By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is poised to spend approximately $900 million of its tax revenues on incentives, infrastructure projects and more under an agreement with Ford Motor Co. The sweeping spending package must be approved by the Republican-led General Assembly, which began that work Monday. The
Continue ReadingBy Brian West Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — A Salt Lake man was arrested Saturday after police say he used his wheelchair as a bulldozer to break into his estranged wife’s apartment while swinging a hatchet. Juan Munguia, 56, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for
Continue ReadingBy Garna Mejia Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — The Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office has just over 100 job openings, including 40 with the corrections division. They’re giving KSL-TV a rare look inside the Oxbow Jail in hopes of attracting the right candidates. Some of life’s most basic
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Former T20 World Cup champion Sri Lanka survives an early batting collapse to beat Namibia by seven wickets in their first group game in Abu Dhabi. In the same Group A, Curtis Campher became the third bowler to grab four wickets in four balls in a Twenty20 as
Continue ReadingBy WLKY Staff Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE (WLKY) — Local leaders say they are hoping to spark conversations in the community and some community leaders think there may be no better way to accomplish that then by sharing a meal. Former and current Louisville Metro Police officers banded together on Saturday,
Continue Reading LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s populist prime minister has blamed a rise in COVID-19 infections on protests in early October that erupted in clashes between police and thousands of opponents of vaccines and coronavirus restrictions. Prime Minister Janez Jansa on Monday was responding in parliament to opposition criticism over the use of force by police
Continue ReadingLeah Asmelash, CNN There was a time, not too long ago, when many people could only name one, maybe two, poets — often a long-dead White man named William Shakespeare, Robert Frost or Walt Whitman. In recent years, though, a shift has occurred. Amanda Gorman, after reading her striking poem at President Joe Biden’s inauguration
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — A jury has convicted a 22-year-old former Chicago college student of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group. Prosecutors say Thomas Osadzinski designed a computer code to help IS bypass programs designed to block the group’s propaganda. The former DePaul University student was arrested in 2019 during an FBI
Continue Reading By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — For many Iraqis, the name Colin Powell conjures up one image: the man who as U.S. secretary of State went before the U.N. Security Council in 2003 to make the case for war against their country. Word of his death Monday at age 84
Continue Reading By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A businessman who prosecutors say was the main conduit for massive corruption by Nicolas Maduro’s inner circle is to make an initial court appearance in Miami federal court after an extradition that has further strained relations between the U.S. and Venezuela’s socialist government. Only hours after Saab
Continue ReadingBy WLWT Staff Click here for updates on this story BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (WLWT) — Smoke billowed and flames ripped through a Butler County wedding venue on Sunday evening in the middle of a ceremony. Tanker trucks from several agencies were brought in for additional water to fight the fire at Hanover Reserve on Millville
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has “Rickrolled” an audience, all in the name of climate activism. Thunberg danced to Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” on Saturday, in front of a crowd at Climate Live, a youth-led concert for climate action. “Rickrolling” is an internet phenomenon that involves getting someone
Continue ReadingKCAL, KCBS, CLIMATE CENTRAL, CNN By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has “Rickrolled” an audience, all in the name of climate activism. Thunberg danced to Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” on Saturday, in front of a crowd at Climate Live, a youth-led concert for climate action. “Rickrolling” is an internet
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s capital has returned to the lowest level on its COVID-19 pandemic warning system for the first time since June. In practice, the changes to daily life were small Monday. Mask wearing is still common in streets of the city of 9 million, but the rhythm of life in the capital
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s capital has returned to the lowest level on its COVID-19 pandemic warning system for the first time since June. In practice, the changes to daily life were small Monday. Mask wearing is still common in streets of the city of 9 million, but the rhythm of life in the capital
Continue Reading HELSINKI (AP) — The Chinese-controlled Swedish car maker Volvo Cars will make a return as a listed company after a hiatus of more than two decades following an initial public offering and share listing in Sweden later this month. The Goteborg, Sweden-headquartered Volvo Cars said in a statement Monday that the company, owned by China’s
Continue Reading HELSINKI (AP) — The Chinese-controlled Swedish car maker Volvo Cars will make a return as a listed company after a hiatus of more than two decades following an initial public offering and share listing in Sweden later this month. The Goteborg, Sweden-headquartered Volvo Cars said in a statement Monday that the company, owned by China’s
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Global automakers are stepping up the pace when it comes to building factories to prepare for what many believe will be a fast-moving transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles. On Monday, Toyota, Stellantis, Foxconn, Ford and Volvo all made announcements about electric vehicle component
Continue ReadingBy WGAL Staff Click here for updates on this story DAUPHIN, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Flames damaged the Dauphin-Middle Paxton Historical Society building hours after the organization’s Heritage Day celebration. Dauphin-Middle Paxton Township Fire Department was dispatched to the building located at 300 Church Rd. around 5:30 a.m. Sunday for reports of smoke in the area.
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CNN, WAFF By Gregory Lemos, CNN Authorities in Huntsville, Alabama, are facing questions surrounding the discovery of a woman’s body in the back of a rarely used police van in a police parking lot. A police officer discovered the body of Christina Nance on October 7 in an unoccupied van in the back corner of
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