EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — Nearly 100 people have been moved from a nine-story public housing building in northwestern Indiana after inspectors found serious structural problems. The East Chicago Housing Authority ordered 94 residents to evacuate the Nicosia Senior Building on Wednesday, moving them to rooms at three hotels in nearby Hammond. The Times of
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Taliban’s rule of Afghanistan faces an imminent threat: The war-torn nation’s banking system is on the verge of collapse. Nearly two weeks after the Taliban seized power, Afghanistan’s banks remain shuttered. That has left many people in the country without access to cash. “No one has money,” one
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business The Taliban’s rule of Afghanistan faces an imminent threat: The war-torn nation’s banking system is on the verge of collapse. Nearly two weeks after the Taliban seized power, Afghanistan’s banks remain shuttered. That has left many people in the country without access to cash. “No one has money,” one current
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Galloway Click here for updates on this story SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California (KGO) — Air quality in the Lake Tahoe area is now at hazardous levels as firefighters battle the nearby Caldor Fire which had grown to more than 117,000 acres, as of Tuesday morning. The fire is burning southwest of Lake Tahoe
Continue ReadingBy KCRA Staff Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KCRA) — The O-G Packing & Cold Storage Co. along Beyer Lane, east of Stockton, put a massive plume of black smoke into the sky Thursday night. Officials said the fire started around 7:00 on the western edge of the property. Empty plastic
Continue ReadingCNN By Lucy Sherriff, CNN For more than 12,500 years, one of the world’s largest collections of prehistoric rock paintings lay undiscovered in Colombia’s Amazonian rainforest. Depicting now-extinct ice age animals, such as the elephant-like mastodon, stocky ice age horses and giant sloths, the drawings were painted by some of the first humans to ever
Continue ReadingBy Michael Mahoney Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — An Afghan family trying to get out of the country with the help of some Kansas Citians was near the site of the first blast at the airport in Kabul Thursday. A family of eight in the crowd at the
Continue ReadingBy Josh Copitch Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — Three students have been suspended in connection to racist incidents that took place at last week’s Salinas High School Football Jamboree. According to sources familiar with the matter, two of the students were Hispanic and one was African American. They are
Continue ReadingBy Abigail Ogle Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Oklahoma’s new attorney general announced on Thursday he wants executions to resume soon in the state. This includes one of the highest-profile cases our state has seen in a while — Julius Jones. Jones was convicted of murdering Edmond businessman Paul
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Lauren Gunn, CNN Business British Airways is planning to launch a new, low-cost short-haul carrier as it seeks to compete with Ryanair and EasyJet in the one area of aviation that appears to be recovering well from the pandemic. In a memo to staff first reported by travel website Headforpoints.com, CEO Sean
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Gunn, CNN Business British Airways is planning to launch a new, low-cost short-haul carrier as it seeks to compete with Ryanair and EasyJet in the one area of aviation that appears to be recovering well from the pandemic. In a memo to staff first reported by travel website Headforpoints.com, CEO Sean Doyle said
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Baumer Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMOV) — Over 100 arrests were made, and 47 victims and sex workers were rescued following a 12-state human trafficking operation. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol served as the main communications hub to coordinate other states’
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Rivian, an electric vehicle startup backed by Amazon, Ford, and other deep-pocketed investors, confidentially filed to become a publicly traded company. The size of the initial public offering has yet to be determined, but the company has created a lot of buzz. Rivian last year raised $2.5 billion from accounts advised by investment firm T.
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CNN By Angela Dewan, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will attend a pivotal United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow this fall, organizers said in a tweet Friday, giving a royal boost to the event. The United Kingdom is hosting global leaders for the nearly two weeks of talks in the Scottish city from October
Continue Reading By Angela Dewan, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will attend a pivotal United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow this fall, organizers said in a tweet Friday, giving a royal boost to the event. The United Kingdom is hosting global leaders for the nearly two weeks of talks in the Scottish city from October 31
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Who says you can’t go home again? Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is rejoining Manchester United, the British soccer club he played for from 2003 through 2009. The news sent shares of Manchester United, which is publicly traded in the United States, surging 8%. Manchester United announced the
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By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Mike Gundy is heading into his 17th year as Oklahoma State’s head coach, and he believes he has his best depth at running back. In the first depth chart released before the Sept. 4 opener against Missouri State, there are four backs listed on the
Continue ReadingBy Lora Lavigne Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — This past year has been a time for many to reflect and learn about the systemic racial barriers created by slavery in our country. Now, a new approach in Wake County will unlock the unknown of where exactly enslaved
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school districts can legally require their students to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a judge ruled Friday, saying Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his authority when he issued an executive order banning such mandates. Leon County Circuit Judge John
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport to defend its clubs after they blocked players from taking part in World Cup qualifiers in South America. The league says it will also file a lawsuit against FIFA in Swiss courts
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