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By David Schuman Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — Minnesota’s summer drought may be felt in winters to come, when finding the perfect Christmas tree could be harder and more expensive. Seventy-five percent of Minnesota is in a severe drought or worse right now, which has been tough on local
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — Las autoridades de Colombia informaron este jueves que se incautaron 149 barras de explosivos tipo pentolita, equivalentes a 67 kilogramos. Además, se incautaron aproximadamente 700 metros de cordón detonante que, según indicaron, iban a ser utilizados en una “acción terrorista” en Bogotá. El material fue localizado en Ciudad Bolívar, ubicada en
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Education Sec. Miguel Cardona on Thursday warned Americans not to let adult politics get in the way of schools reopening safely and remaining open without disruption, specifically expressing concern about states that are preventing schools from instating mask mandates. “The tools are there, it’s just — are we
Continue ReadingDr. Jorge Rodriguez, an internal medicine specialist and viral researcher, criticizes GOP governors Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis for banning mask mandates in schools, calling it the “wrong thing to do” as coronavirus case counts rise in the US.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, the head of the most powerful labor organization in the country and a close ally of the Biden White House, has died. He was 72. A cause of death was not immediately announced. Trumka, who had led the AFL-CIO as president since 2009, was known for
Continue ReadingA transgender man is speaking to News Channel 3 over a heated exchange that happened at a Palm Springs dispensary. The man who goes by the name, Dev Royal, posted a video of the encounter to social media platform, TikTok, last week. The video has more than 70,000 views and more than 1,000 shares. According
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By Ashley Vaughan, CNN After the federal eviction moratorium expired, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an extension until October 3 for high Covid-19 transmission areas. The Biden administration says those areas cover 90 percent of the country’s renters. According to a recent survey by the US Census Bureau just before the extension
Continue ReadingBy Brooke Shafer Click here for updates on this story HOLLYWOOD, Florida (WFOR) — The U.S. Coast Guard is offloading a record-setting amount of cocaine and marijuana at Port Everglades on Thursday. The illegal narcotics are worth more than $1.4 billion and is the largest drug offload in Coast Guard history. The crew of the
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Las preocupaciones de la mayoría de los adolescentes de 14 años suelen abarcar desde la escuela hasta las reuniones sociales. Pero no para Quan Hongchan. Hongchan, la joven sensación de los clavados (que además es la atleta más joven de China en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020), ganó este jueves una
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Si no se logra un buen control sobre la propagación del coronavirus en la comunidad y más personas no se vacunan, entonces es posible que haya otra variante que sea peor que delta, dijo el Dr. Anthony Fauci, director del Instituto Nacional de Alergias y Enfermedades Infecciosas, a George Stephanopoulos
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Ford Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Lola’s Bistro is the definition of a dream come true with a lot of hard work for Michael Barnhouse and his wife. “It’s tough, it’s a tough location. People do come out of their way, like we have regulars from Butler, Beaver.
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (Reuters) — Los funcionarios de un centro de control para el tráfico ilegal de vida silvestre en Nigeria incautaron una cantidad récord de escamas y garras de pangolín y colmillos de elefante mientras el gobierno intenta combatir el comercio, informó este miércoles el jefe de aduanas. Incautan 870 kilogramos de colmillo de
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Police say four people were shot in a drive-by shooting in North Philadelphia Wednesday night. It happened around 10 p.m. at Germantown and Erie Avenues. Police believe this shooting happened at a makeshift sidewalk sale where people were selling clothes and shoes
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Major players on Wall Street are beginning to push back their return-to-office dates because of surging Covid-19 cases. Wells Fargo on Thursday said it would push back the reopening of its offices by about a month to early October, making it the biggest bank yet to shift gears because of
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — With COVID cases climbing, local businesses have to once again wonder how they’ll be impacted. Many are still feeling the original effects of the pandemic. And for some, that includes a worker shortage. With not enough workers, that’s why Sergio’s has turned
Continue ReadingBy Amy Kawata Click here for updates on this story LINTHICUM, Maryland (WJZ) — Spirit Airlines passengers faced another day of cancellations Wednesday. The carrier said it’s due to a wave of disruptions that started over the weekend. Passengers were left stranded across the country including at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. “We all ran out
Continue ReadingBy Rachael Cardin Click here for updates on this story OCEAN CITY, Maryland (WJZ) — A Pennsylvania girl on vacation comes into contact with something dangerous in the water. Her family said she was bitten by a shark, Ocean City officials said it might have been something else. Jay Bradley, the curator of the Blue
Continue ReadingBy Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story BLACK MOUNTAIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — An investigation is underway after an early morning fire destroyed a Black Mountain home Thursday. Responders on the scene told News 13 the fire call came in at around 5 a.m. for a home off Old Fort Road Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Neelam Bohra and Scottie Andrew, CNN Lil Nas X, the 22-year-old juggernaut known by most for “Old Town Road,” is in prison. He’s in the shower, naked — save for some humble pixelation — and twerking, surrounded by eight male backup dancers. And he seems to be having the time of his life. It’s
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The Galilee Center in Mecca hosted their annual backpack giveaway on Thursday to help families in need. Because of the pandemic, the giveaway was a drive-through event this year. “For us to be able to give out 1,000 backpacks to our community just lets us know that we’re stepping forward exactly where we want to
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