
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business A Honus Wagner baseball card, the most famous and among the rarest sports trading cards in the world, sold at auction Monday morning for a record $6.6 million. That blew away the previous record — a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card, which auctioned earlier this year for $5.2 million. An
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business As the Covid-19 Delta variant continues to spread, companies are warning that they expect pandemic fears to harm their businesses. The hospitality and entertainment industries, in particular, are feeling the pain. Although economists don’t expect a repeat of the kind of shutdowns that gutted industries in 2020, the risks posed
Continue Reading By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of the Catholic church’s top officials and fiercest critics of Pope Francis has COVID-19 and is breathing through a ventilator. Cardinal Raymond Burke tweeted on Aug. 10 that he had caught the virus, was resting comfortably. His staff tweeted Saturday that he has been hospitalized
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Travis Barker has flown on a plane for the first time since he survived a deadly plane crash 13 years ago, TMZ reports. According to the online outlet, the Blink-182 drummer took a flight to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, from Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Kourtney Kardashian, on Saturday. Photographs obtained
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN Vaccine makers are preparing for a next possible phase of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout: booster doses. The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized third doses of both the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna coronavirus vaccines for certain immunocompromised people: solid organ transplant recipients or “those who are diagnosed with conditions that
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian embassy in Kabul has alleged that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled from Kabul with four cars and a helicopter stuffed with cash. Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti cited embassy spokesman Nikita Ishchenko on Monday as saying that Ghani escaped with four cars filled with money. He added that “they
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By Keely Aouga and Taylor Romine, CNN Fifty-five years ago this month, a group of transgender women in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco fought back against police as they arrested patrons at Compton’s Cafeteria, a go-to hangout for temporarily avoiding the harshest harassment, discrimination and physical violence they faced on the streets. While the
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) – El presidente Joe Biden enfrenta múltiples crisis en agosto, con Afganistán al borde del colapso, los pacientes de covid-19 que colapsan los hospitales en algunos estados, las persistentes preocupaciones por la inflación, un camino incierto para su amplia agenda de infraestructura y los crecientes intentos de cruces de frontera. La situación
Continue Reading DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann says the club is having a difficult time finding players to sign because of the current economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Nagelsmann says “we could not spend all the money we would like to spend” during this transfer window. Because of injuries, the 21-year-old
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee police are investigating a double fatal accident that occurred on Sunday, August 15. Officials report the car accident happened at approximately 7:10 p.m., at the intersection of N. 76th St. and W. Silver Spring Dr. The first victim, a 66-year-old Milwaukee
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business Don’t expect any 200 mph trains that rival Europe and Asia’s best, or even cheaper fares. Transportation experts think the infrastructure bill could be the start of a turning point for the disadvantaged state of US rail travel. But the bill doesn’t change the fallout of Americans looking past rail
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Free Guy,” an action comedy from Disney’s 20th Century Studios starring Ryan Reynolds, opened to an estimated $28.4 million at the North American box office this weekend. That number was a bit of surprise: Industry experts predicted the film would make closer to $20 million in the region. “Free Guy”
Continue Reading20TH CENTURY STUDIOS, WALT DISNEY PICTURES, UMG, CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Free Guy,” an action comedy from Disney’s 20th Century Studios starring Ryan Reynolds, opened to an estimated $28.4 million at the North American box office this weekend. That number was a bit of surprise: Industry experts predicted the film would make closer
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