KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A 36-year-old California truck driver pleaded no contest to charges filed after a crash in Nebraska that killed three people. Kenneth Kratt, of Madera, California, pleaded Tuesday to three counts of felony manslaughter. He remains free on bond before his sentencing. Prosecutors said Kratt was driving a semitrailer truck on Interstate
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By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A judicial official says the judge leading Lebanon’s probe into last year’s massive port explosion has renewed his summonses of two former ministers for questioning. Judge Tarek Bitar’s decision Tuesday comes despite intense criticism from the country’s powerful Hezbollah group of the direction of the long-running
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The first Republican candidate to challenge Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says he’s leaving the party and will run as an independent. Former state Sen. Ervin Yen, an Oklahoma City physician, is the second GOP elected official to leave the party, in part over Stitt’s response
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THE COLONY, Texas (AP) — Police say Dallas Cowboys safety Damontae Kazee has been charged on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after his arrest in a Dallas suburb. Kazee’s arrest on a misdemeanor in The Colony comes during the open week for the Cowboys. They next play Oct. 31 at Minnesota. Kazee was pulled over
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Canadian National’s CEO is retiring instead of staying to fight against an investor who has been pushing for his ouster. The Montreal-based railroad on Tuesday announced JJ Ruest’s decision to retire at the end of January. It did not mention the pressure Canadian National is
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, CNN Famed basketball announcer Dick Vitale has lymphoma and will undergo six months of chemotherapy, he announced on ESPN.com on Monday. Vitale, 82, tweeted Tuesday that he was at a hospital for surgical procedures to determine what type of chemotherapy he will get. With the start of college basketball season a few
Continue Reading By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents have been carrying out “law enforcement activity” at a Washington mansion and New York City townhouse tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Officials wouldn’t provide any additional information about the circumstances surrounding their presence or
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El uso de cigarrillos electrónicos y otros productos de tabaco para no recaer en el hábito de fumar cigarrillos no parece ser eficaz, según un nuevo estudio longitudinal de casi 13.000 fumadores en Estados Unidos. “Este es el primer estudio que informa sobre si los fumadores de cigarrillos pueden cambiar a
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Boeing’s long-awaited spacecraft, called Starliner, is still facing a long road ahead before it’ll be ready to fly astronauts, the company said on Tuesday. It is still working to address an issue with the vehicle’s propulsion system that was discovered just hours before it was slated to launch a crucial
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Conservative firebrand Meghan McCain says she decided to leave “The View” the day after she returned from maternity leave last winter when colleague Joy Behar said ‘I did not miss you’ during a political argument. In the book “Bad Republican,” McCain describes crying and vomiting
Continue Reading BROOKSHIRE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say no one was seriously hurt when an airplane taking passengers to the AL Championship Series game in Boston ran off a runway and burned near Houston. The Federal Aviation Administration says the McDonnell Douglas MD-87 was carrying 21 people when it rolled through a fence and caught fire while
Continue Reading LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have placed linebacker Robert Quinn on the reserve/COVID-19 list, possibly leaving them without one of their top pass rushers when they visit Tom Brady and the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The resurgent Quinn is second on the team to Khalil Mack with 5 1/2
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Kristin Fisher and Jackie Wattles, CNN Mark “Forger” Stucky, who for six years headed the test pilot program at space company Virgin Galactic before he says he was fired earlier this year, is taking a job with the company’s chief competitor, Blue Origin. Stucky said he will join Blue Origin’s “Advanced Development
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Fisher and Jackie Wattles, CNN Mark “Forger” Stucky, who for six years headed the test pilot program at space company Virgin Galactic before he says he was fired earlier this year, is taking a job with the company’s chief competitor, Blue Origin. Stucky said he will join Blue Origin’s “Advanced Development Programs” team,
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La erupción del volcán Cumbre Vieja, en La Palma, España, cumple un mes este 19 de octubre y solo deja postales de devastación en la isla. Los ríos de lava avanzan sin cesar hasta derramarse en el mar, sumando una preocupación adicional por los efectos nocivos de este fenómeno. Mientras, en
Continue Reading KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Vinícius Júnior has scored twice, including a wondrous solo goal, to lead Real Madrid to a 5-0 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk and put its Champions League campaign back on track. This was Carlo Ancelotti’s team at its potent best after an embarrassing defeat in the previous European match by newcomer Sheriff
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Retired U.S. Rep. Bill Zeliff has died at age 85 after a career in which he helped lead the investigation of the disastrous siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Texas in 1993. A funeral home and Zeliff’s wife say the Republican died Monday in Florida after declining health. Zeliff
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer There was a goal rush in the Champions League and it was no surprise to see Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah among the scorers. They both converted coolly taken penalties to seal 3-2 wins for Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool to cap a night that saw 35 goals go in
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny and Dan Merica, CNN For nearly half a million voters in Virginia, Election Day is already over. So, in the final two weeks of the closely watched governor’s race, with more people voting every day, the pressure is intensifying on Democrat Terry McAuliffe to address frustration over inaction in Washington and Republican
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FOX Entertainment kicks off midseason with special Sunday premieres of NEXT LEVEL CHEF, CALL ME KAT and PIVOTING, following NFL ON FOX doubleheaders. Gordon Ramsay’s new unscripted cooking competition, NEXT LEVEL CHEF, will premiere immediately following the NFL ON FOX doubleheader and THE OT in all time zones on Sunday, Jan. 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET
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